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  1. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    catshowlady replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, this is one of the most entertaining threads I have ever read on this site, esp. iNurseUK's poetry and The Toast Song. Who knew nurses could get so worked up over toast? I make toast...

  2. help with a symbol for diapers??

    catshowlady replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely NOT a peds nurse here, but in my peds rotation in NS, we were taught that for I/O for wet diapers, each diaper should be weighed, the dry weight of the unused diaper subtracted (we had...

  3. Holiday Nursing

    catshowlady replied to lsad78's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, we have a rotation. Included in the rotation are "Thanksgiving Eve", Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day. Every year you work one Eve, one Day,...

  4. I'm just curious...

    catshowlady replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, too tired to answer all points. BUT, regarding #1, one hospital in my area DID demote all LPN's to tech/UC role. I think they were able to keep their pay grade, at least. My hospital is...

  5. Total procrastination mode

    catshowlady replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on the great grade! :)

  6. Total procrastination mode

    catshowlady replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    You folks are all crazy! I'd so much rather write papers than clean my house! Maybe we can arrange a swap...

  7. Really, how can you remember?

    catshowlady replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    Send some of that Aricept my way, too, please. I cannot remember faces. Give me a name, and I'm likely to recite a health history and course of ICU stay, but I just can't remember the face to go...

  8. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    catshowlady replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but the thing I hate most about having students is that they are slow! I know they can't help it, but I worry when it's 10:45 and my 10:00 meds are still not passed. The other...

  9. Medication Shortages

    catshowlady replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    This popped up on RoadRunner today: http://www.rr.com/news/topic/article/rr/9000/22443295/Some_US_executions_held_up_by_shortage_of_drug

  10. Medication Shortages

    catshowlady replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    We are currently short on IV morphine, IV lasix, and lipids for TPN. Not long ago, we were also short on propofol. Has this kind of problem always been around? I don't remember drug shortages like...

  11. Giving injections question....

    catshowlady replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I breed Burmese cats (this is relevant, stay with me...). I give my own vaccines rather than expose tiny kittens to the illnesses and god-knows-what at the vet's office. I've given a bunch of them...

  12. Preceptorship .. HELP!

    catshowlady replied to NurseJAG's topic in General Nursing

    You will be OK. Your preceptorship will be a little more "real world" than clinicals were. You will go in each morning and get your assignment as your preceptor does. You will get report with her (or...

  13. PRN fluid boluses post open heart?

    catshowlady replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I can give up to 500mL of albumin PRN PAD

  14. Reporting to ICU

    catshowlady replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    Hey, now, I usually just lurk, but thought I might have something to contribute to this thread (which I picked up off of the AN home page). And I lurk, because 1) ER forum usually has some interesting...

  15. For the Student or for the Teacher

    catshowlady replied to SchoolNurseLaura's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not a school nurse, so maybe my opinion isn't worth much, but from my perspective you did the right thing. Food should not be withheld as a punishment, that is a basic need, even more important...

  16. Reporting to ICU

    catshowlady replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    From my perspective as an ICU nurse, I want to know why the pt is here, what you did for them, and what wasn't done. I personally don't mind if stuff isn't done, but please tell me so I can be ready....

  17. dayshifters please please please...

    catshowlady replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    My ex taught me a way to fix this. Tell them you are sleeping and will call back later. Return the call exactly 12 hours later, yes at home. It will not take the offender long to figure it out....

  18. Does your phlebotomist ask you to draw blood from a PICC line for them?

    catshowlady replied to koinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :eek: This is so wrong! Lines that don't aspirate often have a fibrin sheath or flap at the end of them that prevents aspiration. This causes an incresed risk of line-related infection. These lines...

  19. Special Ways to be supportive

    catshowlady replied to SNboyfriend's topic in General Students

    Let her practice assessments and vital signs on you. She will need lots of study time. Keeping your place clean in addition to cooking will be helpful. Listen. Dallasdreamer: the gas idea is...

  20. A Staff Nurse's Fantasy

    catshowlady replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    No one sits until everyone sits! No updating endless family members by phone. And potluck for lunch!

  21. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    catshowlady replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    When my pt asks me at the end of the day if I am going to be back tomorrow. Wish I could say "yes" more often.

  22. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    catshowlady replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    For me, it's the IV thing. ICU nurses are obsessed with lots of access. We had a pt once that wound up with 2 triples and a PICC - now THAT's IV access! For all my pts, unless they have a triple,...

  23. Any tips for giving injections?

    catshowlady replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    For me, "darting" is more about the technique/wrist motion than the force I use to give the shot. It's just what works for me to be able to give quickly. I don't think the specific motion technique...

  24. Any tips for giving injections?

    catshowlady replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    At least you can put a cat in a headlock also. And, I don't know why, my cats generally don't seem to mind their injections (I give my own vaccines). For some reason, it's the SQ fluids that they just...

  25. Was the doctor right or wrong about this?

    catshowlady replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In this case, I would leave a detailed message. We have at least 3 docs, though, that just have the generic Verizon greeting.