megananne7

megananne7

Assisted Living, Med-Surg/CVA specialty

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

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    She wasnt have a bowel movement. I came in the room and she was sitting on the toilet, daughter next to her. I guess she was resting? But her bed was literally 3-4 ft from the

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

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Pt is in early 50s. Came in the first time with CVA, I didnt have her as a pt so I dont know what areas of infarct there were or if it was really a TIA or what (I say this b/c the CT she had when she...

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

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    The area of phlebitis I saw was a little reddened but I wouldn't look at it and say "OMG!" When I palpated the area she made no reaction at all,

  4. Am I Crazy?

    megananne7 replied to DorothyAnn0403's topic in General Nursing

    If I were the first nurse in this situation and the aide came to me stating there was a lot of swelling and bruising, I'd definitely go check the pt out ASAP. Also, I'm hoping the first nurse did an...

  5. Alcohol Testing

    megananne7 replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol, that's nothing. In my state, supposedly you can be brought before the BON if you're caught spotlighting

  6. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    megananne7 replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I 16 yr old was working in healthcare and was named in a lawsuit for some reason, would the plaintiff have to sue the 16 yr olds

  7. Unreliable Report

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand when I get report from certain nurses on my unit, but I have been following the same nurse the past 2-3 shifts I;ve worked and I always get conflicting information in report or if I ask...

  8. Career ending mistakes?

    megananne7 replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    I made a post recently about being scared of being sued and such, and I see a lot of you say you cant lose a license if you made an error on accident. . . what about if it causes harm to the patient?...

  9. Question for Female Nurses

    megananne7 replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't matter to me. My boyfriend is a volunteer firefighter and occassionally drives the ambulance, but for the most part he's not well versed in medical

  10. Paranoid of getting sued/license taken away!

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I've got an anxiety d/s, but I am terrified I will end up getting my license taken away and/or sued/taken to court. I don't think I am a negligent person or put pts in harms way, but I guess...

  11. Staffing based on # of pts, not amount of care!

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my pet peeves at my new job... ancillary & nursing staffed based on # of pts, instead of looking at the complexity of patients, We have a 22 bed unit and at least 10 of them today were...

  12. Staffing based on # of pts, not amount of care!

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Whoops, I meant 24 bed unit, not

  13. Sliding Scale Insulin

    megananne7 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I dunno this struck me as a bit rude.It might help you to tell people what they said was wrong or "misinformation" rather than just saying "You said something wrong, go educate yourselves". I...

  14. What you get for nurses week

    megananne7 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    This year I got a blue & white mesh bag (like a small tote bag) with the hospital logo on it, along with "Happy Nurses Week" on the side of it. Inside was a $5 coupon to the cafeteria (the open...

  15. Need input from some RNs please

    megananne7 replied to AR_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't really help you because I"m a new grad RN so I can't quit answer your questions r/t "over the years". (Was this assignment assigned recently? You seem a little stressed since it's due...

  16. It seems some Nurses don't do much...?

    megananne7 replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, vitals and such are usually done by the CNA or PCT assigned to that patient. Most of my time is spent passing meds, charting, nursing skills, admissions/discharges,

  17. Stoke signs

    megananne7 replied to JWEMT's topic in General Nursing

    when in doubt, send 'em

  18. Brain Fart: Whats the name of this CVA symptom?

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of CVA patients have difficulty with the task of reaching for objects, and instead of grabbing the object, they attempt to grab to either side of the object... or when attempting to feed...

  19. LPN vs RN

    megananne7 replied to kris10xxx86's topic in General Nursing

    YOu don't necessarily need to go to school for 4 years to become an RN. I'm currently an RN and the actually nursing program I went to was 2 years long. After the first year, you can sit for your LPN...

  20. Brain Fart: Whats the name of this CVA symptom?

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, I work on the Stroke unit, so I am aware a negative CT doesn't necessarily mean the pt didn't have a CVA. I have to tell you when I noticed his new neuro changes I freaked and paged the MD on...

  21. Brain Fart: Whats the name of this CVA symptom?

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Well when he was admitted he had a negative CT.... then the STAT CT was negative. And I guess he had a repeat CT ordered to follow up from the admitting CT (the morning after his STAT CT)... that one...

  22. picc lines

    megananne7 replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused but you'd push it like you'd push any other meds thru a regular peripheral

  23. Brain Fart: Whats the name of this CVA symptom?

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Dysmetria seems like it means grabbing in front of or behind the objects, rather than to the left or right of an object. BTW, my patient had a STAT CT and it was negative other than older...

  24. Nurses Week

    megananne7 replied to meandrog02's topic in General Nursing

    Um, I got a Dum Dum lollipop today. And a patient gave me a hug and said thank you :) That meant more than the Dum

  25. Convince me I won't get MRSA? Pre-nursing school student!

    megananne7 replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Wash your hands and follow isolation guidelines. You'll be