TigerGalLE BSN, RN

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    Rapid Response Team for Families

    TigerGalLE replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has a RRT and they also have a "hot line" that families can call. The families are educated on the hot line at admission. If a pt or family member calls the hotline the operator decides if...
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    So Frustrated! Cheering up needed....

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm not quite sure where to begin. I work on a busy renal/resp/medsurg floor. I'm a new nurse and I have been on my own since April. I feel like I am very close to burn out. I don't work much...
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    So Frustrated! Cheering up needed....

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    You are right on that Sue.. It is very frustrating when you ask an assistant to do something and all you get is attitude and complaints. They work hard though, it isn't like they are sitting around....
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    Do you ever massage your patients?

    TigerGalLE replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    We have a massage therapist at our hospital. We usually consult them on our patients who have been there for a while, or for any patient we think would benefit.
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    HOT TIPS: a NuRsInG school survivor's guide for dummies ;-)

    TigerGalLE replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    17. Start studying a few days before the test. DO NOT stay up all night studying. You'll do much better on the test with a good night of sleep. This is something I swear by. It really helps. Same...
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    ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    TigerGalLE replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't allowed to have food or drinks at the nurses station either. Our nurse manager makes her rounds in the morning throwing any food or drinks directly into the trash. No questions asked. So...
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    How do you get motivated to exercise after work?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    since i became a nurse i have become soooo out of shape! i have lost all muscle mass.. i am still small and petite, but i've turned into jelly because i am never motivated to exercise. i find it...
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    Central line question?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so I want to know if anyone else has heard of this before. I had a pt on a heparin drip who had a quad lumen central line. Well this pt had to have a PTT drawn every 6 hours per gusto protocol. I...
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    Now I feel bad... What would you have done??

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so it was the usual crazy day on my renal/respiratory floor today. I got a new pt up from the ER as an admission with possible small bowel obstruction. He was an ESRD pt and the renal dr admitted...
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    Now I feel bad... What would you have done??

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Well it turned out that the guy refused the NG tube. He wouldn't let 3rd shift put it down.. CT showed that he had perforated!!! And he went straight to the OR and then to ICU.... I went home with a...
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    Stressed and Depressed

    TigerGalLE replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Wow what a heart breaking story! If I were in your shoes I would feel terrible as well. Sometimes it is just impossible to leave work at work. I work with chronically ill patients and death is...
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    Pathophysiologic changes in ESRD

    TigerGalLE replied to NurseConnieLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well once the family has made the decision to stop dialysis it could be a few days or a month before the patients passes. I've seen a pt die 2 days after stopping dialysis and I've seen a patient die...
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    Chest Tube Question

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    She was tachycardic (around 115), but her BP was high 170ish/90ish. I don't remember seeing and JVD. My main goal was to get the primary nurse and get the physician notified. It wasn't my patient so...
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    I don't have enough experience for this!

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello. I have been off of orientation for 3 1/2 months now. I work on a super busy med/surg floor. We have quite a few new grads on my unit and we also have students and externs often. For the past...
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    what good resource book do you carry with you

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

    I have a pocket pharm book. It is very small and fits perfectly in my cargo pocket of my pants.. I don't know the brand b/c it is at work in my locker. But I use it very
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    TigerGalLE replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know I'm addicted b/c I check the forums before I check my email...
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    Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    TigerGalLE replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that acted this way once. Crazy for days. They finally got a good 8 hours of sleep and woke up a different person. It's amazing what a little sleep will do for
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    Grey's Anatomy star designs scrubs

    TigerGalLE replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    are these them?
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    TigerGalLE replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAHA... so
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    Please Help! I'm 3 months in and feeling like a horrible nurse

    TigerGalLE replied to newRN0903's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm new as well and I'll tell you what I do to relieve some stress... I carry one of those little flip spiral note books in my pocket. I constantly make to do lists. At the first of my shift I write...
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    hospitalists

    TigerGalLE replied to fronkey bean's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospitalists are wonderful. There are usually 2-3 rounding on days plus a NP that rounds as well. They cover for each other. And if you can't find one and need something the other one will help...
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    Moving to fast up the ladder???

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I've been off of orientation since April. I'm slowing starting to feel like I can handle things. I'm getting my routine down and I am starting to feel more comfortable. Well last this week the DON...
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    Questions about the Nclex exam

    TigerGalLE replied to med1996's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Practice practice practice. Doing questions every day is the only thing that helped me. Saunders makes a great book. I would do questions in each section. If I knew the material I didn't waste time...
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    Just needing some reassurance

    TigerGalLE replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    Well i've been off of orientation since april and I've precepted twice this week. Once an agency nurse, once an extern.... I think I did okay but it was major stress added to my day.... I didn't...
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    AHHHHHHHH REAL Monsters!!!!!!!!!!!!

    TigerGalLE replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    My cheeks get red. All my coworkers know when I'm mad or stressed. I also walk fast and get quiet as