Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler BSN, RN

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  1. When will they change the name???

    Nightcrawler replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

    Heck, if the problem is that there are connotations of breast feeding, then I want a new title too, and I am a woman! I am not mother to my patient, and I certainly won't be breastfeeding any of...

  2. Conflicts with pt's family due to religious views?

    Nightcrawler replied to sahmof2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A couple of months ago we had a patient placed on comfort care that passed before her family could arrange to take her home on hospice. The patient and her family were Native American. When the...

  3. Subordinates

    Nightcrawler replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe that anything was said in the original post about anyone being smarter or better than anyone else, and the distinction of who was subordinate to whom was not placed on whose salary was...

  4. Subordinates

    Nightcrawler replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    that may be correct, but if the nurse makes a mistake, you will not be liable and possibly lose your license or face criminal charges for not adequately supervisingthose that are providing care on...

  5. How often should you empty a catheter bag?

    Nightcrawler replied to sister s's topic in General Nursing

    Our foley bundle also includes that the bag be emptied before it is 2/3 full. The worry here is that the statlock will fail, and the potential weight of the bag could cause trauma to the patient and...

  6. was/is graduation this negative for you too?

    Nightcrawler replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    I truly do understand your pain. No one from my family was there when I was pinned. The only one who lived in the area was my sister, and she somehow managed to buy plane tickets for a vacation that...

  7. Need info on what you LOVED about your pinning ceremony

    Nightcrawler replied to Lemur's topic in General Nursing

    We had the advantage of being able to help with the actual ceremonies for the classes before us, so we had a really good idea of what we liked and what we didn't. It seemed that every class did...

  8. Need info on what you LOVED about your pinning ceremony

    Nightcrawler replied to Lemur's topic in General Nursing

    At my school it had always been tradition to give flowers to the faculty members as a thank you. I thought that it was a wonderful way to point out the faculty to family members. The problem that I...

  9. light headed when wearing a particulate respirator

    Nightcrawler replied to LeiaT's topic in General Nursing

    I know that when I have to wear a mask that I get slightly claustrophobic and tend to hyperventilate. It doesn't help that I get so hot when I am in the mask and gown and all! I have to consciously...

  10. HIPAA and personal journals

    Nightcrawler replied to newlpn08's topic in General Nursing

    if you are ever called into court and need to use that information, how are you going to be able to explain your super-memory of the details of a patient interaction that occured 5 years ago? any...

  11. "Secret Life of a Soccer Mom": Flight nurse!

    Nightcrawler replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I actually haven't seen this series, but I have a problem with the trailers. They talk about the dreams that the mom gave up to be a stay at home mom, and then they cut to telling the mom that while...

  12. Pregnant nurse working with isolation patients

    Nightcrawler replied to Tiffado's topic in General Nursing

    At my work that note from your ob would just get you placed on leave as being unable to complete your assigned job. We keep pregnant nurses away from cmv and shingles, and try to keep them away from...

  13. Traveling in Portland area

    Nightcrawler replied to malamarn06's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Most hospitals here require that nurses work rotating weekends, usually every other weekend. We also work rotating holidays. My hospital system pays an additional $3 an hour for

  14. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    Nightcrawler replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, they used an Epipen, which does not necessitate the insertion of an IV. I think that the supplies that they have on hand are very limited. They have a nurse on site, but I don't know if...

  15. Up to $12,000 pay back if leaving the job after orientation?

    Nightcrawler replied to seneyka's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I started as a new grad had us sign a 18 month contract, with a price tag of $5000 that was prorated if we left before our time was up. I know a couple of people who left and paid...

  16. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    Nightcrawler replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    They said on the show that they were going into the diary room. Whenever they have a issue of any kind they will go in there and ask for help, whether it is to talk to a producer, tape a diary entry,...

  17. Pulse Oximetry

    Nightcrawler replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't tell me that your facility routinely intubates for any saturation less than

  18. Cardiac Tele/Stepdown

    Nightcrawler replied to richtam97's topic in Cardiac

    i was thinking that all of this sounds really familiar.... then i looked at your screen name and realized that it sounded familiar because you were talking about my

  19. does your lab call elevated cardiac enzymes to the floor?

    Nightcrawler replied to MIRockstarRN's topic in Cardiac

    We don't get a call no matter what the numbers are for enzymes. It doesn't matter if they go from .03-.04 or .03-30, the lab doesn't let us know. I have tried to get them to call enzymes by going...

  20. Am I stupid? Med question...

    Nightcrawler replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    I would do the same thing That said...... I think it is hilarious that we consider the table clean as long as the pill doesn't drop directly into some sort of bodily

  21. I'm a bad nurse!!!

    Nightcrawler replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    The docs are really getting too smooth with these caths. I had a patient a few months ago that said " wow, this was the easiest one yet, forget about diet or exercise, I'll just come in here every...

  22. Unborn Children

    Nightcrawler replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    At least this woman is adopting these kids out so that they have a chance for a normal life. I have an uncle that was adopted under similar circumstances. She was addicted and he was her 6th child....

  23. pasadena city college vs. mount saint mary's college

    Nightcrawler replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Mount Saint Mary's is a private school, and that is why they are so expensive. The passing rate that you mention, is this for their ADN or BSN program? Mount Saint Mary's has both programs, and I...

  24. Holter monitor

    Nightcrawler replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    I wore a holter for 24 hours. I didn't have to work that day, but I don't think that it would have interfered with any of the things at work. Fortunately I am, ahem well endowed enough that I could...

  25. Why can't the other 49 states get ratio laws?

    Nightcrawler replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Now I want to start by saying that I am in favor of staffing ratios. I now work in Oregon, and we have a bill in the state legislature that would institute ratios. When I worked in California they...