JemJ

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  1. I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    JemJ replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, you are obviously not an incompetent nurse! I am so sorry this happened to you. I will be praying for you. I know how scary a med error can be, even when the patient is fine. Whenever you...

  2. Amio in a Code

    JemJ replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    Hi! Just curious - why the albuterol neb? And I agree, I would have questioned the Kayexalate with the Lasix, too . . .

  3. PICC line Q

    JemJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I posted this in response to a PICC line thread, but was in need of a quick answer, so please forgive me for posting this twice . . Actually, in regards to the PICC line pressure issue: I saw...

  4. PICC line Q

    JemJ replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    Muno - what if there was a positive pressure cap on the PICC line, and then added the Y extender? That's what the nurse did. Would that cause blood to get stuck? Or would the positive pressure cap...

  5. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

    JemJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I agree with a lot of what you are saying, Ruby. I think it's just my unit. We are a small unit. We had a charge nurse meeting a while back and there were only 2 ppl not in attendance - the...

  6. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

    JemJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to bring a different perspective: While yes, I agree you should admit to your mistake and do everything you can to fix it, I don't feel you should tell everyone. In my own experience and in...

  7. PICC line Q

    JemJ replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! The Reason I was asking is that another nurse implied that this was the reason the PICC line no longer gave blood. The medications were compatible, and the total rates were much lower than...

  8. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    JemJ replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, on the pressure Q: I saw once that a nurse had placed a Y-tubing extender (think:the ones you use for PIVs) on a PICC line port (it had the proper PICC line cap on it) as she had a lot of...

  9. Drawing Blood Question...

    JemJ replied to jmokeefe's topic in General Nursing

    Also - don't forget that nice vien that runs along the back of the forearm, over the kinda fleshy part of most people's skin. It's usually easier to find on med than women, but I have placed some...

  10. Foleys and tampons?

    JemJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever had a doctor order a patient to have a tampon in while having a foley? I've never thought that was a good idea . . . please don't start with the "well, it's two different holes!"...

  11. Foleys and tampons?

    JemJ replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone! Wow - sorry - was out of town for a bit and didn't expect anything near this response! OK - to answer some of the Qs : 1) The pt was burned in an ATV Accident - she was sitting on it and...

  12. Foleys and tampons?

    JemJ replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I thought, too, and that's what we had been doing, but this pt was carrying on and on . . . not sure if they just wanted to quiet her down and were looking for a new idea, but I had just...

  13. atropine oph for excessive secretions

    JemJ replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    So I looked up mydriasis and it does sound like the atropine could be what caused it - but I agree, that's a long time afterwards. I would love to hear more thoughts on this, as I know very little...

  14. RN faces serious challenges at work, seeking answers

    JemJ replied to Monkeytoes's topic in General Nursing

    Monkey, I'm so sorry to hear that. I had a similar experience when I first started. I was struggling so badly and finally made a couple of big med errors. The patients were ok, but I got hauled in to...

  15. Suspended

    JemJ replied to ajuma's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree that you should maybe look for another position, I would listen to what administration has to say. When I was a new nurse, I made mistakes, too (anyone who says they have never made any...