webbiedebbie

webbiedebbie

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  1. Will not take your advice

    webbiedebbie replied to RNinfamily's topic in Telephone Triage

    The company I am with has specific protocol documentation if pt refuses to follow my recommendation. I am only to inform the caller that not following recommendation could lead to loss of life. It...

  2. Working in an OB/GYN office

    webbiedebbie replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked an OB office, my pay was $8.00 less/hr than in hospital. My duties were: 1) call patients back 2) vital signs 3) assist during exams 4)telephone triage 5) blood draws 6) finger-sticks...

  3. Flirting from Teachers

    webbiedebbie replied to grahajas's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you feel uncomfortable, then it isn't right. ALSO, there should never be involvement with a student and instructor! Wait until you are finished with school before getting involved. Report any...

  4. Mystery Doctor

    webbiedebbie replied to Morgan314's topic in Nursing Humor

    Good one!

  5. patient took my breath away

    webbiedebbie replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    When you say you reported it, was it only to the Nurse Manager? Did you submit a written report? This is to cover any possible or actual injury to

  6. My sister is on life support

    webbiedebbie replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    You and her family are in my prayers. I'm so sorry you have to go through

  7. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    webbiedebbie replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I love the smell of the stuff used to adhere steri-strips to the skin. Is it "tincture of benzoin"...I don't remember. I hate the smell of marigolds and Flonase to me has that

  8. Ear Changes In A Dying PT

    webbiedebbie replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How soon after you see this does the pt pass on? I know there will be some circumstances and everyone is different. Just

  9. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    webbiedebbie replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    Okay...no flames...are LPN/LVN's allowed to push IV

  10. Patients ordering their own meals

    webbiedebbie replied to cdktRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient, I loved it! As a nurse, mind you, I worked Mother/Baby, we had to pick up the trays after pt's finished eating. Sometimes there were 3 or 4 in each room due to guests, and we would be...

  11. RE: Pt. disch. No teaching, No instructions, No nothing!!!

    webbiedebbie replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

    I often wish we could have nurses that would just do discharges...someone who could spend more time with discharge instructions, office visits sched before pt leaves the hosp., etc. I have seen...

  12. Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    webbiedebbie replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi...my name is Debbie and I am a smoker. I had been smoking since I was 18 years old. I did quit in 1987 for 10 years, cold turkey, but I ate everything in sight! I fell off the cigarrette...

  13. balancing charting and pt care

    webbiedebbie replied to snwflknurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I trained in L&D as a Grad nurse, we sat at the pt's bedside and documented. We didn't have centralized monitoring. At that time also, we were paper charting and I would write everything on...

  14. Ok so now we can't drink coffee, how to quit?

    webbiedebbie replied to kat29's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, I haven't heard about the study either. I am a heavy coffee drinker, always have been. I have only been pregnant 3 times and delivered all 3, even drinking coffee throughout pregnancy. I...

  15. The doctor will see your credit now

    webbiedebbie replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    I landed in a hospital 4yrs ago w/o insurance. $15,000 for a 4-day stay with antibiotics. Ended up in collection because hospital wanted higher payments. It's already on my

  16. Are we marketing tools or are we in healthcare?!

    webbiedebbie replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you think about it, alot of things have brand names of companies on them that we use in the hospital. But I don't see those companies coming in promoting their products. I take for granted that...

  17. Doing the right thing

    webbiedebbie replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know you have made the decision to quit, but I think you should still file an incident report. The report is NOT intended to place blame. That nurse is putting you in a very awkward position and...

  18. Done with ED Orientation...

    webbiedebbie replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    I'm wondering why you waited 3 1/2 mos to decide you want to transfer? Were there any problems during your

  19. 70 + nurse still going strong!!!

    webbiedebbie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Four years ago I worked with a woman on a busy mother-baby unit and was amazed at the energy she had when I found out she was 75 years old! She did not look it and she did not act it. It was all I...

  20. Inpatient OB RNC...what to study???

    webbiedebbie replied to OBRN2001's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also studied Williams Obstetrics and did the workbook. I also studied a book called OB-GYN Secrets and another one I can't remember but it was also paperback. I trained in L&D as a new grad...

  21. green poop

    webbiedebbie replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Pediatric

    A couple weeks ago, this happened to me! I knew it had to be something I ate...even asked my son if his stools were green. Lo and behold, it took me about 4 hours to remember, I had a large...

  22. Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    webbiedebbie replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am also glad for this thread. I have not had anything major diagnosed but I have had quite a few medical problems during my nursing career which made it difficult for me to work. At one point, I...

  23. Accuchecks

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Who does them at your hospital? Our lab techs have to draw them. I get frustrated because they are not drawn when they are supposed to be. Also, when are you supposed to use a new bottle of insulin?...

  24. I must be an idiot

    webbiedebbie replied to sharann's topic in PACU

    I know there are some out there that would pull this on nurses, but I had something happen in my recovery over 5 years ago. I woke up from surgery with horrendous pain...the nurse tried...

  25. 100% dosage calculations?

    webbiedebbie replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Students

    I graduated from a Community College in Colorado in 1989. Math has never been my best subject. Yes, we had the requirement for 100 percent. I had to take it twice. Once it was over, things made...