racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. Do you always have an RN waste narcotics with you?

    racing-mom4 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Exact same at my facility. Part of the excuse is we both have to be standing at the Pyxis machine to witness the waste and our pyxsis is behind a closed door, rarely are we both in there at the same...

  2. Side rails x 4 and falls

    racing-mom4 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    NOw I have had alert and oriented patients request all rails be up because they are used to sleeping in larger sized beds at home and they are afraid they will roll out. In that case, I put them up...

  3. The Black Cloud

    racing-mom4 replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    You state your a new nurse(july) and have had changes at work since then, enough changes that even the Sr staff is having trouble with them. Job change is a major life stressor in itself. Add on the...

  4. Do you chart on your tele patients

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is a dilema I recently encountered. I am watching the Med Surg teles and I see a patients heart rate continue to rise, approaching 160 during ambulation and 130-140 at rest. I call the patients...

  5. Do you chart on your tele patients

    racing-mom4 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility that is part of ICUs job to watch the tele monitors on the Med Surg floor. Thanks for all the input, I did go out to the floor and asses the pt myself (she had just left our unit a few...

  6. Side rails x 4 and falls

    racing-mom4 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are also considered a restraint in our facility. We do have bed alarms with 3 setttings, the highest setting does let us know as soon as the pts shoulders are off the bed, but if they are quick...

  7. Do you chart on your tele patients

    racing-mom4 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I did print off a report with calibrations and did time it, sign it and place it in the chart. So I guess that is all I can do, I just found my self frustrated wanting the other nurse to do

  8. Licensed after 55?

    racing-mom4 replied to Nurse2BB's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard of such a thing, I can not belive it is true, but dont take my word for it, call your state board for clarification. I would be willing to bet they would say of course you can be lic...

  9. In Need Of Support From Allnurses Community

    racing-mom4 replied to cassim143's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Make small easy to obtain goals for yourself. 1)I will score an 80% or better on a 100 question test a day, then keep testing till you get it to that goal. 2) I will score an 80% or better on the...

  10. Discourged a bit...

    racing-mom4 replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

    Probably best they are an "ex cna", with an attitude like that I bet the work was hard for them There is so much more to being a CNA than simply cleaning

  11. Disturbed...

    racing-mom4 replied to DroogieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Personally I think it is good for students to see 1st hand the dying process, if family is OK with it, they should be happy they get a student who can provide so much 1:1 care. Pt may be NPO for...

  12. Most Dangerous Part of Nursing

    racing-mom4 replied to SummitProduction's topic in General Nursing

    I think the most dangerous part is giving a patient the wrong med. I know there are safety gaurds in place but think how easily it can and does happen. Ultimatly the nurse is the final protector of...

  13. Some advice please! (kind of long post...sorry)

    racing-mom4 replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    Follow your

  14. Seeing people in pain...?

    racing-mom4 replied to misslisa's topic in General Nursing

    I cry at every death when family is present. If family is crying, i am crying. If the patient is alone when they pass I dont cry, it is seeing the hurt in the families that breaks my heart as I know...

  15. Opinions/Advice on how to handle short staffing

    racing-mom4 replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I dont think they are going to change thier staffing ratios, I dont think they are going to change thier policies on pulling the MS nursing staff over to ICU. I think since they have gotten away with...

  16. trouble getting RN license

    racing-mom4 replied to kingsmiley's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am in shock and awe all of that happend to you. Yes sleeping on the job is bad, neglecting a patient (thats what they say) is bad, but is it bad enough to effect your life and lively hood? NOt in my...

  17. Nurses! Please! I Need Your Advice!

    racing-mom4 replied to Kelly_Belly's topic in General Nursing

    Mother of 4, husband who is not very supporting, dog that needs walked, house that needs cleaned, living pay check to pay check, didnt think I was smart enough...the list of why I couldnt/shouldnt go...

  18. Why still IV gtt rates on exams?

    racing-mom4 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ya just never know when those pesky pumps will go down....that is what my nursing teachers used to tell me. I totally agree with you

  19. Leave the phone at home !!

    racing-mom4 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No she was totally 100% out of line...poor resident, if she wasnt confused enough already!! As far as walking into the linnen room and finding someone one thier phone, where they on thier break? Would...

  20. Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    racing-mom4 replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    do you mean accepted??? come on ...nurses are nurses, we dont care what you have in your pants. most female nurses love male nurses they can help with the heavy patients, sometimes a males voice will...

  21. Leave the phone at home !!

    racing-mom4 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I carry my cell in my pocket at all times, it is on vibrate and I have manners and would never ever dream of talking on it in a patients room. I also have two teen agers that drive, and two little...

  22. How do you deal with mean Nurses?

    racing-mom4 replied to gd1222's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE tell me you did not say that to them??? Are you a nurse yet? Have you passed your boards??? Let me say if I told that by a student "I will be your boss and I will praise you for all the hard...

  23. WHY ARE NURSES SO RUDE to CNA's?

    racing-mom4 replied to nurse2be123's topic in General Nursing

    Great point RNSrWE, it doesnt what initials are behind your name, some people are just plain ol

  24. WHY ARE NURSES SO RUDE to CNA's?

    racing-mom4 replied to nurse2be123's topic in General Nursing

    i AM so sorry your feeling that way, let me tell you not all nurses are rude to CNAs. Some people are just rude and it doesnt matter what initials are behind thier name. Unfortunatly rudness can be...

  25. Does it get easier?

    racing-mom4 replied to student200977's topic in General Nursing

    I hated let me say that again, HATED my last semester of nursing school. Maybe in my mind I was just tired of school, but nursing clinicals are hard, your in a new env, new people (some who are NOT...