ragingmomster

ragingmomster BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Nurse as advocate

    ragingmomster replied to RedcarRN's topic in Emergency

    Makes me wonder what kind of relationship the doc has with this person to be so blatantly circumventing so many protocols. "Things that make you go 'Hmmm':Melody:

  2. Size of Angiocath for IV

    ragingmomster replied to nurseob7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    18's for us, we will drop back to a 20 when we really have to. Anaesthesia is our back up if we need a larger bore for blood. Not to side track, a related question. I am wondering if gauge r/t color...

  3. Uses for Expired Bottles of Saline Irrigation

    ragingmomster replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We recently sent over 300 expired sutures to the Dominican Republic with RN's and MD's who were going on a missions trip. Wonder if they could have taken the expired fluids

  4. OMG! Allnurses withdrawal!

    ragingmomster replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I thought one day was bad... What am I going to do when we go camping for 10 days later this month? Do they make methadone for

  5. She's a great nurse but she's driving me crazy

    ragingmomster replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could jump the gun next time? Come in a few minutes earlier than she does and attack her. "Hi, nice to be working with you. I plan on getting started by X, Y, and Z. I'll let you know if...

  6. L&D as a separate unit.

    ragingmomster replied to Bibi-OBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L&D one unit, PP one unit, NBN one unit. We do our own circulating and have one or two ST's scheduled 24/7. All new employees in L&D are cross trained for the other two units, but not vice...

  7. Random Question about chewing gum

    ragingmomster replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    I am famous for always having a pack of gum in my pocket or just steps away in my mailbox. Top left pocket, only things in there are gum and occasionally the triage beeper. I am also a very famous...

  8. IV Potassium Given Epidurally: Getting to the "Route" of the Problem

    ragingmomster replied to sirI's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Siri, Sorry, I couldn't open the link. Would love to read more about this so I could avoid the problem in the future though.

  9. Have You Ever Refused To Accept Report on a Patient?

    ragingmomster replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Good God!!! Did someone actually try to make you take this patient? When I worked M/S in a low income area I saw several patients that I had seen previously when working in the county jail. While I...

  10. Need advice quickly

    ragingmomster replied to Late Bloomer's topic in General Nursing

    This may not be quickly enough but... Your choice depends not only on where you want to be, but where you are... By that I mean, can you get the ADN without losing everything you have? Do you have...

  11. Does your unit use spinals?

    ragingmomster replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use spinals mainly for c-sections. We have one or two ologists who use a combined spinal/epidural and I have found that in greater than 50% of their cases when the spinal wears off the epidural is...

  12. knee-chest

    ragingmomster replied to kcrnsue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    M waitng 2,

  13. How do you tell your co-worker you don't won't to be in their study group?

    ragingmomster replied to nurse2b2007SC's topic in General Nursing

    If she is going to flunk out, better in A&P I than senior year. It sounds like you will feel bad if she doesn't pass and you didn't help her. Everyone must forge their own way. That being said,...

  14. Drills?

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital does not automatically give raises or promotion to higher clinical levels, we have to "ladder" our way up. Since I have been here for just over a year, I am now eligible for laddering. I...

  15. Drills?

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    our most recent stat c/s was on a 28 weeker. the pt had left ama the previous week with pre-e because she had to work to support her other 2 kids. she arrived unable to tolerate the pain of labor...

  16. what do you think?

    ragingmomster replied to irmaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick addition to the thorough and appropriate above post. Please don't compare charting or discuss others' charting with anyone other than the person who charted it. Very unprofessional. If...

  17. Interns vs. Residents vs. Attendings

    ragingmomster replied to RDH-NrsgStudent's topic in General Nursing

    For us, we refer to the lowest man on the totem pole as the house officer. Basically whoever is taking "first call" for the university group. It is usually the first year resident. This gives that...

  18. Make up...?

    ragingmomster replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! Talk about sexist! :angryfire Does this "rule" apply to guys as well? Who is to say that I do not look 'good enough' to care for my patients? What happened to everyone is beautiful on the...

  19. Nursing Job????

    ragingmomster replied to kamaylaundra's topic in General Nursing

    Several important questions... 1) are they all in the same hospital? because if you take the M/S job and try to change later, even if there isn't a specialty job open after you are done with M/S you...

  20. Sterile Speculum exams for ?ROM

    ragingmomster replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Slightly off topic but... I hvae also seen some speculum exams that I think I could have done better (and it would be the first time I've ever done one!) When we get new residents in July there will...

  21. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    ragingmomster replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the link to the AWHONN statement, hopefully I can use it as backing for why we should not be managing anaesthesia as regularly as we do. At this time we have 23 beds in our birthing unit...

  22. VRE and MRSA screening

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in an L&D unit with 7 LDRP's and 16 LDR's. The LDR's usually have high risk pt's in them. New policy handed down today and starting next week is that anyone who arrives in pre-term labor or...

  23. 06/06/06: Freaky...

    ragingmomster replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Seemed so strange to not have scheduled c-sections yesterday, none of our md's wanted to try to schedule anyone, so guess what Monday and today have been? 7 planned sections on Monday with 2 add-ons...

  24. VRE and MRSA screening

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a 50 bed level 3 NICU and don't have a problem with MRSA or VRE there. Apparently we are the last unit in the hospital to go online with this program and it has been approved by the senior...

  25. need advise

    ragingmomster replied to nancy975b's topic in General Nursing

    On call for us means home without any pay, I believe we can use personal time if we want to make it up. However...if we do get called in it is double