TigerGalLE BSN, RN

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    Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    TigerGalLE replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ok I'll really do it in 50 words or less this time: Pt #1 BP 220/120 in restraints, crazy, still managing to pull IV out... gets IV apresoline Q6hr, aspirating everything, constantly suctioning...
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    Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    TigerGalLE replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Have a nursing student with me all day. (which is fine). But you know I have to explain everything I do. As soon as I get out of report I have to assess and chart on pt 1 and 2 since they are going to...
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    Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    TigerGalLE replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    The other day in report (we tape report)... The nurse handing me her patients said.... the pt has a 20g in the left arm, a 22g in the left arm, and a 20g in the right arm... Both IVs in the left arm...
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    "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for the support. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought this was out of
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    Single patient use BP cuffs

    TigerGalLE replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital every patient has a BP cuff on the wall above the bed. BUT everyone uses the nurse on a stick instead of taking a manual BP. So maybe if we actually used to manual BP cuff we could...
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    Has being a nurse made you examine your own spirituality?

    TigerGalLE replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned that there are much worse things in life than
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    "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    NOPE she wasn't... just place on contact... hope it isn't disseminated But I've had chickenpox.... Are pregnant women at risk if they've had chicken pox? Or only if they haven't had
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    "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I forgot to mention that the MD went into the pt's room after I told her he had a rash.. After seeing the rash and knowing it was shingles, she confronted
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    When you don't know the answer.. what do you say?

    TigerGalLE replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I usually say. Well... I'm not exactly sure.. I don't want to tell you the wrong thing.. Let me go double check.. Or I say.. I'm not exactly sure what that means.. it may be best if you discuss that...
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    "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100%... I told her he had a rash that was on his abd... he is a r/o cancer pt who is immunocompromised.. HELLO???? some bells should of been ringing in her head... I honestly just forgot that...
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    All floor nurses... please help me!

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok floor nurses.. I need to know something. I want to know how your floor handles discharges and admissions. Ok say you have 3 discharges in your group of pts... will your charge nurse slam you with...
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    All floor nurses... please help me!

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    We have 5-7pts on day shift. We only had 5pts today... would of picked up my 6th at 1500 but I discharged 3. We are renal/respiratory.. Almost all dialysis
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    8 days shy of 1yr anniversary.. Will I make it?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I guess I just feel really guilty about my patient falling. Like if maybe I wasn't so busy I could of checked on him sooner.. But i couldn't.. and didn't.. and he fell and busted his head
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    All floor nurses... please help me!

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    One nurse did write my MAR.. The charge nurse had to go to an ethics meeting during this so she wasn't much
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    inside the mind of a nurse.....

    TigerGalLE replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I recently joined a gym. Now when an elderly person gets on a treadmill next to me I get worried. I want to tell them to please be careful and don't overdo it. I keep watching them breath and make...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part V

    TigerGalLE replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Keisha... No doubt about it... studying for boards is a very stressful time in your life. Keep up the great work. Exercise relieves stress and rejuvenates you! When you begin to feel sleepy from...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part V

    TigerGalLE replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    So i joined a gym today. I had my first workout this evening.. It went well. I did some free weights, did some abs on their cool ab machines, and did about 25 minutes on the treadmill... Not bad for a...
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    Blended pediatric/med/surg adult units?

    TigerGalLE replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is very different to have an adult on a pediatric unit then to have a child on an adult unit.... I would be very paranoid if I had to take care of a pediatric patient on my med/surg unit. I...
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    Would you write this up?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone. I didn't write something up Wednesday and now I regret it. A nurse left at 1500 wednesday and we all picked up an extra patient. So during my 1700 med pass I saw that this patient had...
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    Poll: What size angiocath do you usually use to start an IV?

    TigerGalLE replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a renal floor. We usually only have one arm to choose from. Usually that arm has been stuck a ton due to chronic illness. Of course I try to get a 20g, usually have to use a 22g... sometimes...
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    Glen Beck's hospital experience

    TigerGalLE replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    Well what kind of surgery did he have? He doesn't tell you what was so bad about the experience except for the ER. All he says is that the medicine freaked him out? So what happened on the floor that...
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    How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you try to care when you know that the patient's lifestyle has caused their disease. Whether it be sex, drugs, alcohol? I had a patient today that was very sick due to their lifestyle choices....
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    How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    This patient didn't have AIDS dementia... They were completely A&O. I had the same patient the next day and it wasn't as bad. However I really just did what I had to do for the patient and didn't...
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    How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Kymmi... You are absolutely correct. For some reason I was feeling guilty for being aggravated by this person. But it isn't the person's disease that is aggravating me it is their behavior....
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    How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Well i think prostituting yourself and doing IV drugs is a lifestyle choice esp when it leads to herpes and end stage AIDS. So I do think those lifestyle choices directly lead to this person's...