Cheyenne RN,BSHS

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    Pet Peeves

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeves are simple ones. 1. IV bags at the start of the shift with 2. Coming back from 3 days off to find my same dressings and initial on a patient. 3. Peg tube feedings that beeped...
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    Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound callous, but after twenty plus years in nursing I have learned the hard way that when it comes to a hospitals reputation, money, or possible lawsuit, they will terminate a nurse in a...
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    your very own personal crusade

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    For me there are a couple, or maybe I'm just anal. LOL. 1. Coming on shift with more than one IV beeping and less than 50 cc in the bag and the rate is 125. Like duh! Is it THAT much trouble to grab a...
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    Can I bring books to the floor to help with my learning

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to raralpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Originally Posted by raralpn I am a new LPN in a LTC facility. I have not found the person to go to for specific illness questions. I was wondering, can I bring my med-surg book on the floor? Would it...
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    Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Having read this thread through I must say "Kudos!" to every one of us with the courage and bravity to step up and talk about our individual battles with mental illness in all it's many forms. Anyone...
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    Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    i can understand the frustration for administration when there are not enough nurses.....but hardly anyone wants to enter the profession under the current conditions. nurses do care. they want to...
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    Phenergan?

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the ER one night after calling off with that virus we had going around at the time. You know the kind, head in the trashcan while you sit on the 'throne' and the only thing that keeps you...
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    Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    I love having nursing students when my patient load is not much over 5 or 6. It takes time and commitment to really share and help teach and provide them with good clinical experiences. I will hunt...
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    What do you HATE to do at work?

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    MAGGOTS. I absolutely cannot stand to see some of the wounds that come in and as you go to assess them and open them up out they crawl ......and up my stomach comes. Gag me with a spoon. I can't stand...
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    Rude and crude RN

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like what that nurse is doing is not only disrespectful and vulgar, but close to verbal rape. I believe that his behavior will betray his true character eventually, either through body...
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    Flu shots for inmates

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to CCHP-RN's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in juvenile correction facilities after burning out in critical care. Now I am back in the hospital on the medical units. There are no flu shots for the renal patients, chronic peds...
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    I Don't Think So!

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get to read these nursing boards often, but I think that you are to be commended for taking a stand. It IS important to protect yourself, your residents, and your nursing license. Staff who...
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    Surgical consents

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have recently returned to working on the medical floor. I have been a nurse since 1985, so I am not new, and I try to stay current with new surgeries, tests, and procedures. At the facility where...
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    Surgical consents

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    I guess what I am really asking is what exactly is the legal responsibilty of the nurse in getting a consent signed and what is the physicians? When are we out of our scope of care? The policy book...
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    Surgical consents

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate all the input thus far. Paula, thank you so much for the site that you listed. It was very helpful. As for what procedures require permits, all the invasive ones. The dialysis patients...
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    Contemplating job change but, dang it, I'm scared! HELP!

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to Momto3RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I know how threatening it feels to have to change jobs, especially if you have been in one for a long time as you have. Remember how frightened you felt graduating from nursing school and taking...
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    ???Dog Lovers???

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to gambroRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. My room mate and I have an Italian Greyhound that we absolutely adore. They call them IG's for short. The dogs are very small, 13 - 15 inches tall, and do not have much hair to shed as their...
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    How long does report take?

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    We do primary nursing care so that I am only going to hear the report on my own assigned patients. Takes about 10 minutes and the other few minutes I use looking up the lab values and xray results...
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    Patient Assessment - Respiratory Distress

    Cheyenne RN,BSHS replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    This "game" sounds interesting. First, I would think that if the man is still having a lot of pain as the paragraph stated, then perhaps the PCA dose is not too high. Continually monitoring of vital...