sapphire18

sapphire18

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  1. Being a shy nurse

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

    You will need to speak up when you're speaking with patients; the majority of older folks have some degree of hearing loss. I was constantly repeating myself when I first started- now I have to...

  2. INR reporting issue

    sapphire18 replied to HolyPeas's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for >4 years and I still feel like I can't pass anything on to the next shift, that it might not get done, even though I work with extremely talented nurses! As for being nervous...

  3. It's about time!

    sapphire18 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know how to find a list of states with this law? I have no idea if it is even in my

  4. It's about time!

    sapphire18 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    It IS for any on-duty nurse:) They just use ED nurses as an example since they have a high rate of assaults on them, and it is easier to explain to the public than what goes on in a unit or floor...

  5. INR reporting issue

    sapphire18 replied to HolyPeas's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with VANurse. Yes, you forgot to address the INR while addressing the BUN, but the night shift nurse is the one who has final responsibility in this case, unless your facility specifies...

  6. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    sapphire18 replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Report what? It's a matter of stealing, whether from the pt or the hospital. Zofran is not going to impair you cognitively, although its true that it is not an over the counter medication. I don't...

  7. INR reporting issue

    sapphire18 replied to HolyPeas's topic in General Nursing

    Take responsibility for whatever you did or didn't do, but the nurse giving the Coumadin should have taken the responsibility to check the pt's latest INR. I'm confused though, you mean that the pt...

  8. Snowed a patient

    sapphire18 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sure, safe and appropriate dosing is strived for, but then what do you suggest in the event that the pt ends up being extremely sensitive to a medication and is hypotensive and bradycardic with...

  9. IV push

    sapphire18 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Same here, I have never once NOT done it this way...although I've never seen Ativan in a carpuject, as the point of those is to not have to draw it up into a separate syringe. I also just got in the...

  10. Help! Need advice with tough situation.

    sapphire18 replied to Nurse7970's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, leaving a new grad position 5 months in will give you a bad name. Stick with what you've got, for

  11. Non-compliant patients

    sapphire18 replied to tpecina's topic in General Nursing

    Refusing is his choice. All you can do is educate and

  12. IV push

    sapphire18 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I dilute everything in a 10cc saline flush, unless otherwise indicated. It is impossible to push 1cc of something

  13. Water

    sapphire18 replied to C-lion's topic in General Nursing

    No. But on nights, it doesn't

  14. Are we tyrants?

    sapphire18 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ^THAT^

  15. Interviewing for Night Shift Charge

    sapphire18 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Career

    Definitely don't go to nights. You already know that you will be miserable. That it won't work with your lifestyle and other responsibilities. There's really no question, from my point of

  16. Are we tyrants?

    sapphire18 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Adult ICU here- I still feel that it's my patient, my room, my IV pumps, etc. Respiratory is pretty aggressive at my current hospital (when they want to do stuff...not when you ask for something:/)-...

  17. Electronic cigarettes

    sapphire18 replied to babyjRN's topic in General Nursing

    They smell bad with all the different flavors- too strong. Plus, nobody wants "vapor" blown in their face. They are banned in my

  18. RN License plate

    sapphire18 replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why everyone is so afraid of others finding out that they are a nurse, lol. If you happen to get asked for medical advice, just refer them to their doctor! It's not that

  19. Full sharps containers not getting emptied!?

    sapphire18 replied to Beanyamean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why would you think they were being

  20. TPN compatibility

    sapphire18 replied to DesertpedsRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never worked anywhere that allowed anything to be run with TPN. You need more

  21. Puzzled... Pulseless VTac to v-fib but no shock?

    sapphire18 replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in MICU, SICU

    "You can't heal from dead"- haha, I love it! As for your question, I'm not sure:/. So even in vfib they didn't

  22. Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    sapphire18 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    This is seriously messed up. Just wrong. I hope she

  23. Charting Bloopers

    sapphire18 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahahahahaha!

  24. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    sapphire18 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    10cc syringes must be used on PICCs, central lines, or ports due to the pressure exerted on the lumen, not because of the extra volume of flush. It doesn't take 10cc to flush through the

  25. Superstitions???

    sapphire18 replied to BeansMama's topic in General Students

    I always had greys anatomy DVDs going in the background while I