MPHkatie

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1. Does normal saline "expire"?

   MPHkatie replied to MPHkatie's topic in General Nursing

   She is the one who told me the expiration date, so I am making the assumption she knew. Often other people give me things they aren't sure of, but this particular person was well aware of the exp....

2. Does normal saline "expire"?

   MPHkatie replied to MPHkatie's topic in General Nursing

   I'm definitely going to ask the surgeon what he wants to do with it- I don't want to have the weight if it won't be used. There was that media expose- I think maybe 60 min? But the situation was that...

3. Does normal saline "expire"?

   MPHkatie posted a topic in General Nursing

   In a bit of a bind here. I am taking a trip to Africa to assist in Surgery in May. I've put out a call for donations of supplies etc, and have gotten some things, and some more are coming. Today,...

4. 2 Nurses needed???

   MPHkatie replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It is a very very strict policy at our hospital (850 bed level one trauma etc). It is a bit old school, as we don't have to verify other, just as dangerous medications, but we definitely sign off...

5. new grad icu orientations 6-8 wks- safe?

   MPHkatie replied to scrubs12's topic in General Nursing

   I was a new grad in a neurosurgical ICU after 6 weeks orientation. My patients did quite well. We had a nine bed ICU with 4-5 nurses on so it wasn't like I ever really flying solo like I might have...

6. What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?

   MPHkatie replied to rebelwaclause's topic in General Nursing

   I must admit, all I want are this: Why is the pt here. What has been done.and how did the pt react to what has been done What needs to be done by me. What is pending and what is not pending. Now, I...

7. Wart Question

   MPHkatie replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I had lots of warts burned off my feet when I was 13-14, and it was so terribly painful, that I qoouldn't recommend it. One summer they simply went away. I also got one very ugly one on my...

8. Embarrassing moments...

   MPHkatie replied to RoadRunner's topic in General Nursing

   That actually was my most horrific moment, I had an a line set up- with the saline on a pressure bag, and for some reason (for which i can not remember) I pulled the spike out of the bad and thus was...

9. Older Child Terrified of Blood/Needles

   MPHkatie replied to amblessing's topic in General Nursing

   I occasionally work pediatric ER and have found most of the older kids who end up needing IV's are fairly ill and don't put up much protest, even kids who have in the past fainted while getting...

10. Broken Sterile Technique?

    MPHkatie replied to nurse deb's topic in General Nursing

    Sterile technique is a basic nasic skill of nursing, so basic in fact that Nurse Aides (level two) are certified to insert urinary catheters. But mark my words, the nurse will never admit to using...

11. Sentinel Event

    MPHkatie replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    that last sentance should say, dependeing ont he equipment the hospital was using.... ha ha sorry. I'm sorry, but that is a totally avoidable thing and it frustrates me that it still

12. Sentinel Event

    MPHkatie replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That nurse must have worked very very very hard to get the feeding tube connected to the CVP. Because of errors years ago (In the 1970's) the companies have made the tubing almost totally...

13. Pregnant and working as RN

    MPHkatie replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    but my friend has worked on Labor and Delivery through two pregnancies, worked all the way up to the end, and was busy and on nights. She did fine. but I think it's all how your pregnancy goes....

14. How many of you married doctors?

    MPHkatie replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I date a resident. He's a very sweet guy, I watched him for a while (true about 6 months), never saw him flirting with anyone at all, so I guess I lucked out. True, he's busy all the time, but since...

15. New use for Tylenol?

    MPHkatie replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    I occasionally work Peds ER and I have had multiple parents and children of varying ages say that Motrin makes them sleepy- go figure, I have always assumed that it was because it relieved pain and...