BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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    So what's next? Techs telling us to call the docs?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have monitor techs any more, thank goodness,...but that was always a huge argument with some techs,...they would call to tell us room 440-2 was in v tach when in fact he was brushing his...
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    Strange interview request? Shadowing a nurse

    BrnEyedGirl replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We encourage every new employee, experienced or not, to shadow for a shift. It is also part of our hospital orientation for new grads that they spend a few shifts shadowing on med surg, at least one...
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    RNs / Student nurses slapped in the face

    BrnEyedGirl replied to sofia*26's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER and I've been pinched, spat on, kicked, and grabbed on various parts of my body. The only time I was actually injured was when I was working on a unit and the pt was truly confused and we...
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    Did I do the right thing?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to PedsRNinTX's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused about how a PICC would be in the lung also,......perhaps the doc was upset because if you had flushed the line and kept it patent, the PICC could have been advanced and saved the kiddo...
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    I actually like my coworkers

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I like my coworkers also. We are like family and many of us spend a great deal of time together outside of the
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    Did I do the right thing?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to PedsRNinTX's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the right thing, because that's what you were told to do, although I don't see why you shouldn't flush the line?? Even if you pulled a PICC most of the way out,..it becomes a...
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    Time Management or Personal Boundaries?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    It is somtimes really hard to get out of some rooms. I hate it when you have a really sweet pt/family that has legitimate questions/concerns and you spend 30 minutes explaining (teaching) and then...
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    Last name on badges?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to BroncoSmoLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I have my first name and last initial on my badge,..but I realize that when I sign my name in the chart I sign my first initial, last name and RN (JDoeRN). If anyone wants to know who I am they just...
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    Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked for the same hospital for almost 13 yrs now and this issue comes up about every 3 or 4 years. They have decided once again to "make it clear at a glance" who is the nurse vs the aide vs...
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    Need Guidance From Experienced R.N.'s

    BrnEyedGirl replied to sonnyluv's topic in General Nursing

    Great answer!!! We had over 100 applications for 7 new positions in our ER trauma center. We interviewed 57, and I was part of the panel for 23 of those interviews. It was very hard, because there...
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps part of what you're missing here is that your Mom was stable....but what about the other 30pts on the floor. I'm not a "grumpy" person by nature. I am a happy person and for the most part I...
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    I have spent the last 3yrs on night shift in a busy ER trauma center. I must admit that I have been "snippy" on occasion, and honestly felt it was appropriate for the situation. IE,...19yr old male...
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    Lantus

    BrnEyedGirl replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

    I would have given the Lantus, and I wouldn't be excited about a BS of 70 at breakfast time! My experience has also shown me that the stress of illness/hospitalization almost always raises blood...
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    There is no reason to be rude,....I can understand the nurse that gets "firm" with overly demanding or belligerent family/pts,.....but it doesn't sound like this was the case. Nurses are people...
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    Working out these IV Pumps...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're missing the point here,....if you tell the pump to infuse 1000ml in 4hrs,...you are telling it to infuse at 250ml/hr,..the pump calculates for you when you enter the info,.....seriously...
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    Working out these IV Pumps...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    I always set my VTBI at 100cc less than the bag holds to avoid running dry and having to reprime my tubing, it also gives me a few extra minutes to get another bag ready. You can't just tell the pump...
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    Roller clamp flowrate inaccuracy

    BrnEyedGirl replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    Anything that is really that time sensitive should be put on a pump. I don't have the time to "reset" the flow every 30 minutes so if it really matters it goes on a
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    Work Injury

    BrnEyedGirl replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    This could get messy,....I had an injury,..filled out the incident report because the pt also fell. I really didn't think anything about it until 3 days later and my pain was worse instead of better....
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    Patients and cell phone cameras

    BrnEyedGirl replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Had a cheerleader come in with an obvious radial fx,...the kind you look and can just feel the pain,....her parents took pics with their phones and sent them to grandparents out of state,....sort of a...
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    Student nurse gives out number to patient !

    BrnEyedGirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Okay,...why was she giving this man her number? To be friends? To stop by and check his BP? To have him do some type of bussiness for her?
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    Bicillin injections

    BrnEyedGirl replied to lene1000's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't push it out either,...I was always taught that it ensures all the meds get to the
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    Med/Surg nurses, opinions please on this scenario

    BrnEyedGirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large truama center, but we frequently hold hot appys. Unless the CT shows a very enlarged or abcessed appy they usually wait on IV fluids, pain meds and
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    Is it common?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    We have a hospital wide protocol,..CP= page the doc, then O2,monitor, EKG, and SL nitro X3 (if SBP >100),..then the doc decides what to do from
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    patient consent issues

    BrnEyedGirl replied to J.R.theR.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    There are too many lawyers,....if the victim is allowed to die he/she will have many family members with lawyers who will sue. As an ER nurse this is one of the more frustrating aspects of my job....
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    Upsetting Day with a side of Ethics issues.

    BrnEyedGirl replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    In my state it is a HIPAA violation to report an assault unless it involves a gunshot wound, a child, an elderly person or a handicapped person, or it's a dog bite :loveya:, unless the person...