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Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice, so if you would be so kind... Let me give you a little background. I have been a RN for 4 yrs, 2 yrs in the unit where I am now. I have been taking over the charge/nurse manager position since March when ...

Thanks so much everyone! I think just hearing some reassuring words helped me realize what I pretty much already knew. I appreciate yalls input greatly. Again, thanks for all of the well wishes. Looking foward to some fabulous christmas gifts: a new...

Hello all! I work in endoscopy. A question came up during a staff meeting about the Aldrete score. As I understand it, the Aldrete score is used to asses the pt after sedation or a procedure. This score is used as a post-procedure tool as a way of de...

Thanks for all of your replies! So for the pre-op aldrete score..what score do you give for the BP? I thought the paramaters were +/- 20% pre-medication BP, etc? How do you give a score for the 1st BP, with nothing prior to compare to and meds have y...

thanks for all of your replies!!! my mind can rest easy now! :) she is doing much better now, and should be home at the end of the week. thanks again everyone!

Hello all, I have a question for you pedi nurses, or anyone who can offer some insight... My 5 year old niece is in the hospital and is getting IV antibiotics and fluids. She was admitted Friday morning (9/12), and when I went to visit her today (9/1...

Im an not sure if there has already been a post about this so if so, I apologize. Just about every one of my family and friends with small children have called me (suprise, suprise) in the last day asking about this incident in SC where the young boy...

I was looking to try home health as a change from Med-Surg (been there 1 1/2 years and the stress of 7-8 pts is killing me). A friend of mine works for an angency here in town and wants me to come see "what it's all about". My only reservation is not...

Quick question... I see PICC lines on a regular, daily basis. I work in a county hospital and deal with a lot of pt's with drug abuse issues as well, some even homeless. I have seen a couple pt's with active hx of IVDA have PICC lines placed for ant...

from what ive been told, the other guy was giving him cigarettes in return for the meds...

yeah, i have also had a couple of MDs write orders such as "pt does not have hospital privelages". They do find a way to "sneak out" though. We one time had a pt who had a morphine PCA pump....would often go off the floor to smoke...until someone rep...

Try volunteering at a hospital. I went to a private high school and we had to have so many "service hours" per year to graduate. At the time, my mom suggested I work as a "candy-striper" or hospital volunteer. I had never been in a hospital other th...

Sounds like we work at the same hospital!!! I was ready to quit last week....I do 12's and it was my week of 3 in a row. I had a group of 7 pt's; 2 with Heparin gtt's, 2 with chest tubes, one with TPN, and one with a HUGE dressing change that had ...

hello all!!! I have been working on a med-surg floor now for a little over a year, and I love my job. I love interacting with my patients, their families, and my fellow nurses. Everyone is so nice on my floor, especially my boss. I know I was lucky ...

my :heartbeat aches for you and my prayers are with you!! come to texas!!! we love new nurses on our floor!!! Good luck in all you do.

tape.... I hate going in to see my pt first thing in the morning, attempting to flush his PIV, and then seeing a sea of tape over it! C'mon people! LOL, I know some are more prone to being pulled out, etc....but jeeze, ease up a bit. Especially on t...

What happened to the thinking that "no question is a dumb question"? Now, i can see those where the questions are obvoiusly straight from a home work assignment, etc. to be a bit annoying... However, I personally, simply benefit from hearing other's...

Blee, thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I always try to take my lunch break, there has been only one time in the year I have been here I have not been able to. The people I work with are great, teamwork is always apparent, and we alway...

I have been a nurse on a med-surg floor for 1 year now. I love being a nurse, I love working with pt's on a daily basis, and I love the feeling of success or gratification I often get. One problem: my floor is so unpredictable. One day I may have 4 ...

i plan on going out tonight as soon as im off, come 1915 watch out!

congrats! I got my first job on a med-surg floor as well; been here for a year now, and am so amazed at what I have learned. Just remember that it may get hectic at times, and you may feel like ripping your hair out, but those are the days when you l...

I had a pt with a few meds scheduled for 0800 (Lopressor, Amiodarone, and Plavix). Gave the meds on time, pt was OOBTC for breakfast, and transporter comes for pt at approx 0900 for dialysis. This pt was not on a reg MWF or TThS dialysis schedule, it...

Well, I work on a med-surg floor. Typically, post-op patients have IV meds for pain or PCA pumps. IMO this is due to the recent surgery and given amout of pain as well as advancing pt's diet (many pt's get sick when PO meds are given on an empty stom...

I received a card just yesterday from a 88 year old pt I took care of over the weekend. He had hand-written a note inside that said how thankful he was for the attention I gave him, and even told me that I was his angel. This is the first time since ...

Hello all! I have been a RN on med-surg floor for about 9 months now. :uhoh3:A pt of mine will be going for a TIPS procedure tomorrow am. I am aware of what the actual procedure is, however I have yet to take care of a pt after one has been done. Jus...