KaroSnowQueen RN

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    Nurse Patient Ratio on Telemetry with Drips

    KaroSnowQueen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our N/P ratio has been 1:6 forever. We are a telemetry med-surg unit. Now they are wanting us to take drips and are sending all the nurses to a class to learn about the drips (Amiodorone, Cardizem,...
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    New to LTC/SNF - Does this sound right?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to CMLPNnowRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurse/pt ratio seems about right to me. I have seen worse and better, but that's about right. The last LTC job I had several years ago, I was the only nurse for 39
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    Can't go with family on vacation. Is it worth it?!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    No it is not worth it. If you can't get the requested time off, I'd go on vacation anyway. If your manager isn't receptive to the idea, I believe I'd get "sick" and stay home. If you need a dr's...
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    Is it selfish not to get a Flu Shot?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say I have a lot of reservations about the flu shot. I worked in LTC for about ten years and every year every resident got a flu shot. And every year one or two of them got severely ill...
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    Do you give up your seat for a doctor?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    No! Every GREAT once in a while, one of the really nice docs will come in and look around for a chair with charts in his hand, and IF I'm not really busy, I WILL get up for for him/her. But for...
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    Worst information given in shift report!!!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE sloppy out of order report. "Mrs. X has a foley. She is on a regular diet. Her lungs are coorifice. Her skin is ok, no wait, she has a Stage 4 on her butt. I didn't...
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    Tattoos and nursing

    KaroSnowQueen replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I just don't think piercings or tattoos look professional. We are nurses, we always talk about professionalism, but some of us don't always look/act that way. I would be...
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    Feeling guilty and mad at the same time

    KaroSnowQueen replied to gladtobeOB's topic in General Nursing

    I never go in on my days off. I have a life, I have plans, even if it's just lay on the couch all day!!! Work doesn't "own" you and they sure as heck wouldn't drop everything for you!!! ANSWERING...
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    What is reasonable staffing?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your staffing sounds like cake to me. Often in LTC there would be one nurse (me), one to three aides for 39 patients. No UC. That's all. This was on a continuing daily basis. And this was pretty...
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    17 week gestation

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Stephanie in FL's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My grandson was born at 17 weeks. He had a name and a funeral. In most places the parents are given the choice to do just that, or to let the hospital cremate it. Our hospital did photos and...
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    Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    KaroSnowQueen replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    Y'all ain't right. :) I want to upchuck just READING about this!!! :uhoh21:
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    MY FEET HURT Shoe question

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Banana River's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Dansko Professional. Yes they are expensive. But not any more than other shoes that you have to keep replacing and replacing. I got mine direct from the Dansko site for $109. They are comfortable,...
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    Informed Consent

    KaroSnowQueen replied to mak2's topic in General Nursing

    It has been my experience that MD's that actually fully explain everything are few and far between. Some do, but most, especially for minor procedures especially PICCs expect the nurse to explain and...
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    Required to work as PCA instead of being cancelled!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Lovemyjobrn's topic in Agency Nurses

    I refused to do it and they still paid me my 4 hrs in the end. They didn't like it but that's their problem. Seems to me the facility is screwing themselves by paying Nurse pay for CNA
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    Are they still using Cytotec?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My DD was given Cytotec 2.5 mg orally q4h x4 prior to being given Pit to induce her labor. This was one month ago. Do places still use it lady
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    An upsetting fetal death

    KaroSnowQueen replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would have to look and find her name, but she actually testified before congress during the partial birth abortion debate. It is
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    What is the best way to take report. (New Nurse)

    KaroSnowQueen replied to zander's topic in General Nursing

    When you get your cardex, make a list straight down one side or on the empty side of the page: A&O: HEART: LUNGS: O2: IV: IVF: PPP: EDEMA: BS: F/C: ACCUCK: SKIN: ACTIV: Fill in the blanks as you...
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    Diabetic teaching & glucometers

    KaroSnowQueen replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, we do have a diabetic educator, but if she is out or a pt needs teaching on off hours/weekends/holidays, we do it. We have several several several pages of diabetic teaching we print...
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    How should I go about going to job interviews having two little kids?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to estrogen's topic in Nursing Career

    I feel for you. I have five children, stair-stepped in age (now 25,25,24,23,22) and it was hard to find daycare. But I felt that bringing that many little kids to an interview would make it hard for...
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    Question of the Month: To What Degree Should ECG Interpretation be Taught?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am not an educator but I vote for a thorough education. After several (MANY) years as a nurse, I took a job on a telemetry unit, and what little I had previously learned only frustrated me. I had...
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    Women who don't know they're pregnant

    KaroSnowQueen replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first baby was born in August. I was breastfeeding (and did so for a year)and my cycles had not returned after her birth. Fast forward to August the next year. I'm lying in bed one morning and...
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    How Many is Too Many

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Fiona59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, as the oldest of two children, and the mother of five, plus we had eleven foster children during the time our oldest two were 12-21, I have to say there are always pluses and minuses to both...
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    Pushing with a foley in place

    KaroSnowQueen replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My DD just delivered Saturday and they put in a foley as soon as she got the epidural, took it out to push and put it back in afterwards (but she stayed in L&D for almost 10 hrs afterward d/t...
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    Darn it. Mistake on my resume after I mailed it!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to jennanlpn's topic in Nursing Career

    Depending on your age, you could just laugh it off if anyone notices it, that you still haven't gotten used to the "new" way of abbreviating the states. Back in the day, we did abbreviate "Ill." for...
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    Nurses Will Eat Anything

    KaroSnowQueen replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, but grits are good! I have them every morning for