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  1. Was I wrong to say anything?

    allele replied to lil_miss_attitude's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I

  2. Was I wrong to say anything?

    allele replied to lil_miss_attitude's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't understand, do you draw your insulin up at the bedside? If a needle comes off, I always change it after drawing up the med for the reason you stated, I'm not even sure if it's policy, that's...

  3. Was I wrong to say anything?

    allele replied to lil_miss_attitude's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What JBudd said. I'm obviously not going to walk all the way to a room with a nekked needle, and we no longer have the type of safety that allows you to cover the needle until you're ready to inject....

  4. Proper way of assessing pts on nights

    allele replied to LisaSh's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm no longer a night nurse, but I was for quite a while. I work on a surgical unit where we do full assessments q four hours for the first couple of days after surgery, by about the third night I...

  5. Was I wrong to say anything?

    allele replied to lil_miss_attitude's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for explaining in this post! I'm not working again until tomorrow, I'll have to see if it's actually B-D that we use, our problem on our unit wasn't with taking the cap off, the needle was...

  6. Was I wrong to say anything?

    allele replied to lil_miss_attitude's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yup, we've had the same problem!! I can't remember if the needles are B-D or some other brand. I used to bend needles a lot more often, I've slowed down when capping it now, just to avoid the...

  7. Med Errors

    allele replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I learned a little lesson when I was a CNA through an RN's mistake......never forgot it. This RN went into a patient's room who was completely blind, but mind was fully intact. Apparently, this...

  8. Please Help Me!

    allele replied to Desperate_2_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be surprised if that held you back from being a nurse, but I really think the best way to find anything out is to contact your state board of nursing. If anyone knows, they should! Give them a...

  9. Chest Tube Care and Pacer Wires

    allele replied to DLHRNUSAF's topic in Cardiac

    Hi! I work on a cardiac surgical unit........if our CT's are mediastinal, even if one is going into the pleural space, we don't put Vaseline gauze on them. Not even after I d/c them, I just put a...

  10. Glucommander...How do you titrate Insulin gtts

    allele replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!! Talk about work!! LOL We use it on every diabetic heart and any other heart that happens to run high sugars post op. Pretty soon, the gtt is going to be hospital wide for ANY patient with...

  11. Glucommander...How do you titrate Insulin gtts

    allele replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    We base our insulin gtt on the Portland Protocol. Apparently, this is the scale our facility started with, and it got changed quite a bit to suit our needs. I wasn't working there when it started,...

  12. I need help with a managment paper about answering call lights

    allele replied to robin_nicole's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I of course agree with this whole heartedly!! But if you're looking for a simple little idea to improve on call light answering, I've worked in some hospitals where they have the secretary answer the...

  13. Quick Wound Care Question

    allele replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but I went to yahoo.com and put 'wound care education' in for the search and got a couple of websites that provided certification and education for...

  14. What's Up With Agency Nurses?

    allele replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, I just started working agency as a second job a couple of months ago, and I didn't realize I had such power!! Can I refuse to give suppositories??? I HATE suppositories!! Or enemas! That's...

  15. Ouestion about Blood Transfusion

    allele replied to nursemary9's topic in General Nursing

    We take VS before we start infusion, 15 minutes after it starts, and an hour after it ends. Don't need to stay with the patient for the first 15 minutes, I only stay if it's the FIRST time they ever...

  16. I think nursing school is getting to me...

    allele replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Strong Medicine!! That was it!!!

  17. I think nursing school is getting to me...

    allele replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I just watched a medical show on Lifetime (can't remember the name for the life of me!) where the doctor put her steth in her ears backwards! Told the patient her pacemaker was working fine. LOL!...

  18. Press-Ganey

    allele replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually appreciate the surveys. We actually get a pretty good return on them, and I like knowing where our problems might lie. They are NOT posted on the bathroom, the results are reviewed with...

  19. When did you first feel like a nurse?

    allele replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been a nurse for 5 years, but I was gonna say the same thing, still don't FEEL like one! LOL I'm not sure why though. I just feel like I do many nurse-like tasks, which I know sounds...

  20. Med confusion for newbie nurse, need facts.

    allele replied to JellyBean1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure I know what a subcutaneous butterfly is, but never had to deal with one. Where you're in palliative care I'm SURE you use different routes than I do. Try asking the pharmacy?...

  21. Med confusion for newbie nurse, need facts.

    allele replied to JellyBean1's topic in General Nursing

    I just checked the drug insert online and a nursing drug guide because I've never heard of ativan being given SQ--only PO/IM/IV and I'm pretty sure I've heard of SL here and there. Neither resource...

  22. what's your "soft spot" patient?

    allele replied to shay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Patient's with jerks for family members, or NO family members at all!! I can't stand it when family members come into the patient's room and ask for money, some bring bills with them so the patient...

  23. typical nurse/patient ratios?

    allele replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dang! ALLLE...I want to move there....LOL! We have a couple of positions open!! On the toughest shift though, 3-11!! Like I said before though, I NEVER take these ratios for granted! I know things...

  24. typical nurse/patient ratios?

    allele replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I forgot to mention, 2-3 aides, depending on the census. They generally do all ADL's, among other things. I help out when they're swamped, but they're the

  25. typical nurse/patient ratios?

    allele replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have really good ratios. It's a surgical stepdown unit-- Days 1 RN:3 patients (NEVER more than that!) Eves 1 RN: 4 patients (Rarely 5-with low acuity) Nights 1 RN: 5 patients (maybe 6, but it's...