zofran

zofran has 5 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. Baffled

   zofran replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

   Lol.....I just asked my husband if he knew the name of his BP medication. He only knew "It starts with an L."Lisinopril! Made him repeat it until he remembered. I will test him on it in one

2. Forced to resign, need advise

   zofran replied to Babyluva's topic in General Nursing

   They were going to fire you for not scanning fluids? That seems weird. I forget to scan fluids a lot.......is there more to this story?I would forget about this place and look for another

3. Murphy's Law of Nursing

   zofran replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   The pt will stop having BMs when a stool sample is

4. "the future days"

   zofran replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

   Potassium pills will become smaller so all these little old folks will be able to swallow them!GoLytely will not be a huge gallon jug but a small pill!Ativan 2mg po will be a nursing order so we can...

5. Clinical Judgement

   zofran replied to janieg44's topic in General Students

   If the patients blood pressure is normal you don't have to hold the medication. The BP med is keeping the blood pressure normal. The doctor would not want to be called about holding a BP med for a...

6. Nurses, Clients and Power

   zofran replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   Yiyayiya,This post is two years old. You keep posting how you will refuse all these procedures and how you will take medical personel to court for battery. I hope you don't end up at the hospital...

7. Is it ok give the patient water when they are having hypertension emergency

   zofran replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

   Removed my

8. Non-verbal signs of pain

   zofran replied to ShayRN's topic in Pain Management

   Thank you so much for this post. I work med surge onc and I can't believe how some nurses ignore prn pain medication! When I call them on it its "They were sleeping," or "she does not like the way...

9. Well it happened my first needlestick

   zofran replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

   It happened to me too. Mine was a insulin needle....I gave the pt her dose and some how that needle ended up in my finger. She was a 19y/o jehovas witness with uncontrolled DM. Thank God. It will be...

10. Need some encouragement:Stretched thin

    zofran replied to KMC-RN-BSN-710's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to day shift! The families can really mess up your day. I agree with the posters who said that it will get easier as you keep going. Remember, the only thing you can not pass on to the next...

11. To quote or not to quote...

    zofran replied to themoreyouknow's topic in General Nursing

    Dumb rules/managers like this are the reason I quit my hospital job. I used to quote pts and visitors frequently because like the OP said, it does convey the attitude better than the RNs own words....

12. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    zofran replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    I feel your pain OP. I am not an ICU nurse but I have the same problem with my morphine/dilaudid gtts for comfort care patients. We have the same kind of orders you do......For example they go...

13. Things that should be banned in acute care.

    zofran replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody got a bit too upset..... The first thought that came to my mind when I read the title was FAMILY!

14. FREEDOM! I Quit my med-surge job!

    zofran replied to zofran's topic in General Nursing

    ....thanks everyone. When I spoke with my manager about my concerns, she basically said that I was most likely going through a rough time at home and I was "bringing it to work." She also said, "There...

15. FREEDOM! I Quit my med-surge job!

    zofran posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have never felt better. I finally just said ENOUGH. I realized that I am doing the job of at least 11 people. Yes I am an RN. So WHY and HOW am I expected to be a secratery, transporter,...