miss81

miss81 BSN, RN

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

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  1. H1N1 vaccine... why it should be MY choice!

    miss81 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This young lady become disabled 10 days after receiving the H1N1 vaccine. I'm not saying it was caused but the vaccine, but I am saying that this is a good reason why it should be each nurse's choice...

  2. Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?

    miss81 replied to robinslapsRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Perhaps the OP means while admitted to the hospital. Like if you walked into a patients room on an inpatient psych unit and came upon two schizophrenic pts having

  3. H1N1 vaccine... why it should be MY choice!

    miss81 replied to miss81's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ya know what? That is actually is ok with me. I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet, but at least your state is offering a choice! If someone feels that strongly about not getting the vaccine...

  4. H1N1 vaccine... why it should be MY choice!

    miss81 replied to miss81's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm NOT against the flu shot, I am against being forced to get it! When you have surgery, the doctor gives you every risk (no matter how small) and benefit and only then do you make an informed...

  5. H1N1 vaccine... why it should be MY choice!

    miss81 replied to miss81's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry, I DID know that it was the seasonal flu shot (I should have put that in the OP). Although management is not trying to force us to take the seasonal flu vaccine, they are trying to "FORCE" us...

  6. H1N1 vaccine... why it should be MY choice!

    miss81 replied to miss81's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow, I just read my OP! Sorry about all the mistakes. I was so concerned about getting the link correct that I totally threw spelling and grammar out the window! Anyway, I hope you guys can look...

  7. Need ideas for my presentation about women and their health

    miss81 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I think you hit the nail on the head with those 4 topics! Sounds

  8. Medical Dosage Calculations - In Your Head or Calculator?

    miss81 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I have my calculator in my pocket all the time... if I have it then why not use it??? Then I can be SURE that my "zeros" and decimal points are in the right place. Sometimes technology can be our...

  9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    miss81 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of our surgeons says "2 BE 2" instead of "2 BY 2". Which apparently is a British pronunciation (or so I've been told), but he's not British! Drives me nuts 'cause I know he does stupid **** like...

  10. Dressings for CABG/Valve patients

    miss81 replied to Francesca RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work cardiac, never have... this may be a stupid question, but what is an Island Dressing??? Just like a dry

  11. Surgical Consent?

    miss81 replied to TZRNER's topic in General Nursing

    I will fill out the consent form, ask the pt if the surgeon has discussed the surgery, risks and benefits with him. If yes, I will ask if he understands and if her has anymore questions. If the pt is...

  12. What would you do?

    miss81 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    We have forms that the person has to sign before we give narcs, usually only use it if they are alone. It states that they understand that they cannot drive after the narc and that we have explained...

  13. Stupid (or impossible) things Joint Commission has required

    miss81 replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow... I understand the point of the JC in the US but I'm so glad that we don't have them here in Canada. We do have a board for accreditation but they are not as "picky." Why don't the docs and...

  14. TPN HELP!!! (please)

    miss81 replied to peachpower's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Kanzi Monkey... Do you mean the lipids were mixed in the same bag as the TPN? Just curious, cause I have never seen it that

  15. TPN HELP!!! (please)

    miss81 replied to peachpower's topic in General Nursing

    Also, not too long ago lipids used to be in a GLASS BOTTLE, bought "as is" by the hospital pharmacy and did not need to be altered in any way. TPN is a big BAG of dextrose that the pharmacy adds...

  16. Disgusted!

    miss81 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was actually referring to the remark made to me from sjersett. I never took your remark as implying anything,

  17. Disgusted!

    miss81 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    An RN with 6 years experience makes $36/per hour in my province. Not including shift diff's for W/E's and nights, not to mention extra pay for Critical Care and Psych. That's for a floor nurse, it's...

  18. Poor spelling in charting

    miss81 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    One of the LPN's charted that the pt had "vomitted a large amount of...." The surgeon approached her and stated, "You know Jane, now matter how much she vomited there is still only one T!" Embarrassed...

  19. Disgusted!

    miss81 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    $16/ hr... wow! Kind of caught me off guard. For an RN? I love being a nurse but I wouldn't be able to do it for $16/hr! Sounds like you are under

  20. help with mock code

    miss81 replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    Hey JoPACURN, I received an email message that you replied to this thread but I can't seem to find the reply. I know the first few words of the message because the email shows that much. I wonder what...

  21. Pregnancy and nursing

    miss81 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Wow, where I'm from we get a year paid mat. leave. You can collect unemployment insurance from the government and by law your job must be kept for you for a year. Dad's can get Paternity leave if the...

  22. help with mock code

    miss81 replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    We had a code the other day that was actually caused by a PCA narcotic OD. I guess you call resp, but after you address the "ABC" you have to come up with the reversible cause and give some thing...

  23. heparin drip and ptt

    miss81 replied to sdwmb's topic in Patient Medications

    We shut off our Heparin, flush with N/S and leave the heparin off for 5 minutes. We will then draw from the arm that the heparin was infusing through and then turn the Heparin back

  24. Can you take the NCLEX-LPN after taking a yr. of the RN program?

    miss81 replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Nursing

    In many places in Canada if you finish 1 year of the 4 year BN program you can sit for the LPN national

  25. Autonomy and Informed Consents

    miss81 replied to rncee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live in the US, so the "lawsuits" just aren't as big of an issue (I'm not naive, I know they still happen) . I know for sure that not one doctor at my hospital would order that chemo after...