megananne7

megananne7 specializes in Assisted Living, Med-Surg/CVA specialty.

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1. New admits at shift change

   megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I worked 7a-7p yesterday and my charge nurse told me at about 6:30p that we were getting an admit - we printed out her info from the ED even thought we both knew the pt wouldnt be coming up until...

2. can you work...

   megananne7 replied to golfergirl17's topic in General Nursing

   I worked on weekends only when I was in college for my ADN - My job was one where I sat and answered phones, so in between calls I was able to study. In terms of clinicals, it depends on what...

3. PPD results

   megananne7 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Changing jobs! and the first 2 tests were

4. what is the nursing.....

   megananne7 replied to jinyi's topic in General Nursing

   http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nursing+history

5. Paranormal phenomena?

   megananne7 replied to colzanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Here's a big thread with lots of stories

6. Can a nursing student use the word "code"?

   megananne7 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

   I don't see why you can't use the term Code Blue, as long as that's the code the facility your at uses for an arrest. If there's a code, there's a code! Dont be afraid to be obnxious to get attention...

7. PPD results

   megananne7 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I havent had a positive PPD, but I've had the nursescreening me take me to the head of employee health. She took one look at me, saw I was a fair skinned, freckled redhead and said it was an allergy....

8. How to get in?

   megananne7 replied to MamaOneday's topic in General Nursing

   I never worked as a CNA, but at my hospital the nurses on Peds don't have CNAs to utilize. I dont know about L&D, but we've had mother-baby CNAs get floated to my

9. Death?

   megananne7 replied to Annieee's topic in General Nursing

   I posted this in this post; https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/have-you-ever-gone-find-patient-dead-what-happened-127107-8.html#post2920717 I like to think maybe she was waiting for someone to come in...

10. Had my first code last night

    megananne7 replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    Good job! Does your hospital have a rapid response team? My hospital does and one of the criteria for calling them into action is just "something doesnt feel right" or nurses

11. Ever heard of fomites, doc?

    megananne7 replied to Scooter321's topic in General Nursing

    Ive seen plenty of docs go in and out of isolation rooms with no gown or

12. HIV+ residents

    megananne7 replied to mo_07's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'M ignorant in thinking that we've reached a period of time where people realize HOW HIV is transmitted, and when I read the original post, I thought the poster was a

13. SP CVP Insertion?

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    It was a PICC insertion. But we had to wait until today to get it inserted since the pt has MR and we needed to get consent from her legal appointed

14. SP CVP Insertion?

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient who had this ordered this afternoon. Our MDs have a computer order system - The PA's order read "SP CVP Insertion" and the reason for the order was "pneumonia". I asked 2 other more...

15. Choosing NS or another baby, or both?

    megananne7 replied to scastillo1's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic: Did anyone read this as the person choosing between a baby or normal saline? I got confused for a minute. I need to go to