Fins Up!

Fins Up! ASN, BSN

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  1. Back to the bedside

    Fins Up! replied to Cindycin48's topic in Nursing Career

    find out if the hospitals you apply to have an in-house refresher for nurses returning to the bedside. maybe talk about extending your orientation length. most hospitals are willing to work with...

  2. Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    Fins Up! replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    another fav.....pt admitted for huge pulmonary issue...can't breathe.....but family wants pt to eat and is demanding to see the nurse manager to complain about the pt not eating...Mmmmm ....Ok go...

  3. Advice: Profile or Not?

    Fins Up! replied to awheat's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    traumaRUs could you post the link to the literature about the profiles. "latest literature proves that when you use a profile, you are stressing the heart too much".

  4. How do you handle this?

    Fins Up! replied to motownrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    absolutely document document document! I know that for one particular doc the police have been called to wake him up at his house....but he is the one on call....no matter how angry he becomes. This...

  5. Are any of you loyal?

    Fins Up! replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    Old Goat....your comments are right on the money....sadly. I know this is off the subject, but I found stress relief to be getting out of Dodge at least once a month to try/learn new things beside...

  6. What would you do?

    Fins Up! replied to LatinGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Assess, assess, assess You could always check her blood glucose at each meal and at bedtime in order to get a baseline where her blood glucose numbers run, but don't forget to monitor her intake and...

  7. Nurse Kept my Great Grandfathers wedding Ring

    Fins Up! replied to ladimandy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unacceptable. The nurse should not even consider taking the ring. The only way to accept a gift is if everyone who is working in the unit can receive the same gift....For example, Pizza, if a resident...

  8. Plan of care for jehovah witness with blood loss

    Fins Up! replied to sarymil's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just took care of a JW recently, but add on a sickle-cell crisis, Hgb 4.4, and pain. Hydration IV, pain meds, O2, and reposition to keep comfortable. Of course I had to ask if she ever received a...

  9. What does your username mean?

    Fins Up! replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fins Up! I love Jimmy Buffett and his music. Fins Up! is meant to remind me that I am swimming (working) with sharks at

  10. Check Hb post-transfusion?

    Fins Up! replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    thanks

  11. Check Hb post-transfusion?

    Fins Up! replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Just adding to the discussion of PRBC's transfusions......how many of you give lasix between units if giving more than one unit of PRBC's? Just curious, had a patient go into overload when I gave 2...

  12. How long have you seen codes last?

    Fins Up! replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, the doctors are not the ones calling the code because they are usually not in the room. The nurses, PCT's are the ones I've usually seen calling the code. While the code is in progress...

  13. Online RN-BSN Program

    Fins Up! replied to niceguytx's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I've known several RN's to finish this program and they all have good things to say, which is why I enrolled. I choose to attend class once a week for 4 hours per week, and feel that interaction...

  14. Sinclair CC Wait List

    Fins Up! replied to kaye-b's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I was on the wait list for 2 years, got my pre-req's done during this

  15. Online RN-BSN Program

    Fins Up! replied to niceguytx's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Indiana Wesleyan University. You can do everything

  16. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    Fins Up! replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like the photocopy idea for md's signature for a