Lennonninja MSN, APRN, NP

MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery

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    IV compatibility question

    Lennonninja replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    When in doubt, call pharmacy,
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    Will the Texas ED RN become a scapegoat in the Ebola patient discharge?

    Lennonninja replied to preddish's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm betting that the nurse loses their job and the doctor is commended for eventually making the diagnosis. But I'm a huge cynic
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    Please Start!

    Lennonninja replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Please start remembering that propofol tubing needs changed AT LEAST every 12 hours, not just on night shift. I hate coming back and seeing my initials on the propofol tubing that I hung the night...
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    Did you attend your RN-BSN graduation?

    Lennonninja replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I wanted to, but I would have had to wait until 6 months post actually finishing my program to walk (finished in Deember but graduation wasn't until May) and I had to work that weekend so I didn't...
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    shifts per week: 4 and 3 or 4 and 4?

    Lennonninja replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my coworkers prefer to work 5 shifts one week, 3 the following. I've done 4 then 4 before and it wears me
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    Charge nurse taking patients in ICU

    Lennonninja replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in MICU, SICU

    "Very special
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    How common is charting ahead in ICU?

    Lennonninja replied to SilleLu's topic in Critical Care

    We use EPIC & we can't even chart a minute ahead. I would never pre-chart an
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    Lennonninja replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    100%. Some of my patients in the MICU, I will do anything I can to avoid ending up like them. So many heartbreaking
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    What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    Lennonninja replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    INFJ critical
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    Joint Commission had me for lunch.

    Lennonninja replied to VAC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. My facility is accredited by HFAP. They make rounds just like JC.
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    Pedal pulses

    Lennonninja replied to shayandkaty's topic in General Nursing

    Close your eyes while palpating. That's always helped me concentrate on finding the sensation when it's difficult to
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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    Lennonninja replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    Yearly bonus, what a cute idea. I wonder what that's
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    Nurses being forced to go back to school

    Lennonninja replied to hrtnsoul's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Doing an ASN to BSN program doesn't have to mean going into debt. I cash flowed mine through the biggest university in my state because I planned ahead, and I don't make a high
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    Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    Lennonninja replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i know that sound. It makes me die
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    Lennonninja replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a GI doc once tell me that he had a patient call a colonoscopy the "pooper snooper" procedure. Almost died laughing! TFTB - too fat to
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    RN's - how long did you stay at your first job?

    Lennonninja replied to sunshyne17's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    13 months of renal med/surg was my first nursing job. I then changed hospitals and got a job in a MICU and have been there for 2 years with no plans on leaving any time
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    Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    Lennonninja replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Please consider night shift. The night before Thanksgiving for example isn't considered in holiday scheduling but then we work 8 hours of Thanksgiving & waste the whole day asleep. My unit rotates...
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    "Taking a verbal" = writing your own orders?!

    Lennonninja replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    We can order a lot of things in my ICU because of protocols. We always have an intensivist 24/7 but have a lot of freedom because of our
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    ~9,000ml's/24 hours out of nasogastric tube

    Lennonninja replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    What are the electrolytes like with all that
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    Lennonninja replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    I work in a 30 bed MICU, tons of vents so we love our
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    Lennonninja replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    In my ICU we have RTs that are assigned to ICU only for the shift, usually 2-3 for our whole unit. There's always at least 2 on the unit at all
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    Lennonninja replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    It depends on your facility. At mine, RNs don't intubate, do percussive therapy, respiratory treatments, or arterial sticks. We also don't touch anything on the vent except the silence alarm button...
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    What did your manager do for you?

    Lennonninja replied to KerriMcDaniel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you have staff members that want to transfer to another unit in the same hospital, don't block them from even trying. My old manager did this, and the only way to leave that floor was to leave the...
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    RN to BSN full time + working full time

    Lennonninja replied to Dewman's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I worked full time while doing my ASN to BSN, 9 credit hours per semester for 4 semesters. I probably could have done 12 credits per semester, but I spent over 2 hours a day commuting, so that takes...
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    Got Told I am Slow in Receiving Report

    Lennonninja replied to jes07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is what I do. I have pre-printed sheets with the most common medical history diagnoses, assessment info, frequency of labs, basically anything you could think of I already have pre-printed so I...