80sNurse

Does anyone have experience using Up-to-date for Pharmacy information where you work? Is it a look-up for pharmacy information, or integrated into your system? Does nursing have access to it where you work (and do nurses use it?) Users' input most...

(stated but not charted) "positive Cheetos sign"

what did you decide to do?

We people can be dorks; trying to be clever and have something to say, sigh.

Our Level I trauma center was told by JCAHO last year that we can no longer keep bags of IV fluids in "fridge style" warmers on the unit (like where blankets are kept but separate compartment). As a result, I think we're using warmed IV fluids much...

agreed! I'm fondly remembering an elderly gentleman I cared for in nursing school who said he had "cadillacs" in his eyes

anyone else out there have a policy requiring blood culture bottles be wiped off on the tops with alcohol wipes before use? and of course I'm talking about brand new, just opened bottles. our hosp policy requires this, and I think it's an unneccessa...

Anyone have comments/recommendations re: pulse oximetry for carbon monoxide? I've heard about these devices, want to know if other EDs are using (EMS, too!) because we're checking into getting one and there doesn't seem to be a lot of options out the...

favorite allnurses post ever, thanks!! will keep enjoying reading others' responses

HAPPY ENDING: We got single dedicated small counter-top warmer & put in 0.9 & LR (labeled with date put in & date expires) so now I have the warm stuff whenever I want it when using rapid infuser isn't appropriate but still don't want to...

thanks, all! yes, we have & use level 1 & ranger; but we don't pull out the gear for as many non-trauma pts as I'd like. yes, we did date our fluids & keep in sep compartment from blankets, but JCAHO still nixed it. trying to see if JCAHO...

co-worker helped me the other night with this after I struck out x2 on the fragile veins of a 90-something pt: inflate BP cuff & sometimes vein appears that didn't using regular tounqt. May need 2 people tho if need to inflate more than once it ...

I started in ER 7 mos ago & HAD NEVER started an IV!! (they didn't ask, I didn't bring it up) but had tons of central line experience. Preceptors were v. patient/knew I had come back from years out of nursing & figured it was a part of my b...

...I would also highlight your IV/blood draw skills - home care nurses do many, not all settings provide this much opportunity w/little backup ...I also agree w/part about assessment skills ... highlight your abilities to operate in a fast pace re: r...

I'm curious too... where did you end up? I'm a BSN just took refresher course & am being IGNORED by the hospitals you mention (including Rush & I used to work there!!) V. interested in how it all worked out, and what has the staffing been li...

Maybe I'm not keeping all my childhood vaccinations straight, but aren't our kids ALREADY routinely vaccinated vs. one of the Hepatitis strains that is (primarily?) sexually transmitted? (any outpatient peds nurses out there?) When my 17-year-old wa...

I have 3 sons & would like to have them have the vaccine, but not (yet??) covered by insurance. Hopefully it will be before they become sexually active. Hope ID & Peds organizations embrace guys getting vaccine for good of innoculating over...

Pts can make quick judgements based on appearance - perhaps you're on the younger side? A few times I've come into a patient's room when a fellow student needed help with positioning or something and pt assumes I'm instructor b/c I'm in my 40s and we...

Kinda reminds me of some folks' discomfort with women breastfeeding - seeing it as something sexual. Tell him it's like a (male or female) gyne doing an exam - just getting the job done (in a professional, informed manner). Don't get me started on c...

props are due: 5+ years is a lot of experience! And you haven't been away that long! Don't be discouraged if you can't find work right away... you're way more "fresh" than those of us who've been away WAAAy longer!

working a 12 hr shift to decrease number of commutes/week + having a husband who wants it too are big things in your favor. as long as the commute issafe (eg not falling asleep after a night shift) i'd go for it. you don't say how far along you are...

No, my '91 salary wasn't hourly - that was working as a manager + a little perdiem on the side. But it's hard to not be anchored to some good old days (in a sense) when the bills were not quite as hard to pay! Thanks for all the input, everybody - ...

anyone have opinion on accuracy of those web sites that give stats on salary based on geography & specialty? i'm a bsn w/4 yrs exp returning after >10 yrs but recently took refresher incl. clinical rotation (& got acls) (yay!) today i got ...

it won't be 100% hosps in your area doing those shifts. there have got to be other choices, even if not as common. for when i used to do it & it worked ok... >>wear dark eye patches when you're sleeping >>unplug phone (have some kind...

I'm bummed & stunned NO ONE has given you any responses... I've started a new thread in general discussion area (about Chicago nursing hire wages) & nothing so far. Any luck with offers or ideas on what the pay is now? I'm wondering if we...