mama_d

mama_d BSN, RN

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  1. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    mama_d replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    Several years ago, we had a patient admitted with a brand new diagnosis of lung cancer with mets to brain and bone. It was extensive, and he only had at best guess a month or so left. Family was...

  2. Night shifters, a few questions

    mama_d replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I have a totally messed up schedule, but it works for me. I work Fri-Sat-Sun nites, try to stay up and spend time with the family on Sat and Sun mornings (till 11ish). Mondays it's not out of the...

  3. The Mockery of Nursing

    mama_d replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ruby, I think you need a PT/OT consult...if just Tylenol will get the job done, you're clearly not able to bang your head for as hard or as long as those posts deserve. "Inadequate head banging as...

  4. I'm SN, but I Can't Handle The Other Students

    mama_d replied to SirSpyCat's topic in General Nursing

    I second the above. A 4.0 student would know the difference between too and

  5. Madame, your ignorance is astounding

    mama_d replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like I tell the LOLs who are embarrassed at having to be cleaned up..."If this is the worst thing I have to deal with, it's gonna be a fantastic night." Now, the ETOHer who managed to somehow explode...

  6. The Mockery of Nursing

    mama_d replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Silly...it goes through the proximal port.

  7. HELP : ) Core Measures!

    mama_d replied to jmbean1's topic in General Nursing

    We have a bright yellow paper that goes in the chart and is divided into fourths...one each for CHF, MI, SCIP, and pneumonia. Each section has the core measures for that specific diagnosis so it can...

  8. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

    mama_d replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Why not have baby now and work on getting pre-reqs out of the way while he/she is little, then transition to full-time nursing school when the time comes? I was back in school full time when I found...

  9. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    mama_d replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    In all the programs in my area, if you're not up-to-date with immunizations, or have titers to prove immunity, you're out of luck. You wouldn't meet the minimum qualifications for enrollment. This...

  10. The Mockery of Nursing

    mama_d replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Gotta love the hot EMT guys. Makes for a nice change of scenery. Although I was having a moral quandry not long ago...they're all closer to my son's age than mine. I was reassured by an older...

  11. Technology taking over

    mama_d replied to mpink74's topic in General Nursing

    Love love love it. The best is having all those records from our entire system (and many of our affiliated physicians) available at the click of a mouse. There are of course some bugs still in the...

  12. The Mockery of Nursing

    mama_d replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad I was too lazy to get up and get the alcohol, or I'd be 2D2P (too drunk to post) by now. For those of you who aren't as lazy as I am, here ya go...you're all just being MEAN! Nerd, that was...

  13. Medication shortages?

    mama_d replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    Currently at my facility it's IV Reglan and Azactam. And yep, it's a bit of a deal...we've had pharmacists in my area trying to draw attention to it for months now in the local media to no

  14. Heart Stop Beating - man lives without heart

    mama_d replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several pts that have gone from my unit to Barnes (in St. Louis) to get LVADs. Unfortunately, as all their follow up gets done there, I haven't had the chance yet to care for someone with...

  15. The False Advertising of For-Profit Institutions

    mama_d replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Students

    I went to a for-profit for my LPN. When anyone asks where I graduated from, I tell them, followed by "but don't hold it against me...I do know what I'm doing". At the time it was the best decision I...

  16. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    mama_d replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to all of the above, and :hugs: Have you considered talking with your facility's chaplain, or going through your employee crisis line? Especially in situations like yours, the chaplains aren't...

  17. Patient Complaint

    mama_d replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to what TheCommuter said. Honestly, I think some people get off on the fact that they are screwing with someone else's job. Had a pt not too long ago like the one Stargazer described...wanted to...

  18. do nurses get employer sponsored pensionplan?

    mama_d replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    My system has 403(b) as well as a pension plan. Personally I'm not counting on getting the pension paid out to me as I'm still decades from retirement and who knows what will happen by then...if it...

  19. Night Shift off Nights

    mama_d replied to nrse20's topic in General Nursing

    I've got kids and a hubby (who thankfully is a SAHD) so I just go with the flow...sleep when I'm tired and up when I'm not. It's actually easier for me to adjust for when I have day things I have to...

  20. LPN Central / PICC Lines

    mama_d replied to Rico84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's been my experience that generally speaking, the facility's scope of what you can do will be more limited than what the state says. However, to be sure, call or email your BON. If the Practice...

  21. As a nurse, do you ever......

    mama_d replied to Queen2u's topic in General Nursing

    No to most of that...can only wear blue or white, no lab coat, and no pocket full of supplies. The "what the heck?!?!" feeling does abate as you get more experience under your belt. I'm fairly...

  22. Reflections needed on adrenalin junkie nurses

    mama_d replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it was "great" as in great save or great code? Because as we all know, there are some codes where everything goes great and some where it's like the Keystone Kops, regardless of the outcome....

  23. Family Members

    mama_d replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but if they're on a drip, especially if they're a hard stick, I try to get restraints. If not, and they keep getting out of bed etc. ... Park them at the nurses' station in a...

  24. The weekly addition to the workload...

    mama_d replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, but without that documentation we wouldn't get our money to do things like... Install new aerosol aromatherapy air freshners throughout the building. (Swear to all that is holy my facility did...

  25. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    mama_d posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a death the other night, and found out that our new policy to save $ on linens is to bag the bodies naked. I flat out refused. I know she was dead, so it shouldn't really matter whether she had...