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  1. Funny doctor orders

    mykrosphere replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    i forgot to make a copy of the order but a pulmonologist wrote: pt must have one portion of meat per meal. must be canadian bacon and not back fat. we are not trying to increase his fat intake as it...

  2. Do nurses still time tape the bag when hanging fluids?

    mykrosphere replied to Selene006's topic in General Nursing

    i time/date all iv infusions/ tubing no matter if a pump is used or not, it is still nice to know when the fluid/s tubing were hung. besides, unfortunately you can tell if a new bag of whatever or...

  3. How to keep track of Dr orders?

    mykrosphere replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    know who your pt's doctors are.... some of them dont put the charts in areas where charts are to be put to be processed by unit clerks/ or you....some of them leave them scattered around etc... if you...

  4. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    mykrosphere replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    when i was in nursing school (graduated in 2000), we had a basic nursing skills class and lab, and that was one of the first skills/ things we had to do. we (students) did not have to be "the...

  5. What do you call the Doc?

    mykrosphere replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    "doctor-last name" to all doctors. and if i cant pronounce their last name, i just call them doctor. i dont feel comfortable calling a doctor by their first name even if i do feel comfortable around...

  6. Anyone got any good nurse/doc/hospital/enema jokes?

    mykrosphere replied to fungez's topic in Nursing Humor

    :bdyhdclp:

  7. A worn out topic

    mykrosphere replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i have been a nurse for ten years (as of yesterday in fact!) and i have only run in to two docs that really rubbed me the wrong way. i have worked in a few different areas, and i think 2 a-wholes in...

  8. How do you relax after a hectic shift?

    mykrosphere replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    i havent quite found the right recipe for relaxing after work yet, as the sun is just beginning to blind me as i am getting home, but my routine has pretty much been the same for the last couple years...

  9. Zosyn over 4 hrs

    mykrosphere replied to OutlawNurse86's topic in Patient Medications

    never heard of that. we typically give it in 100ml over an hour...pretty much like everything else except

  10. When doctors don't return calls.....

    mykrosphere replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    i guess in this case (which i unfortunately have also been a part of) the pt would have to be sent to an ER, or 911 has to be called. never sent the cops out to try and find a doctor before. i have...

  11. As good as, Better or Worse than you thought it would be...

    mykrosphere replied to Krazy4pedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    nursing is full of ups and downs. if you like to feel and you like to think, it will work out. i find it gratifying and exhausting at the same time. i will never regret it though. there is always...

  12. To All Female Nurses ????

    mykrosphere replied to xGuYx's topic in General Nursing

    i dont have any problem with them at all. for some reason though, where i work we have no male rns. but we do have male respiratory therapists and nursing assistants, and other ancillary staff. they...

  13. Laid off after 38 years

    mykrosphere replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

    that is

  14. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    mykrosphere replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    i think long term care is a lot different than acute care. i have worked in both. at any rate, i think a patient has a right to refuse most definetly. right now i work in a ltach so there is a nice...

  15. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

    mykrosphere replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    i wasnt aware this was a joint commission thing... apparently they just arrived at my work also. i am glad to have had the last couple nights off we have these hourly rounding sheets also that get...

  16. question about giving meds thru PEJ tube

    mykrosphere replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    i dont give them separately. it just doesnt make any sense to me for some reason... i have never seen anyone do this either, except a new grad we have who did this. if its about keeping a tube patent,...

  17. What's your personality like?

    mykrosphere replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    i am a classic introvert. most people have an impression of me that is false before they get to know me (which i dont give out so easily) although i am an introvert, i tend to get a long with the...

  18. Sharing Personal Information at Work

    mykrosphere replied to Urban_Durga's topic in General Nursing

    (and then, if you are confident in yourself, what people think shouldnt matter if you dont give out personal info....) i think that the people i like to work with, dont really care what my personal...

  19. Sharing Personal Information at Work

    mykrosphere replied to Urban_Durga's topic in General Nursing

    i am usually redirecting the question back towards them and it works out well because a lot of people like to talk about themselves. but it doesnt hurt to give them a couple pieces to chew on once and...

  20. I feel like I will never again be able to be a Nurse

    mykrosphere replied to justami's topic in General Nursing

    from experience, it doesnt seem anywhere is suffering any nurse shortage and the problems lie with cutting back nurses (among other things) to make some sort of budget. not sure how this could even be...

  21. New grad who is irritated... what happened along the way??

    mykrosphere replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    i got tired of hearing nothing and got "aggressive" when it came to contacting future employers on the advice of my mom. im totally not an aggressive person, but her advice of squeaky wheel rang true...

  22. Thank you food from nursing students

    mykrosphere replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    bagels and donuts sound not very exciting but they will get eaten nonetheless and im sure whatever you do will be appreciated. chocolate always

  23. Why do many nurses look down on LTC?

    mykrosphere replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ive never worked harder than i did in ltc. it was subacute and had a poor reputation (and poor budget) its one of those places when you look back that you cant even really imagine what it was like...

  24. Worst doctors orders ever received

    mykrosphere replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    pretty sad when docs wont listen to the people who are taking care of their patients 24/7.

  25. Help me, I'm a new nurse with anxiety/depression.

    mykrosphere replied to yng65's topic in Health, Stress Management

    probably not helpful, but if you are feeling this way, perhaps youre not at the right job? it takes awhile to find that "fit". took me ten years and even then sometimes i still wonder. almost gave it...