Helori

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  1. Treat the patient, not the monitor

    Helori replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    I like the phrase, I've used the phrase and will probably continue to. To me it doesn't mean you ignore either the pt or the monitor simply that all the monitors and technology in the world is not a...

  2. Vent about toiletting patients

    Helori replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would've signed and added the note that "I will toilet pts when I answer the call bell when I do not have other pts requiring a higher level of nursing care at the same

  3. The best excuses for positive drug screens

    Helori replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes but there is implied consent. If you have to hold a person down to take blood and insert a catheter you'd better have a court order or something to back you. But like brillohead said if you say I...

  4. Sheath Pulls

    Helori replied to jackpp's topic in Critical Care

    Does your hospital do out patient cats as well? In our hospital we have a holding room where the out patient sheaths are pulled and any admitted pts from the tele floors go there for the sheath...

  5. Weather Policy

    Helori replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

  6. Weather Policy

    Helori replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I live 20 minutes from work so I never get the option of calling out due to weather but I live in Canada and life doesn't stop for snow so I've driven in plenty of snowstorms. What I wonder is if it...

  7. New Grad need help with breaking away from patients

    Helori replied to Jaclyn.ready's topic in Nursing Career

    When I have a pt that talks a lot and takes a little more time I usually save them for last. I know you're probably always busy and have something that you need to do but if you do his meds last at...

  8. why give this patient magnesium sulfate??

    Helori replied to mb2995's topic in Patient Medications

    Was the pt on tele? Because in our CCU when we have a pt having a lot of runs of VT we often give 1g of Mag even with out a previous level. On VTers out docs like levels better than 1 and I've never...

  9. Muslim nursing students

    Helori replied to mtcowgirl's topic in General Students

    It's the same at my hospital. We can still wear jackets and longs sleeves but jackets must come off before going into patients rooms to provide care and long sleeves must be able to be rolled up to...

  10. Which fields of nursing have the most stable clients

    Helori replied to JPN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think something like day surgery or school nursing would completely stress me out. When I was a new grad I was saying that a pt made me nervous because he was so sick. He had just about every...

  11. Scenario:What would you do?

    Helori replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation a few years ago when I was a new grad. I had a pt in his 40's severely brain damaged after a MVC and had been living in a NH with a g-tube for years. He was on our Med unit...

  12. I'm Only A Nurse......

    Helori replied to mye614's topic in General Nursing

    This poem was posted in the nursing station of the hospital where I use to work and it was really nice to read when you were having one of 'those' days. I'm "Just A Nurse" I'm "just a nurse." I just...

  13. Side effects of spinal anesthesia

    Helori posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My grandfather just had knee replacement surgery under a spinal. He's doing great, except for the fact that he had not been able to urinate since the surgery. Twice he has had his catheter taken out...

  14. Side effects of spinal anesthesia

    Helori replied to Helori's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was just talking to my father, my grandpa is scheduled to be d/c'd tomorrow with the catheter. He's walking on his own, doing stairs and feeling great. Now let's see if I can remember all the...

  15. Side effects of spinal anesthesia

    Helori replied to Helori's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That was the first thing I thought of too, that he probably couldn't pee lying in bed. But since then he has been up walking (with assistance) and they have stood him up when he's trying to void....

  16. Side effects of spinal anesthesia

    Helori replied to Helori's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks, that's pretty much what I figured but wanted to know for sure. It just ticked me off that they wanted to d/c him without investigating the problem and just let the home care nurse take care...

  17. Side effects of spinal anesthesia

    Helori posted a topic in General Nursing

    My grandfather just had knee replacement surgery under a spinal. He's doing great, except for the fact that he had not been able to urinate since the surgery. Twice he has had his catheter taken out...

  18. So what WAS nursing like in the "good old days"?

    Helori replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not my story, I just graduated a few years ago. But my Grandmother who started nursing in 1932 has told me some doozies. First she not only looked after her patients but also washed the...

  19. Bad choice of words

    Helori replied to RoadRunner's topic in Nursing Humor

    A couple of weeks ago I had 2 little old men who shared a room sitting up at the nurses station desk. They were both confused and would wander and get lost so I wanted to keep them up until they were...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Helori replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is too funny! I used to think people were generally normal and at least semi-smart, then I became a nurse. I've learned it's not a great idea to fix your roof after drinking most of a 24 pack by...

  21. any nurses out there who LOVE their jobs?

    Helori replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Granted their are more days that I go home complaining about my job than telling everybody how great it is, but that's just venting! I work on a M/S floor too! I started there right after I graduated...

  22. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

    Helori replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean! A couple of months ago I had a pt die about 2400. So I called housekeeping to clean the room for a new admission (It was the only empty bed on our floor and emerg was packed)....

  23. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    Helori replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Major problem on our floor as we are a teaching hospital with many clerks, interns, residents, and consultants. So we never really have a chance to get used to anybodys writing. Most of the time...

  24. A gentle approach to dementia...

    Helori replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    These are some great ideas! I work acute care and my best advice to simply make sure that you always treat them with respect. You may think they are completely nuts but any patient with a fluctuating...

  25. A gentle approach to dementia...

    Helori replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    These are some great ideas! I work acute care and my best advice to simply make sure that you always treat them with respect. You may think they are completely nuts but any patient with a fluctuating...