Nursey103

Nursey103 ADN, RN

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  1. What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He knew my rationale because I explained it exactly to him but he may not have heard me over his anger &

  2. What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you & yes that's exactly why I don't push the meds together. When I get patients that do have itching w/ narcotics, I usually give the Benadryl before & sometimes at the same time...

  3. What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I should have been clear, I didn't give the Dilaudid w/ the Benadryl because I didn't feel it was safe (my OP: I'm not there to give him everything he asks for....if it's not safe!). I only had the...

  4. What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's exactly what the nurse before told me...her own words, not

  5. nurses, what's most important?

    Nursey103 replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    I agree but I remember being a student....the #1 thing you think about is NOT hurting or killing a patient. Sounds ridiculous but that was always a fear of mine!! It's easy to be very task oriented in...

  6. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Nursey103 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in California & the most patients we take is 5. We do have break nurses who come in for 4 hours & break us but we don't get one everyday & this is my hospital....don't know if every...

  7. D5 1/2 NS and insulin coverage

    Nursey103 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have a sliding scale at my hospital & once pt is NPO we switch to doing the accu chks Q4. We have different algorithms & depending on which one it is, we would definitely cover the pt. For...

  8. Transfusing blood

    Nursey103 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I also prime the line with NS first, clamp it & then spike the blood. I run it fast at first & when the blood gets close to the patient I slow it down & then begin my

  9. IVPB Zofran?

    Nursey103 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a med/surg floor with a lot of gyn/onc pts & Zofran 8mg is a standard order....usually given

  10. Switching from Night Shift to Day Shift

    Nursey103 replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working nights for a little over a year & it's the same for me...always feeling exhausted. If I can wake up a lil earlier on my day off....yea I'll still be a zombie that day but... if...

  11. Med error? help im going to loose ky mind thinking about this!!!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to avenellpn82's topic in General Nursing

    Did you draw up the Rocephin or did your charge nurse?? Why did you have to go to your charge nurse for a

  12. I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    Nursey103 replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow...what an idiot. Well on the flip side....I'd like all my patients to be male, sweet, a good listener...about 6'1 & of course hot as hell!! Maybe then I wouldn't mind running to the call...

  13. Family members make me nervous

    Nursey103 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Yup....I have this problem too!! The most frustrating question I get all the time: Is this normal?? I never know how to respond to that one!! We get lots of post ops on our floor & it's always...

  14. Dealing with VIP patients

    Nursey103 replied to pageturnstyle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ugh....VIP patients...say no more. Can you refuse to have him as a

  15. Does anyone like night shift?

    Nursey103 replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I love working nights for all the reasons everyone has already listed but lately I'm so fatigued that I don't want to do anything on my days off. I find it too hard to switch to a day...

  16. Does anyone like night shift?

    Nursey103 replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I work 7p to 7:30a. I wake up about 3 or 4 p.m.....start getting ready for work at 5:30 p.m.....out the door by 6:15 p.m.....come home about 8 a.m. & in bed by 9 a.m. ...then start all over...

  17. Why can't I let go?

    Nursey103 replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I won't tell you what you should do but I will say I felt the same way when I left my last job. I quit to start nursing school so I could focus on nursing full-time but it was hard to leave!!!!!!!...

  18. RN of exactly one year...

    Nursey103 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oohhh also a quick cool sidenote....I actually got to meet Patricia Benner last year!! I was apart of a video that demonstrated the teaching style of one of my instructors!!

  19. RN of exactly one year...

    Nursey103 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I feel exactly the same way. I'm about a month away from my 1 year & still feel like I don't "get it" yet. I handle my assignments well. I still feel very task-oriented & I know I need...

  20. When is patient education TOO much?!?

    Nursey103 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok...a little background of this particular patient: She's a 50 something y/o female w/ hx of cervical cancer admitted for pyelonephritis. I get warned by the charge nurse that she's tough to handle...

  21. When is patient education TOO much?!?

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, she doesn't take Ativan or sleeping pills at home & she only takes Norco for pain so she is taking quite a bit in the hospital compared to what she normally takes at home. I did apologize...

  22. When is patient education TOO much?!?

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    So besides documenting her vitals/respiratory status....how do I deal with this type of patient directly?? I guess that's my main problem. I didn't know how to communicate with her. She was being...

  23. When is patient education TOO much?!?

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I most certainly documented everything she

  24. How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

    Nursey103 replied to jaredsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    1. what is your degree in? adn 2. what state do you live in? southern california 3. what is your job title? rn (new grad) 4. how much do you make an hour? $36/hr (that's including...

  25. vent for those who work midnights

    Nursey103 replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also share this problem of people just NOT getting it. I usually fall asleep around 9 or 10 in the a.m. & wake up between 1 & 3 p.m. which is definitely not enough sleep people still think...