tiroka03

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  1. IV Fluid Warmer Question.

    tiroka03 replied to GoddessLilithLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Not really sure what you need an iv warmer for. The only problem I have is when I come on to a new unit and have to give an iv med first thing and it's in the fridge nice and icy cold. Then I put...

  2. sneaking meds in food

    tiroka03 replied to playforever's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility we get an order to put get meds in food and drink. That way you can do it with out worrying about it. I did like the idea of the medium you use to give meds. If we couldn't put meds...

  3. Restraining patients

    tiroka03 replied to LinnetLegs's topic in General Nursing

    I am not against using 1:1's. However I don't think it is always the best solution. You are putting untrained staff in a very dangerous situation. How would you do in a small room containing...

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

    tiroka03 replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, did you know that last person who died in that bed had HIV, Hep C, MRSA ect, we just threw a cover over it but it still needs to be cleaned professionally. Go ahead lie on it, cook on it - at...

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

    tiroka03 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My siblings thought i was saving up all my mom's money from Social Security. That caring for her was cheap. My mom's medicine cost $800 a month, and her check wa for $500. I put up the rest and...

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

    tiroka03 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thinking about this, has brought back a lot of good memories, and i appreciate that trip down memory lane. my mom favorite drive was on 7 bridges road, and wanted her ashes are spread there....

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

    tiroka03 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I believe it is a personal choice. No one has the right to question your personal judgement. I sent my mom to a nursing home. This was I had no other choice. Being a single mom, with two...

  8. How to get over feeling squeamish with trachs

    tiroka03 replied to luvapug's topic in General Nursing

    I would also say, trach care and suctioning, and prn meds if needed should be given right away as you start your shift. That way you know where you stand with that patient. You also don't have to...

  9. How to get over feeling squeamish with trachs

    tiroka03 replied to luvapug's topic in General Nursing

    When I empty a cansister at the shifts end, I reach it over the toilet, look the other way and when I hear it'd empty, I quick hit the flush lever and run like a crazy person. It's not so much I hate...

  10. Day shift nurse but picked up an extra night tonight- should I sleep now?

    tiroka03 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Most people can't fall sleep on command. You can try, but make sure you have your alarm set, or you will worry about it, and it will keep you awake. I usually don't sleep during the day on my first...

  11. How to recognize all the equipment as a new OR nurse

    tiroka03 replied to akasu's topic in Operating Room

    I am not in your field, but if I were you, I would use my cell phone and take pictures of each individual piece. Then As I took each pictures, I would document it, and then look it up on the...

  12. yes, another night shift post.

    tiroka03 replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    Nights can be slow for a couple of days, but then pick up and be really busy. Makes me wonder if your really informed of all the night shift

  13. night shift LPN woes

    tiroka03 replied to nurse_autumn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Night shift takes a while to get used to. New routines, more patients, more paperwork. Getting used to a new sleep schedule. Cut her a little slack for a

  14. New Nurse 4 Med errors in 6 months

    tiroka03 replied to lpncharlie's topic in General Nursing

    Your not a bad nurse, just overworked and overextended. Even in the best of situations, nursing is hard. And you weren't in the best of

  15. What brand of bed does your hospital use?

    tiroka03 replied to ObtundedRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have World War One Beds, with cranks. If they break down, they go over to Europe and get ones that the B Plague people slept

  16. I hate being a nurse

    tiroka03 replied to okthen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In spurts. Sometimes I hate nursing so bad, I could walk away and never look back. Then I like it for a while. Then I hate it again. I have had this love/haate relationship with nursing since the...

  17. 30 hour IV certification class for LPN's

    tiroka03 replied to Blackcat99's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    By all means take it. You will learn more than how to start and IV. It is a very good

  18. First LPN Job, 5 day orientation, 1:40+ patients...advice?

    tiroka03 replied to inky-york's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    write it all done and organize it. Get an address book and write in things so that you can find it easily. For instance, with labs, they can be called more than one name and have many ICD codes. I...

  19. New nurse working for a month

    tiroka03 replied to Rnshar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's been almost 20 years for me. While I do feel very confident in my skills, there are always weird situations and new machines that come your way. Even after twenty years I sometimes question...

  20. Your thoughts/reasons patient is in pain or addicted or what...?

    tiroka03 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    When you get yourself caught up in this judging of real vs addicted pain, you are spending your own emotional energy on an issue that you have very little control. If when giving the pain meds, if you...

  21. The happy policy

    tiroka03 replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of the lets get happy things they did at my job was to have management in their high heels throw little balls to the nurses and laught. Thankfully I work nights. But, I witnessed one time and...

  22. What are some good things to keep on hand in your work locker?

    tiroka03 replied to Kilika421's topic in General Nursing

    At my nursing home on nights the supplies are locked up, so in my locker I keep extra gloves, suction caths, 16 fr foleys, glucometer strips and lancets or any other thing I would hate to end up...

  23. Nurses pictures on patients whiteboards???

    tiroka03 replied to jibbs's topic in General Nursing

    Why not put your address and phone numbers up as well? Don't nurses have privacy rights

  24. What do you do on the drive to work?

    tiroka03 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    My drive varies between 20 to 40 mns depending on traffic. I have tried all of the above suggestions, I probably was the person eating cereal on my way home, - you know the oatmeal from McD's. I...

  25. ICD codes and labs and the law

    tiroka03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the answer? I am totally dumbfoggled over this. Part of my responsibilites is to place the orders for labs. Each one requires an ICD code. Most of them are easy fits. But almost every...