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  1. Do nurses still time tape the bag when hanging fluids?

    catshowlady replied to Selene006's topic in General Nursing

    I would say most place/nurses are so dependent on IV pump technology, that this is no longer routinely done. I would, however, time tape a bag if I had to run off the pump for some reason (not...

  2. Was the doctor right or wrong about this?

    catshowlady replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can see both sides of this. Unless the Dr. identifies himself in the VM message, I too, do not feel comfortable leaving protected information on a VM. How do you know for sure, otherwise, that you...

  3. Any tips for giving injections?

    catshowlady replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    I think speed is the key to less painful injections. SQ or IM, find a way to make the skin tight (pinch for SQ, pull down or stretch for IM). As mentioned above, let the alcohol dry. Then, dart it in...

  4. Any tips for giving injections?

    catshowlady replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you just feel so heartless when you hear them cry? I breed Burmese cats. Sometimes they get dehydrated and have to have SQ fluids, and they act like you are just killing them. They cry the...

  5. If you could create the visitors policy....

    catshowlady replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't mind 2-3 visitors in my pts' rooms (private) most of the time, as long as they are polite, don't get in the way of me doing my job, and are respectful to my time/priorities. When I'm...

  6. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    catshowlady replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    Wish I could have given this post, including the remarks that didn't copy from the PP, extras kudos. Spot-on. And, Esme12, you can be my nurse anytime! I hope you didn't get into too much trouble...

  7. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    catshowlady replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    i am sorry if you took me to mean that i thought the experience was easier for the pt than the student. i don't believe that. i believe from my own experience that it is harder to be the pt. what i...

  8. If you could create the visitors policy....

    catshowlady replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    Require administration to back up the nurse at the bedside when she requests people to step out for any reason. No making exceptions for this pt or that pt because the family complained to management....

  9. Things that should be banned in acute care.

    catshowlady replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a child, the local hospital only offered TV to pts who could pay for it, up until I was a teenager. When we went to visit family, we always made sure they had $1 bills to pay for TV. I...

  10. Things that should be banned in acute care.

    catshowlady replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I had almost the same thought! Mine was VISITORS!

  11. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    catshowlady replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    do you make your employees come to the company picnic and wear a bathing suit? do you tell them they have to wear a bathing suit at the company picnic or be fired? your employees are being given a...

  12. A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    catshowlady replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    :hug: Sorry for what you are going through. Hang in there, I know it's tough.

  13. Absence of Teamwork

    catshowlady replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ruby, Not all units are every-woman-for-herself. I am fortunate to work on a unit that still practices teamwork, although not team nursing in the strictest sense. We will answer each other's lights,...

  14. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    catshowlady replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    Just because I don't particularly want other people to see my body doesn't mean I need therapy. I was raised to value modesty (mainly religious-based). That is a personal belief that you don't need...

  15. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    catshowlady replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    I would be curious to know whether there is a relationship between body image and whether or not a person is comfortable with having another student bathe them. How many of you that didn't mind are...

  16. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    catshowlady replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    While I understand that the experience to some extent teaches some empathy for the pt's experience, I think there is a fundamental difference between student-student relationships and the pt-nurse...

  17. Could employers judge people by their names?

    catshowlady replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Off topic, but I can't resist. Here is one American who understands the meaning of daft, but then two of my favorite writers are Dick Francis and James Herriott! So glad Mr. Francis is writing again...

  18. Could employers judge people by their names?

    catshowlady replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    It does happen, sometimes for the weirdest reasons. On my unit, about 3 months before I was hired, a nurse died suddenly and tragically. There was a nurse in the first group of potential hires that...

  19. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    catshowlady replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    How mature. You were the one that asked for our opinions, and we gave it to you. Sorry you didn't like what we had to say. Next time you just want somebody to take your side instead of give you an...

  20. Anybody ever see an IABP balloon failure?

    catshowlady posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Had a horrible day yesterday. Had a pt on a balloon pump, and the balloon failed! I had just re-dressed the site because the dressing became loose d/t oozing (pt on reopro, etc.). I have done this...

  21. Have you ever had to nurse through a water shutdown?

    catshowlady replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, lots of bottled water to pass meds with, and baby wipes for incontinence care. No routine baths. This was for shortages 8 hours or less.

  22. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    catshowlady replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    I would work as an aide. Work is work. If that's what my unit needs me to do, I will. I will never forget being a PCT, and watching every RN on my unit refuse to help out the PCT's by taking a tech...

  23. Question to ER Nurses

    catshowlady replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Emergency

    We use a critical care pain observation tool in my ICU for unresponsive pts. It looks at facial expression, muscle tension, movement, vent tolerance, and vocalization (or lack thereof). I also look...

  24. Advice on 12 hour shifts

    catshowlady replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Danskos & support socks. My feet and legs ached after 12 hours when I first started and wore regular socks and tennis shoes (even good ones like New Balance).

  25. Platelet Transfusion Rate

    catshowlady replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    My facility's policy is 10mL/min, or 600mL/hr. Does your facility have an actual policy?