sapphire18

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  1. CERNER

    sapphire18 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Epic >>>>>>>>>>

  2. Patient waking up during CPR

    sapphire18 replied to LisaStone's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a young patient wake up during compressions...same thing as above, lost his pulse when we stopped compressions...restarted compressions and he woke up again...very disturbing. He made...

  3. USC(south carolina) CRNA 2019 cohort

    sapphire18 replied to tnann866's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I did not get in, either. Sorry, been stalking this thread

  4. Central line

    sapphire18 replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PICC = peripherally inserted central catheter. Yes it is a central

  5. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    sapphire18 replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and taking out the trash or changing full sharps boxes

  6. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    sapphire18 replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Catering to family/visitors. Explaining every step I take or every titration I make, every med I give, every assessment i do, or every output I measure to family/visitors. Ridiculous nonsensical...

  7. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    sapphire18 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but no ICU nurse would/should accept 5 or even 4 patients. Sounds like this is a step-down

  8. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    sapphire18 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Specialty ICU at a regional trauma center in the Southeast: 1:2 or 1:1, 1:3 if short-staffed

  9. Does your ICU use CHG wipes for bathing patients?

    sapphire18 replied to fatrabbit's topic in Critical Care

    All pts in the ICU where I work are required to get a CHG wipe "bath" every 24 hours, we don't have basins or any other kind of

  10. Sterile Water for Enteral Feeding Tubes?

    sapphire18 replied to med_geek's topic in Critical Care

    ?!?!?

  11. The Doc said this can't happen!???

    sapphire18 replied to qaqueen's topic in Critical Care

    WOW that's a long time to be

  12. Medication error

    sapphire18 replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    As a newbie I gave double the dose of an antiarrhythmic bolus IVP- I was being rushed by the charge nurse/monitor RN and the bag it came in was not marked as a partial dose ... Def a systems error but...

  13. Is this normal?

    sapphire18 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my teaching hospital, as at any other, the residents perform procedures such as central line insertions, trialysis insertions, a lines, etc. For the majority of these procedures, the residents are...

  14. Depressed self-referral to ED

    sapphire18 replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of how ALL psych pts in my state are handcuffed when being transported to an outside

  15. Brian Short News

    sapphire18 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Just in complete shock. The length of this thread is a testimony to the legacy Brian has created here. Allnurses has taught me so much about so much, not just nursing. I only got to meet him in...

  16. WHATS THAT SMELL???

    sapphire18 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lol!!

  17. Code during dialysis

    sapphire18 replied to producerRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm surprised they even received regular HD and weren't on CRRT. I'm not sure what his insurance status has to do with

  18. nursing tasks that you do the least because you are too busy

    sapphire18 replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the shaving. And enough time to provide emotional support and company to the patient- of course I do this but I wish I could spend more time on

  19. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    sapphire18 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    He** yes. Especially when I started working in ICU; it is a discussion my coworkers and I have all the time. The things we do are torturous- and often do not even benefit the

  20. Just...ugh

    sapphire18 replied to bonnielilgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We've all been there, you're not alone in this- it sounds like you did your best, and hey! Everyone was still alive at the end of your shift:) Take it easy- bath, couch, tea...those are all great...

  21. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    sapphire18 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hyperpotassemia = hyperkalemia:) fent-uh-nil vs. fent-uh-nell vs. fent-nil?? I'm not even sure which way is

  22. A little concerned

    sapphire18 replied to floridanurse1983's topic in General Nursing

    This made me LOL too, bc I can see myself doing the very same thing!!

  23. A little concerned

    sapphire18 replied to floridanurse1983's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital training, they made fake poop out of chocolate for both the negatives and the positives. Just added some (real) blood for the positive

  24. Ethics

    sapphire18 replied to mstere's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "You need to learn English"? Really?? Last time I checked there was no official language for our country...what an awful thing to say...while it may help them to learn some English, it is our...

  25. A Word To The Wise.........

    sapphire18 replied to NDXUFan's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I noticed that