Cabbagehead

Cabbagehead

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  1. Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    Cabbagehead replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Pt: "Whaaat, honey?! No one told me I wasnt supposed to remove my foley, IV, and monitor, then sneak down the back stairwell wearing only a polo shirt, so I could 'get some fresh air'!!

  2. Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

    Cabbagehead replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "GuessdaVitals" ~The highly technical craft utilizing a unique blend of a pt's recent values, emotional status, and what kind of snacks he got overnight to determine: B/P, temp, resp, etc

  3. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    Cabbagehead replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    When I return to the floor after running to the gift shop for candy and no call lights are on, AND no one fell OR

  4. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

    Cabbagehead replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I dont find...both ladies on the floor; one in the bathroom sitting indian style and stating she "fell", and the other tangled in her iv tubing near the foot of her

  5. Reasons patients turn on their call light

    Cabbagehead replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think there should be a set number of times, per shift, a patient may ring their call bell. When they've reached their allotted max, their horn should be revoked.

  6. Any RN's at Northside Hospital?

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I am starting on a telemetry unit at Northside Hospital in the next few weeks. Was wondering if anyone had comments (general or otherwise) about the place? I'm relocating to Tampa from Virginia so,...

  7. What's a "Complex Medicine" floor?

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am applying for jobs and am not sure what types of patients to expect on a Complex Medicine floor. Is it the same as Med-Surg? Thanks for any

  8. How do you feel at the end of your shift?

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    ]I am in my 1st year on a telemetry unit. Frequently, I go home feeling like I've failed. In the back of my mind, I know that good things have happened over the course of the day. But the mistakes and...

  9. End of shift frustration

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad still working with a preceptor. The end of orientation is rapidly approaching (2 wks). As expected, increasing my patient load has stressed me a great deal. I focus on my mistakes and...

  10. Female foley cath- burning

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi- I am a new grad and inserted a foley cath in a female patient yesterday. It was my second time doing it, so I was nervous. Anyway, I got immediate urine return, advanced it, then inflated the...

  11. Female foley cath- burning

    Cabbagehead replied to Cabbagehead's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That makes sense. It was hard to tell what was going on with this patient since she had other pain/discomfort issues. The urine was clear and yellow, so no problems there. In the case of a UTI is the...

  12. Living off loans??

    Cabbagehead replied to MemphisTiger's topic in General Students

    Yeah, the work commitment plan is a good one! The loan is Sallie Mae's Tuition Answer Loan. Good

  13. Living off loans??

    Cabbagehead replied to MemphisTiger's topic in General Students

    Hi there, I live off of loans to pay for school and my rent, etc. I will graduate in December from a 2nd degree accelerated BSN program, but have racked up quite a bit of debt in the process!...

  14. 15-20 years post-CABG

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hi, I am a 2nd degree nursing student and I graduate in December. yay! At the end of april my father (58, and w/ no previous diagnoses and in good health) had emergency CABG. He had 5 bypasses. They...

  15. OB terminology

    Cabbagehead posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I am a nursing student and I have a not-so-deep question about OB patient charts. Here is what it reads: G5, P2, T1, P1, A2 E0, M0, L2 So.. Gravida 5, Para 2, 2 abortions? zero miscarriages?...