NurseStacey143

NurseStacey143 ADN, RN

Hospice specialty

Currently in school for my RN-BSN

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  1. Port o cath help

    NurseStacey143 posted a topic in Oncology

    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...

  2. Did preceptors get paid more or receive bonus by precepting new nurses?

    NurseStacey143 replied to atlanta's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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

  3. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

    NurseStacey143 replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    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...

  4. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    NurseStacey143 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  5. Community College vs University

    NurseStacey143 replied to wanna-b-R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    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

  6. Mentor Goodie Bags

    NurseStacey143 replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

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

  7. Anticipated problem...

    NurseStacey143 replied to BrightSide's topic in General Nursing

    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

  8. 5 things a new RN must have...

    NurseStacey143 replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    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

  9. Any nursing tatoo's?

    NurseStacey143 replied to MacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    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

  10. enlarged lymph nodes

    NurseStacey143 posted a topic in Oncology

    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...

  11. Info on Suburbs outside of Houston!!

    NurseStacey143 replied to gn04's topic in Texas Nursing

    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...

  12. Youngest labor patient?

    NurseStacey143 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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

  13. houston hospitals vs agencies

    NurseStacey143 replied to nik05lsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    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...

  14. meds never to be given IVP

    NurseStacey143 replied to newgrad2005's topic in General Nursing

    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

  15. heparin and lovenox?????

    NurseStacey143 replied to rose28164's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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

  16. heparin and lovenox?????

    NurseStacey143 replied to rose28164's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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

  17. houston hospitals vs agencies

    NurseStacey143 replied to nik05lsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    sorry med surg average ratio is 6 to 1. The only time we get pulled if if our ratios are very low....haha which on my floor never happens. But when it does, we "Take turns" so the same nurse doesnt...

  18. houston hospitals vs agencies

    NurseStacey143 replied to nik05lsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    It all depends on your nurse manager. I am at St. Luke's hospital. In my opinion it is the best place to work in the houston area. OF course....I may be biased. My nurse manager is fantastic and...

  19. Pregnant and Nursing School??

    NurseStacey143 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Texas Nursing

    Katy, you'll do great. We had several people in our nursing class graduate after giving birth mid semester. You will need a VERY healthy pregnancy. At my school they required periodic notes from your...

  20. Nurse's syndrome

    NurseStacey143 replied to ollikristiina's topic in General Nursing

    wait until Psych, then you'll be diagnosing all your family and

  21. What are the 3 "befores" in giving meds???

    NurseStacey143 replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

    im not sure about the 3 befores....but some things would depend on the med given. for example holding an antihypertensive if the BP was

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    NurseStacey143 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    50 pages down WHEW. I seriously must have no life LOL! I have a couple stories, not as bad as ya'lls though. 1- in nursing school I gave an AIDS patient her HAART therapy. She vomited maybe 15...

  23. I can't stop crying~ why can't I be B Positive?

    NurseStacey143 replied to ERRN1028's topic in General Nursing

    Im sorry. He is so young. I had a patient for months, she was a young adult...and had an autoimmune liver disorder where her body attcked it as a foriegn object. We had waited so long for a liver, and...

  24. impersonating a Dr. warning

    NurseStacey143 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a warning. Here in houston, we are on alert for a man whose posing as a physician and has assualted 3 women at a local hospital. We have a sketch posted for him, but even in other areas it could...

  25. sign on bonuses...is it just me?

    NurseStacey143 replied to dazzle256's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital does not give new hires any sign on bonus at all. The nurses who already work here can recieve a referal fee if they refer a new hire....which isnt much. But, they stopped them because...