RNcDreams

RNcDreams

Tele, ED/Pediatrics, CCU/MICU

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  1. RN vs. Phlebotomist

    RNcDreams replied to sweet sue's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ER and we only call for lab draws if -the RN can't get blood from an IV start, and then a tech tries and misses -an RN and a tech tries and each misses -the IV nurse is barely able to start...

  2. Hey you..with the trashy blonde hair

    RNcDreams replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line: Work should not give you

  3. It's not the nicotine patch!!!

    RNcDreams replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient the other day who had an H&H of 7.4 and 22 and he actually fought with me about going out to smoke. My answer was "I could lose my license if I stand you up outside to smoke in...

  4. On flight to Europe... "we need a nurse"!

    RNcDreams replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the good stories and thoughts....... This seems to be an interesting topic, there's no clear right or

  5. On flight to Europe... "we need a nurse"!

    RNcDreams replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    I don't quite understand..... Am I legally obligated to help, if the call goes out for "medical personnel" ? Or are you saying I'm just going to do more harm than good? (Also, I am taking comfort in...

  6. rants about work

    RNcDreams replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oo OO me! Me: "Hello, My name is ____. I am calling because Patient XYZ is coming over to you for a CT of his _____. Can you please bring him across the hall to Xray when you are done? He is to have...

  7. My embarassing moment re: doc and TO

    RNcDreams replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hahah i had that happen to me today! (Im new as well...) Doc asked me for an Alcohol Detox protocol sheet... and it was loud and he has an accent... and I had to go "What?" three times, because...

  8. AHHHHHHHH REAL Monsters!!!!!!!!!!!!

    RNcDreams replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    When I get very frustrated and upset (i.e., I ask 3 available techs "Can any of you help me bring up my tele admit?" and they stand together, look at me, and begin to crack jokes about how short I am,...

  9. a dumb question

    RNcDreams replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    What is the intended effect of the Sandostatin in these patient

  10. Being on the Code team freaks me out

    RNcDreams replied to Bella RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    For me, when responding to floor codes with my preceptor and an ER doc, I find the CROWD to be anxiety producing!! There's usually way too many bodies in the room, most of which are not doing...

  11. question about IV pump

    RNcDreams replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    You were right to be concerned! It can be tough to try and "think" like your pump in order to troubleshoot. We use Alaris pumps, and they, like stated above, are gravity based. On our pumps, you...

  12. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    RNcDreams replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    how about "sphygmomanometer?" hehehe... I can say it as long as I

  13. What does it take to be an ED nurse, and should a new grad even try?

    RNcDreams replied to futurecnm's topic in Emergency

    You must do what makes you happy, and what works for you. I graduated May '07, went straight to ER, and came off orientation last week... and yes, it works for me :) If you are sensitive and can't...

  14. charting sleep question

    RNcDreams replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    Well.... if a patient is on a monitor, and their HR is steady in the 70's, they are breathing regularly, their pressures are stable, resp rate in the low teens, and their 02 sats are in the 90's.......

  15. A Generation of Wimps?

    RNcDreams replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency

    It's quite frustrating when you're assessing a patient with a minor complaint, who says "I just wanted to get it looked at" when you ask them what made them come to the hospital, TODAY, for their back...

  16. weekend/holiday pays during orientation

    RNcDreams replied to tabycat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm off orientation tomorrow, and for the past 6 months I have been paid the bare minimum. I have worked weekends with my preceptors, as well as evenings and nights.... making the bare minimum. There...

  17. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    RNcDreams replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh.... that's the feeling I get when I am juggling a bag of saline, a few syringes, a chart, and a pillow, and need to start an IV and check someones vitals, and a family member is hovering outside...

  18. Made first med error :( Filled out first OAR.

    RNcDreams posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello Just posting because I feel so angry at myself, and so very inadequate. I am a new grad in the ED, off orientation this coming sunday. Yesterday, while doing conscious sedation on a 17yoM, I...

  19. Made first med error :( Filled out first OAR.

    RNcDreams replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    I did look them up-- I know Dilaudid is stronger. The point was, Demerol IM was a new med for me. So, I triple

  20. Made first med error :( Filled out first OAR.

    RNcDreams replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of the positive, supportive responses! Since that patient, I have been checking any syringe that I am unsure of with another RN--any time I give a new IV med, and if I feel even the...

  21. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RNcDreams replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    I agree with above posts-- I had a doc recently say "You can take the backboard out" on a pt who was found on his floor, and had been there for an unknown length of time. I know for a fact the doc...

  22. Do/did any of you hate clinical?

    RNcDreams replied to marie-francoise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really didn't like Maternity.... I was pretty grossed out by the whole push-out-a-little-gooey-body-while-you-poop-everywhere ordeal..... I never enjoyed the mushy warm fuzzy mom-baby bonding stuff...

  23. Considering career change.........

    RNcDreams replied to Careerchange2007's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    If you're looking for work as a Patient Care Tech/ Patient Care Associate/ etc (glorified name for a nursing assistant with extra skill in taking EKG's, drawing blood, sometimes putting in Foley's,...

  24. She did not just say that . . .

    RNcDreams replied to Flagellum Dei's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be irritated too! Perhaps you could suggest to her that in the future, she uses the description "I work with the doctor, and when you are sick, I give you medicine, and help you to feel better" or...

  25. Families from Hell

    RNcDreams replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    Siiighhh.... I'm in the ED, and as you know, almost every patient comes with family members.... Thanksgiving eve, I came on at 11p, and one of my patients was an elderly woman with a documented brain...