megananne7

megananne7

Assisted Living, Med-Surg/CVA specialty

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  1. not like me

    megananne7 replied to gjwifey's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused by this post? R/T nursing????

  2. Zofran

    megananne7 replied to scoopyjosh's topic in Patient Medications

    I know Phenergan is a vesicant, but at my hospital we only give 6.25 mg a dose and we dilute it with 10mL NS and push very slow. Would it still burn with that much

  3. The Hospital Spa

    megananne7 replied to Medic2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught effleurage in nursing

  4. Pneumonia Diagnosis: No Isolation? Offered Vaccine?

    megananne7 replied to LuLu2008's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why a pneumonia pt would need

  5. Smoking at Work.

    megananne7 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I hate working with smokers. 1. I have asthma and even smelling the smoke on them can cause issues with me. 2. How is it fair they are taking multiple breaks + their lunch break and all I get is a...

  6. Scrub color help!!

    megananne7 replied to sbf187's topic in General Nursing

    Dickies girl here! I stick with their hip flip

  7. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    megananne7 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Dunno if it will help you, but I wear glasses and when I wear them families tend to think I am older than I am. It helps to avoid the "You're just a baby, you cant take care of my mother whos here...

  8. nursing shortage? how about equipment shortage?

    megananne7 replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Nursing

    Not as bad as 1 wheelchair for the entire hospital, but I have spend unknown amounts of time lookin for feeding tube pumps, IV pumps, PCAs,

  9. Ob-gyn.

    megananne7 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    No, they go to nursing schools. OB-GYNs go to med school. Med school = MD Nursing school =

  10. Ob-gyn.

    megananne7 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be an MD specializing in OB-GYN, have fun paying the malpractice

  11. Code Blue

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have yet to do any code blues or have any experience with them other than what I see on Discovery Health. We are supposed to have a mock code blue today around the time I go in and was told they...

  12. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    megananne7 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Too young to be a nurse? I see your 28... Do they expect all nurses to be 50+ or

  13. Computer charting

    megananne7 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about losing the entire electronic chart, but as for modifying data, only the person that entered the information and delete any assessment/vitals/i&o information and can only be...

  14. Using Nurses as CNAs?

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility ever have to use nurses as CNAs? I have been at my job for about 3 months now and I've noticed in the past 2 weeks, we've had multiple nurses having to work as CNAs. As far as I...

  15. So, who's been hauled into court?

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Care to share your

  16. So, who's been hauled into court?

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's really sad a tobacco addiction (or maybe just not caring/believing the pt?) overtook

  17. Malpractice Insurance

    megananne7 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps their reasoning is most new grads are broke. Like I was before I started working full time. And young drivers do get discounts, btw. I got them for being a full time student & having a...

  18. Malpractice Insurance

    megananne7 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    NSO. New grads get half

  19. Nurse given anti-HTN & dig, yet documenting bradycardia.

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine works in an ALF and says there's a new nurse there that has CONTINUALLY given anti-HTN and dig to some residents and on the MAR will sign she gave it and then document a heart rate...

  20. When the IV med is finished running

    megananne7 replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I also do this. I like to make sure they get all of that ABT and not have some of it sitting in the

  21. Nurse given anti-HTN & dig, yet documenting bradycardia.

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    My issue with the state being involved would be if this CONTINUES and the facility knows about it and refuses to do anything about it. I will suggest these things to my

  22. tele nurses

    megananne7 replied to debg's topic in General Nursing

    Currently, we are medical tele, not cardiac tele. We specialize in CVAs but are primarly a med surg floor. We usually have 6:1 in our groups, but when short a nurse, up to 8

  23. "NEVER Events"

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Ventilator associated pneumonia?!?! Uh, I'm not an ICU nurse but I thought a LOT of people on vents get some kind of respiratory ailment. Even Dr. G (on Discovery Health) mentioned it that a lot/most...

  24. Personal Malpractice Insurance

    megananne7 replied to ProvRN's topic in General Nursing

    Better safe than sorry!I'm a new grad, and my policy from NSO was half off , only $47 for the first

  25. MRSA sepsis leads to septic emboli/CVA r/t peripheral IV?

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient for a few shifts a few days ago. They were discharged middle of last week from my unit, had a CVA with that admission, but apparently had improved greatly, walking great, no issues with...