AHarri66 BSN, RN

AHarri66 has 9 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in med/surg, cardiac/telemetry, hospice.

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1. Cape, Anyone?

   AHarri66 replied to alphafe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I miss Falmouth Hospital! I worked the Med-Surg/Tele floor, and even though some days were rough, it was far better than where I ended up. (I moved South, and the hospitals here are verrrry...

2. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

   AHarri66 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   I rarely get out on time, but I aim for it every day. As altomga said, it depends on the # of pts I have, and their acuity/needs. I do try to cluster my duties, and I try to chart as I go; ie. meds...

3. Infusing TPN

   AHarri66 replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

   The ONLY thing we infuse with TPN is lipids, and that is attached below the

4. The Circumcision Discussion

   AHarri66 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know an intact male who occasionally gets "yeasties" under the foreskin. He buys some Monistat, applies it for the required time, and *Viola!* Yeasties are gone. Same bug, same

5. standard of how many IV attempts

   AHarri66 replied to megpwh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I can't offer any links, but where I come from, 2 strikes and you're OUT. (Although I know a few *achemm!* that will try a 3rd time under extenuating

6. Anorexic woman on Maury P. show.

   AHarri66 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   Charissa, I'm going to have to jump to Renerian's defense here. My niece has battled anorexia/bulemia for 15 years. Thankfully, she's doing quite well now, but the 5 or so years while she was...

7. The Circumcision Discussion

   AHarri66 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Actually, the procedure you are refering to is called "infundibulation." "Female circumcision" is the removal of the "hood" over the privy parts, usually when it is too large and hinders sensation...

8. The Circumcision Discussion

   AHarri66 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My oldest son (13) is circ'ed, my youngest (4) is not. I think it's ******** that infants don't "remember" the pain. For the entire time my oldest son was in diapers, he would scream bloody murder at...

9. Difference in Needles

   AHarri66 replied to fourbirds4me's topic in General Nursing

   I was also taught to use filter needles. Our facility has begun using a neat product...filter straws. They're great, and no sharps!

10. Who transcribes med orders?

    AHarri66 replied to AHarri66's topic in General Nursing

    Ooops, sorry! :imbar I work on a Med-Surg/Tele floor in an acute care community hospital. We have moved from a system where the unit secretary transcribed orders to the Medex and the charge nurse...

11. Who transcribes med orders?

    AHarri66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has recently made changes regarding medication transcription (among a million other things, it seems!), and I was curious how other places do it. Who transcribes medication orders where...

12. Studying for CCRN. Argh!

    AHarri66 replied to Zee_RN's topic in Critical Care

    First off, Good luck, Zee! I don't know if this applies to the CCRN exam, but I assume it does. If your CD "guarantees" a passing grade, then your scores on the CD tests are likely to be lower than...

13. 2 Nurses needed???

    AHarri66 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Coug, you obviously don't read things very closely, because this thread wasn't about every time a drug is given, it's about whether a hospital has a policy for double-checking certain drugs. Your...

14. 2 Nurses needed???

    AHarri66 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Gee...I've had patients on 40 units of NPH before, nothing unusual about that. Also, we had an incident not too long ago where the order was transcibed in such a way that the "U" for units looked...

15. Direct Admits

    AHarri66 replied to MissdonditaBsn's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital allows direct admits with no trip thru the ER, or even admitting, for that matter. We're trying to change that, however. We have recently been piloting a program that utilizes an...