RedhairedNurse

RedhairedNurse BSN, RN

Med Surg, Ortho

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  1. Finally understand the Facebook no-no's

    RedhairedNurse replied to raebabelvn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've posted on FB to communicate with family when I've been sick, I could pick up the telephone instead or shoot over an email but sometimes its easier to make a quick post on facebook. Oh, I wasn't...

  2. Finally understand the Facebook no-no's

    RedhairedNurse replied to raebabelvn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What? Seriously? I'm posting on all nurses and facebook and I'm unable to work, the details of my illness are private, but i will say that I CAN put a laptop on my lap and still type and read....

  3. Help me with time management

    RedhairedNurse replied to mihualalei's topic in General Nursing

    Your post doesn't really say what exactly you're having trouble with. Is it staying late to chart? Or do you just feel overwhelmed with everything? I get my vitals when I'm passing meds, this is...

  4. How would you interpret this order for pain medication?

    RedhairedNurse replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    You gave the morphine at 0800, as that can be given q4h as ordered. Two hours later, the patient can have the lortab, the pt can have the lortab an hour later (at 0900) if warranted, it's nursing...

  5. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    Well most of these addicts that I speak of usually have some sort of chronic problem or something that has probably led to addiction and/or opioid tolerance. I don't work in our ER but I'm sure they...

  6. Do you take Ativan ?

    RedhairedNurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you have a point. But I always heard that cops were on OUR side, guess that's not true! And I'd think a cop would understand a nurse being

  7. Do you take Ativan ?

    RedhairedNurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

  8. Do you take Ativan ?

    RedhairedNurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    What? I know you're serious but this sounds totally unreasonable on the laws part! Just curious, where did they collect your urine, surely not on the roadside! lol This just doesn't seem fair....

  9. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    Wrong!!

  10. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this is the case. But sometimes it gets so frustrating knowing that someone suffering down the hall needs the pain meds so bad but can't have anything yet, but someone, say, post op day 4...

  11. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    Not where I work, the drug addicts (seekers) seem to get what they want, it's amazing the way doctors will give the addicts 2mg of dilaudid q2h but the ortho pt only gets 4 of morphine q4. Doesn't...

  12. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    this post is so accurate that I just wanted to bump

  13. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    RedhairedNurse replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Watching a very seasoned nurse try to ram a Yonkers down some one's throat!

  15. Ethical Issue -Missing Prescriptions

    RedhairedNurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so

  16. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    There are many times I don't like medicating a patient with 2mg of dilaudid every two hours that calls every two hours. That gets very frustrating because I know most likely they are an addict, but...

  17. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where you're coming from OP, esp with myself having a recent surgery. Pain pills DO NOT last 4 hours (not for my surgery they did not) and who ever said they do is very wrong.The pain...

  18. asking for meds?

    RedhairedNurse replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What an interesting thread

  19. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

    RedhairedNurse replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever smoked pot....not just once but been a regular user? You think you could run a code while being stoned? I know there are worse things than smoking pot, but being a nurse while...

  20. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

    RedhairedNurse replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!!

  21. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

    RedhairedNurse replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a great example of what needs to be done. I once smoked pot in my earlier days and I couldn't imagine having the responsibility of nursing duties while stoned, oh my. I feel for you...

  22. Do you bladder train before removing a Foley cath?

    RedhairedNurse replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    I'll get an order for bladder training if I have a patient that had a foley for a long time. When I say a long time, I'm generally speaking >2 weeks. I would certainly want this done for me if...

  23. For those new grads who are employed, what's your method?

    RedhairedNurse replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    I called the nurse recruiter every week until I got an

  24. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    RedhairedNurse replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully she'll stay in good with you guys because you all are going to have to teach Her quite a bit. I learned and still learn from LVNs that I have the upmost respect For. Not everybody can...

  25. new graduate with very hard orientation.should I quit my job?

    RedhairedNurse replied to belle05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You need to communicate with your boss, no one will no what's going on with you unless you communicate it! If you're honest with them and let them know how you feel, I'm sure they will understand....