Do-over ASN, RN

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    Wearing sterile sleeves or a sterile gown for foley insertion?

    Do-over replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I can't think of a single item my department orders that would be considered "not expensive". Maybe the saltines in the pantry. If elbows/arms are needed when placing a foley (and I am not saying...
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    Alarm Fatigue, Silencing Many Hospital Alarms Leads To Better Health Care

    Do-over replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I try to adjust my monitor alarms for each patient, but need to get in the habit of checking alarm settings every shift on the monitors and vents. I personally think making the alarms...
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    Wearing sterile sleeves or a sterile gown for foley insertion?

    Do-over replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I get the surgical gloves, the ones in the kits don't fit me either. While I have not done research on the topic, my hunch is that limiting the use and length of use of foleys would be more...
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    New CCU RN-Do I need to purchase a cardiology stethoscope?

    Do-over replied to JLHCCURN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't think it is necessary, but... I have the MDF cardiology and I love it, although it weighs a freaking ton. You could anchor a boat with the
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    Making Heparin shots less painful for pts?

    Do-over replied to Rachd99's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I can't get behind pinching any patient "really hard", unless perhaps to try and elicit a response in someone found unresponsive... I've not really noticed any of my patients reacting very strongly to...
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    Night shift nurses: tips on sleeping AT NIGHT

    Do-over replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    I've just quit trying to regulate anything. I sleep when I can, or when I am tired and get up when I am not. I do, however, set my alarm anytime I have to be somewhere at a specific time - just...
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    does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    Do-over replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    I finally just went to ICU - responsible for everything still, but at least its only 2 patients (although I am often busier with those 2 than I ever was with
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    K-rider administration

    Do-over replied to beautifulskymind's topic in Cardiac

    BUt, doesn't it depend (like always)? We run 10 or 20 meq (peripheral vs central, of course) in 100ml bags, not 250. And, we only get 10 or 20 meq at a time. So, to get 40meq in a peripheral, it...
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    New Uniform Policy... ugh!

    Do-over replied to snarkosaurus's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not THAT in love with my job =). I learned long ago that wearing clothes that do not fit properly = misery. I really don't see them going that far, though. If they do, you can be sure I will be...
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    New Uniform Policy... ugh!

    Do-over replied to snarkosaurus's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think we are going that direction, which I won't mind a uniform color. However, I am very choosy in my scrubs and buy only specific brands/styles because I am rather tall. I would not buy from a...
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    Ventilator pt chokes on food

    Do-over replied to bcassella2007's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Certainly not an expert, but I am thinking the trach can be replaced if dislodged by abdominal thrusting... Patent airway is most
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    Why low Hg, Hct, and RBC postop?

    Do-over replied to AlmostNurseJ's topic in General Students

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    Why low Hg, Hct, and RBC postop?

    Do-over replied to AlmostNurseJ's topic in General Students

    GrnTea beat me to it - dilution. Consider how much fluid they got in OR, and how many boluses they needed
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    Number One Pet Peeve in Nursing School: Future "Paycheck Nurses"

    Do-over replied to joshmiller2010's topic in General Students

    Another paycheck nurse here... I went to nursing school because it is what I had intended when I was young, but got sidetracked. I needed a solid job that would allow me to move back to my homeland....
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    How do you handle the rest of your assignment during a code?

    Do-over replied to Ativan's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am thinking I wouldn't feel too badly about leaving the patient with the critical care nurse... He or she is one-to-one with the patient at that point, correct? It is no mystery that you have other...
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    New grad nurse, feeling like I am barely hanging on!

    Do-over replied to Indigorn's topic in Critical Care

    Time. I don't think "struggling with the easier patients" is much to worry about right now. You are new. It took me about a year to feel OK and 18 months to feel somewhat competent - and that was...
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    Code rolee

    Do-over replied to NurseYe's topic in Critical Care

    Get on the chest! You are right in the middle of everything, and not in the way. I also think that recording is not a good role for someone inexperienced with codes... especially not before taking...
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    When Hospitalists Attack

    Do-over replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I've learned, the hard way, that if it felt good saying it... I can expect a call from HR in the near
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    When Hospitalists Attack

    Do-over replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Thankfully, our hospitalists are not
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    proper IVP administration

    Do-over replied to Iwander's topic in Critical Care

    Check to see what is compatible. Also, start a peripheral line if possible - you can have a KVO push line
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    Don't Bother Me While I Sleep! Never Mess With A Sleeping Nurse

    Do-over replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    The thing that REALLY grinds my... bottom - when dayshift calls at the crack of noon - do you want to work tonight? Do you want to come in early? No. I want to sleep. Buh-bye. I don't turn off my...
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    Don't go into nursing school if_____

    Do-over replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Since no one has answered, I can tell you what it means (from what I learned in middle school). I believe it is from the phrase "fromunda cheese". As in "from under". The cheese does not refer to...
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    Mmmm, fruitcake is so good. :)

    Do-over replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I love fruitcake. Not sure what that says about me, but at least I rarely have to share
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    Don't go into nursing school if_____

    Do-over replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    For Heaven's sake, people! PEE. Go when you need to. I've never timed it, but maybe I will. It can't take more than a couple of minutes. We even have a staff bathroom right on the unit. Is that...
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    conscious pt terminal wean

    Do-over replied to taylynnfree's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes. I have seen, and felt joy at the end of a life. Of course it is bittersweet, but it can be a beautiful thing, especially when the patient is ready and is able to die on his or her own terms. I...