Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    can nurses chart about this kind of things?

    Virgo_RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Patient neglect, such as failing to provide hygiene and failing to protect the patient from harm (by neglecting to put the tab alarm on, for example) would be Incident
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    Do you give your 10 AM meds at 8 AM?

    Virgo_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We don't scan meds, but our MAR is electronic. I always document the actual time I give the med, in case anything happens. If, for instance, there is a question about an adverse reaction a patient...
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    Patients on the telephone

    Virgo_RN replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    If there are other things I could do, I just leave them and go do those other things and check back in later. If I really need them off the phone, I will stand there with my supplies/meds in my hands...
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    So what do you do again?!?!?!

    Virgo_RN replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    A BP of 48/36 is 911
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    An Atheist Outnumbered by Christians at Work (an ethical dilemma)

    Virgo_RN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Jo Dirt, I believe what you are experiencing is a regional cultural phenomenon, and I agree that you should keep your atheism to yourself, unless you are ready to move on. They don't call it the...
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    So what do you do again?!?!?!

    Virgo_RN replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    36/48 must be a typo. My understanding is that you stop perfusing vital organs when the MAP drops below
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    Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    Virgo_RN replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    It's the least of my
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    Do you give your 10 AM meds at 8 AM?

    Virgo_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the meds. Daily or BID meds, yes, I would. But Q4-6 hr. meds I would give as close to their scheduled times as possible, in order to keep the levels of the drug in the bloodstream at a...
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    med/tele orientee needs help with critical labs

    Virgo_RN replied to GraceNotes's topic in Cardiac

    Our lab won't call for a minor elevation, but will call for anything above 4, I believe. Usually though, it's an expected finding so the nurse simply checks the "expected finding" box and puts a...
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    Medical Marijuana?

    Virgo_RN replied to nicostaqui's topic in General Nursing

    One does not become "certified" to practice nursing. One becomes a Registered Nurse through "licensure". You will have to check with your state's Board of Nursing to determine the answer to your...
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    do you check after your nursing assistants?

    Virgo_RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute care and don't have time to check after the CNAs. It is so fast paced that I barely have time to do what I need to do, let alone make sure they are doing what they need to do. Also,...
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    assertiveness/confidence?

    Virgo_RN replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a shy person, and faking it works very well for me. I took the idea from the practice of mindfulness meditation. In mindfulness meditation, when you put a half smile on your face, regardless of...
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    assertiveness/confidence?

    Virgo_RN replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Fake it til you make it. Behave as if you are confident, and confidence will
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    strange morphine reaction !!!

    Virgo_RN replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this exact set of s/s in a person have a reaction to contrast. The pt. was hypertensive, tachycardic, hyperthermic, and was hallucinating. Solumedrol, dihpenhydramine and APAP took care of...
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    Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

    Virgo_RN replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I respect the privacy of former patients or their family members by not engaging in conversation unless they initiate it. As far as alcohol is concerned, alcohol is not illegal and it's my own...
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    ethical question

    Virgo_RN replied to MO3BB's topic in General Nursing

    The first time you flushed her IV, you should have explained to her what you were going to do prior to doing it. Having overlooked this, her misperception that you gave her medication that helped her...
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    Pulses

    Virgo_RN replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Lack of pulse is a/w impaired arterial blood flow. A clot or fat embolus would not travel from one leg to another. I would suspect injury to the LLE that initially went undiagnosed. How did the R...
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    Can someone please tell me exaclty what RN's do?

    Virgo_RN replied to tamarin100's topic in General Nursing

    The question is, what is it that RNs *don't*
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    Have you read "Nursing Against the Odds"?

    Virgo_RN replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read it, but I would like to. Truthfully, I get clobbered on a regular basis by patient assignments that are far too high acuity for one nurse to handle, have to fight for my meal breaks,...
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    Creatures with curative powers

    Virgo_RN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget salmon
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    How do you know when a pt. is actively dying?

    Virgo_RN replied to mjm1979's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie's description is very
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    Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    Virgo_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure of the policy where I work, but I can't even take cold medicine before work. It makes me too loopy. I can't imagine what a narcotic or benzo would do to
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    Things Change, People Change ;=)

    Virgo_RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    People can change their behavior on a dime. I've received report on difficult patients only to have them be very pleasant, and I've reported off on pleasant patients that have turned into nightmares....
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    med/tele orientee needs help with critical labs

    Virgo_RN replied to GraceNotes's topic in Cardiac

    If the patient was asymptomatic and the trops were WNL throughout your shift, what exactly are you taking responsibility
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    Hep C exposure?

    Virgo_RN replied to Sheena's Mom's topic in General Nursing