owensmommy

owensmommy has 15 years experience.

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1. CNO vs. Dept. Manager

   owensmommy replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Nurse Management

   Typically, unless you are working in a smaller hospital, there are nursing directors in between the CNO and nurse managers. The director role is a nice stepping stone to gain other important...

2. Why do nurse managers refuse to hire admission/discharge nurses?

   owensmommy replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Nurse Management

   Admission/discharge nurses are most often only successful in very high volume hospitals. The hours worked have to be justified by the number of admissions or discharges. At organizations I have worked...

3. Computerized med system

   owensmommy replied to Miriam57RN's topic in General Nursing

   I use the McKesson Admin-Rx program. Once I got used to it, it got to be pretty nice. Although we scan the meds and the patient's arm band, we still have to ask the pt their name and DOB. It has been...

4. Milking a JP drain?

   owensmommy replied to JBizzleRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I don't routinely milk JP's, but if it seems sluggish in the tubing, I will. No big deal, just make sure you have a good grip above where you're milking so it doesn't pull at the

5. Not told about a contact isolation patient!

   owensmommy replied to mgalloLPN's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I think that most MRSA pt's go undiagnosed for a few days and everyone that had contact with them have been exposed. Unfortunately, things are forgotten in report which makes it even more frustrating....

6. Transfusing febrile pt.'s

   owensmommy replied to Hooligan's topic in General Nursing

   We just have to get a doc's order that it's okay to transfuse. And we usually would then premed with

7. Flu clinics

   owensmommy replied to NightOwl06's topic in General Nursing

   I was taught in school to always pull back after inserting the needle to make sure you aren't in a vessel. But more recently I have been told that it is no longer necessary. I tend to still check for...

8. OB-GYN surgery center.

   owensmommy replied to jessica456's topic in General Nursing

   I would go for the LTC position. You would at least be able to get experience in medication administration, wound care, Foley care, assessment skills, etc. The abortion clinic seems to me that it...

9. How many patients per day in US?

   owensmommy replied to vrgh2008's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a tele unit and day shift nurses have 4-5 pts, nights

10. is dosage calc. necessary?

    owensmommy replied to RN874's topic in General Nursing

    I took a dosage calc class in school. It turned out to be an easy "A". But it also was a great reminder on how to do certain conversions and a bunch of other things you tend to forget from jr/sr...

11. Syringe Incompatibility?

    owensmommy replied to eric909's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't think I have ever mixed Toradol with anything! If it's 30mg or less, we usually give it IV

12. pregnancy and night shift

    owensmommy replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I was preggo and worked 12 hour night shifts. I did just fine. I had a great pregnancy though. I gues it would depend if you had frequent nausea or other complications. But, you'll have the same...

13. needlestick :(

    owensmommy replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you never know what you can get from a needlestick! But, I'm sure you are at a very very low risk of any kind of transmission. But, I agree that is very scary especially when you are...

14. Floating to other units...

    owensmommy replied to owensmommy's topic in General Nursing

    That is awesome! I need to suggest it to

15. crock shoes.

    owensmommy replied to korfila's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not allowed to wear them at my work. Personally, I don't like how thet look