Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Virgo_RN

    I dont handle lazy aides well

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I take offense at the implication that those of us who work with the type of aides I have described are in that situation because we just give orders and do not show a willingness to work with
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    I dont handle lazy aides well

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    This may work well for new, inexperienced aides who just need a little direction. It does not work with aides with 20+ years' experience on the floor who are informal leaders that the other aides...
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    I dont handle lazy aides well

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel. The aides where I work get 8-10 patients. The do not do VS unless asked. They do not tidy rooms. They do not keep accurate I&Os (even on CHF patients who are diuresing, or...
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    Hey Nurses!

    Virgo_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA prior to becoming a nurse. It was tremendously helpful. I agree that CNA work experience should be a requirement for nursing
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    Being a preceptor blows

    Virgo_RN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You know, if she's struggling to make it this hard after one year, maybe it'll be a load off her shoulders if she's transferred elsewhere. She may feel some sort of internal pressure to stick it out...
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    DKA question

    Virgo_RN replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I feel like a total idiot now,
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    Being a preceptor blows

    Virgo_RN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a non-ICU nurse, it does seem to me that these are some very basic things that should not be an issue after one year. The big question I would have is, does she have any strengths that...
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    Maslows Doesn't apply here?

    Virgo_RN replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Even simpler, what's going to kill him first? Use the process of elimination. #4: A temp of 100.6 is not life threatening. #3: Imbalanced nutrition takes a while to kill someone. #2: A HR of 116...
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    HELP!

    Virgo_RN replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing by reporting the incident. Sometimes it takes establishing a pattern of behavior before anything is really done. By doing your part in reporting this incident, you are...
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    WHY are some PCT's so bitter towards new RN's???

    Virgo_RN replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't want to work on any other floor except cardiac. :redbeathe The other nurses were really supportive and helped me a lot. At the same time, they expected me to pull my weight as a nurse...
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    WHY are some PCT's so bitter towards new RN's???

    Virgo_RN replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    For me, I think it was difficult for the CNAs that I had worked side by side with as a fellow CNA to take delegation from me as a nurse. Also, I think there was a perception that since I had been a...
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    Albuterol and CHF

    Virgo_RN replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'll bite. Albuterol is given as symptomatic treatment to those with dyspnea. Someone with CHF and resultant pulmonary congestion will have dyspnea. The reason it would not be appropriate...
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    Fever vs. Warm Blanket

    Virgo_RN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Me
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    Albuterol and CHF

    Virgo_RN replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    Why is the Albuterol being given? Is it for symptomatic relief of pulmonary congestion r/t CHF, or does the patient have
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    Albuterol and CHF

    Virgo_RN replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    I know of no absolute contraindications to giving a person with CHF Albuterol. Naturally, you would want to use it with caution due to its sympathomimetic effects, and you would want to keep an eye...
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    Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    Virgo_RN replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a little confused. If he was not on any medications, then what meds was the nurse administering to him? Anyway, I'm sorry this is haunting you so many years later. I think what's got some...
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    I'm in serious need of some sound advice

    Virgo_RN replied to nurse_clown's topic in General Nursing

    If she won't take pain pills, what about a
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    time-off to raise children

    Virgo_RN replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was a stay home Mommy until my kiddos were school aged, and I really enjoyed it. I didn't find it all that difficult to get back into the work force when I was ready. Of course, I didn't have a...
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    How often do you get sick?

    Virgo_RN replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    A common cold every once in a while, but that's about it. I don't do anything special, just try to eat a well balanced diet and exercise
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    Narcotic Wasting Mistake

    Virgo_RN replied to macbelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it's a matter of the lesser of two evils. If I'm pulling a sheath, I'm stuck in that patient's room for at least thirty minutes. Our smallest vials of Fentanyl are 100mcg. If I'm going to...
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    Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    Virgo_RN replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How do you know
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    Narcotic Wasting Mistake

    Virgo_RN replied to macbelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    This could happen to any one of us. Best of luck to
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    Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    Virgo_RN replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    Both.
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    Petite Nurses

    Virgo_RN replied to Littlemisslizzie's topic in General Nursing

    Very
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    Fake Nails

    Virgo_RN replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    You're entitled to your peeve, but it's not really the same