sapphire18

sapphire18

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  1. Is General Biology required for a BSN?

    sapphire18 replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, I can't imagine any nursing program not requiring general

  2. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    sapphire18 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have moon boots that are actually padded "booties" used to protect patients'

  3. A week in the ER?!

    sapphire18 replied to tigerlogic's topic in Emergency

    The hospitals around here keep psych pts in the ER for days to slightly over a week. Mental health care here SUCKS and is few and far between. These pts are generally kept in a special section of the...

  4. Yelling at my patients!!!! HELP!

    sapphire18 replied to Neen1221's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, I, and most of the nurses I work with nearly shout at all our patients regardless of hearing ability, simply because SO MANY patients are HOH. We forget that not everyone is.

  5. How do ya'll wear your hair? can you have bangs?

    sapphire18 replied to Reckless96's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahaha. By the end of one night shift, my hair was up in some kind of sideways-Pebbles flintstone hairdo. It was a

  6. daily weights in your unit?

    sapphire18 replied to picurn10's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Ok, so I don't work with peds, but in my adult ICU, all beds are zeroed with a set of specific things on them prior to the pt arriving in the bed. Fitted sheet, draw sheet and pad, flat sheet,...

  7. Nursing and Suspicion of Drug Use

    sapphire18 replied to PerrySN's topic in Nursing Career

    You have nothing to worry

  8. Delaying transfer of pt. to other unit, due to not wanting to send staff home

    sapphire18 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, there are certain time limits on transferring pts, from when the bed is assigned to when the pt gets to the receiving

  9. That kind of day where everything goes right

    sapphire18 replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    LOVE it!! This describes the last 4 shifts I've worked...awesome

  10. HIPPA is a joke.

    sapphire18 replied to rickbar's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's HIPAA. If you can't even spell it right, you don't know what "HIPAA" stands for. Health insurance portability and accountability act. Look it up.

  11. Using haldol

    sapphire18 replied to WildOne's topic in Patient Medications

    In my opinion, trying the haldol first should have been done before mechanical

  12. What does CNA do during code blue?

    sapphire18 replied to Ybur514's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yup, gofer and chest compressions. PMFB- you have a CPR machine?!? I have never heard of

  13. Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    sapphire18 replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    I agree. I would never accept an assignment of 15 patients in the ER. I don't even understand how that is

  14. My thoughts on Mental Health Nursing

    sapphire18 replied to Elladora's topic in Psychiatric

    As an on-and-off again psych patient, I thank you for this. I think all nurses going into the mental health field should have this

  15. Things that gross you out..

    sapphire18 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Students

    Dentures- cleaning and handling them. Big flakes of dry skin falling off when you take off someone's socks. Emptying colostomy bags- rectal tubes, poop from a butt = no problem, but colostomy bags...

  16. BP arm VS calf while running pressors

    sapphire18 replied to anarchy187's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our pts on pressors never have a lines. Bugs the **** out of me. We rarely use the thigh/calf for BPs but will often use the forearm. IME though, the upper arm is usually most

  17. Inpatient hospice patient on a Med-Surg floor

    sapphire18 replied to IdislikeCODEbrowns's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Following this prescribed med schedule does not make you "Nurse Kevorkian," in any way. The patient was actively dying whether she received the pain and anxiety meds or not. By giving them you at...

  18. The "one thing"

    sapphire18 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    LOL, just had to point out this sentence.

  19. Quitting 74K RN job for a 30K vet tech job? Advice please!

    sapphire18 replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    Acute care is not your only option- try researching different fields of nursing that would be available to you. Also, I doubt if you would only get 2 weeks of orientation on a new unit in a new...

  20. This made me laugh

    sapphire18 replied to Bec7074's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahaha LOVE

  21. Wrong side/omitted procedure

    sapphire18 replied to guest64485's topic in Operating Room

    I agree- I would never have a patient sign an incorrect consent form! Also, with surgery, it has always been my experience that the SURGEON obtains consent, anesthesiologist anesthesia consent, etc....

  22. The "one thing"

    sapphire18 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Haha- I still have never once in my life seen a lady partsl birth (video or in person) because I passed out during my L&D clinical...loved seeing the C-sections though! Everyone has their thing....

  23. The "one thing"

    sapphire18 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I was terrified of blood/needles when I started nursing school...got over that REAL fast lol. I really think that people can get used to anything when exposed to it often enough. I still have things...

  24. Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    sapphire18 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^This.

  25. Right or wrong? Need some advice

    sapphire18 replied to Miknsha's topic in Patient Medications

    As long as it's less than halfway between doses, it should still be