NurseStacey143

if we precept nurses, we get a $200 bonus for the 3 months. Ive also precepted students for the semester.....you dont get extra money for that.

I always stick an alcohol pad inside a mask and put it on. That way if i do mouth breathing i dont feel like im inhaling some nasty phob. If im doing nasal breathing , the alcohol smell helps.....and no it doesnt get you high!!!

I think my hospital is pretty clean. The rooms take 30-45 minutes to clean after a patient is discharged and each day the room has a quick 10 minute cleaning while the patient is in the room. They also clean the hallways, including the pulldowns, light switches, every little thing. The only thing I do see that needs more cleaning is our laptops. I think I have only see one other nurse wipe hers down.

A RN is a RN weather they spent $50,000 on their education or $5000! So, in the long run the CC graduate just has less loans to pay off.

Ativan....l Just Kidding. Maybe a package of starbucks ground coffee, the book chicken soup for the nurses soul and some relaxing bubble bath

My grandfather has colon cancer and today they will hook him up to some sort of "Box" with Chemo medication in it that will be administering the Chemo for 2 days. So he doesnt have to make a trip to the hospital on Sunday, they okay'd for me to deaccess the port o cath. My question is....I have seen it done before and they flushed it with Heparin I believe. I will not flush it, I will only deaccess it. Will it be okay? Is they anything I should know? Thanks!

I would talk to the Director of the nursing program. You dont have to get into specifics, but just that your concerned there will be conflict....

The most important thing is to smile at your patients ( even when you want to strangle them) Also time management is a must. Last.....breath mints

i dont have one but i always thought a cool one on the lower back would be R (cadeaus(sp?) symbol) N with tribal art on each side

I grew up in Friendswood and agree it is has that small town feeling,good schools, but it is also an expensive place to buy a home. (Though there are some smaller starter homes in the Annalea subdivision that are cheaper) Now, I live in Alvin and raise my little boys here. Its also small but more "countrylike" I drive to the medical center for work and its about a 45 minute drive, but it really isnt too bad. St. Lukes has a wonderful program for new nurses...but have high standards for acceptance. Hope that helps.

I know we dont like to give medical advice online, Im just asking for opinions. About 6 months ago, my husband was having very severe abdominal pain. I was working and told him to come up to the ER at my hospital and I would meet him down there. I was on shift, but work with wonderful people who covered me several times that day so I could run down and get updates. They ran labs....all normal. They did a CT Scan and told us that he needed to have a repeat scan in 6 months because there were many lymph nodes that showed up, which apparently is not normal. After having contrast IV and (ahem) as they say whykiki between the cheeky contrast, he wanted to leave. He being the stubborn man he is, left the hospital instead of being admitted. (They gave him both options) They never found the cause of the pain and he was better in a few days. So fast forward 6 months, he goes to his PCP for follow up. I fax them the CT results. " Numerous but non-pathologically enlarged mesenteric, iliac and inguinal lymph nodes. Clinical signifigance is uncertain. Followup examination could be preformed to document stability and/or resolution if clinically warranted." So after the follow up visit runs a bunch of labs, they call me to set up his oncology consult. My husband tells me it is just "routine." I dont believe a doc does an oncology consult for "routine" rather they do it when someone has a high probability of cancer. So my questions...Have you heard of a "Routine" oncology consult and do you know of other things that may cause the ct results other than a lymphoma?

saddest one I saw while in nursing school was a 13 year old who delivered and found out she was HIV +. She didnt tell any of her family members, not even her mother about the dx, so no support:(

We have PCA's who assist with the 6 to 1 ratio. Some of them can even do blood draws if they were trained. Other than that, they pass food trays, take vitals, blood sugars, wash the patients and assist with many other things. Were glad to have them!

not to mention phenergan ruins an iv by the 2nd push...and with patients who are HARD sticks.....id rather give it IM, its much less of a pain in the ...

flushing with lovenox? Never heard of it. Our flushing protocol is flush with 5 cc NS then 2 cc Hep.