Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. night shift question

    Aurora77 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with this. If you're going to eat poorly, you'll do it, whatever time of day. Yes, meal times may be odd compared to day shifters, but to me there's nothing strange about eating lunch at...

  2. two Qs about administering insulin

    Aurora77 replied to neurontin's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Insulin right out of the fridge hurts? How on earth did I not know that? Two years of nursing school and 4 months on the job and I've never heard that. Does it warm up relatively quickly when it's...

  3. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Aurora77 replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to break it to you, but sometimes in life all you can do is "suck it up." It's not a bad thing. I just had a pt tell me I'm happy and positive, so I don't fit the bitter, burnt out mold.

  4. This Does Not Make Sense - But happens anyway!

    Aurora77 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is similar to some of the others. I can't override chloraseptic from our pyxis but can override narcs all night long. Very

  5. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Aurora77 replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I've often wanted to ask if some posters have ever actually had a job before or worked with people in any capacity. You're not going to like everyone and not everyone is going to like you....

  6. Nursing Expertise Regarding the Recovery Model

    Aurora77 replied to verivici's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just graduated in May and I have no idea what they are, either. Good luck, OP! Did google come back with anything, at least as a starting

  7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Aurora77 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the combative, verbally abusive pt who was threatening to leave AMA: "I get paid by the hour, not the patient, so I don't care if you stay." To that same pt who told me I "haven't done a damn...

  8. Med/Surg RN required to care for L&D patients

    Aurora77 replied to Pjun581's topic in General Nursing

    I work med/surg at a small hospital and recently floated to our OB dept. Since I'm not an OB nurse, I worked the postpartum side. I loved it. It was so strange having healthy, walkie-talkie pts....

  9. Do you get looked over for having a ADN rather than BSN?

    Aurora77 replied to maddiem's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No. I'm in MO. My classmates that wanted jobs have gotten them. I got my job based on the fact that I did my final preceptorship on my floor. I went this route so that I could get my degree and...

  10. medsurg nurses, how many admits/discharges on a typical shift?

    Aurora77 replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work nights on a post-op med/surg floor in MO. I've doe 3 discharges in the 4 months I've been there. We can have anywhere from 0-5 admits, depending on how busy the ER

  11. Going green makes me red in the face

    Aurora77 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    The tubing used in our ED is not compatible with the IV pumps used on the floors, so when pts come up to us, we have to change out the tubing, throwing out something that's only hours old. I haven't...

  12. Going green makes me red in the face

    Aurora77 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Business that talk about going "green" don't care about the environment--it's about the bottom line. I have no problem with them wanting to save money, but to lie about the reasoning just...

  13. Night shift, CNAs and homework

    Aurora77 replied to bubblymom373's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see why anyone cares. As long as the patients are being taken care of, who does it hurt if people do homework during their down time? I'm not sure why the nurses in the OP have the ability...

  14. What field of Nursing has the least, and most math?

    Aurora77 replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

    I work med/surg and there's nothing but basic dimensional analysis. Most of our IV meds are hung over 30 minutes or an hour, so super simple basic math is required. The only exception is vanc, 250...

  15. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    Aurora77 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    But there's a huge difference between someone who has a glass of wine at dinner and a drunk--the same way there's a difference between the casual pot user and an addict. It's basically the same thing...

  16. This radio ad ENRAGED me

    Aurora77 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I hate those ads. Nothing makes me angrier than selling false hope to people who are desperate for any hope at all. Yes, some people survive, but some people don't and to promise a cure when none...

  17. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    Aurora77 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    I was just going off of my personal experience. I don't doubt that the heavy duty addicts had to start somewhere. But what percentage of pot smokers go on to become drug addicts, or use other drugs?...

  18. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    Aurora77 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't see a difference between occasional pot smoking on my day off versus having a drink or two when I'm off. In either case, I'm not fit to take of patients (I'm a cheap date when it...

  19. improving staff responsiveness

    Aurora77 replied to idonthaveaphd's topic in General Nursing

    You beat me to it! I was thinking cattle prods.

  20. Looking for Advice-New Grad, 8 patients?

    Aurora77 replied to RNRapunzel1029's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new grad and I've handled up to 7. My charge has been pressured to make us take 8 and she refused to make me take an 8th due to my noob status. I just have to be organized--I make a to do list...

  21. All Med-Surg patients require an IV site

    Aurora77 replied to Bremin5099's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm not sure what the official policy is, but our pts have IV access until they're discharged unless they absolutely refuse. We get post ops and need options just in case they go south. Plus, most...

  22. Number of patients you care for?

    Aurora77 replied to winter_green's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do post-op/med surg nights. I have between 5-7 pts. Our charges are pretty good about watching acuity level and don't stick us with 7 needy pts. Officially, though, I think my hospital just goes...

  23. yes, another night shift post.

    Aurora77 replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    I have to ditto all the comments about downtime. I've been on my unit for almost 4 months. It seems like we go in spurts--some times I'll have a couple of quiet days in a row where I have downtime....

  24. IV antibiotics compatible with D5W ?

    Aurora77 replied to Mithime's topic in General Nursing

    Of course not. Pharmacists are there to assist nurses, and vice versa. If the OP worked with me, I'd show her how to use the IV compatibility section of Micromedex and she'd be able to look up her...

  25. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    Aurora77 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    That's just crazy. I know the CNAs I work with are as busy as I am. It's faster for me to do those things myself than go find one of them to do it. Unless there's an emergency (in which case who...