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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. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  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...

  16. Let go during orientation, will I ever work again?

    clfrn replied to ht07401's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the majority about keeping it off your resume but not to lie about what you have been doing for the last two months. When they ask be honest and explain exactly what happened. Someone...

  17. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

    clfrn replied to nurseJ88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say Pain - Dilaudid and Morphine, Nausea - Zofran, CHF - Lasix, COPD - Solumedrol, and GERD - Protonix I dilute all my meds with NSS and flush before and after each med. Our hospital requires...

  18. New RN, 2 med errors in 2 days!

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

    I feel so bad for you. I have been an RN for 1 1/2 years and although I have not made an med error yet I have come very close and it scared the heck out of me. I would say the same thing that the...

  19. What do patients say that irks you?

    clfrn replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the thing that irks me the most is when I ask a patient if there is something else I can do while I am there and the patient says no. I walk out and the call light goes on and I return and...

  20. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    clfrn replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest peeve is a call bell ringing and a RN walks by without answering because it isn't their