sistrmoon

sistrmoon BSN, RN

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  1. Wear gloves during assessment?

    sistrmoon replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I was all about that pyramid until it said no gloves for IM or subq injections. My old school instructors would have had a stroke at that! I can imagine in the field you would probably preserve your...

  2. Nurses doing nebs

    sistrmoon posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have apparently had a bunch of RT terminations at my facility(makes me wonder what happened...) and so now nurses will be doing all neb treatments, both scheduled and PRN except for the very first...

  3. Nurses doing nebs

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    They are saying not to give nebs if heartrate is over 120. I've been given written instructions but no one has demonstrated it to me at all. When I've asked for training, I'm blown off with them...

  4. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    sistrmoon replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guilty as well. However, this says they are synonyms: dilutent - definition of dilutent by The Free

  5. Any nurses with fibromylagia or any other disability?

    sistrmoon replied to OneWish's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have chronic pain due to ankalosing spondylitis. I work 3 8s a week, overnight weekends. I really can't do 12s, especially with a pain flare I am limping around in agony by the end. My job has been...

  6. Most annoying reason for admission?

    sistrmoon replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    The ones that annoy me are the transfers from smaller hospitals for IV antibiotics for like UTI or pneumonia. Really? You don't do IV antibiotics? Abdominal pain is one I dread. Seems to often be...

  7. Any hospital units that DON'T use telemetry?

    sistrmoon replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I work Onc and we have many tele patients. I spend so much time replacing batteries and replacing leads, it's unreal. We aren't responsible for watching the monitors though. The remote tele unit does...

  8. PVT no longer works

    sistrmoon replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    "Hospitals end scripting. Nurses reportedly saying 'I don't have the time, we aren't staffed appropriately' 200 times in first hour." "Hospitals decide trackers are belittling to staff. Using saved...

  9. Wear gloves during assessment?

    sistrmoon replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I work Onc and even sweat contains chemo. So more often than not, I do during assessment(not vital signs though.) Definitely unexpected things can happen and unexpected things can be found during your...

  10. Nursing ghost stories 😧

    sistrmoon replied to BIGT68's topic in General Nursing

    Shiver. I'm not religious but The Exorcist gave me nightmares for weeks. I would be creeped out by a seemingly possessed

  11. Nurses doing nebs

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a pre-treatment heartrate at which you would hold a treatment since albuterol increases heartrate? The procedure rundown says it takes 8 minutes. Yes, it's just another med to administer....

  12. Nurses doing nebs

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting. Did they say what effects of exposure they were concerned

  13. Advice from RN's who've moved appreciated!

    sistrmoon replied to ceejRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I think Texas required 22:) My understanding is that if you put your license in inactive status you don't have to do the CEUs until you are ready to reactivate and then you have to show proof of...

  14. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Haha, guess who got asked to be one of the core staff who validates the new bedside reporting? This girl right here! They may have mistaken me for an eager beaver because I did the reading on it so...

  15. Advice from RN's who've moved appreciated!

    sistrmoon replied to ceejRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was shocked when I moved to NY and found no CEUs were required, only infection control every 4 years. Hope someone can answer about GA for you but it's certainly

  16. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Our process also says the 2 nurses do a "quick head to toe assessment together." Really, 5 minutes per patient? Not happening. Especially with some of my

  17. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Our process includes changing the white board info. They say it should take 5 minutes per patient for the whole report. I'm

  18. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that's bedside rounding at shift change. We already do that. Apparently actual report at the bedside is what has bumped the scores on the few floors that have done it at our

  19. Advice from RN's who've moved appreciated!

    sistrmoon replied to ceejRN's topic in General Nursing

    I moved from TX to NY. I got a NY license immediately(non compact state). I kept my TX license active for a few years thinking I might move back but did eventually let it expire. You can also put a...

  20. patient abandonment

    sistrmoon replied to conway1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 17 week loss and can not imagine being abandoned at work during it and then being threatened with patient abandonment. Heartless and

  21. Multiple Job Offers as a New RN. How do you choose?

    sistrmoon replied to RNLakhlani's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 35 minute commute but only work 3 nights a week. I listen to audiobooks on the commute. I would go with the place you love! Commutes suck but being miserable in a job sucks more. I have small...

  22. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Well, I looked through the material last night, and it addressed all my big concerns. We are not to wake sleeping patients unless they have specifically asked to be awakened for report. It's not a...

  23. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Vibrates and buzzes? No! Electric shock. That'll get us moving and our satisfaction scores through the

  24. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I see you're in NY too.... Heh, maybe everyone from our hospital has come to AN to talk about

  25. Bedside Report

    sistrmoon replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    As I said before, we already bedside round at shift change. So I already do all those things. We have semi-private rooms so the HIPAA concerns go way beyond visitors of the patient. You are super...