kwagner_51

kwagner_51

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  1. Fleet enema = NO results!!

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I gave her 3 Tbs Lactulose at 1PM. Today, she will get 6 Tbs 3 @ 9AM and 3 @ 1PM. She eats 4 oz baby food a day. She can't talk, the stroke left her paralysed on the R side. With everything she...

  2. Fleet enema = NO results!!

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    The sister is a perfectionist. She has also taken care of her sister for 4 yrs. She does care but I am concerned about her giving another enema after I gave one with no results. She did decide not to...

  3. Under employed

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all I need to talk and am also looking for some career advice PLEASE!! I was hired as a grad nurse in July 2005 and fired from said job 89 days later. 6 days after passing NCLEX. Got a job in LTC...

  4. Ever Gotten STUCK w/a Needle???

    kwagner_51 replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Thanksgiving Night 2 years ago. The nurse before me used a needle and cap to cover the lure-lock on the end of the tubing. I was running vanco and gentamycin for paricarditis. There was blood in...

  5. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    kwagner_51 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I have a degree in Automotive Technology [a mechanic] I worked on our cars, replaced brakes, and rebuilt an engine. I was also a Stay at home mom from 1986 to 2001 when my youngest turned 6. He...

  6. Today's Gripe:Some travellers ain't got what it takes to be a "traveller"!

    kwagner_51 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    As a brand new agancy nurse, let me state that I agree. I finished my application on Wednesday and had my first assignment that night. I have 2 yrs experience in LTC and Head Start. I was terrified...

  7. Giving meds late o.k.?

    kwagner_51 replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I would come on shift at 7 PM and start passing meds immediately after my 10 min. report. The med pass was scheduled for 9 PM. I would get finished at 11 PM on a good night. I had 28 pts; most...

  8. HH Offer Need Advise please!!

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been offered a HH visit RN job and am seriously thinking about going for it. Here is their offer: 40 hr week, no w/e, pd holidays benefits including 2x my yrly gross life ins paid by the co....

  9. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am ready to deck one of the teachers where I work. :angryfire :angryfire There is a letter circulating from the local school system about the big bad MRSA staph infections! I read it and there is a...

  10. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    i can't let this battle go, unfortunately. there are only 60 kids and three teachers. she is a bully and has made all the teachers and teacher's assistants cry at one time or another. i was angry...

  11. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't the one 'making sure' they didn't have MRSA. I told the teacher that none of the children were presenting with red, inflamed skin. That none of them looked like they had impetigo, zits or...

  12. Mantoux?

    kwagner_51 replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    It is probably caused by the way it was injected. Yes the redness and swelling can go down in 48 hrs. I had one done that raised a red bump. It was due to the way she gave me the shot. She kinda...

  13. I Need Help SERIOUSLY!!!!

    kwagner_51 replied to ladycool's topic in General Nursing

    try this website: http://www.aleks.com/?ref=web good

  14. Need Help from Rehab nurses please!!

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi, I am an RN working in HH with one stroke victim. She can't talk, her right side is weak, and she gets PT 2 x a week. We can't get her OT and ST due to the home health company being unable to find...

  15. Funny

    kwagner_51 replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I actually gave a guy some midol when I was taking auto mechanics. He asked what it was and I told him. He asked if he would grow breasts!! I laughed out loud and told him no but he might have to...

  16. Liver Failure R/T cirrhosis

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Several questions: 1. Can portal pressure be measured by a B/P cuff? 2. How do you know that the distended abd is ascites? 3. Are hyperactive BS an indication of ascites? 4. Can coughing cause occult...

  17. Need y'all's opinion please

    kwagner_51 replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    I say do all nurses everywhere PLEASE go over her head to the DON. Document everything you see and hear. Tell the DON that the hospital may be in danger of becoming like King-Harbor in California. As...

  18. Liver Failure R/T cirrhosis

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    4. I should have clarified. She has varacies in her throat. Thus the question about coughing. I can't get her full history, just what her sister tells me. I do know that stool samples x 6 came back +...

  19. Would you tell another facility you worked elsewhere for 1 week?

    kwagner_51 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    GET OUT NOW!! My experience: Hired into a LTC facility had QMA's that could and did pass narcs, did G-tube feedings, everything but insulin. In fact it was a QMA that trained me. I worked about a...

  20. Need info about OT & ST Nurse's role

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am an RN working in HH with one stroke victim. She can't talk, her right side is weak, and she gets PT 2 x a week. We can't get her OT and ST due to the home health company being unable to find...

  21. Need info about OT & ST Nurse's role

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I'm off for the summer. I go back August 13 However, I am planning on working Q Sunday for this family. I may also pick up some holidays cause I'm off for 2 weeks in December. The reason I'm...

  22. Need info about OT & ST Nurse's role

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    please!

  23. Shift Work and ??

    kwagner_51 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all, I fell into a plum job for the summer. I work 3 12's day shift,. During the week it's 7A-7P. Friday, Sat, and Sunday it's 9A-9P. The problem is, we don't have enough nurses to make sure the pt...

  24. Shift Work and ??

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Home Health

    Renerian, It has four chains. The shorter chains are for the front/head and the longer chains are for her legs. I fold the sling and put it on the bed but it keeps slipping off the bed. I can't roll...

  25. Shift Work and ??

    kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Home Health