pandora72 BSN, RN

pandora72 has 17 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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1. Remembering the First Black U.S. Army Nurse During Black History Month

   pandora72 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Government, Military

   Great article! My personal nursing hero is 'the OTHER Clara'....US Army General Clara Adams-Ender, the first woman to receive her masters in military arts and sciences from the U.S. Army Command and...

2. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

   pandora72 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   EXACTLY!

3. Pulse ox reading poorly

   pandora72 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   And let's not forget shaky hands. In nursing school I FREAKED when a Parkinson's patient in no acute distress read 76%. I was so embarrassed when I yelled for help, grabbed the O2. The RN came in and...

4. Pulse ox reading poorly

   pandora72 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   And NO amount of education on reading the pleth convinces them otherwise, does

5. Pulse ox reading poorly

   pandora72 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

   And NO amount of education on reading the pleth convinces them otherwise, does

6. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   pandora72 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Patient Medications

   I can honestly say that I've never made a med error... YET! I'm not so arrogant as to think I won't. I'm sure it's only a matter of time. I have noticed a trend the past few years though, of new grads...

7. Any known connection between urination and VT?

   pandora72 replied to NurseCollins799's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I was under the impression the vagal response DECREASED heart rate. A vagal response (valsalva maneuver) can be used to stop SVT, right? Help me out here, cardiac people.... Maybe I should ask Dr....

8. Patient requests

   pandora72 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I would have replied, "What's a lunch

9. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

   pandora72 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   my sister-in-law was pregnant with m/f fraternal twins several years ago and my dear mother-in-law informed us that they were not identical. i told her, 'well, of course they aren't... one is a boy...

10. med error not sure how to feel!

    pandora72 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely not! when in doubt, don't give it until you look it up and/or clarify with the md. you can't imagine the number of times i have double checked the safe dosage range for a child's weight...

11. Student nurses do the darndest things

    pandora72 replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Solstice... Yep, got my IV bath in nsg

12. Paper on current political issue...

    pandora72 replied to werlp's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Seems Like I remember learning at an epidemiology conference a couple of years back that PA had just passed legislation requiring mandatory MRSA screening for healthcare workers. I asked the speaker...

13. I wished I worked @ Wal-Mart

    pandora72 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    that exact same situation arose at my hospital a couple of months ago when we went to a new computer system. there were quite a few changes in the way things were done and processed as a result. those...

14. Nursing Progress notes

    pandora72 replied to algrewet's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was told the same thing when I started my first job. In my situation, it meant all the detail I had grown accustomed to in school wasn't necessary. My first few months on the job, I'd write a half...

15. any one out there doing hourly checklists ?

    pandora72 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    glad you liked it. not a lot of people appreciate the art of sarcasm and i am often misunderstood...but my twisted sense of humor keeps me sane (most of the