chenoaspirit

chenoaspirit ASN, RN

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  1. Going on shift to previous shift's mess

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I tried to set him straight, but he didnt want to hear it, which made me feel worse. He was just upset, which I dont blame him, I would be too. But he is notorious for doing this to ALL nurses. He...

  2. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    chenoaspirit replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Where I work, LPN's do most of what RN's do. They have their own patient load, but they can not administer certain IV meds, initiate a blood transfusion, or create a focus list for charting. They also...

  3. please i need your prayers

    chenoaspirit replied to tigger2sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs to you honey. I hope he gets better. I will definitely pray for him and you. I will also pray for those in charge of his care, to give them knowledge and empathy. Please keep us posted and...

  4. Unna Boots

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone?

  5. Need help with ABG Analysis

    chenoaspirit replied to lheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where is the weblinks you are referring

  6. Opinion Please...problem at work

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a 2 year old little girl as one of my patients yesterday. She was in with vomitting and diarrhea. She was dehydrated, hadnt voided all day, etc. The parents had been up with this child all...

  7. Opinion Please...problem at work

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    He couldnt stop vomitting. He was trying to make it to the bathroom, but was vomitting on the way there. He felt horrible about it. He had been up all night with his child and its rule that the...

  8. Need help with ABG Analysis

    chenoaspirit replied to lheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am guessing it will be easier for her to learn the basics first, THEN she can go into the partial compensation issues. If someone had thrown every angle of compensation/partial into learning...

  9. Opinion Please...problem at work

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I tried to write her up, apparently there is no "write-up" process on our floor! Can you believe that! All we can do is complain and hope for something to change. I need to talk to someone...

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    chenoaspirit replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You need to ambulate, go get your soda yourself. Ive already gotten you 3 on top of the chips, crackers, ice, and everything else you have requested in the past hour. I dont have time to get you...

  11. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    chenoaspirit replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    "Nary a one" is a phrase I haven't heard since my grandmother died. lol. I'm sure no one would want to admit they smoked pot, but at the same time I'm sure there are those who truely didn't smoke it....

  12. Need help with ABG Analysis

    chenoaspirit replied to lheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Compensated means compensated and yes the pH has returned to normal range. Yes there is also a partial compansation. I dont really know what you are meaning or trying to

  13. Need help with ABG Analysis

    chenoaspirit replied to lheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I copied/pasted this from an education website for

  14. Need help with ABG Analysis

    chenoaspirit replied to lheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.rnceus.com/abgs/abgmethod.html http://www.scribd.com/doc/6442924/ABG-Interpretation Than the following, I got from a website that I thought may help you understand better. I hope so...

  15. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    chenoaspirit replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    Please let us know once you find out something. I went through the same thing and I never tested positive for it. I was around it in a dense fog of the smoke and was just SURE I would test positve...

  16. Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

    chenoaspirit replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Death is a possibility with such errors. You need to realize that allergies are serious business and if the OP had not checked the Rx, this could have happened to grandpa. No, it didnt happen, but...

  17. Just a little night shift venting about day shift...

    chenoaspirit replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in General Nursing

    Workers need to realize that it takes all shifts to make a floor run. Nightshift has different things to deal with, like sun-downers and pulling IVs/foleys out, patients who cant sleep and are in...

  18. cutbacks at work due to economy

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so mad, I could spit nails. I know that the economy is bad, but its bad for the employees too. They now have us running on a skeleton crew which is dangerous. We are told to not use supplies...

  19. cutbacks at work due to economy

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info, I am going to look into it. No, I hadnt heard about Obama's supporters. Ive never worked for a union and dont know much about it, but its something worth thinking about. I cant...

  20. cutbacks at work due to economy

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    How do you get a union? I have never worked for a union and have no clue how to get one in there. Anyone

  21. Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

    chenoaspirit replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am a nurse, I have made mistakes, and yes i was corrected for it. Mistakes like THAT can cause serious potential tragedy. That pharmacy tech needs to be corrected so he does not make the...

  22. Just a little night shift venting about day shift...

    chenoaspirit replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift for 3 1/5 years and I encountered the same thing. I now work dayshift and I remember what it was like on nights so I make sure I have respect for them as I expect the same....

  23. cutbacks at work due to economy

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    It would have been nice if they had come to us FIRST to allow us to try and make cuts, keep lights turned off on rooms that were not in use, cut down on supplies, etc. It would have been nice to have...

  24. no one will return the favor and HELP OUT

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    My days in a nutshell... I have a routine down at work. By noon, I have assessed, passed meds, and charted initial diagnoses. Then that leaves me to procede with my day on schedule with some "down...

  25. no one will return the favor and HELP OUT

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I asked for help, one nurse responded with..."I cant go into room 18 because the smell makes me sick, I cant go into 16 because I know him." It was one excuse after another. So later I asked her if...