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  1. Pulling epidurals

    allele replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope, that never happened to me! *also knocking on wood* Only thing that ever happened to me was I actually got fluid when I aspirated before bolusing astromorph. I called anasthesia and he had me...

  2. What Would You Love to Find in the Break Room?

    allele replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry! I just noticed you want to do this for nurses! I thought it was a fantasy question! lol Your ideas are great! I can tell you that where I work fresh fruit goes really fast because we...

  3. What Would You Love to Find in the Break Room?

    allele replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    how 'bout a masseuse? Really, I think I'd like something like a chocolate bar with all kinds of chocolate...dark chocolate especially! Not nutritious, but highly necessary on some

  4. Stethoscope cracked

    allele replied to ShayRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've heard everything everyone said before me. lol Skin oils, alcohol break down the tubing...make it dried and cracked. I was told when I bought mine years ago that I should use armor all once a...

  5. Precepting?

    allele replied to gdelrosa's topic in General Nursing

    Generally about 10-12 weeks on my progressive care cardiac/thoracic/vascular surgical tele floor. If the nurse is experienced they usually only need about 6 weeks, but it can be extended if...

  6. How many use dosage calculators at work?

    allele replied to lpnstudent07's topic in General Nursing

    I've never found the math in nursing to be difficult, so I'll usually do it myself and use the dosage calculators as a double check. If I get a different number, I go to another nurse or call the...

  7. Bling on the job?

    allele replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Danissa! I occasionally clean the ring with alcohol wipes....which I admit isn't EVERY time I wash my hands. It gets a good toothbrush cleaning at home daily. I'm reading all these stories of...

  8. Bling on the job?

    allele replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely speak in 'absolutes', but I absolutely take my ring off everytime I wash my hands at work or at home. It's like anything else and becomes a habit. I'm actually the only one at work that...

  9. Bling on the job?

    allele replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my engagement ring only, and I'll wear my band with it when I get married. I wash my hands between all patients too, taking off the ring to do so, clean it throughout the day and it gets a...

  10. Weight Gain Blues :(

    allele replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    My first job I didn't gain any weight, but I had been at that job for 6 years already as a CNA and I was comfortable there and worked with great people who really helped me along during my first year...

  11. What would you do...

    allele replied to oliveralways's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You needed to find help and you did what you needed to do. Where I work, if we can't find anyone to cover a shift we go right to the supervisor to help us out. They're not supervisors for nothing,...

  12. Overtime...What's fair?

    allele replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    We have to work over 40 to automatically get OT, or work on a weekend off. We usually make deals, too. If there's a critical need for a nurse on a particular shift, you can usually ask for OT and...

  13. epidural catheters

    allele replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    We NEVER give initial boluses where I work. What we can do is bolus Astromorph when ordered (this came under question for a few months when it was found that we were the only hospital in the state...

  14. My CROCS made me fall tonight..

    allele replied to jodyangel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yep, I'm always tripping in my CROCS in the same way....haven't hit the floor yet though!! It only happens when I get a little tired and drag my feet a little....the little "warning" trip wakes me...

  15. "I don't want to clean up dirt!"

    allele replied to narcissistic's topic in General Nursing

    I have to chime in here....I work with the BEST PT/OT/ST around! They have frequently gone in to work with a patient and found them incontinent...and they clean them up without saying a WORD to...

  16. charge rn differential?

    allele replied to timdmb's topic in General Nursing

    $1.50, all shifts, usually with no

  17. What to do with Non compliant Diabetics???

    allele replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just continue the education, as already mentioned. You just can't make anyone do what they don't want to do. I just had a THIRTY-TWO year old girl come in for her SECOND cardiac bypass. (First one...

  18. How do you Handle Floating?

    allele replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our cardiovascular surgical stepdown unit typically floats to pretty much any other unit...with the exception of maternity or any non-inpatient unit. We do go to the ER, but only as "helping hands"....

  19. WHAT DO NURSES DO? --help me respond to this question

    allele replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I noticed documentation mentioned....problem oriented notes, progress notes, assessments, meds, pain control documentation...all the other paperwork like admission databases, d/c...

  20. Agency nurses refusing to work on a certain unit

    allele replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't improve on what anyone else has said. I hope you can get an honest account from some agency nurses on what that unit is like to work on and why they don't want to be there. I suppose it...

  21. If I didn't have to work...what would I do!?!?

    allele replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I'd work per diem and just take classes in all the things I'm interested in! It'd be so much fun! I've always wanted to take a pottery class, woodworking, furniture making, and I've always been...

  22. any other students feel this way?

    allele replied to stelarRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated already, but I'll never forget the day I work up during the summer break between my second and third semester of school....I just woke up and thought about all the work that would be...

  23. What Makes You Feel Burnt Out??? (10 Questions)

    allele replied to SweetLadyJ's topic in General Nursing

    1. in which area of nursing are you working (ob, l&d, icu, er, med/surg, peds, hospice, etc.)? i work on a step down unit for cardiac surgery/vascular surgery/thoracic surgery patients. 2. do you...

  24. Baby Shower Games

    allele replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, I was going to say there are many ideas online...I found a ton at http://www.baby-shower.com/d-games/index.html When we had a baby shower for my sister, we played a few games, but I can only...

  25. In Retrospect

    allele replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I personally think you did fine! 20 mEq KCl in a liter isn't a lot of K, and a K of 4.4 is fine. Having said that, you didn't mention the pt's creatinine? I'm assuming it's normal since they...