Nursetastic

Nursetastic

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  1. Wound vac question/vent

    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 she'd never seen this before either but that couldn't...
  2. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    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 odors pretty well. The bubbler tip is cut off and no ...
  3. Your PROPOFOL stories wanted

    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 levels.
  4. Please Start!

    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 irritate skin if not rinsed well and followed by a...
  5. NY Med (TV Show)

    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 nurses.
  6. What's in your pockets?

    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) Right cargo pants pocket: spectra link phone and r...
  7. How to get tincture of Benzoin out of clothes

    The caramel color doesn't dull whites?
  8. Nurses selling at work?

    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 is in on it...well, let's just say it's over the t...
  9. is it nurse's week?

    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 addition to goodies and celebrations during Hospi...
  10. Tired of discrimination

    Where I am, we need Affirmative Action for whites...
  11. I had time for a chat....

    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" goes a long way.
  12. fell asleep, administrative leave

    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 makes sure you are awake 5 minutes before break en...
  13. Your Experience with Your Hospitals Cath Lab Personnel?

    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 patients that smell bad. Yes, cath lab nurse, I'd ...
  14. Nurses dressing up for Halloween

    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 one while dressed as an M&M. Now imagine being t...
  15. Advice on dealing with confused patients

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

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

    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 pushing too fast either. Think about what the med is ...
  18. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

    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 audits before they close shift, but they never do...th...
  19. Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

    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 patients and notification of family). If we are not sc...
  20. 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 patients to, many different pathogens but also for OU...
  21. Please explain this concept to me!

    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 hanging a K+ replacement.
  22. Anyone know of a creative badge holder?

    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 just a good mood booster around the hospital. The "pa...
  23. Zeroing the transducer...help?!

    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 system.
  24. No appreciation for NOC

    Absolutely!!!
  25. Happy Nurses Week!

    Our hospital combines Hospital Week with Nurses Week. RT, Radiology, Lab all have their own weeks. No such thing as Doctor's Week, though. LOL We usually get a lunch bag or some other type of bag with the hospital logo. There is always a free lunch d...