SlightlyMental_RN

SlightlyMental_RN

chemical dependency detox/psych

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  1. Question on urinary incontinence.

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Would she use a bedside

  2. baby to the nursery please

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting question, OP. When I did my clinical rotation through OB, the nursery was actually pretty busy all night, with probably half the moms shipping their babies off for the night. Granted,...

  3. What would you do?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a big no-no, at least in my state.

  4. What would you do?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    As we are dinged for not giving meds during our allotted window, I usually say, "Actually, I need to have you take them now, or else I get in trouble for giving your meds later than scheduled." While...

  5. Only at a job for a few weeks?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to luvmydogs84's topic in General Nursing

    To get your next job, list your current position and duties. For subsequent jobs after the next one, don't bother to list if you were only there for a few weeks. This is what I have done, and it...

  6. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Just wanted to pipe in on that one, as this is my area: Being an RN in a chemical dependency/detox unit is not a low-stress position, in my opinion. You tend to get many dual-diagnosis patients...

  7. Suspended

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to chellelynn25's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm sorry that you're having to go through this, but try to take this as a learning experience. You now know where you stand with your "friend." You now know never to cross the line...

  8. Basic question, almost ashamed to ask

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to questioneverything's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever area they are putting their weight, change it to something else. Examples: Patient on left side, place them on their back. Patient on back, roll them to their left side. The pillows are...

  9. Day Nurses Who Used to be Night Nurses

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I've recently made the switch, and I'm LOVING it. As for how I did it in regards to sleep, well, there were were a few nights that I didn't get enough sleep. However, after a few weeks, your body...

  10. It seems probie's can't take a joke or laugh

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, OP, come and work on my unit. We are all seriously, seriously warped. I've even been known to tell a semi-dirty joke to a violent patient in order to get him to laugh and not throw his chair at...

  11. Looooong narrative notes

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

    All I can say is, thank you, God, for computer charting. I stink at narrative

  12. How do you sign?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    I have a common name, so it's First Name, Middle initial, Last Name,

  13. Germ fatigue...

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it depends on my day. If there were bodily fluids involved, I'll lysol spray my shoes and strip at the door. Otherwise, I'll just slip off my shoes and place on the mat inside the door and...

  14. I could use a little advice...

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Hooligan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wanted to share: I did a few years of the putting the career-first-thing. Honestly, it didn't compensate me enough to miss out on my family-life. I'm now working PRN (usually 2-3 AM...

  15. Can 2 ml of fluid be administered in deltoid muscle?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    2 mL? Ouch. I'd stick to the 1 mL/deltoid

  16. Health paper advice. Help please

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would focus on the pain issue instead of including

  17. Refusing unsafe workload?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    Let me get this straight: You are an LPN, and it's only you and 4 CNA's for 120 patients? Is there no RN in house? Holy crap. That would not fly in my state...you have to have at least 1 RN in the...

  18. Confidentiality for children

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to wibobr's topic in Emergency

    Really, age of puberty? Do they mean that a menstruating 9 year old (which does happen) is really competent to make sexual decisions? Yowza. I'm pretty liberal in regards to letting teens make...

  19. Nurse Quacktitioner Doll

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to AliveToday's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In regards to the little girl's costume:

  20. Advice needed...how to survive the night shift commute...literally.

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about learning a foreign language CD's? Then, your brain would still be

  21. Nursing Career & Relationships, Marriage

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to OnePostAndDone's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I was at the top of my class with a 7 yr old and a 16 yr old and my husband of 16 years when I was in school, and I had plenty of time for my family. Then again, due to my husband's job, I...

  22. Ambien psychosis?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    My MIL was prescribed Ambien the last time she was in the hospital. We ended up with a 2 am call from the nurses, and my husband had to go and pretty much hold his mom, as she was convinced that...

  23. Can the doctor refuse to see a patient?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, they sure can. We have a Do Not Admit list for our unit, as these patients are known as serial non-compliant PIA. And believe me, for them to get on that list, they have to behave pretty darn...

  24. Ambien "holiday" substitute??

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to 444bkids's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding? Please tell me that you are kidding. There's just no way that I can even imagine an actual RN posing this question, as we're all required to know and understand such ethical...

  25. I got fed up!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to orlycst's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that there were regulations on ratios in my state. Detox is different, though, from med/surg: Patients get a head to toe assessment at start of shift, and then you round q1-4 hours based on...