Sonjailana

Sonjailana

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  1. what is your biggest pet peeve while at work?

    Sonjailana replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Going outside to do drugs/sell drugs/trade drugs/smoke a cig by wandering down the busy urban street near us and having security call me when you're at the end of the block, pushing your IV pole..and...

  2. Any advice for a new grad starting in surg/tele?

    Sonjailana replied to LeavingTeaching4RN's topic in General Nursing

    Learn about post op care: common complications related to hypovolemia, atelectasis, post op infection and sepsis. Learn your basic rhythms and practice. Ask Ask Ask. It's much better to ask for help...

  3. What is your unit like - Private, Semi-private, or Multi-bed rooms?

    Sonjailana replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We have over 40 private beds on my floor. Hearing about the code with all the crap in the room makes me feel better about trying to clean all the stuff out of the rooms. I'm anal in some ways--but...

  4. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    Sonjailana replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    Pt just died at shift change (expected DNR) and family rolls in several hours later. First they take off pt's wig and throw it in trash (I thought maybe they'd bury her in it) and then, a family...

  5. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    Sonjailana replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would become a chef! I love to cook and the idea of it makes me so

  6. Having a really hard time after today

    Sonjailana posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I had one of those days where I know I did what a patient wanted, but I'm still crying about it. I had an older male pt with respiratory disease (end stage). Pt was supposed to go home...

  7. Having a really hard time after today

    Sonjailana replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    I was upset because it was an emotionally taxing day..and I was grieving for a patient. That's allowed. Thanks for the

  8. Difficult pt, "weird" family dynamics: Tell me why I chose nursing again?

    Sonjailana replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's awful..but I tell myself I have good intentions and can only do so much..and hope they're gone when I get

  9. What ONE thing is most important in a new health care system?

    Sonjailana replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    Valuing

  10. Bummed..might have foot stress fracture!

    Sonjailana posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi nurses: Not seeking medical advice..just bummed. I've been having foot pain all week and went into the MD today..and she thinks I may have a stress fracture..so it's strict relaxing for two weeks...

  11. Bummed..might have foot stress fracture!

    Sonjailana replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    I wear Danskos and new balance

  12. uncomfortable discharging a pt?

    Sonjailana replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Once I was supposed to discharge a pt--she was from what I could tell newly confused, and had a wound weeping large amounts of serous fluid. I called the physician assistant for the service and...

  13. Have we sunken so low? Would you?

    Sonjailana replied to achot chavi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Women's rights activists also tend to be extremists." Hahahahaha. Those RADICAL women, wanting equal pay. They clearly have no reason to, considering women barely make 75 cents on the dollar to men....

  14. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Sonjailana replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, about 2000 people sick in Mexico out of 109,000,000...about

  15. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Sonjailana replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sure, I could get avian flu or swine flu...or ebola, or diabetes, or become obese. Or, I could be hit by lightning, or in a car wreck...the world is full of dangerous, frightening things that could...

  16. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    Sonjailana replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know about the rest of you..but I would like to tell the media to stop scaring the general population! Enough about the swine flu already! Ok, yeah, we have no immunity, but it doesn't sound...

  17. strange morphine reaction !!!

    Sonjailana replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like your patient wasn't having a reaction to morphine but might have: a) been going septic (what was his white count the next morning?) b) having some sort of cardiac event/stroke c) PE?...

  18. Dilaudid shortage - anyone else seeing it?

    Sonjailana replied to roosmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, pretty much down to ampules

  19. Male Foley...Wife Watching!!

    Sonjailana replied to mrscoozy's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I have the wife stay and hold his hand. I find that they can talk to their s.o. and often keep them calm. Hold your head high, you can do

  20. should patients be able to choose to end their life if they are in pain and dying

    Sonjailana replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    CdaleJekyll-- I had a hospice pt die from a GI bleed...it was one of the most peaceful deaths I've

  21. What do you love most about nursing?

    Sonjailana replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    Just this week... I had a pt stop in the hallway and tell other people..that one there..that's my guardian angel! I was on the phone giving report about a pt going to the unit (CCU) and the attending...

  22. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

    Sonjailana replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have to admit, it makes me feel a touch better. I will feel a LOT better when this is all done and settled

  23. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

    Sonjailana replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hertz..I would NEVER work with them

  24. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

    Sonjailana replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    First the health insurance denied it. Then it's been such a struggle with the auto insurance (it was a rental car..so I have to go through the rental insurance first). Today I finally talked to my...

  25. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

    Sonjailana replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah..that's who I'm fighting The auto