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NewNurseAlert specializes in Family planning, med-surg.

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1. many drugs one syringe

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   I double checked the morphine and ativan should be alright, so long as it goes slow. I had a pt that needed this almost every hour so i felt pretty comfortable. some people need reglan and opiates...

2. many drugs one syringe

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   I'm pretty sure we do have a policy, and it probably defers to

3. many drugs one syringe

   NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

   as a student and intern i always pulled my IV pushes into different syringes, flushing between each and every one. Now I am on the floor and see nurses mix IV pushes. This would be more time effective...

4. fosamax max

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in First Year After Licensure

   i found out via incident report, several people got written up because of poor communication/documenting. I was exempt because I am new, but I don't blame the med-aid, it looked like a daily order on...

5. fosamax max

   NewNurseAlert posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   i just found out that a confused medaid gave a pt on my floor fosamax yesterday and today, thinking it was a daily med and not once a week. also, she gave it with food (breakfast) instead of on an...

6. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   I thought maybe it was a bowel obstruction. The charge nurse felt the shingle pain was due to muscle spasms and the ativan was being used as a muscle relaxer. She was prescribed oxycontin ER to handle...

7. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   lol I need new fingers because I meant RLQ but typed RUQ. Funny, huh? Hey it was a long

8. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   No, sorry, she is already known to have

9. Shingles pain

   NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

   no fever, still has appendix, 80 year old female. Also, what is the risk of transmission with shingles? I understand the chicken pox vaccination helps prevent it, but isn't it true anyone who has had...

10. Shingles pain

    NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt in LTC who suddenly complained of unbearable abdominal and back pain. I palpated her abdomen, it was firm and painful in the RUQ and visibly knotted. I didn't have any prescribed meds to...

11. New job, old scene

    NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I got the "message" from a few people to watch out for her because she does not like me. It stems from an incident in the past where she got reprimanded, although the trash she is spreading...

12. New job, old scene

    NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently got hired into a facility as RN. Well, it has been brought to my attention that a coworker, who I've worked with in the past, has been saying negative, un-work related, things about me. I...

13. Orientation losing it's flavor

    NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing that has me wondering about this place...the RCM was scheduling me with nurses to orient with, she said she was particular about who did the orientation, than she put me with someone...

14. Orientation losing it's flavor

    NewNurseAlert posted a topic in General Nursing

    I accepted a job at a SNF, the best one around. During my brief orientation, I observed hostile behavior between staff members and lazy CNAs. It reminded me why I didn't want to go to A SNF. I told...

15. I'm not really a nurse until I sign "RN" after my name

    NewNurseAlert replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    I know and it's so mean!! That must be a huge part of it. I can't tell you how many people have said "Wow, you're going to be a nurse, people will be begging you to work for them". Haha, maybe later,...