msjellybean

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  1. Frequent Broviac Infections - eek!

    msjellybean replied to Baboosh123's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe dressing changes are being done too often? At my facility, central line dressing changes are done once weekly (unless visibly soiled, wet, etc.). For our neutropenic patients, we used to change...

  2. What is the role of charge nurse

    msjellybean replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, charge for days & nights is different. On days, if there are 4 nurses, the charge acts as a resource and doesn't take patients. He/she will take care of...

  3. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    msjellybean replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Didn't take anything extra, just used my Saunders book. Passed first time with 75 questions. Had a lot of friends that took the Kaplan course and felt it was a waste of

  4. IV Answers

    msjellybean replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in Patient Medications

    Oh my gosh, a 4 hour infusion time?! I'm quite accustomed to seeing Zosyn given q6 or q8. Does this cut down on doses as well, given the length of time it stays with

  5. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    msjellybean replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. On my floor, all of our CNAs/techs like to think they're entitled to much more information than they actually are. A couple of them go so far as to look up labs (and attempt to explain the...

  6. How important is it for nurses to have knowledge of Nutrition?

    msjellybean replied to NutraNurse's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I could have written your post. I did the exact same thing and my timing in realizing dietetics wasn't right for me was almost exactly the same. I was most thankful for the science background...

  7. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    msjellybean replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of summers ago (I work onco) we had a pt on 450mcg of IV fentanyl an hour, with 60 of MS contin every 8 and he was still A&O and up and about on his

  8. What to do when.....?

    msjellybean replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    Almost exact same situation happened to myself and another nurse. We laid the pt down to put in a foley and that was it. Family had stepped out of the room for a few minutes. Very traumatic for...

  9. An RN with a Bachelors in Biology instead of BSN?

    msjellybean replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in dietetics and it prepared me pretty darn well for the application of the nursing knowledge that I gained in my ADN program. I've had multiple people tell me that my critical thinking...

  10. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    msjellybean replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    Diabetic pt c/o feeling like her blood sugar is low. Check it and it's in the 120s. She's like, "Oh well that's low for me. I'm usually in the 400-500s at

  11. MD vs DO

    msjellybean replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    We have six onco docs that we work with, one of whom is a DO. I've noticed that he treats us like peers as well, and really considers our input & suggestions. He also refers to himself by first...

  12. At work, can you ever give drugs with no prescription?

    msjellybean replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As other people have stated, everything requires an order. In my hospital, the standard admission order set includes an order for oxgen, if needed. For example though, if my patient c/o chest pain,...

  13. Medical shows...

    msjellybean replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember a particular episode of House where someone is going to push 4mg of morphine and Chase freaks out, stating that "if you mainline that much morphine, you'll stop his

  14. New Grads ....how long until they can float ?

    msjellybean replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    My manager doesn't allow new grads to float until they've been on their own for 4 months. I don't know what her policy is for non new-grad, new nurses

  15. What DO we do...really?

    msjellybean replied to DREAMSDOCOMETRUE0610's topic in General Nursing

    I think patients that have generally been healthy their whole lives and who have never had a sick relative are unaware of all that we do. Because most of it does happen away from them, as well as in...

  16. What does high acuity mean to *you*?

    msjellybean replied to annister's topic in General Nursing

    I work heme/onc with general medical overflow and our (flawed) acuity system asks us to rank GI, neuro, skin, cardiac, respiratory, level of anxiety, medication response, frequency of VS measurement,...

  17. What grosses YOU out?

    msjellybean replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sputum is my number one. Just thinking about it right now is making me dry heave. Bowel obstruction emesis & feet that are dry & flaky and send a shower of dead skin into the air when you...

  18. What other units do you work on besides your "home" unit?

    msjellybean replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I work onco and so far have been floated to cardiac med-surg (mostly 3-4 day post op CABG pts, but some CVA people too), ortho, and what has almost become a surgical step down unit (lots of neuro pts,...

  19. How do I get around to LIKING changing an ostomy bag?

    msjellybean replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    I very much doubt you'll ever actually like it. Unless you're like my friend who, for some odd reason, thinks ostomies are the coolest things since sliced bread. But, I find it easier to deal with...

  20. How many new grad associate degree nurses have landed jobs recently?

    msjellybean replied to Will Never's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not really considered a new grad anymore (graduated December 09), but I found a job right after graduation. However, I also had a previous bachelor's in a health field and went through my...

  21. Meds associated with Bleeding

    msjellybean replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They're classes of

  22. Call Bell Requests

    msjellybean replied to pomRN's topic in General Nursing

    1) toileting needs 2) beeping pump 3) accidental We do hourly rounding as well for pain/potty/positioning/personal effects, but at night it's soo much different. I can look in on a patient, see that...

  23. Nurse Week Goodies, funniest ones you've seen

    msjellybean replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our sister unit last year for Nurses Week was the GI clinic. Along with everything else, we all got samples of pink lemonade flavored

  24. Good hand lotion?

    msjellybean replied to Quark09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not from personal experience, but +1 for Corn Huskers lotion. My brother used to unload packages for FedEx Ground and in the winter, his hands were always dry & cracked and just looked painful....

  25. Do you have volunteers on your unit and what do they do

    msjellybean replied to wastingnotime's topic in General Nursing

    We have volunteers several times a week. Most of them are scheduled during dayshift hours, but here's what I see of them on nights. They stock the unit & rooms, they wipe down surfaces, and run...