AMR21

AMR21 BSN, RN

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  1. Book recommendation?

    AMR21 replied to AMR21's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the

  2. The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    AMR21 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    Saying a frequent flyer's name. They ALwAYS show up right after

  3. Seeking info on Chamberlain College of Nursing

    AMR21 replied to llg's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also attended chamberlain. It was a second degree for me. Costly, oh yes. No wait time, check! Amazing facilities, yes. Great clinical sites, yes. Possibly best in the city. Every person in my class...

  4. EBP? new PIV tubing to new CVL a no no?

    AMR21 replied to ANB RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Our hospital policy is new catheter, new bag. Always- unless dire emergency. We also can NOT switch from peripheral to central w same bag and tubing. It is OK per policy, but uncommon to switch from...

  5. Ack! I'm being published!

    AMR21 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome!

  6. Giving injections to babies

    AMR21 replied to Dragonstrike's topic in General Nursing

    Swaddle her tight with the limb you are going to inject out. If a baby blanket doesn't work sometimes a towel will. Just a normal old swaddle should work. This is what I do very often when starting...

  7. which continuous infusion medication should be infused through central ine

    AMR21 replied to hanadi's topic in Patient Medications

    We run all our pressors except dopa and doubt centrally in my picu. We can start peripherally in an emergency until we gain central access. We try to do the same for bicarb and anything w >d10...

  8. Which Littman stethoscope ~ ER/Peds

    AMR21 replied to CCua's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littmann cardiology iii I work picu and have pts from 2.5kg to 250 kg. I can hear everything w that scope. It's a fav among RNs, RTs, NPs, and MDs on my unit. Kinda heavy but worth

  9. Scrubs for the Overwieght?

    AMR21 replied to silentwolves's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm about the same size. I too used to wear pants "under" my belly. I have slowly learned to wear them over. Honestly, it looks much better. Takes a bit to get used too but no more showing anything....

  10. NCLEX rules/study material

    AMR21 replied to zionsma's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They even made me take my pandora bracelet

  11. Bio Patch with PICC line dressing changes?

    AMR21 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We use biopatches on all central lines for kiddos who qualify based on wt and allergies. We stopped threading the bio patch all the way around the line though. We just set it on top of the insertion...

  12. How do you do double check insulin in an isolation room and scanning?

    AMR21 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    We check everything in the room.bpt, glucose, type, dose, order, primed the pen, etc. Our facility has gone to pt specific pens for all insulin. They r kept in the locked med bin in each Pts room....

  13. "Baby Friendly"

    AMR21 replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's an iv ... I like the idea of giving moms a chance to establish supply before turing right to formula. Breast feeding has so many amazing benefits. In addition, think how much money this country...

  14. Saying no when work calls

    AMR21 replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I phone fat finger fail. Sorry about the misspellings

  15. Saying no when work calls

    AMR21 replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    We recipe tilt went to a system that sends out a mass text massage asking for help. So much

  16. What's the worst you've ever been dumped on?

    AMR21 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Any time I walk into the icu to get report and the people I'm getting report from say, "they paired this pt?!!" No

  17. Favorite scrubs brands

    AMR21 replied to thelittledoe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have been loving butter soft from uniform advantage. I mostly wear t shirts or a print top (peds), but their pants are amazing. Soft. Hold up to washing in hot water without

  18. Pseudo Munchausen parents...

    AMR21 replied to wooh's topic in Pediatric

    What does everyone this of the ----'s journey Facebook pages? Sometime I feel like some of this parents are just thriving on number of 'likes' they are getting. I have encountered several

  19. Littman Classic II?

    AMR21 replied to itsnowornever's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Also try the small as opposed to regular sized ear pieces. Littman has both small and regular sizes and hard and soft. Once I tried the small I was fine. The larger weren't going into my

  20. Angios vs. butterfly intima catheters?

    AMR21 replied to knurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I worked somewhere that used angios and was fine at placing ivs. (In squirming kiddos!) then switched to somewhere that used the other kind you mentioned. They were so baffling to me. I really think...

  21. Your journey (jobs) as a nurse?

    AMR21 replied to %63theend's topic in Nursing Career

    After graduating from nursing school I applied to every and all job within a 2 hour radius. Jobs in my area were super tight at the time. I was offered only 2. Corrections and PICU. Took PICU. Did 2...

  22. Too many SNAT patients!!

    AMR21 replied to bungee's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I know! I don't know what is is about this winter, but I feel like we are seeing more and more in that same age group. I would like to see some data on

  23. What's you'r favorite PICU moment? What keep's you coming back!?!??

    AMR21 replied to Sk8mannate's topic in PICU, Pediatric

  24. What's you'r favorite PICU moment? What keep's you coming back!?!??

    AMR21 replied to Sk8mannate's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Getting floated. Seeing a kid three minths out from a trauma that I admitted. I remember thinking his first 2 nights, why are we doing this? Let him

  25. EPIC Computer Charting

    AMR21 replied to rebelccrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Epic is great or awful depending on who designs it. I worked in a large children's hospital and lived it. Clean, streamlined, only needed a few (assessment, restraint, profile for admits, controlled...