chenoaspirit

chenoaspirit ASN, RN

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  1. Vents and Feeding Tubes

    chenoaspirit replied to pat8585's topic in Home Health

    I dont have ANY patients with trachs or vents. I do have feeding tubes though. I wouldnt want a patient on a vent, I dont know enough about

  2. classifying meds on med profile

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    I agree. I talked with my manager about this and she is going to try to get us a new med classification book. The old one they gave us doesnt work with this new med profile. I dont understand why...

  3. can u believe it

    chenoaspirit replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    That reminds me of the time I called the MD r/t patient's elevated PT/INR. She was voiding blood. The doc wanted to INCREASE her coumadin! It makes you wonder where some of them get their MD...

  4. Can a DNR order be a TO

    chenoaspirit replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    I always had the MD come to the floor for that type of order. I never wanted to be held responsible if anything ever came up in the future. The MD would come to the floor and discuss options with the...

  5. Carpijet?

    chenoaspirit replied to missjmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering that too. Whats a nurse on a stick? BTW, when I worked the floor, I absolutely LOVED my carpuject. It saved ALOT of

  6. I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    chenoaspirit replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the right thing. You followed orders and put your patient

  7. I work in a hell hole!!!

    chenoaspirit replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in General Nursing

    Thats exactly how my floor was when I worked there. I was expected to train for charge and be charge...without charge pay. Plus I was expected to have a team of patients WHILE being charge. I had...

  8. how do you give morphine on a pump bedside?

    chenoaspirit replied to ivy2009's topic in General Nursing

    If our patients required larger doses such as oldnurse stated, our pharmacy would mix us up larger bags or syringes for our PCA pumps to last longer. No way would I work on a floor with visitors with...

  9. classifying meds on med profile

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    you dont fill out a med profile on admission? wow. We have to keep one in every patients home, update it with EVERY med change/addition/dc, etc and write a doc order for any meds, even if they...

  10. Home Health--Does this sound right

    chenoaspirit replied to hnurseh's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck!

  11. How do you clean the white Landau nursing shoes?

    chenoaspirit replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a cleaning solution at the Dollar Store that works wonders. Its called "Awesome" and I use it with a toothbrush. I am amazed how well it works. It is awesome (haha) to use on carpet stains...

  12. Home Health--Does this sound right

    chenoaspirit replied to hnurseh's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ...I went from floor nursing to homehealth and I make double what I made at the hospital. And my hours are flexible. If my daughter has an event at her school, I can schedule my...

  13. I need to vent!! :

    chenoaspirit replied to mc3's topic in Home Health

    i enncounter the same issues. i get the response.."i am eating breakfast right now, can you come later?" Then later, its "im eating lunch right now, blah blah". The there are those who totally...

  14. Oh, the gossip.

    chenoaspirit replied to LOLRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went thru the same thing at my last job. It was annoying, to say the least. And Ive been gone from that floor for 6 months and I still hear some things they are still saying about me. Ya know...

  15. Coolest medical/nursing website

    chenoaspirit replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to check those out. Thanks for posting! I also like

  16. Nurses can't draw blood, its always hemolyzed

    chenoaspirit replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing

    Could the tubes be bad or expired? It may be their technique. If they are using a butterfly needle, they may be aspirating the blood too quickly and causing it to

  17. How to deal with those family members who are "nurses"?

    chenoaspirit replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I was a patient in a far-away hospital, I sneaked and read my bedside chart. Inside it was a note that read "patient is a nurse". I had not told them, they had read in on my data...

  18. Dingy Barney

    chenoaspirit replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    If she is giving wicked looks when someone mentions barney, it sounds like maybe her parents or someone has harrassed her about him in the past and she feels defensive about him. I would suggest to...

  19. Dingy Barney

    chenoaspirit replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    My stepdaughter just turned 18 and still has her "bearo". she kept it with her for years, maybe until she was around 13. she still grabs him when she gets sick. The bathing together is a good

  20. stomach contents in my eye and mouth!

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was admin meds via G-tube yesterday when the second "plug" came loose and it all sprayed directly in my face...most in my left eye and my mouth UGH UGH. I had to take out my contact lense because...

  21. taking call

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in Home Health

    This is my first weekend being on call for homehealth. I had a patient call me over her s/p cath that had been leaking for 3 DAYS. Why do they wait until the weekend to call? I mean, come on. I...

  22. wound vac supplies and Medicare

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in Home Health

    Now, I dont understand medicare, or part A verses part B, etc. Anyhoo, I have a wound vac patient (homehealth) who has a MASSIVE dressing. I needed more drape because it just takes so much after...

  23. Patient in rigor mortis

    chenoaspirit replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    If a MI is more lethal in a younger patient, then why didnt your friend even know he had one when he was young? Im confused. I understand how an older person can grow new vessels and such, but I...

  24. Dilema with Dr..

    chenoaspirit replied to bonnie west's topic in General Nursing

    I would have asked if he meant to start the 'stop' order...meaning stop it now and restart in an hour or to stop it completely. Always repeat and verify any verbal order you get. I used to take alot...

  25. Measuring blood pressure

    chenoaspirit replied to Moogie's topic in General Nursing

    I have to take BP using the radial artery many times in homehealth, BUT I do it manually and I make sure its placed correctly, right size cuff, etc. There are just some circumstances that a brachial...