Pax_Ramona

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1. Patient Rituals

   Pax_Ramona replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   I had a patient who needed assistance to ambulate. She would do the usual count "1,2,3" then stand. But every trip to the bathroom continued with her counting aloud "4,5,6,7...". She would reach the...

2. Wise One Liners

   Pax_Ramona replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   When my children were young and asked "how was work?" I would reply, "No one fell and no one died. It was a good

3. an oldie but goodie

   Pax_Ramona replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

   Paraldehyde for alcohol withdrawal (would melt plastic syringes!) and chloral hydrate (Noctec) for sleep. Chloral hydrate was used in old movies to pour into someones's drink "slipping them a Mickey...

4. CALL BELLS

   Pax_Ramona replied to GRUNGE's topic in General Nursing

   The cheese is still on the cracker! I woke up one night, looked at my alarm clock and thought " 145, that heart rate is kind of

5. What type of floor is ICUP?

   Pax_Ramona replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   Urology!!! Too funny. I think the initials should read IPCU and that stands for Intermediate Progressive Care Unit. It's a like a step-down from intensive

6. How many of you have a spouse also in the medical field?

   Pax_Ramona replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

   My husband is a pharmacist. We met in college decades ago. We often "talk shop" at the dinner table. Hey, we just got an email from his pharmacy association. They are starting a social network...

7. What freak occurrences have you seen?

   Pax_Ramona replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

   Patient with a chest tube to Pleurevac being transported via elevator. Door closes--pt. inside elevator, Pleurevac outside elevator. Going up!

8. Got to be a Good Samaritan Yesterday!!

   Pax_Ramona replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   Kudos for your practical use of critical thinking skills and your courage to get involved! Once when I was at the movies with the kids (Dr. Dolittle) I heard a woman say, "We've got to get to the...

9. Texas RN ReFresher

   Pax_Ramona replied to jannyd's topic in General Nursing

   Hi BA, I just completed this course in October. I started in June and finished my clinical hours (84) around Halloween and have secured a staff position after 10 years of inactive status. Your...

10. Did you get a job after refresher course?

    Pax_Ramona replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi, I just completed a nursing refresher course this summer/fall and am about to start my new job (hospital) next week. I took a state board approved nursing refresher course. I went through a...

11. Going back to nursing-I think

    Pax_Ramona replied to jannyd's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ba, I was on a 10 year hiatus from nursing practice. To return, I contacted my state board who provided me with the names of approved refresher courses. I enrolled in one and the didactic...

12. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    Pax_Ramona replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Those aren't "birth plans", those are BIRTH PAINS ! And you can be sure they will be the first to sue if something happens to the

13. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Pax_Ramona replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who said she was allergic to all odors--not just perfumes. She said her son was, too. When he came to visit, he arrived on the floor wearing a World War I gas mask! You know, the...

14. Verbal charting for nurses?

    Pax_Ramona replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I like the idea of having our notes transcribed. However, there is a new policy (?federal) that in 2009 all charting will be done electronically. I work at a hospital where this has been done for a...

15. change of shift report in hallway

    Pax_Ramona replied to payatot21's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, I think it would be a clear HIPAA violation to be within earshot of the roomate, visitors, passersby, etc. We tried this BRIEFLY at one hospital and report took twice as long. Besides, the...