Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    Virgo_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh, I hate the dressing thing! Did they not learn how to do dressings while in med school? I recently went in to DC a pt., and she says to me "You'll have to redo my dressing, hon, the doctor took...
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    Is there a difference between East and West Coast nurses?

    Virgo_RN replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with a few New Yorkers and found them to be fairly abrupt and candid in their demeanor, but other than that, I haven't noticed much of a
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    Any simple steps to use "CARECAST"?

    Virgo_RN replied to nurse-in-limbo's topic in General Nursing

    What helped me was to have a checklist of what I needed to chart, then go down the checklist for each patient. You can also do a nursing charting audit. It's under the "viewer" tab. This shows...
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    so eager to report coworkers!

    Virgo_RN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think giving your coworkers the benefit of the doubt is an excellent strategy. But what happens when every single time you follow a particular nurse, you find all kinds of things done improperly or...
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    Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    Virgo_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! Nope, the doctors don't do bedside care, and we don't have any NPs in our ED. I recently had a doctor tell me "It's kind of hard to do a rectal exam with a patient who still has his...
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    Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Virgo_RN replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    This does not happen in my ED. Phone calls from family members are almost nonexistent, and family members typically are in the room with the patient. On the floor, this may happen, but I would opine...
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    Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    Virgo_RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I didn't mean to step on your
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    TO ALL the student Nurses !!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    We were required to have our care plans done prior to clinical, but our instructors would evaluate them and often require revisions that they expected us to do during our clinical time, after our...
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    TO ALL the student Nurses !!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in NS, we had specific tasks that we could and could not do. We were not allowed to touch patients that we were not assigned to, unless it was a patient safety issue. Man, am I ever glad...
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    Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    Virgo_RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I can't stand when you ask the person to rate their pain on the 0-10 scale and they say "15" or "20". That's not how it works! 10 is the maximum amount of pain you can have, it is life...
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    Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    Virgo_RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think that as nurses we have an obligation to perform a pain assessment that takes the patient's medical history, current condition, the patient's report of the quality, location, and intensity of...
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    "Scrub the Hub" means... ?

    Virgo_RN replied to Dialysis R.N. in IA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing they really mean the cap, but "scrub the hub" is a lot catchier than "decrap the
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    Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Virgo_RN replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    My absolute, most hated phone call was the ubiquitous "Mom's not answering her phone" call. Well, she could be sleeping, she could be in the bathroom, she might have turned off the ringer because she...
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    Thank you to the Techs....

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    I am just really impressed by the caliber of these people. I can't thank them
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    Medication error reports

    Virgo_RN replied to debi49's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, the two are
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    Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Virgo_RN replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to specifically address these points: Make no mistake, it is busy on the floor, and I know of no nurses who ever stalled an admission just for their own convenience. Maybe that does...
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    Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Virgo_RN replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing I do when I receive my phone at the beginning of the shift is set it to "vibrate" and make sure it has a full battery. If you want to see me jump about three feet, call me when my...
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    Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Virgo_RN replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    I also want to add that in the ED, we take our breaks when they're given, even if we're in the middle of something. The nurse breaking us jumps in and does whatever needs to be done with our patients...
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    Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Virgo_RN replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    The work flow is different on the floor. While I was not in the "it's rude to answer the phone in a patient's room" camp, and would take calls because I never knew if it was something urgent, I did...
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    Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    Virgo_RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think the pendulum will swing back the other way. Maybe not in our lifetime, but it will. I think part of the issue is the idea that pain has historically been undertreated and mismanaged, so...
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    Did I keep my composure...too well?

    Virgo_RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Surprise, surprise, and thank
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    Did I keep my composure...too well?

    Virgo_RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds really yucky, Tait. There is absolutely nothing wrong with keeping your composure. Staying calm under the circumstances is not equivalent to consent. Your husband sounds like a
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    Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

    Virgo_RN replied to burberrylover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Off topic, but I recently had a patient c hx of cancer, on treatment, present to the ED with right sided chest pain. Doc does the exam and eval, we order some labs and tests. While I'm giving the...
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    Is it appropriate for a Supervisor to throw staffing paper in your face?

    Virgo_RN replied to mcpkin's topic in General Nursing

    I made it about one sentence in, so I have not read your post, but no, it is not appropriate for anyone to throw anything in your
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    IM antibiotic

    Virgo_RN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Yowch!