nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. something need to be changed

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

    24 hr. onsite pharmacy 24 hr onsite cafeteria 24 hr laundry. In hospital physician (outside of the ER) 24 hrs a day. It's a bad night when you've got someone going down the tubes and the MD's 30...

  2. Been so sick... working urgent care

    nerdtonurse? replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Wash your hands, and sanitize common surfaces like door knobs, toilet handles, pens, anything that everyone touches. I stayed sick the first couple of months, but then my WBCs grew to the size of...

  3. No code changed to Full code

    nerdtonurse? replied to yooperPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HOSPICE. A doctor can make a hospice referral, and our health system's standing orders are that hospice is an automatic DNR if there's not already one in place. For God's sake, please don't let...

  4. Lost my first patient today.

    nerdtonurse? replied to RNikkiF's topic in General Nursing

    It never gets easy. But we're always here when you need an ear.

  5. Needy, needy, needy... vent please.

    nerdtonurse? replied to rksgray13's topic in General Nursing

    Happy

  6. How to deal with mean old men

    nerdtonurse? replied to AMCNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know what I'd like to tell them, but this is a PG rated

  7. How to stop visitors from using empty bed???

    nerdtonurse? replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    What makes me crazy is the folks who let their baby/toddler crawl around on the floor with a cookie in one hand! We all know what gets on those floors, and I'm not sure they're clean, because I sure...

  8. Duct tape anyone?

    nerdtonurse? replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that complained about EVERYTHING. I think I spent half the night starting every sentence with "I'm sorry." You couldn't disagree with her, because that started her arguing that yes,...

  9. Just when you thought you'd heard it all

    nerdtonurse? replied to mizfradd's topic in General Nursing

    What I've always thought should replace our polite "And what brings you to the ER today, Mr. Smith?" "Okay, Bubba, what dumbxxx thing did you do this

  10. Needy, needy, needy... vent please.

    nerdtonurse? replied to rksgray13's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt who was so obsessed with bowel movements it was almost a psych issue. She was alert and oriented, in her 50's, not a sundowner, no dementia. She had a normal, formed stool, good sized,...

  11. Alas...bedbugs-precautions??

    nerdtonurse? replied to vanburbian's topic in Emergency

    I....hate....bugs. We've had people with fleas, roaches (yeah, one of those running out of the patient's hair when you're moving them from the gurney to the bed will wake you up at 0300), scabies,...

  12. Nurses and Loan Repayment/Forgiveness/Assistance

    nerdtonurse? replied to twinkltoes's topic in General Nursing

    National Health Service, if you're willing to become a NP and work in an underserved

  13. Do you find this article insulting?

    nerdtonurse? replied to cacentralvalley's topic in General Nursing

    Having seen a person who was end stage CHF, COPD and stage IV lung CA pulled out of hospice and put into "rehab" when he couldn't even stay awake longer than about 90 seconds before he tired out,...

  14. Need some advice, or is this just normal?

    nerdtonurse? replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Document, document, document. And if they're leaving you a mess to trap you, write them up first. But, really, if you have the option to go somewhere else, I'd take it. Why be miserable? Life's...

  15. Spin off of the thread on putting mom in the nursing home

    nerdtonurse? replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Home's best, if it's possible. When I work hospice, I've seen people over 100 who still lived at home -- usually they had a lot of money and could afford around the clock CNAs, (if they're a 100,...

  16. Air in IV flush syringe??

    nerdtonurse? replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    It's whatever it would take to cause a "vapor lock" in the heart or have the heart "pump dry" from my understanding -- just like the old hand crank kitchen pump, if there's not at least some blood in...

  17. Leaving AMA

    nerdtonurse? replied to missjustice's topic in General Nursing

    I know, everybody at work runs when we have one because unfortunately, I'm a vomit magnet...."Oh, God, Nerd's in ER5, somebody just go ahead and go get her another set of scrubs out of

  18. Leaving AMA

    nerdtonurse? replied to missjustice's topic in General Nursing

    You're giving me evil ideas Rob....like spiking the Coke with

  19. Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    *Said to a new nurse during her first code* "Press harder, he's already dead, you're not going to make him

  20. Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Are you passing gas yet? (after a 'scope or surgery) Okay, we're going to have to restrain him, go get the cuffs. Great, cough that bad stuff up! Spit it in the dish so I can look at it (said to a...

  21. Leaving AMA

    nerdtonurse? replied to missjustice's topic in General Nursing

    Stay or don't stay, it's up to them. Most of the folks that have AMA'd out on me didn't need to be in the hospital to begin with, are in the hospital because they're non-compliant with pretty much...

  22. How do you decompress/debrief?

    nerdtonurse? replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in Emergency

    I play the news from Lake Wobegone, old time radio plays, ( "The SHADOW knows..."), just anything non-nurse related on the way home. Then when I lay down to sleep, I put on an audiobook. The sound...

  23. What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    nerdtonurse? replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have this same

  24. Top 3 worst halloween costume to wear at work.

    nerdtonurse? replied to nola1202's topic in Nursing Humor

    Cut an opening in a body bag for head arms, feet, and cover the outside with "Ebola virus" made out of pipe cleaners...Big Bio-hazard symbol on it. No, wait, the symbol's for the nights we order in...

  25. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    nerdtonurse? replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't feed the troll. And I suggest usage of the "ignore" list. But for folks who really do believe that, wouldn't you just love to load up a Alzheimer's unit and turn them all loose in their house?...