chenoaspirit ASN, RN

Our hospital just switched over to new IV pumps and they are driving us all insane! All day long, beep beep beep. They are WAY TOO SENSITIVE to air bubbles, they wont allow the secondary (piggybacks) to infuse even when you drop the primary bag, et...

I did an admission for another nurse while she was on vacation, (it is her area and it was out of my way to go to this patient's home). But I didnt mind doing it, I always want to help out. But I did the entire oasis, home evaluation, safety sheets...

At our facility, we have to use disposable gowns with every patient who has or had MRSA. Even if a patient had MRSA years ago in a wound that is now healed, just having a history of it. We go thru so many gowns, they are hot to wear, and it takes s...

Ok, do you guys remember the patient I had who crushed her percocet and pushed it thru her port-a-cath and occluded it? If not, here is a copy of the thread... https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/getting-percocet-thru-port-cath-285794.html Well, she is ...

At our facility, RT administers all nebs. We have a patient who is in with aspiration pneumonia. His O2 sat was in low 80s and was in distress. He asked for a treatment, which was amazing because he has been literally too sick to speak for about a...

I am a nurse on a med-surg floor in Kentucky. I cant take my job anymore. I dont even know if I want to be a nurse anymore. My best friend (who worked on this floor until a month ago) was there to visit her mom who was a patient. She had been in ...

I had a patient today who was a postop and his temp kept rising. His O2 sat was 89-90% on 3L of O2. This was his second surgery, first was an lap-open appy which resulted in pneumonia, this one was a small bowel resection and lysis of adhesions r/t...

Ive noticed that since Ive started homehealth, Ive gained quite a bit of weight. When I get home, i have too much paperwork to even think about having time to exercise. When driving from patient to patient, its so easy to just run thru the drivethr...

I was always so OCD with my work...everything had to be so-so for my patients. Well, lately Ive noticed how I take shortcuts (nothing major and nothing bad) but trying to get things done. Ive noticed that I feel "spacey" and so clumsy and forgettin...

We were told we couldnt ever put a 0 as a frequency, ever. I agree with the others on how to write it.

Our instructor who teaches this works on a psych ward and uses it often. However, about a year ago she was attempting it and the patient took HER down and it broke her hip. She had to have emergency surgery. I think it can be very helpful, but not...

a scotal support strap to elevate it? Not sure. Does he have a f/c?

A nurse in ICU here gave 150 units of insulin SubQ. This patient was on an insulin drip so I have no clue why she would give any insulin subq, let alone 150 units. When you have to draw up more than one syringe, thats reason to question yourself. ...

One of the MAJOR cons is the paperwork. An OASIS is long and it has to be completed correctly so the agency will get their money. A pro, for me, is the flexibility with my time.

Rather than go to the DON yourself, why dont you all go together (nightshifters). I think you can get more done if you stick together and be firm.

And also with IV administration...you have a risk of crystals forming when mixing noncompatiable meds...not a worry with administering PO meds into the gastric system. Ive never seen anyone do it seperately, it would cause alot more fluids to be adm...

My husband and I were just talking about this the other day. He wasnt feeling well, I wasnt as considerate as he felt I should have been. We began talking and we realized that beginning after about the second year of nursing, I began to change. If...

Well, I NEVER type on here in "text-style". But I got slammed for saying "ya know", which to me was a bit too far. Now, Im finished with this thread and on to the important ones. If someone doesnt like how I type, then skip over it, plain and simp...

However I do agree that we all need to type so that we all can understand, but if everyone is gonna (going to) slam every little typo, lack of comma, etc, then this place will not be very pleasant. It WAS nice to come on here and relax, not worry if...

Thank you. I had no clue.

Ok, what is "BB". If you want to get technical, then why are YOU using shortcuts? I seriously do NOT know what 'bb" is.... yes I said "ya know", geez. If Im gonna get slammed for every little typo or shortcut on here, then I will just not come on her...

I agree, but whew, it feels good to be on here and not worry about "killing someone". ya know?

I would count that as 25ml? Anyone else?

They all get mixed together in the stomach when swallowed anyway... :shrug: I mean, they get all mixed up when taken

You got on here and asked for advice. When you do so, expect many different opinions from many different people. People took the time to respond to your post in an offer to help you, because YOU started this thread. If you didnt want that, then ma...