miss81

miss81 BSN, RN

Surgery, Tele, OB, Peds,ED-True Float RN

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  1. Dry Hands..Just starting clinicals?

    miss81 replied to newlpn_chic's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, that link is a picture of what it looks

  2. Dry Hands..Just starting clinicals?

    miss81 replied to newlpn_chic's topic in General Nursing

    http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?66666UuZjcFSLXTt4X&_O8T2EV76EbHSHVs6EVs6E666666-- I'm not sure what chain stores carry it, but many medical supply stores carry it. Our hospital...

  3. Dry Hands..Just starting clinicals?

    miss81 replied to newlpn_chic's topic in General Nursing

    Avagard makes a really great lotion (not the hand sanitizer but an actually lotion). It has not scent and it does not have any ingredients that can cause breakdown of gloves. My hospital now supplies...

  4. Stuck In A Pickle..

    miss81 replied to michelle4698's topic in General Nursing

    I like nights. But not because it's easier! Sometimes it's harder where I work because there is no Doc in house. BUT there is also not some many other professionals around "bugging" you either! haha....

  5. Med-Surg experience before OB/GYN

    miss81 replied to Harlem05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked Med-Surg for 5 years before I started on OB. It totally made a difference. I was able to get very proficient in the basic nursing skills before having to learn the abundance of material that...

  6. Changeover- Worst Night of my life (vent long)!!!!

    miss81 replied to RNgrrl09's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Let me tell ya, the hospital is no better! You'll get a "sick" admission (+ 15 of her persistent/crazy family members), a post op with a BP of 70/40, a confused pt pulling out this CVP line and your...

  7. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    miss81 replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We didn't even learn the dorsogluteal. Our instructors only taught the Ventroglueteal. What is the problem that they have been experiencing with the landmarking??? We were taught that "the...

  8. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing...and other magazines

    miss81 replied to oguesswhat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you know anyone that works in L&D because most of the units have these journals on the unit. Maybe they could get you a copy to borrow and see what you think. Have you tried the Nursing School...

  9. Have you ever had a Episiotomy or have knowledge about it?? Quick questions!

    miss81 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't let the doc tell you that this is not a real problem. It is! Many women have excess scar tissue after an episiotomy. Often it is inside the lady parts and not visible just by looking at the lady...

  10. Nursing is Making Me Sick

    miss81 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital you can't bargain for better hours. You have a schedule that everyone follows and a pay scale that can't be changed. That's one bad thing about unions, you can't use your "worth" to...

  11. How to: Become a nurse manager or Director of Nursing

    miss81 replied to TJSbaby's topic in General Nursing

    A member of my family started out as a sales rep with a pharm. company and moved up to research director for a few of the different drugs. I know our BN program focused A LOT on research. You don't...

  12. Do any U.S.A Labour and Delivery wards have Entanox available for Pain relief?

    miss81 replied to woodhill30's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I practice in Canada and we use nitronox about 75% of the time at our facility. The patient either LOVES it, or throws the mask at their significant other! haha. Our Nitronox tanks are mixed with O2...

  13. How to: Become a nurse manager or Director of Nursing

    miss81 replied to TJSbaby's topic in General Nursing

    We have a DON and we are not a nursing home, but an acute care hospital with an ER and OR, Etc. Maybe it's different here in

  14. Alli skinny pill

    miss81 replied to nurse79's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Actually I had the opposite effects! My abd. got +++ bloated and I was unable to have a BM. I eventually did but I was so bloated and uncomfortable that I decided to stop the med. Anyone have the same...

  15. In need of some advice...

    miss81 replied to bebot_19's topic in General Nursing

    Well, one of my family member has a really great career with a pharmaceutical company with a Bachelor of Nursing degree. He is very professional and driven. He started as a rep. and has since moved...

  16. I passed my nclex first time

    miss81 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats Katie! Good luck with your new

  17. Nurses on strike-is it even possible?

    miss81 replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in the US? Here in Canada (and I can't speak for all of canada of course) nurses do strike and we can be very successful in getting our point across! Nurses are a large powerful group and can...

  18. i placed 30 cc to a 16 fr 5 cc foley cath

    miss81 replied to EcyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just about to write to tell you that we use 30cc in our balloons in Urology to apply pressure post op, but noticed Boggles response. Just remove the 20cc or so and you will be fine! Once when I was...

  19. New Job found, but would you stay???

    miss81 replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    Moogie, Funny, I was just thinking about the important things that I DIDN'T learn in nursing school. My husband and I often have this conversation, either about ourselves or new grads that we...

  20. New Job found, but would you stay???

    miss81 replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...Ok the 2 ID's are important...BUT...if you've had this pt for several days a lot of nurses can skip some important steps because they "know" the patient..GOOD THING? NOPE...Happen a lot?...

  21. "Eat Your Spinach" Nurses: How commonplace?

    miss81 replied to is5512's topic in General Nursing

    IS5512, You have the right attitude to do good in this profession. That said, I also see the point of view of the nurse that you had the conversation with. You have to be able to prioritize and...

  22. How often do couples die within days of each other?

    miss81 replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen an older parent suffer a heart attack when told about their child's passing. There children were grown adults but I guess it's still their baby! Very

  23. Re> I need help

    miss81 replied to amateur's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you're feel...and I'm sure you have heard "you'll get it, time and experience changes everything!" But it's so true! People have said "Be yourself", and that's true... SOMETIMES!...

  24. wound care

    miss81 replied to tarans's topic in General Nursing

    I have applied it to the peri-wound skin. It helps to prevent adhesive trauma and also protects the skin from drainage if the wound is exudative. Although it doesn't replace changing the dressing in a...

  25. Patient with a Port

    miss81 replied to SuzieQ1959's topic in General Nursing

    Well, our OR nurses would use it. If they were not comfortable they would call a nurse from the surgery unit to access it before the patient leaves for the OR and have some saline running slowly or...