miss81

miss81 BSN, RN

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

Member

  • Content

    342

  • Visitors

    9,312

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    11

All Content by miss81

  1. Nonsense "stat" orders

    miss81 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    We get those too... "Fleet enema stat" Yeah ok, does it really matter the this lady came to the ER at 2am (with her bag packed and rollers in her hair) and stated that she hasn't had a BM for the last...

  2. Horrible hospital experience!

    miss81 replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Southernbeegril, I feel so bad! When I was telling you some tips in your previous post about caring for your dad after his prostate surgery I could never have imagined that he would be treated like...

  3. "disturbed Energy Field" ...Really?

    miss81 replied to dannyc12's topic in General Nursing

    My problem is not the with energy fields theory... it's nursing diagnosis that I take issue with. I totally believe that people can emit positive (or unfortunately negative energy) that affects a...

  4. "disturbed Energy Field" ...Really?

    miss81 replied to dannyc12's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, here's the best one, "Environmental Interpretation Syndrome, Impaired". Too funny... the docs would have a laugh at that

  5. "disturbed Energy Field" ...Really?

    miss81 replied to dannyc12's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, total BS. What we really need is to be able to discuss patient's conditions with other professionals so that they have a freakin' what the hell we are talkin' about! It's like we are talking...

  6. Do you wear your nursing pin at work

    miss81 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Too funny, my husband is a nurse too and the money clip joke would be something he would say! :chuckle He wouldn't wear a pin

  7. Nursing jobs in Canada

    miss81 replied to Kancha's topic in General Nursing

    If you would consider the Atlantic Provinces you would be in luck! Almost every Health Authority are hiring right now. You can PM me if you have any

  8. Preparing for CRNE

    miss81 replied to Mykami's topic in General Nursing

    The CRNE is very different. I have taken both. The NCLEX is much more medical and the Canadian exam is more about teaching ("What is the most important thing to teach a pt who is taking Warfarin" and...

  9. Shocked by What Nursing Really Is!!

    miss81 replied to kendra1978's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in Canada and the US. In my experience the paperwork in Canada is at least 50% less. Here in Canada I spend about 60% of my shift with the pt's (90% in the ER and L&D), 20% charting...

  10. Suction

    miss81 replied to LUVNURSING2008's topic in General Nursing

    We don't need an order in my facility, that's a nursing intervention. If the pt is vented or trached then the nurses trained to care for those pt's make the call. You should check your hospital's...

  11. MRSA and patients who smoke

    miss81 replied to tferdaise's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, here we have them wash there hands before leaving the room. I mean next week he'll be in the grocery store touching the lettuce and handling the apples we

  12. Clinical Placement -----Is This Possible

    miss81 replied to CanCan's topic in General Nursing

    I did this, sort of... Went to the University campus for my academic classes like Biochem, Microbiology, english, psych etc. I was at the University's Center for Nursing Studies (on the other side of...

  13. 1st med error

    miss81 replied to NurseGizmo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my... I suppose technically this is a med error because it can cause muscle atrophy, but I don't think the nurses I work with would report this as an error. Can one injection of decadron in the...

  14. Prostate Surgery

    miss81 replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    By the time your dad is d/c'd from the hospital the drainage in his foley bag will probably only be blood tinged. He may need gentle irrigation (which needs a doc's order for this type of surgery)...

  15. Prostate Surgery

    miss81 replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of A LOT of ppl that have had the surgery and my dad also had the surgery last month! I know how you feel, he's only 57. Prostate Ca is generally a younger mans disease. Make sure...

  16. Patient Compliant...Taking it Really Hard

    miss81 replied to Diva7332's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe in a text book they are distinct, but I have seen a good many RN's and MD's that could not find the urethra because of swelling, discharge, and the baby's head putting pressure on the urethra....

  17. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

    miss81 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, here too... they are either scary of

  18. Enemas in the ER

    miss81 replied to Jaloc's topic in Emergency

    yep... enemas and

  19. A typical day in your nursing job...

    miss81 replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Unit: Float - typical day includes Labour Room for 4 hrs (until the baby is delivered), ER for several hours while they are flooded with patients (could be trauma room, observation room or triage...

  20. Valproic acid for pain? Really?

    miss81 replied to nursetim's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well we don't just give it because it was ordered... we are allowed to use our judgement and question something if we do not believe it is appropriate. I'm not sure if that was exactly what you were...

  21. Flush bag when giving IVP meds?

    miss81 replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    ditto to above

  22. Port-a-cath needle size?

    miss81 replied to Beijos's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks IVRUS, totally makes sense! The OP wasn't the only one

  23. Valproic acid for pain? Really?

    miss81 replied to nursetim's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    GABA can mediate the transmission and perception of pain. Pain control could be related to the fact that valporic acid increases brain concentrations of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). The effect on...

  24. Port-a-cath needle size?

    miss81 replied to Beijos's topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering, did you guys use a non-coring "gripper"

  25. 5 occasions where IV therapy needs two checker?

    miss81 replied to lnewbery's topic in General Nursing

    We never check heparin, TPN or potassium with 2 ppl. We do check blood products with 2