NurseMeg

I forgot to chart something yesterday at work. When I go back tomorrow, can I chart the task (with the correct date/time when it was performed) with a "late entry" comment? Thanks!

We, too, use only normal saline in our arterial line pressure packs. I've never actually had an a-line clot off. Usually when they "go bad"(radial line), it's becasue the patient is bending their wrist too much. One time, though, I was taking care...

Wouldn't it be great to have weekends fully staffed by weekend option RNs? Life would be wonderful! I hate working weekends!

What is with people? Eeeeek.

I work in a large ICU that doesn't have showers for the patients. We do bed baths, and once the patient is well enough to go to the floor, they can take a shower there. The other day, I had a doc write orders to "take patient to floor for shower. m...

oops! wrong term. Thanks, meandragonbrett. What I meant to say was that diprivan (with it's lipid base) may support bacterial growth.

oops! wrong term. Thanks, meandragonbrett. What I meant to say was that diprivan (with it's lipid base) may support bacterial growth.

I wish we had visiting hours, but our ICU is "open". Sometimes, when I am admitting a very, very sick patient, I'll try to set things up initially with the family to limit visitation (if appropriate). I'll often advise setting up shifts with the fa...

We use propofol "milk of amnesia" frequently as well. I like it because it has a rapid onset, and (usually) wears off quickly. What I don't like about it is the fact that it's lipid based. It's bacteriostatic, which despite changing tubing q12hrs,...

We use propofol "milk of amnesia" frequently as well. I like it because it has a rapid onset, and (usually) wears off quickly. What I don't like about it is the fact that it's lipid based. It's bacteriostatic, which despite changing tubing q12hrs,...

I agree with the other posters. I'm sure that if I wasn't able to breathe well, I'd be anxious too. These people also do not have a whole lot of control in their lives. Especially in a hospital setting.. and COPD'ers are often in and out of the ho...

Hi everyone! I'm a senior nursing student, with only 3 more semesters til graduation! In my clinical rotations this summer, I noticed something that really annoyed me... RUDE nurses and doctors! It seems as though many of them really despise nursin...

I passed, too!!!!!!

sorry, posted twice...

I had the same thing! I just took my boards about an hour ago. It shut off at 75 with no math and no alternate format questions. I did have lots of priority, minimal peds, a few meds, no lab questions, and that's all I remember right now. Fortuna...

I am! I'm currently working as a nurse extern in the SICU of a level 1 trauma center, and will be transferring over to MICU as a graduate nurse next week :)

Here is mine! A = 93-100% A- = 90-92% B+ = 87-89% B = 83-86% B- = 80-82% C+ = 77-79% C = 73-76% 72% and below is failing

LOL!!! My first injection was Depo... and I bounced the needle as well. OOPS!

Don't forget about when you were a student!!!

I'm a nursing student.. on my first day on the postpartum floor, my first patient kindly let me know that she didn't want me to care for her. It really wasn't a big deal. She told me that she had a very "traumatic" birth experience and that she did...

Va Gina (I'm NOT kidding) Heavenly Angel Lamonjelo geeez.... poor kids

Hi! I'm a student nurse as well. I finished up my maternal/child rotation a few weeks ago. When I was assessing the mom (postpartum), I just let her know what I was doing before I did it. I.e.: "Okay, now I'm going to check your bottom"... I was n...

our clinicals are graded pass/fail. generally, the first 4 weeks consist of skills labs, and we have to learn the skills (ie: iv's, injections, sterile technique) and then test out on them. if you do not pass the test out, then you fail the class a...

I hear ya. Our books are huge - I literally am running out of space in my house to store them all! I rarely bring all of my books with me, but when I do, I try to take the bare essentials. I have a really good backpack from Eddie Bauer that has tw...

biological chemistry... ugh or physiology, i'm in that now and it's a b....