redheadedvixen

redheadedvixen

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  1. Nonverbal symptoms of pain

    redheadedvixen posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have this patient with dementia who doesn't really have the ability to verbally express his pain. In his life before dementia I am told that he was very stoic and would never complain of pain even...

  2. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    redheadedvixen replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    wow......I'm thinking I'm lucky... To the doctor of my hospice patients... Thank you for allowing me to teach you new things every now and then, thank you for telling me I'm doing a good job once in a...

  3. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    redheadedvixen replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    Oh and the best supplemental book I ever used was the NCLEX made incredibly easy.....I bought it in my 2nd semester and used it all the way through, bought a new version of the same one to study for...

  4. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    redheadedvixen replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I've been out of school for a couple of years but I used a digital recorder in class, burned the lectures onto cd's and listened to them several times. Plus I would listen with laptop in lap and make...

  5. Medicine disposal

    redheadedvixen replied to JNF RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Since my agency purchases the narcotics we are responsible for the disposal and the kitty litter method is working well for us. We bring the bottles back to the office to dispose of them

  6. Advice for a new nurse about hospice

    redheadedvixen replied to kaybay529's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would ABSOLUTELY recommend a year of med-surg or another type of hospital experience first. I became a hospice nurse after two years of experience in cardiac and oncology and still sometimes I...

  7. Medicine disposal

    redheadedvixen replied to JNF RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We are using the kitty litter/coffee grounds method because of concerns about the drugs going into the sewer

  8. tachypnea symptom.

    redheadedvixen replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Ok I'm confused by that statement vs the one in the original post..... " i felt that using roxanol to slow him down did not seem appropriate,

  9. tachypnea symptom.

    redheadedvixen replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No tachypnea isn't always an indicator of pain but in a dying person who is otherwise unresponsive it's either pain or anxiety, either way you don't want to leave someone in that state from the...

  10. tachypnea symptom.

    redheadedvixen replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't want to criticize but I agree with all of the above. In my mind a respiratory rate that fast = air hunger... I wouldn't want to die feeling like I was starving for air.....next time give the...

  11. Roxanol being pulled from the market by FDA

    redheadedvixen replied to doodlemom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our medical director is just switching everyone to oxyfast....just have to use 1/2 the dose because it's twice as

  12. Tips for New Interns: How To Get Along With The Nurse

    redheadedvixen replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I am in a pt's room when you enter please don't ask me to leave, maybe I need to be able to reiterate what you tell them after you leave since I can't read your writing most of the time. 99% of...

  13. how do you keep your sexy??

    redheadedvixen replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am lucky enough to be married to a man who finds me HOT in scrubs lol. But for myself...to keep my sexy it's all about the panties that only I know are there... I had really long hair, got...

  14. Giving Lantus insulin when patient is NPO

    redheadedvixen replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    All the docs in my part of the country (missouri and arkansas) tell us to give lantus no matter what their intake status is because it IS the basal insulin. I've given it to many an NPO patient and...

  15. WA state and ID state lic

    redheadedvixen replied to short1978's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, both states are aware that I am licensed in both and there are no conflicts in holding

  16. WA state and ID state lic

    redheadedvixen replied to short1978's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about putting a hold on a license but I do hold licenses in two states without a problem from either

  17. My poor resident

    redheadedvixen replied to evilolive's topic in General Nursing

    How about a small one time dose of IM haldol just to get her calm then getting the roxanol increased to at least 10mg every hour along with some liquid ativan. We use the roxanol and ativan scheduled...

  18. Post mortem care

    redheadedvixen replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was taught in nursing school that you ALWAYS clean up a body after death. How would you like to say goodbye to your loved one who is lying in a puddle of their own excrement or covered in vomit!!!...

  19. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    redheadedvixen replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was a nursing student I was doing a round in ICU, the director of the unit came out of a room and said we really need you in here, we have a code brown!!! I had no clue what that was even...