NurseyPoo7

NurseyPoo7

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  1. Bad Patient Care at Boston Medical Center?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    You also have to realize we are only hearing one side of the story with this complaint. We've all experienced the pts who you can treat them like they are in the Ritz hotel and they will still find...

  2. picc line dressing change

    NurseyPoo7 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for explaining. Ive never had to do a PICC drsg change, but Ive had pts go down for PICCs and hep locking them and such. Whats the diff. between a regular PICC and a PowerPICC like you posted?...

  3. picc line dressing change

    NurseyPoo7 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    *clueless what you mean by skin protectant, statlock and

  4. picc line dressing change

    NurseyPoo7 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    What are the steps to do a PICC drsg

  5. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol and prn blood pressure meds. Occassionally an MOM. I work on a CVA unit so we often dont get any PRN Ativan or sleeping pills r/t neuro

  6. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN for 1 yr and had NO experience with foleys, dressing changes, unstable pts, etc. It depends on the setting this nurse worked in!! Not all new nurses start out on med surg or LTC...

  7. Quick ER questions(lido, ABGs)

    NurseyPoo7 replied to clairebearrn's topic in General Nursing

    Do they give na hco3 straight up? Most of the time when Im on the floor, Ive only seen a amp or 2 of na hco3 mixed in 1L of

  8. Quick ER questions(lido, ABGs)

    NurseyPoo7 replied to clairebearrn's topic in General Nursing

    Would you need to do monitoring for pts recieving Na hco3? (e.g. whenever I give Kcl or mag runs, I always monitor the pts BP frequently b/c they can both cause

  9. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs can call MDs and get orders, at least in my area. Why couldn't you call the MD for

  10. New Grad from ADN: Difficulty finding Work!

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Mo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I like nights too. I find you have a little more down time to get to know those who you work with ... Nights tends to be a tighter group of people... always have your

  11. Failed Drug Test!!!!!!

    NurseyPoo7 replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    I thought before all drug tests they are supposed to provide you with a chance to state all the meds you've taken recently/have

  12. Is this true?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Jeeum's topic in General Nursing

    Uh... I don't know anything about this. But, is this another one of those people who's very first and then subsequent posts are about

  13. what is the nurse/patient ratio where you work?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Hubby's girl's topic in General Nursing

    1:6-7 And they expect us to do primary care. (Unit has 18-22 pts usually... 1 CNA for the entire unit.) BTW, this is on a neuroscience/CVA unit, also get a lot of the confused LOL who crawl out of bed...

  14. Got my evaluation today...

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Unforunately, Ive learned to realize its a lot easier for people to complain than to

  15. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a doctor call me out of another pts room when I'm attempting to give meds and do my assessment this morning - I come out and he tells me another pt of mine is going to need blood and I have to...

  16. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    md lpns can also administer blood, but when you are in the pts room verifying the information, you need at least 1

  17. What's the dumbest thing you ever got called on the carpet for?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd look at her and ask her (seriously) if she suffers from OCD to the point where she breaks out a ruler to measure the cream on patients

  18. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

    NurseyPoo7 replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    Whats an RCA

  19. Hypoglycemic Symptoms But Still Elevated Glucose

    NurseyPoo7 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught not to add sugar to the OJ in any

  20. Effects of illegal drugs

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a new nurse, but I've noticed a lot of cocaine users come in with extreme uncontrolled HTN and often CVAs. Is this a coincidence or is that a s/e of cocaine abuse? Now, I know depending on...

  21. Can RNs conduct cardiac stress tests?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Islander25's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, I spent a day watching people run on the treadmill with just an RN in the room and me. (It was a boring boring boring

  22. Why would someone be on a Cardizem drip for 4+ days?

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    got a pt transferred today from ccu - had been admitted to our cardiac unit with chf/arf, went into a fib, started on cardizem - stroked out at some point (i was told the pt showed sx of cva at 11pm...

  23. BAND AID or NOT

    NurseyPoo7 replied to houstonlvn's topic in General Nursing

    Tegaderm

  24. Have you seen Zyprexa, Risperdal, Remeron...make a difference?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt once in an ALF who had been just been admitted and was already attempting to elope - One dose of Risperdal and she was a perfect

  25. Nurses Unions?

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of your mentioning unions, but I have yet to see anything about unions in my area. How do you find out if there is one? Do all hospitals have unions? Looking for some knowledge