I totally agree! I am a new grad last year and during my 8 months working in long term care facilities as an NP, there is SO MUCH that they don't teach/never mentioned in NP school. I was a good...
crystalchen replied to Honeynurse's topic in General Nursing
I was told by experienced RNs that you should do a bedside swallow eval, just ask the pt to drink a sip of water first. If they have to troubles, give them pills, because I have seen pts that was...
In our hospital we have to follow unit policy. In my unit we can only push 7 meds, which is not including dilaudid or phenergan or ativan........ sad.......... Check it with your preceptor, and...
crystalchen replied to crystalchen's topic in General Nursing
Thank Xing! I will need to look at the curve again, this always confuse me during school and now. I dont remember his pH, I will go to work tomorrow night and find out more about his labs. I found...
crystalchen replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing
All of the nurses on my floor take 30 minutes uninterrupted break, it is safe for our patients. I do believe that I need those 30 minutes to get off the floor and do something else. Of course, charge...
I learn that knowing your resources and don't be afraid to ask stupid questions. Utilize family members, keep them busy if you can, do your teaching with patients, even one sentence, they don't...
Does charge nurse has patients last night? Did they call to ask if anyone else is ?available to work? I work in emergency - observation and each nurse always just have no more than 5 patients. If...
crystalchen replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing
I suppose she was having diarrhea? If so I would call the team and put a rectal tube in her, which is both good for her skin and for the staff on the floor.... I had a pt before, similarly, refuse to...
crystalchen replied to crystalchen's topic in General Nursing
he was admitted for SOB at home, he tried on a cpep mask and was planned to have that machine home this Friday because he always wakes up at night because of SOB and I noticed he had to move from bed...
I am glad you experience that in nursing school.... I had my first code yesterday and did my first post mortum care... it was a little scary, and also sad... I could not sleep for 4 hours after went...