nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Mistakes we have made

    nerdtonurse? replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I once had a transfer in from a NH, oriented to name only and barely that, very, very, very long psych history. Obviously incapable of giving consent....and when I happened to glance at that page in...

  2. Can nurse ask family to wait outside while doing treatment

    nerdtonurse? replied to muleboy's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give PRNs anymore, get the doc to write an order. Maybe if you shift these folks back on his plate, he'll deal with his problem. It makes me nuts when the docs hide behind us because they...

  3. What do I do now? Transfer or quit?

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, here's the deal. I have a nurse manager, and since she came on in January of this year, I kid you not, half the staff have left due to this woman. We actually don't have the bodies to staff...

  4. What do I do now? Transfer or quit?

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm still waiting for a call back from the other

  5. Are you glad to be an LPN/LVN first?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Hausfrau's topic in LPN to RN

    One thing that has taken a little stress off of me is if I have a pt code during a clinical--I've already been in codes. We had students from another RN program on our floor, one of them's patient...

  6. What do I do now? Transfer or quit?

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    This manager is a toxic person. To subject yourself to her verbal/emotional abuse is foolish. If you ask her for feedback, you are just giving her an opportunity to be the way she is. ! That's why I...

  7. gut reaction

    nerdtonurse? replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a question....when you have a patient like I had a couple of days ago, DMII, and the FSBS have been running in the 80's for the prior 2 days, and then went into the 30's (requiring D50) for...

  8. AACN geriontolgy "BC" cert exam

    nerdtonurse? replied to *RN123ABC*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    AACN doesn't have one for ger, just aspects of critical care, at least that I saw. You want the ANA's site:

  9. Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    nerdtonurse? replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Catholic, and you bet I say Merry Christmas to a christian patient. I also wish my Jewish patients a Good Pesach, and Happy Hannaka, and if I had someone who noted they were Buddist or Hindu, I'd...

  10. New nurses, where should we go?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still new, and I don't care where you pick, you will feel overwhelmed, it's the nature of the beast. A lot of it depends on your personality. I'd rather look after 5-7 really sick people...

  11. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

    nerdtonurse? replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    If you're around another place, try them. Sometimes we're full on days, with night shifters waiting for day spots, and sometimes we've got new hires on days, waiting for a spot on nights. It seems...

  12. Question about patient's death and ethical issue

    nerdtonurse? replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    In school myself, and just finished that chapter last week....as an LPN on a tele/ICU stepdown, I've seen a lot of people die, and I don't care if the person died screaming, the family will only know...

  13. Some nights

    nerdtonurse? replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm a wuss, I'm sitting here sniffling..... I was walking down the hall one night, and heard singing from one of our double rooms. I go in to "shhhhhh" the singer, who I figure is the dementia...

  14. How can I say Thank-you to a professor?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Laura77598's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Without going into him giving you a point, you could write a nice note to his boss (dean of whatever department), commending his teaching skills, command of subject, etc. People tend to forget that...

  15. im injection mistake

    nerdtonurse? replied to heade1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a LPN in RN school, and I would do the following: Look up the situation in the drug guide Tell the MD File an incident

  16. ABG help

    nerdtonurse? replied to tigerlilyrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    ROME! Respiratory opposite, Metabolic Equal Draw a grid. In place of the "thumbs" put up or down arrows as indicated. pH :up: :down: CO2 Answer Respiratory Alkalosis, Metabolic Alkalosis,...

  17. Where's the nursing museum?

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I was in Washington, DC for Thanksgiving, where there's museums for everything under the sun -- except nursing. A little internet research showed two, both associated with nursing...

  18. good grief, how did a lady that age get on the roof

    nerdtonurse? replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a tele unit, and if we have an "escape" we know because they disappear off the monitoring equipment. I wish we had the option of putting the tracking bracelets on "wanderers" when we can't put...

  19. Adult Modeling ANd Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to EmoAngel1202's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend (a million years ago, Reagan was president) who got caught between her dad's new wife and her dad's money (wifey wanted all the money, all the attention, and had an "heir and a spare"...

  20. I wish sombody would have told me......

    nerdtonurse? replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    What, you don't work at NCLEX General, where there's all the staffing, all the supplies, and all the resources you'll ever

  21. I wish sombody would have told me......

    nerdtonurse? replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    And just so you know, it's not all bad. I saw the daughter of an acute CVA at the grocery store, and she came up and hugged my neck and told me how much she appreciated me looking after her mom. She...

  22. I wish sombody would have told me......

    nerdtonurse? replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    What I wish I'd known: --That you'll absolutely need a bookcase, a study area, and a reliable compute/internet connection. I actually had to get 2 bookcases. --That you'll be telling people "No, I...

  23. Anti-HIV

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    And let's not forget denial. I've seen women with open tumors in their breast, literally dying from breast cancer, who was adamant that they just had "a chest cold" to explain the SOB from the mets...

  24. Weird Question about Breath Smell

    nerdtonurse? replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    First thing I thought was, "When was the last BM, and what do the bowel sounds sound

  25. Why are ampules stil used?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was taught, too. You hold it by the tip, and swing your arm around in a circle from the shoulder. It's supposed to make sure there's no med in the tip when you snap it off.... And I...