NicoleRN07

NicoleRN07 RN

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  1. Meds you hate to give....

    NicoleRN07 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Definately Charcoal....MESSY! Ketamine....it just scares me. IV Vit K...listed first on side effects is cardiac arrest!! (I always have the doc change it to subcutaneous), Reglan....you never know...

  2. Anyone else with higher than normal volumes?

    NicoleRN07 replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    YES!! We have been really busy since October 06, and each month seems to be getting busier. I also work 7p-7a, in a little larger ER, 27 beds, and most evenings I go in to a full dept, 8-10 in the...

  3. What is wrong with me?

    NicoleRN07 replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your job is really getting to you, and you should probably move on to a different type of

  4. canker sores

    NicoleRN07 replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    One of our docs uses a 1/2 maalox, 1/2 benedryl mixed together, and instructs patients to apply with a q-tip as needed for pain. It works great!! I make it for my husband who has always had severe...

  5. stethoscopes?

    NicoleRN07 replied to spencerianstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I use a Littman Master Cardiology II.....best one I've

  6. Hourly Rounding

    NicoleRN07 replied to neneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hourlly rounding is a great idea! We do this in our ED (or are supposed to), so that the patient is coming in contact with someone whether it be nurse, md, or tech. It has greatly improved our...

  7. A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

    NicoleRN07 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately, that's part of being a nurse manager. Don't take it personally. Those kind of things happen in every profession, and there's a "bad seed"

  8. Vent...long, you have been warned.

    NicoleRN07 replied to ND76's topic in Emergency

    Once you have reported off on your patient, and the nurse on the floor accepts the patient, you are no longer responsible for him/her. It was not your responsibility to make sure that patient...

  9. Why can't RN take LPN positions?

    NicoleRN07 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I can't understand why you would want to work as an LPN if you have a license to practice as an RN. If Hospice nursing is what you truly want to do, you should develop nursing skills by working in an...

  10. The Night Shift

    NicoleRN07 replied to Oncnurse86's topic in General Nursing

    I think most do 12 hr shifts, but there was a point in our dept where they tried to make me take a 7pm-3am 5 day a week position in our ER. I simply refused, because I would be the only staff member...

  11. Silly Episiotomy Question

    NicoleRN07 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I completely disagree with this statement. I'm not an OB nurse, but I have had one child, and from experience perineal massage worked wonderful, so wonderful, I had only one suture!! And my son was...

  12. Male nursing students can do assessments on the women?

    NicoleRN07 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER and work with several male nurses, and in general, I have not seen any issues with the female patients and male nurses. When doing EKG's, foley's,etc, the male nurse always asks a...

  13. IV drugs RN's can give?

    NicoleRN07 replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    The only drug we don't push for conscious sedation is Etomidate. I push it for RSI, but when it is used for a conscious sedation, the MD pushes it. Etomidate is awesome for conscious...

  14. Ice packs for fever?

    NicoleRN07 replied to santhony44's topic in Emergency

    With my pedi patients, I generally do not use ice packs for fever, unless the child as had a febrile seizure. I simply administer Tylenol or Motrin per protocol, and generally I undress the child to...

  15. Am I having an acute BF (Brain Fart)????

    NicoleRN07 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    I have given Adenocard many times, and never checked a Mg level, until afterwards, and in cases, not at

  16. giving report at end of shift

    NicoleRN07 replied to RNinED's topic in Emergency

    We do walking rounds in our dept, makes its much easier to give/get report!! THEY

  17. Belittled

    NicoleRN07 posted a topic in Emergency

    HI! I work with a doctor who constantly is riding my case about something. Regardless how ridiculous the complaint may seem he is always criticizing my work. If I am in charge, he constantly puts...

  18. there's got to be a place for me...?

    NicoleRN07 replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    Home health may be a good choice for you. You can work at your own pace, and you only have to be concerned about one patient at a time. I did it PRN for a while, and enjoyed every aspect of it,...

  19. Belittled

    NicoleRN07 replied to NicoleRN07's topic in Emergency

    I completely agree with you. I try avoiding him while at work, and you're right....it is a waste of my time arguing with

  20. How long is the wait???

    NicoleRN07 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I hate that question, and usually my response is "I don't know how much longer it's going to be, but if you don't feel like waiting, I be glad to let you sign the Left without treatment

  21. Acls

    NicoleRN07 replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    We are required to obtain ACLS cert within 6 months of hire, and keep it

  22. Belittled

    NicoleRN07 replied to NicoleRN07's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for your advice. I have learned to cover my butt, and my charting skills have become excellent because of him. I don't back down from him no matter what, and I have decided that's why he...

  23. paramedics in the ER

    NicoleRN07 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    We have a few medics working in our ER, and they are a wonderful assest to any ER. They are allowed to start IVs, draw labs, EKGS, foleys, hang fluids, HHNs, VS, basically, anything a nurse can do,...

  24. straight caths and students

    NicoleRN07 replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's been a while, but as I recall, that was one of the very first things we learned in nursing school, so NO, I don't think it's unreasonable at

  25. Should I write letter?

    NicoleRN07 replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    4 yrs ago when I was pregnant with my first child, I saw an OB doc, that both I and my mother had worked with and knew very well. About 14 weeks into my pregnancy, I started bleeding heavily and went...