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  1. 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,...

  2. 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....

  3. 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...

  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...

  16. Rude Colleague??

    MPHkatie posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Today one of the Nurses I work with got "dressed down" by a patient's family member because this family member felt that the nurse had not kept her up to date on the patients situation. The patient...

  17. Rude Colleague??

    MPHkatie replied to MPHkatie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The pt left because he was tired of waiting for a transport to another hospital. We knew that the transport was going to be 2 hrs delayed because the transporters got called out to an accident scene....

  18. Admissions at shift change

    MPHkatie replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your Heart, NurseLopez- sounds as if you were very efficient getting out by 9 pm. I work ED. All of the floors refuse report at shift change, which is ok by me- the RN's up there have a...

  19. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    MPHkatie replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine did this right when she graduated from school. Her husband, who was a great daddy- much much more patient and relaxed than she is, took care of her two kids while she worked...after...

  20. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    MPHkatie replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    Ha ha, Heather, I can just see it now, can you hold my L and D patient who is in labor somewhere else??? Really though, I have had occasionaly problems with floor RN's- usually it is a perception...

  21. Getting stuck

    MPHkatie replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Well, here's the deal with the needle stick. Since you didn't report it and didn't have blood drawn now there is no way for you to be covered by the hospital if you do happen to come down with HIV or...

  22. obituaries

    MPHkatie replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't regularly read obits, but I do check on the hospital computer system to check up on pts that got admitted. We had a ptient once who spent montns in the intensive care unit, with a very...

  23. Employee Satisfaction Surveys

    MPHkatie replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing

    I totally forgot to add, in addition to back pay the Rn salary was adjusted and is now higher than other area

  24. Employee Satisfaction Surveys

    MPHkatie replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, our hospital does a survey about every 3 years....and after the last one nurses got back pay, because they were so grossly underpaid compared to other hospitals and we stated that.... so in...

  25. What does a non-reactive Hepatitis B titer mean?

    MPHkatie replied to Jeany's topic in General Nursing

    Jeany, i am assuming you had the vacciene? you need to have a booster for Hepatits B, followed by a recheck of your titer in about 2-3 months. If you still test non-responder you are most likely...