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  1. Leaking foley catheter

    oldnewnurse posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am a hospice nurse with a brain ca patient of 25 years survival. She has voluntary movement of her eyes, mouth and fingers on one hand. No voluntary movement elsewhere. She has had a foley for 10+...

  2. Patient with pacer/AED is DNR

    oldnewnurse posted a topic in Cardiac

    I work oncology and have not encountered this before. We have an end stage non-small cell lung ca patient with a cardiac hx and an implanted pacer with an AED. Medtronic is the brand. Today we made...

  3. Leaking foley catheter

    oldnewnurse replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thank you for your reply. We use zinc oxide/bag balm (no dressing) when the buttocks are only reddened. We use Xenaderm cream (again no dressings) when we are at Stage II and Allevyn dressings (no...

  4. A few trach questions

    oldnewnurse posted a topic in Pulmonary

    I have two hospice patients with new trachs, one for esophageal and the other for bronchial ca. Both have Passy Muir speaking valves, one sounds just like he did pre-op and the other sounds as if he...

  5. Online bachelor's??

    oldnewnurse replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in General Nursing

    Take a look at Wheeling Jesuit's online RN - BSN. Part of their BSN credits overlap into the MSN giving one an incentive to stay at WJU for the MSN. I have a BA. The only prereqs I had to do before...

  6. As anyone's 1st job in oncology?

    oldnewnurse replied to RN007's topic in Oncology

    Hi there, Perhaps I can shed some light on this for you. After a 30 year career in telecommunications I went to nursing school and my first job as an ADN-RN was on an oncology floor in a 352 bed...

  7. RN-MSN programs In WV

    oldnewnurse replied to tessa_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Consider broadening your horizons. Most on line programs do not have different in-state/out-of-state tuition rates and welcome participants from states other than their own. I live in Ohio, and...

  8. IVPB tubing change

    oldnewnurse posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When hanging a qid ATB IVPB, you find the previous bag completely dry with air in the tubing. Do you change out the tubing for new or drop the primary IVF bag (compatible fluids) and back flush into...

  9. Working in Myelosuppression/Oncology?

    oldnewnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Oncology

    I also would encourage you. But even more I would envy you. The opportunity to work at a place like Vanderbilt (MD Anderson or St. Jude's is my idea of a dream place to work oncology) just seems too...

  10. Nasopharyngeal Cancer?? need more info....

    oldnewnurse replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in Oncology

    The report I have to give on my one and only naso-pharangyal patient is not ultimately very good, even though it initially appeared to be. I'll give you the option of PM'ng me if you want to hear the...

  11. Anyone working on thier MSN?

    oldnewnurse replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working on my MSN (nursing education) at Wheeling Jesuit University. It's all on-line. Six credit hours a semester is all I can do with working. As suni said, (and also in my case) there is...

  12. EMT wanting to go back to work after hip replacement

    oldnewnurse replied to fur_ever21's topic in General Nursing

    I had my first THR in 1997 and the other in 2000. Currently age 57 working full time on an Oncology floor. Have never had one iota of trouble with the hips on the job other than being unable to run....

  13. 2-day Oncology Course-where??

    oldnewnurse replied to filipinanurse4u's topic in Oncology

    The 2 day biotherapy course was also a requirement of my Oncology department. But....my hospital arranged it for me through the ONS. One of our NM's is certified by ONS to teach and she did the two...

  14. 2-day Oncology Course-where??

    oldnewnurse replied to filipinanurse4u's topic in Oncology

    The 2 day biotherapy course was also a requirement of my Oncology department. But....my hospital arranged it for me through the ONS. One of our NM's is certified by ONS to teach and she did the two...

  15. New nurses: night shift to day shift?

    oldnewnurse replied to Angie_Baby's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital where I currently work (350+ bed acute), midwest, new RN's are started only on days. Starting rate is $15.85/hr and the rate is the same with or without taking their benefits. The...

  16. How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

    oldnewnurse replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    30+ years with various generations of Ma Bell, retired to be a farmer. Loved all the tractors and the dirt and even the work, hated being with my husband 24x7. That was way too much togetherness...

  17. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    oldnewnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has just switched from all Baxter infusion pumps to Hospira Plum pumps. Baxter pumps are all I have ever used up to this point but since I am a relatively new RN, that's not saying much....

  18. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    oldnewnurse replied to oldnewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you DANFIF and MEOWNSMILE for the guidance. Two things that you have described (backpriming into a syringe without the plunger and aspirating at a port lower than the cassette after forcing the...

  19. Do you draw blood from a PICC line?

    oldnewnurse replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    Staff RN's do not do blood draws at my LTC facility. However, we do have patients that come to us with PICC's or come back to us from the hospital with a PICC. They often have IV antibiotics...

  20. Ohio Spring Get Together

    oldnewnurse replied to renerian's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I need more of an I 71 location. Coming from east of Cambridge on I 70. Speciality is oncology. Thanks for trying this again Renerian.

  21. Ohio get together?

    oldnewnurse replied to OHmom2boys's topic in Ohio Nursing

    This would be great! I am off I-70 east of Columbus (Cambridge area). Just name the spot. I am excited to see all the faces that go with the

  22. Teaching personal hygiene skills to teens

    oldnewnurse replied to hmcna's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you can get some ideas from this... As part of our Peds rotation in school last year, myself and a fellow student had to teach hygiene to a group of developmentally disabled male teens. My...

  23. where are new grads working

    oldnewnurse replied to nontrad1964's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First choice, first application, first job...oncology. I have 8 weeks of general orientation and then 4 weeks of intensive chemo orientation. Sure hope that's enough as I can still only get maybe...

  24. NON-Patient Care Employment for new R.N.s

    oldnewnurse replied to California-O.T.'s topic in Nursing Career

    Cali OT, I have not come across an RN program (diploma, ADN, or BSN) without a hefty clinical component. Maybe some poster knows of one which you could research for

  25. Acute Myeloid Leukemia, My Mom

    oldnewnurse replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    Earle, My thoughts are with you. While we all know families who seem to be faced with one thing on top of another, it is especially sad when someone like you, whose posts we read frequently, is...