Burnt Out

Burnt Out ASN, RN

Med-surg; OB/Well baby; pulmonology; RTS

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  1. How long do you hold IVF when drawing blood from PICC line?

    Burnt Out replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just normally turn the fluids off, draw my waste, draw my labs, flush and start the IVFs back again. Now TPN or PPN, I turn off for several minutes first, then do the same as above. I listen to all...

  2. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    Burnt Out replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, several times. One thing is doctors wanting us to give Versed on call to surgery or cath lab. We can't do it without being properly trained/certified. The only time we can give it is if an MD...

  3. In your experience.......when a seemingly "stable" patient tells you they are

    Burnt Out replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    I have had that happen too. Not

  4. Bittersweet Story: 'Claine and Samuel

    Burnt Out replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have read Maclaine's story before from a link on a grief support site where one or both of her parents are members. I admire them for what they did. I had asked about organ donation when my son...

  5. npo question

    Burnt Out replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    I consider them NPO if they are NPO. No gum, ice or meds unless specified by the

  6. Doing Floor assessment in ED before admission

    Burnt Out replied to cactusj's topic in Emergency

    I work on a floor and while I do want to assess my patients head to toe when they come to me, it would be beneficial to both the patient and the nursing staff if IT (for those of us who do computer...

  7. Charting

    Burnt Out replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Different hospitals have different set-ups. We use charting by exception by computer. So when we chart our assessment, that is it unless something out of the ordinary occurs. We also have little...

  8. The Best Hospitals List

    Burnt Out replied to DanFNP's topic in General Nursing

    It is listed under the best for cancer. But not on the general pediatric

  9. Clinitron Bed

    Burnt Out replied to Mbshil's topic in General Nursing

    I think the name is Dri Flow pads. We are told this is the only thing we need to put between the patient and the bed on one of the specialty mattresses/beds. They are very strong too-able to pull...

  10. IJ catheter for Dialysis

    Burnt Out replied to kstec's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well first you did a wonderful job so don't feel dumb. It doesn't matter if you are a RN or LPN, we can not know everything. In my facility, we do not use a dialysis catheter/Vas Cath unless it is an...

  11. Green stool

    Burnt Out replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes something with purple dye will cause your stool to turn green. My preschooler has been wanting Kool Aid lately (grape) and my hubby freaked out one day when her stool was

  12. LPN question for RNs in hospitals

    Burnt Out replied to mazy's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, we do not have many LPNs left in our hospital as our DON has and is phasing them out. We miss them and they were valuable personnel in our hospital. And yes, depending on the state you are in...

  13. what meds should I NOT be around while pregnant?!?!

    Burnt Out replied to momnurse84's topic in General Nursing

    I thought women who were HIV + took AZT to decrease transmission to the fetus? So I guess I wonder why pregnant women can't touch

  14. Office/On Call LPN giving orders

    Burnt Out replied to stethoscope81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have a problem with calling doctor's offices and their nurses wanting to give us orders. If I had a dollar for every time they tried to give me an order and I told them it is against our hospital...

  15. Nurse calls in because of herpes outbreak

    Burnt Out replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    i have taken care of patients who happened to have a herpes outbreak while hospitalized and i definitely saw how painful it could be. and i do agree that "ewww" is offensive. but i too take offense...

  16. passed out

    Burnt Out replied to huladancer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a young woman on our unit awhile back that had just recently had a baby (I think she was 1-2 weeks post partum). She developed a massive infection along her c-section incision and required an...

  17. zofran question

    Burnt Out replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in Patient Medications

    I have seen a Zofran drip a couple of times on the floors but I had a continuous Zofran pump with my last pregnancy (I had severe

  18. Zofran

    Burnt Out replied to scoopyjosh's topic in Patient Medications

    You should really push Zofran over at least 5 minutes. If you don't, you can give your patients a massive headache. I speak from experience because with my last pregnancy, I had severe hyperemesis...

  19. The things you never forget...

    Burnt Out replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I will never forget the 12 week gestation and 16 week gestation babies that I saw that died way before their time. So tiny and yet so

  20. most fertile during menstruation? what?

    Burnt Out replied to lorenwithano's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was about to post the same thing. I've ovulated as late as day 26 in my cycle as not all women have clockwork 28 day cycles. All women, nurses or not, should check out Taking Charge of Your...

  21. Sibling Visitation Rules Exist For A Reason...

    Burnt Out replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is how I would feel if something like that happened while my babies were in the

  22. services for antepartum moms...suggestions?

    Burnt Out replied to pelanurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What about having a stock of yummy smelling bath gels and lotions? The moms that have been in the hospital for so long and don't have access to those things would probably appreciate them. Other than...

  23. What do you wish someone would have told you on your first nursing job?

    Burnt Out replied to KourtneiNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was told no question is ever dumb. So never hesitate to ask questions. If you don't know how to do a procedure, ask your other coworkers and see if they will go with you and watch you do it (while...

  24. RN's replacing G-tubes.

    Burnt Out replied to Rolipoli 65's topic in General Nursing

    We have g-tubes in stock in our central supply (at least we did). We also have to pass a competency per our policy to be able to insert another G-tube. We use cola, diet cola or cranberry juice to...

  25. A day in the life of this nurse...LONG

    Burnt Out replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's been awhile since I've had a day like that...thankfully. Sounds like you need---->:icon_hug:----->:tbsk:------->:BDCk: and a :smiletea2: Sorry, I'm just a wee bit tired and a big...