MoopleRN

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  1. Cathflo standing orders

    MoopleRN replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why you have to call the IV team to give it...? Per my facility, we have to check for blood return before giving IV meds and if we don't have one, the line isn't considered patent,...

  2. How do you keep your hands in good shape?

    MoopleRN replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried most of the lotions recommended so far and like gold bond the best. Patting your hands dry vs rubbing them dry can help, too. I also highly recommend using the new dawn plus hand renewal...

  3. Thinking outside the box.

    MoopleRN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you feel that way. You sound tired/BO. Your OP gives the impression you want to get away entirely from clinical/bedside nursing but that's where most of the jobs are, as I'm sure you know....

  4. NG med administration

    MoopleRN replied to athena2005's topic in General Nursing

    I give them individually to avoid precipitates. Never heard of flushing with cola and I'm not so sure that sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't want to leave a sugary residue in the

  5. Lantus

    MoopleRN replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    Lantus patients getting it at HS should definitley have a good HS snack, especially if they had SSI at supper. Lantus often needs a lot of tweaking to get the dose right in my experience, and 35...

  6. Question: What's so bad about the night shift?

    MoopleRN replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll hear a lot of bad things about ANY shift if you listen long enough. Work all 3 shifts, make up your own mind and keep into consideration, your shift preference will change depending on your...

  7. I hate when my co-workers are wasteful.

    MoopleRN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    SO much waste goes on... It's also annoying when there are no wipes at all and you only realize it when you're all gloved/gowned. Another pet peeve is when people leave shoes/AFOs under the bed and...

  8. What things do you feel set apart the great nurses from the good ones?

    MoopleRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What an eye-opener thread this is! This is something I've been thinking about lately.... am I a good nurse? How can I be a better nurse? I'm a spiritual person and I always pray for a good...

  9. drawing blood from picc or port

    MoopleRN replied to veronica butterfly's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We need an order for PICCs, not PACs. Most of our PICC placement orders will include an order to draw, if they don't, we're not calling the doctor at 0500 to get an order to draw for lab. They're...

  10. I'm so discouraged

    MoopleRN replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I'm wrong, but I'm getting the impression you'll take any job that pays $12 and if that's the case, then being a CNA is not for you, even if it pays better than that (and it most likely won't...

  11. How would you care for this patient?

    MoopleRN replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    They ambulated to the nurses' station to tell you they feel weak? And their VS and glucose are WNL? I'd assess how lonely they are or if they're looking for some attention!

  12. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

    MoopleRN replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    What does a peak or trough have to do with the initial dose? Where I am, LPNs don't even flush IIVDs (without proper IV certification) let alone mess with PICCs so I can't imagine why only RNs can do...

  13. Not going to cut it in the real world

    MoopleRN replied to theksmom's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be fine. You're doing well in school, you love the clinical aspect and the fact that you're scared/worried shows how important this is to you (and frankly, I'd be worried if a student wasn't...

  14. piggybacking?

    MoopleRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't have maintenance fluids, I'm not going to waste a NS bag to flush the tubing even if I was allowed to. I simply let the bag run dry and the pump will beep at me/tell me the tubing is full...

  15. What is the most serious problem facing the bedside nurse today?

    MoopleRN replied to leosasha's topic in General Nursing

    What's the most serious problem? Too much to do and not enough time to do it. We simply cannot provide the kind of care we ought/the patients deserve given the myriad of other crap we're expected to...

  16. IV Abx?

    MoopleRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    What's a "tbing"?!? I don't understand the 250 ml bag of NS to piggy back in your abx, either. Seems like a waste to me, why not just infuse the med and be done if you don't have maintenance fluids...

  17. IV Abx?

    MoopleRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    If patients on my floor don't normally have maintenance fluids running, sometimes they'll get put on NS at a TKO rate if they have multiple abx. That makes things SO much easier for us not having to...

  18. Pretending to palpate pulses

    MoopleRN replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming you're a student here (and that it can be intimidating to question a staff nurse's assessment/intervention).... You don't say what happened afterwards other than the staff nurse charted a...

  19. Do you know the right answer?

    MoopleRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    If a CNA came to me saying the resident wasn't acting right, the first thing I'd do is get him/her to be more specific/objectively descriptive... but that's not what they're asking, apparently. If...

  20. Present at death

    MoopleRN replied to chirstine's topic in General Nursing

    You and your patient were very lucky to have each other at that

  21. Unprofessional Nurse

    MoopleRN replied to Katy-NursingStudent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It sounds to me like you love her/care about her/are thinking about her future (and how involved you'll be in that). It also sounds to me like you're super-frustrated/afraid her financial burden is...

  22. Hospital vs. Office nursing?

    MoopleRN replied to MerdalRN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't sound "on the fence" to me! You sound pretty gung-ho about the office thang. I've always worked in a hospital/LTC setting so I don't have any pros/cons for you. Good luck with whatever...

  23. Failed Drug Test!!!!!!

    MoopleRN replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused about the leaving-a-message/HIPPA aspect but will gladly chime in with my unsolicited opinon: Whatever phone number YOU supplied gives them the right to call THAT number and...

  24. My two least favorite words

    MoopleRN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    DC Foley daily weight contact isolation guaiac stools neuro checks fluid restriction full code (on failing to thrive elders whose ribs you're sure to crack) psych eval Gosh! That's a bunch and I bet...

  25. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    MoopleRN replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    No, BrightEyes, I didn't take your "when in Rome..." comment literally. My #95 response to that was to be taken in the very tongue-in-cheek and sarcastic tone it was written. I understood your POV,...