clfrn

clfrn has 2 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg - Neuro Science - Cardiac.

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1. February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

   clfrn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   That smell is either CDiff and we need to isolate or one of the nurse FINALLY got lunch in the cafeteria and they are serving pork and

2. What to expect MedSurg/Tele/Neuro Position?

   clfrn replied to Briana_D's topic in Neurological

   I work on a Med/Surg Neuro floor, I usually have 5 patients on a typical dayshift and maybe there are 6 patients scheduled for overnight. I left this floor about 2 1/2 years ago to work on a Med/Surg...

3. MAR error

   clfrn replied to paulsab's topic in Patient Medications

   I am not sure what you mean by signing out all your meds for the shift. Please explain this. I have never worked in a nursing home and don't know the procedure. Would this have been against...

4. Aneurysm Clipping Pro or Con

   clfrn replied to clfrn's topic in Neurological

   Thanks mudd68, glad to hear all is well with your mom. This is a procedure we are now seeing done again after many years of neurosurgeons declining to do so. Thanks for the

5. Aneurysm Clipping Pro or Con

   clfrn posted a topic in Neurological

   I would like to get feedback from other Neuro nurses who have taken care of patients that have had aneurysm clippings. I have had two patients over the last two weeks who had similar clippings and I...

6. Death- your experiences

   clfrn replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

   I can't say I am comfortable with death. I work with alot of the older population and deal with strokes and brain injury or tumors. I can say that my opinion on DNR-DNI has changed over the years....

7. 7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   clfrn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   REALLY? He thinks he can scare me?? I'M A

8. Has Nursing hardened you?

   clfrn replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   I have read the different replies & all I can say is, I think this little student came into nursing with stars in her eyes, thoughts of saving the world and wearing cute little scrubs. I work at...

9. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   clfrn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   No you don't always get the assignments with the most difficult patients. No one else seems to struggle with these patients, so give some thought as to why you find them so difficult.

10. Why such high new RN turnover?

    clfrn replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was an older grad so I didn't have any unreasonable expectations as to what I was getting myself into when went into nursing. I have since seen alot of new younger grads who went straight into...

11. 2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    clfrn replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Joe thought he had reached Heaven and then discovered it was just a doctor with a God

12. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    clfrn replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Maybe if he was neutered he wouldn't bark out so many orders & it wouldn't be so embarrassing how he greets the patients, cuz we are getting complaints on his cold

13. What's it like working on neurology unit?

    clfrn replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Neurological

    Recently moved from telemetry to neuro floor. I agree it is predictable unit. You know what you are going to do before that patient arrives. Frequent neuro checks but you can get a variety of...

14. what would you do in this situation?

    clfrn replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that if you feel uncomfortable with the dosage of ANY medication, you need to check with the patient, check the computer and see if this is the patients norm, and you can always double the...

15. Dehydration and PEG tubes

    clfrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that people not following protocol and doing proper flushes before and after is a problem and not crushing meds fine is another. The free water flushes are very important. I get Peg tubes...