CritterLover BSN, RN

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    IV therapy

    CritterLover replied to jacjon's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    not a hospice nurse here, but i am an infusion nurse who works for a company that has a hospice (i work for the iv pharmacy). i put piccs in hospice patients (go out to their homes) for a variety of...
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    How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    CritterLover replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. unless you are planning on pulling a recliner into an empty room and curling up with a blanket (how hard can two patients be??? sounds like nap time????), you'll get not attitude from me. i...
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    Home Health Bags

    CritterLover replied to busyrninva's topic in Home Health

    i don't do home health nursing anymore, so i'm not sure what kinds of "nursing" bags are out there, but i personally always liked to use diaper bags. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]they come in a...
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    "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    CritterLover replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    you're right, that attitude does get old fast. i've worked at some very small hospitals, and have seen my share of eye-rolling at the way things are done. but i have also been on the receiving end of...
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    "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    CritterLover replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: i've moved around some in my fairly short nurisng career, and those words have come out of my mouth. it was very frustrating to me, because i was trying to tell my preceptor where i was...
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    I Never Remember....

    CritterLover replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    what did i go into the supply room for? [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]i actually have to say to myself, over and over "foley, foley, foley....." in order to retreive what i go in for....
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    Starting IVs on old sick people

    CritterLover replied to zacarias's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    i second both of theses techniques. sometimes, i will haved a second nurse (or a cna) hold traction on the patient's skin above the stick site, and i will hold traction below the stick site. i...
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    Osmosis & Diffusion in Nursing?? Please Help!!

    CritterLover replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    there are many, many, many places in nursing where osmosis and diffusion are applicable. dialysis is certainly one, albeit a complicated one. there are others that are probably going to be easier. i'm...
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    Head position in PICC placement

    CritterLover replied to blsmom's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    whatever is comfortable for the patient. i've placed them with the hob flat, i've placed them with the patient in a chair (both recliners and wheel chairs). i'm not very particular about hob. in...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    CritterLover replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    maybe your cat would appreciate a laptop with wireless internet access? 'cause mine is lounging contentedly at my shoulder with me in bed. at least, she was until i started typing. now she is glaring...
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    CritterLover replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    "i waited six hours in the waiting room and the doctor didn't even spend five minutes with me." dx:
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    Tips on successful confrontation - your suggestions?

    CritterLover replied to Kay Ciel, RN's topic in General Nursing

    if you were on orientation when you gave this medication (sounds like you were), then where was your preceptor? he/she should be standing up for you to your supervisor, letting her know that you acted...
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    Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

    CritterLover replied to Pedi_needi's topic in General Nursing

    is the medicine thick? what gauge is the picc? i've never pushed cefipime, but i know that some of the cephalosporins (rocephin) can be pretty thick when you mix them up. a 4f picc is pretty small (to...
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    Pet Nurse??

    CritterLover replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    i think you'll probably have to ask your vet those questions, because it is very individual. my vet has one assistant-- no experience that i know of, but she also has a limited role. she truely...
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    Removing needle from syringe

    CritterLover replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

    the needles on some syringes, such as most insulin and some tb syringes, do not come off. otherwise, they are usually detachable. why does your friend think someone left a needle where someone...
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    Pet Nurse??

    CritterLover replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    it is written into most, if not all, nurse practice
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    So....when would you just say enough is enough and leave?????

    CritterLover replied to mom2michael's topic in General Nursing

    why stay? because you never know when not staying could come back to haunt you. people in healthcare tend to move around alot. hospital to hospital within a town, or even from big town to small,...
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    So....when would you just say enough is enough and leave?????

    CritterLover replied to mom2michael's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i really feel your pain. i've been there. here is my suggestion: go to work for your next scheduled shift, and see how it feels. i have found that the knowledge that you are almost done can be...
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    Pet Nurse??

    CritterLover replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with burn out -- they probably get away with it because no one has complained. it is illegal in most -- i actually think all -- states to use the title "nurse" if one isn't an rn or lpn. and...
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    Phenergan IV changes in policy

    CritterLover replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    i do the same thing. however, the ismp newsletter this month had a big article in it talking about why this shouldn't be done. their argument is that since the pre-filled syringes are labeled with the...
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    Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    CritterLover replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    the major point that i get from your post is that different people have different levels of pain tolerance, and that people metabolize drugs differently; what works for one may not work for another. i...
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    Floating to other units!

    CritterLover replied to smarge117's topic in General Nursing

    are they giving you icu patients, or patients still in icu but waiting on a floor bed? the first is unacceptable without the proper training and/or experience. the second is acceptable, though rare in...
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    Patient care measurement tool

    CritterLover replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    with regards to patient safety and well-being, yes. however, it really isn't looked at that way, which is a tragedy in so many ways. there is so much a nurse does that defies measurement. thank you...
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    rx refills

    CritterLover replied to minnesotanurse100's topic in General Nursing

    though it depends on state regs, it is most likely ok as long as they are following protocols. the narc thing another poster mentioned is also dependent on state
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    Patient care measurement tool

    CritterLover replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn