Sonjailana

Sonjailana

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  1. Knee, work, weight..ugh!

    Sonjailana replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about being hardcore, but I don't want to become obese because of

  2. I notice a trend...

    Sonjailana replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I've become really passive. I DON'T recommend this. If I could just concentrate on my patients and not deal with other people it would help. Talked to a coworker last night and she...

  3. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    Sonjailana replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    I thought it was very

  4. Do you have a resident you cant stand?

    Sonjailana replied to sarafina's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love this! I don't work in LTC, but I tried this recently with a drug seeking patient. I was very kind, professional, but offered to take out her IV and get her the paper (AMA form) so she could go...

  5. North-East Blizzard - Everyone Becareful Reporting and Leaving Duty

    Sonjailana replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah..it's just cold and clear here in the Midwest. No big snows here yet this

  6. Blood Transfusion

    Sonjailana replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there are somewhere..but not in my heme-onc unit! Blood is like anything else..chemo..IV antibiotics..premeds, consent, monitor, hang, monitor, take

  7. How many visitors per day does the typical inpatient have?

    Sonjailana replied to KimGee's topic in General Nursing

    I would select a single unit to start with, collect data until a solid trend was seen, and then start with another unit of a similar pt type. There is no "typical unit" so it would likely need to be...

  8. How many visitors per day does the typical inpatient have?

    Sonjailana replied to KimGee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I doubt that. Data collection is what you need. Then you can know for sure what an accurate average

  9. Nursing the old fashioned way

    Sonjailana replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha..I gave one Wednesday and I've been in for 3

  10. HELP! New grad, work nights, pregnant, depressed!!

    Sonjailana replied to Nikki.J's topic in General Nursing

    OP, here's a big HUG for you. Depression

  11. Happy Moment in the ICU

    Sonjailana replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    We did this once..it was something I'll remember

  12. Hospitalists?

    Sonjailana replied to YankeeHater's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospitalist group consists of PA's, NP's, and MD's. They do a lot of nighttime admissions for other services, and are almost always really easy to locate/call/get orders from. They also tend to...

  13. Cross-Professional Competence: Playing well with other team members

    Sonjailana replied to alan headbloom's topic in General Nursing

    I check my chemo with our PharmD all the time. It's a great resource to have on

  14. Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    Sonjailana replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    umm, yea...like this is your,umm, chemo? No, you wouldn't want a smart

  15. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    Sonjailana replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite is honestly Blistex Medicated Berry. It's under two bucks, I can keep a bunch of them, and it works well. I usually put lipstick on in the morning, but give it up after

  16. What would you change about nursing?

    Sonjailana replied to Tay245's topic in General Nursing

    No interruptions when I'm passing meds or doing assessments. No overhead paging. I know it's on line 1 #$@$, I'm sterile/in iso /busy here. Other departments being held accountable (like lab actually...

  17. List of most commonly prescibed meds, please

    Sonjailana replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol Ibuprofen 800mg Vistaril Ranitidine Actos Potassium supplements (K-dur) Keflex Colace Restoril

  18. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    Sonjailana replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seriously, you have never met someone who cannot read?? I am convinced the literacy level of the general public is quite low. We instituted ordering off of a printed menu a few years ago at the...

  19. what would be the"perfect med pass"?

    Sonjailana replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    When I saw your title I was having this fantasy... I open the med box..all my meds are there, whole, not blemished, expired or missing. I walk into the patients' room. They are sitting with a glass of...

  20. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    Sonjailana replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She sounds very emotionally immature. We see this with teenage post ops unfortunately. What's scarier is she is supposed to be a parent

  21. So..is it true what they say?

    Sonjailana replied to sophie<3's topic in General Nursing

    It's a mix. That simple. The books give you a good framework and then you expand from

  22. Patient sitters for 11-7

    Sonjailana replied to Salt-of-the-earth's topic in General Nursing

    We go back and forth every year or two in funding for sitters versus using wrist restraints. First we used sitters, then restraints, and now sitters again. It's really helpful if it's a trained...

  23. Milk and Molasses Enemas

    Sonjailana replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    I found this link

  24. Milk and Molasses Enemas

    Sonjailana replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes we do! We use 16oz whole milk to 8oz molasses..heat in microwave and stir well. Apparently there is some research from MD Anderson supporting it..but can't say I've seen in

  25. Head to Toe Nursing Assessment Form for Med-Surg/Onc./Hematology

    Sonjailana replied to saramorris78's topic in General Nursing

    How do you chart? Most places I've seen have a general med surg form. I generally ask heme/onc pt's about chemo side effects (mouth sores, skin issues, diarrhea, constipation) and overall pain/nausea...