goodgirl319

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1. BS 94, Lantus 20 units, give HS snack?

   goodgirl319 replied to knotizer12's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, what facility does not have snacks or juice on ANY shift in case of hypoglycemic episodes or late admissions? That facility needs to put a crow bar in their budget and find the money "somewhere" for this.

2. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

   goodgirl319 replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I cannot believe it, paper towels? No, you were not mean. You were doing a good job.

3. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   How about children and grown adults getting on a neighboring clean bed for another patient. It is one thing for them to be on it (dirty) but to put their feet with tennis shoes on it? Children unsupervised running down the hall. *I need to write a ...

4. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   Amen!

5. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   "And Davey Do...Psych patients who refuse to sit up and take their Meds as they scream profanities at you for waking them up when they sleep 24/7! Or, "I'll take them later." As if I have time with 20 plus patients and 3 med passes to remember to adj...

6. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   How do we encourage them to be independent without the patient complaining about us? You know it will happen.

7. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   "If you have an insurance question, ask your nurse" (what)? "If you want something different to eat, the nurse will get it for you?" (How)? "She'll do that for you, it's her job" (Huh)? "The doctor says I can leave today." (the team has done nothing ...

8. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   Amen!

9. Patients & Pet Peeves

   goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   Try walking down a dim hallway at night, looking into a lit room with a 350-400 lb man who refuses to lie in his bed covered and has to lie naked on the guest sofa facing the doorway into the hallway. I jumped back rattled. (He was a backward fellow....

10. Patients & Pet Peeves

    goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    How about the patient who rates the pain a 10/10, is sitting in bed relaxed body position, smiling/laughing and talking with their friends on their phone, and their v/s are perfect-no previous pain med to cause comfort. One morning when the cafeteria...

11. Patients & Pet Peeves

    goodgirl319 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Adult temper tantrums. Apparent educated adult child of the patient who asks me when the patient will be discharged when she just came to the floor. Grown patients who stand up and raise their arms so they can be washed off when they are completely ...

12. BS 94, Lantus 20 units, give HS snack?

    goodgirl319 replied to knotizer12's topic in General Nursing

    I have always worked night shift since I became a nurse. I have always tried to give my patients an HS snack at bedtime if it was that level. I like to give them "milk and graham crackers" a protein and a carb at bedtime depending on the glucose nu...