Nursetastic

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  1. National Nurse's Week vs. National Hospital Week

    Nursetastic replied to kat7ap's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Tostadas and horchata? OMG, I'd be in heaven! We got jackets with the hospital name on them this year. There is a BBQ planned at some point this week and I think they may actually be doing some...

  2. How do You Treat PRN/Agency Nurses and Why?

    Nursetastic replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I treat them as part of the team; because they are. I don't give a rat's a** how much money they make. They chose their job, I chose

  3. Calling all Nurse Mamas... Please help me!!

    Nursetastic replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most crockpot meals can cook on low for 8 or more hours. I use mine on the first night of my 3 night rotation (actually the morning of my first night). It cooks all day while I sleep and then we have...

  4. Pressure sore care

    Nursetastic replied to mihualalei's topic in General Nursing

    Mepilex Border Dressings. They are a nursing intervention and we do not need an

  5. Good hand lotion?

    Nursetastic replied to Quark09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Carmex hand cream. Yep, Carmex has a new hand cream. The only place I've found it is at Walgreen's. It is about $6.50 a tube but I love it. So do my coworkers. It is great and smells good, too.

  6. Reasonable timeframe to ask for extended vacation after orientation.

    Nursetastic replied to diamand's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd try to work independently for a time period at lease as long as my orientation before I'd ask for any time off. Especially extended

  7. giving report

    Nursetastic replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new nurse. I had someone react to my reporting in much the same manner a few months ago. I countered by asking the receiving nurse how she got into the habit of giving excellent reports. I...

  8. Meds to given instead of ambien?

    Nursetastic replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    Even if Ambien is a home med, the patient may go nutty. They may say they do fine taking it at home but they will have no clue that they are doing crazy or dangerous things "in their sleep". I ALWAYS...

  9. Ignores my being an RN

    Nursetastic replied to LovemykittyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she is asking others as a way to kind of point out that she has something going on. Asking you would likely open the topic of conversation a bit more than she would like. I would not take it...

  10. For a patient with MRSA, what do you wear into their room?

    Nursetastic replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    If it is in the sputum I gown, glove and mask with eye shield. I'm not taking any

  11. Ambien psychosis?

    Nursetastic replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    My experience with patients who "have taken Ambien with no adverse effects" is that they may have had the adverse effects and not remember them. I've spent more than one night cleaning blood off the...

  12. Canker Sores.. ouch!!!

    Nursetastic replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    I use salt. Plain old table salt. I use a damp Q-tip, dip it in salt then press it on the sore for as long as I can take it. Burns like the dickens but I'm telling you, it speeds healing and helps...

  13. When drawing push meds, do you draw the med first?

    Nursetastic replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I draw up the med first, for accurate measure, then I get a prefilled flush and use the same needle/syringe to draw saline out of the flush. No need to push air into the flush so no risk of losing any...

  14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Nursetastic replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yep, worked for me,

  15. Wound vac question/vent

    Nursetastic replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a KCI rep today. He confirmed that sutures can be covered by the sponge, but usually the doc will remove a couple to facilitate drainage. This is contraindicated if there is untreated...

  16. Wound vac question/vent

    Nursetastic replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I meant Bactrim. The nurse I was orienting with said she had never seen one over sutures either, but it was draining so it must be working....WHAT!? She also said that a KCI rep had done a...

  17. Wound vac question/vent

    Nursetastic replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm nosy, too! That is why I asked about her whole course of treatment. I wanted to know what had been done before. She told me she has tons of pictures of the wound when it was open right after the...

  18. Wound vac question/vent

    Nursetastic replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    She has been on IV Cubicin twice. If I remember correctly, both rounds were about a month long. How do you handle situations like this when it just seems like the course of treatment is going nowhere?...

  19. Dec '09 Grads, raise your hands!

    Nursetastic replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ADN grad here. Will be starting work next week in the

  20. RN to BSN at University of Phoenix?

    Nursetastic replied to JP82's topic in School, College Programs

    As a former hiring manager at a large (23 providers) medical practice, I can assure you that I would never devalue anyone's education or toss away their resume because of the schools they attended....

  21. The End is Here

    Nursetastic replied to JJRN09's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I'm right there with you. My pinning is Saturday the 12th and I have also interviewed for a GN position where I did my externship. I have also applied for a couple of other jobs. I'm...

  22. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

    Nursetastic replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

    I will be graduating in 2 weeks (yay me!) and I have spent the last 3 years of my life watching people expect to be above the rules. For those of us who follow the rules, seeing people expect special...

  23. Evolve/HESI practice tests and case studies

    Nursetastic posted a topic in General Students

    Has any one used these? I have been using them to study for the exit HESI and I'm not looking up answers as I go. My scores are consistently 68-75%. I've already passed a "practice" HESI (it was...

  24. what is the best nursing journal to subscribe to as a student nurse?

    Nursetastic replied to slb241's topic in General Students

    For Christmas last year, my mom started my subscriptions to Nursing 2009, AJN, and Nursing Made Incredibly Easy. I read them all cover to cover the day they are delivered. They have all been assets,...

  25. I needs some advice!!

    Nursetastic replied to Love840207's topic in General Students

    I will be the first to admit that nursing school is the hardest thing I have ever done, but also the most fulfilling. Remember, this is about YOU getting an education and becoming a safe and...