Nursetastic

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  1. Wound vac question/vent

    Nursetastic posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad with very little experience with wounds, so I have a situation that confuses me. Am I just experiencing newbie jitters or am I legitimately concerned? The nurse orienting me told me...

  2. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    Nursetastic replied to Maeve1982's topic in General Nursing

    We have peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon, and wintergreen oils that people bring in to mask foul odors. A few drops in an O2 bubbler connected to air not oxygen, will help cover C-diff and GI bleed...

  3. Your PROPOFOL stories wanted

    Nursetastic replied to RNNCcicu98's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Watch out for green urine. Some patients develop almost fluorescent green urine. That's all I have to add. But I agree with hypotension and triglyceride

  4. Please Start!

    Nursetastic replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    PLEASE do oral care! Vented patients need it at least every 2 hours. A/O a few times a day depending on dentition, diet, O2 use, etc. PLEASE moisturize after a bath. CHG baths are very drying and can...

  5. NY Med (TV Show)

    Nursetastic replied to Rebekah1882's topic in General Nursing

    I ran across Detroit ER yesterday and liked it better. I enjoy NY Med but I agree that the nurses they highlight are definitely spruced up for TV. Though, they are knowledgeable and seem to be good...

  6. What's in your pockets?

    Nursetastic replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Right shirt pocket: 1 blue pen, 2 black pens, alcohol swabs in the smaller pocket Left shirt pocker: 1 red pen, chapstick, stick or 2 of gum, cute bandage scissors (patterned so I know they are mine)...

  7. How to get tincture of Benzoin out of clothes

    Nursetastic replied to marciakhimes's topic in General Nursing

    The caramel color doesn't dull

  8. Nurses selling at work?

    Nursetastic replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is out of line, inappropriate and borderline harassing in my hospital right now. No Mary Kay or Avon. But this pyramid travel thing. I'm sick of these, on FB and at work. But when upper management...

  9. is it nurse's week?

    Nursetastic replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    We get ignored during Nurse's Week. They have "Hospital Week" later in the month to celebrate everyone. However, Respiratory, Lab, and Radiology all get stuff on their own weeks throughout the year in...

  10. Tired of discrimination

    Nursetastic replied to Al.ginger's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I am, we need Affirmative Action for

  11. I had time for a chat....

    Nursetastic replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Emergency

    You did great by her! I love those rare occasions when a patient truly appreciates what a nurse has done for them. I know many patients appreciate us, but so few actually verbalize it. A "thank you"...

  12. fell asleep, administrative leave

    Nursetastic replied to allwell's topic in General Nursing

    It's common at my hospital to use one's 30 minute lunch break for a nap. As long as everyone knows exactly where you are going to be (locker room or break room) it is not a big deal. The buddy system...

  13. Your Experience with Your Hospitals Cath Lab Personnel?

    Nursetastic replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our cath lab crew has cliquish, bratty, holier-than-thou behavior. They complain about everything from IV's in an awkward place (um, at least you have one on that 80 year old, dehydrated patient!) to...

  14. Nurses dressing up for Halloween

    Nursetastic replied to pheonixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Imagine doing CPR with those butterfly wings attached to your back. What if your fairy dust drifts from your hair during a dressing change. Or how about consoling a family after the loss of a loved...

  15. Advice on dealing with confused patients

    Nursetastic replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have vents and insulin gtts on a tele floor? AND confused patients? What is your patient load like? Sounds very unsafe all the way

  16. Songs That Remind You of Nursing....

    Nursetastic replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    Circus music, but especially this one... Can you survive 10 minutes of the afro circus? -

  17. IV push

    Nursetastic replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I dilute pretty much everything, especially if pushing through a PIV. If a patient has a central line or PICC there is no worry about irritation of the vein but you don't want adverse affects from...

  18. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

    Nursetastic replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

    I have on of my coworkers audit mine before I leave. After missing "little boxes" twice, I was not willing to get a written warning in my employment file. Our charge nurses are supposed to do the...

  19. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

    Nursetastic replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

    It is legal, especially if they've written it as policy. Our restraint charting is audited as well. We get an email the next day if we didn't do what policy states (Q2h charting on all restrained...

  20. Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    Nursetastic replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    We have the same type of policy in our ICU. Personally, I don't think anyone under the age of about 10 should be allowed to visit ANY patient room. Not only because they are exposed to, and expose...

  21. Please explain this concept to me!

    Nursetastic replied to TnRN43's topic in General Nursing

    Was the secondary hanging higher than the primary? Regardless of what the pump is programmed to do, it will always pull from the highest hanging bag first. I learned that one the hard way as a newbie...

  22. Anyone know of a creative badge holder?

    Nursetastic replied to Argo's topic in General Nursing

    We have the pharmacy and nursing staff collect vial tops then we gather every couple of months to create new badge holders and share horror stories. We give them away instead of selling them. It's...

  23. Zeroing the transducer...help?!

    Nursetastic replied to cwhitebn's topic in MICU, SICU

    If your cap has a hole in it, please replace it with a sterile cap without a hole. The hole defeats the sterility of the

  24. No appreciation for NOC

    Nursetastic replied to bratmobile's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely!!!

  25. Staffing & Patient Acuity

    Nursetastic replied to tk0224's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Fresh post ops in our hospital are 1:1 until extubated. IABPs are always