Chiaramonte

Chiaramonte

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  1. Continuing Saga with MDG Medical

    Chiaramonte replied to CathyLew's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We have had NOTHING but problems with this system. All drawers open...no drawers open...whole system shuts down completely...ALL delaying patient care! It has been a

  2. Promethazine IV Question

    Chiaramonte replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We dilute with at least 5cc of dilutant. The problem we've been having is untoward affects of restlessness and panic as nursenatalie mentions. One can push it as slowly as you can and be as diluted as...

  3. "Force Feed"

    Chiaramonte replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Back in the 70's when I was an aide, we "forced" our elderly patients to eat. I remember mixing pureed meat, potatoes and pureed veggies altogether with milk and butter. We would draw this concoction...

  4. "Force Feed"

    Chiaramonte replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Back in the 70's when I was an aide, we "forced" our elderly patients to eat. I remember mixing pureed meat, potatoes and pureed veggies altogether with milk and butter. We would draw this concoction...

  5. skunks on night shift?

    Chiaramonte replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, it happens at least couple of times a month at our place also. Not enough of a drudgery that we sacrifice ourselves for the night shift but adding a pungent nightly odor is too

  6. Medical Mysteries in History ?

    Chiaramonte replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken pins were made from lead in that era. Sounds like lead poisioning symptoms as well as

  7. Haldol IV??

    Chiaramonte replied to dabestrn's topic in Emergency

    Yes but have never given it as such myself...have always given it IM since they don't always have an IV

  8. Waiting Room Signage

    Chiaramonte replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    "The louder you whine the longer you wait " I love that...I might do that in needlepoint and hang it in our waiting room, homey touch don't you

  9. Ccrn

    Chiaramonte replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Zee, I studied all summer with a question/answer review book. I learn better with that type of set up. All questions I studied and reasoned seem to have reappeared on my CCRN exam in some shape or...

  10. Rotator Cuff Question

    Chiaramonte replied to DebsZoo's topic in General Nursing

    Last year I dislocated my shoulder by falling forward while hurrying up stairs and holding onto a railing. Also the rotator cuff tore and a spur formed in the same area. The orthopedic MD suggested...

  11. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

    Chiaramonte replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,it indeed is simply a matter of money here,deespoohbear. We just suffered a big blow to our ancillary staffing. They cut 30 non- licensed positions. Now get this reasoning... they gave all of us...

  12. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

    Chiaramonte replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Have been told the same thing at work this week. They have circumvented it by making us initial "RBAVTO". "Read Back and Verified Telephone Orders". We have one physician in particular ,when awakened...

  13. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    Chiaramonte replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (for those full-moon weekend night shifts in July and August). Love this one!!! What about: Simon and Garfunkel's "the Zoo" Someone told me it's all...

  14. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    Chiaramonte replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    My very profoundly bald RN husband says the only thing that ever worked for him was duct

  15. Speciality Differential?

    Chiaramonte posted a topic in General Nursing

    Trying to get a consensus as to whether any other facility gives a Critical Care Differential or Speciality Differential? At our facility, ICU nurses receive this type of differential but not...

  16. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Chiaramonte replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    In the place I am working now, the Administrators bring in their best home cooked food and have a banquet for the nursing staff served by the Adminstrators themselves. They even come in at night to...

  17. Pregnant and working as RN

    Chiaramonte replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    "I have been upset when management has chided me for giving a cushy assignment to one of my pregnant coworkers. I had to sell them on the idea that 'If we want them there we must protect them a...

  18. Pregnant and working as RN

    Chiaramonte replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations to all you pregnant mothers!!! Little future RN'S ??? Anyway, I agree with it being an individual thing. Just as long as you remember it's time to take extra good care of yourself. I...

  19. Embarrassing moments?

    Chiaramonte replied to canna42's topic in Nursing Humor

    How about this...while working one night in the ER, walked into the nurses' bathroom to take one of those rare quick bladder breaks...swung open the ajar, unlocked door to find our MD urinating in the...

  20. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    Chiaramonte replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked nights all of my hospital life. First as an nurses assistant and then as an RN. I find the staff to more cohesive and less distractions to the actual job at hand. Working in the ER at...

  21. Do you have to be "super smart" to be a nurse?

    Chiaramonte replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that dedication, hard work, and pure determination is more important than worrying if you're smart enough. If you make the committment the rest will come in