NurseyPoo7

NurseyPoo7

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  1. Should this patient be in ICU??

    NurseyPoo7 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I see what you were trying to say. I thought you were responding to someone who earlier had wrote the charge should've taken it. I thought you were saying the charge nurse shouldn't/couldnt have...

  2. bolusing a trach with ns but not suctioning afterwards

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Happiness08's topic in General Nursing

    I've never even heard of this, of course I'm

  3. Should this patient be in ICU??

    NurseyPoo7 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, tell that to my unit. The other day (Yes, DAY shift) I worked and we had 3 nurses on our unit, 15-17 patients on our census, I think... one nurse had to be charge, and she had her own group. Plus,...

  4. NURSES & DOCTORS - to flirt or not to flirt

    NurseyPoo7 replied to AnnaSL's topic in General Nursing

    I may not be Cindy Crawford, but I'm not fugly, either... I think I'm pretty decent looking, single and 24... I havent had one at my hospital (well, except one PA) have any conversation with me other...

  5. NURSES & DOCTORS - to flirt or not to flirt

    NurseyPoo7 replied to AnnaSL's topic in General Nursing

    Don't have time. Nor do I really have any interest in dating a

  6. medical liability insurance

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Justlearning's topic in General Nursing

    NSO. New grads get half off their first years

  7. Cultural Diversity

    NurseyPoo7 replied to texasmedicrnj's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my RN last December and we had to learn about different cultures and how they would react in a healthcare settings (e.g. Asian cultures may not look at someone in the eye as a sign of...

  8. Dying Pts who are still full codes.

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We see them every once in awhile - at least on our floor. The older pts who have multiple things going against them, yet either them (if they are A&O) or their family still wants to be a full...

  9. *Sigh* Can't wait to get past this...

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Q1hr neuro checks should be in the unit. I work on a neuro floor and anything more frequent than q 3 hr neuro checks go to the

  10. Question about Heimlich Maneuver and restaurants.

    NurseyPoo7 replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, the waitress was choking but was able to yell

  11. Inmate Pts

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone ever wonder what their inmate pts are in prison for? Has anyone ever asked a patient or the bedside

  12. New admits at shift change

    NurseyPoo7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember how many pts we hear about that "they should've been in ICU from the

  13. Dying Pts who are still full codes.

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I keep hearing how people can be coded for HOURS -- Would we really code a patient like this for hours when he already had such a poor quality of life to begin

  14. hemorrhagic cva

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I am new to the hospital, but we don't keep stock medications, except if they are in the Accudose (or Pyxis, whatever you want to call it). Our Accudose doesn't have Labetalol in it -- it always comes...

  15. Inmate Pts

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I agree!! Some of my nicest pts have been those who are in prison!! Now, the obsessive wife who will make us re-do a dressing 2 or 3 times, even though the pt is in chronic pain and cries out...

  16. hemorrhagic cva

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    The pt was A&O x 4, no neuro deficits at this point. Just the N/V and HA. He was offered Tylenol PO and refused. Also told him we had orders for a rectal supp. if he didnt think he could tolerate...

  17. obituaries

    NurseyPoo7 replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for bringing up an old post, but I was getting ready to make a post on the exact same topic! I read the obituaries EVERYDAY looking for former pts, esp for residents that lived at my former...

  18. crocs

    NurseyPoo7 replied to k_r_ah's topic in General Nursing

    I really want to order these crocs http://shop.crocs.com/pc-13-4-endeavor.aspx?reqid=13&reqProdTypeId=41p&subsectionname=footwear&section=products But, I see instead of white, they have...

  19. hemorrhagic cva

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really worried about that nurse b/c everything I said, she acted like she didnt understand. How she works in ICU, I have no idea. I mentioned to her that the pt had just come back from CT and...

  20. does age REALLY matter?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    Us nurses can use all the help we can get, so I support anyone who wants to go to nursing school and is serious about it. I went to nursing school with plenty of older women and men who wanted to...

  21. Mass Effect

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    On CT Scans sometimes I see it says "no mass effect." What does that mean

  22. Mass Effect

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    In most cases, yes. I work on a med surg floor that specializes in CVAs (specifically ischemic).The reason I ask is because my pt today with a hemorrhagic CVA who was later transferred to ICU (the...

  23. Dig Toxicity

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a new admit today with this. We're a med surg floor with tele --- we normally dont get cardiac pts (at least those with active, new issues), we're just medical tele. I've never cared for a person...

  24. Dig Toxicity

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    After the dig tox clears, will the MD place the pt back on dig - same dosage as before or a lower

  25. Crap, I should've paged the MD.

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im a new grad, who got off orientation in May working on med surg. We also just moved our unit and all our patients the other day, so I worked on the new unit that day - it was crazy: no one knew...