Madame Poppy Pomfrey

Madame Poppy Pomfrey specializes in medical-surgical.

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1. heplock needle size

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to greenbean's topic in General Nursing

   GREAT POINT!!! My hospital still calls them heparin locks and this point is so true!:nuke:

2. Enraged (venting)

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

   andhow5 kudos to you!! You had a normal reaction and did not deserve to be assaulted. He was given the HA-HA concoction and he still acted like the Tasmanian Devil, Dr. should have intubated and so forth.Like the other poster be discreet about the "...

3. How to flush a PICC line

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to Madame Poppy Pomfrey's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank You Daytonite:), the websites look like they will be very helpful for me to get familar with PICC lines. I looked in my hospital policy today but it really only discussed about SASH. I didn't have opportunity to check with our IV team or our ph...

4. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

   BSNtobe2009, YIKES! What state was that? Did they list the reasons why? I am starting to get the impression and that it would be real easy to have your license revoked or suspended due to the crazy conditions that nurses have to work under. I live i...

5. How to flush a PICC line

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to Madame Poppy Pomfrey's topic in Med-Surg

   Oh and Daytonite I never said I didn't trust two different people at work what I said was, two different vetern nurses told me to do turbulent flushing, the young preceptor told me that was the wrong way and to do just a straight flush.

6. How to flush a PICC line

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to Madame Poppy Pomfrey's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks everyone, I will check all of those resources in the hospital such as education, written policy, and pharmacy.

7. How to flush a PICC line

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hi everyone I'm a recent graduate on Med Surg unit for 3 months and I've had too many different preceptors, so consistency has been lacking especially with the veteren nurses. In regards to flushing PICC lines, the situation doesn't always present i...

8. Salary Or Lack Thereof !!!!!!!!

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to manettohillnurse's topic in School

9. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

   Great Idea!:typing Get typing! hee hee

10. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    SURVIVAL TIPS ARE A MUST THANKS!

11. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    Smilingblueyes,thank you, spoken true words of wisdom on all points!!

12. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Madame Poppy Pomfrey replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

    Hello! I just got off my first 3-11 shift on med surg and I feel like quitting. I started on orientation 8 weeks ago day shift and that seemed like hell but then I sort of got in a routine and now I am with a whole new crew. I graduated from a BSN pr...