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  1. What does your username mean?

    belfry replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Belfry was the nickname my grandpa gave me. I was an extremely picky eater as a child, and once for breakfast I ate 2 eggs...unheard of for me....and he called me Belfry Two Egg after that. Weird, I...

  2. Hospice nurse "survival kit"

    belfry replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    A bottle of wine! LOL. A gift certificate for a massage....a phone charger....Kleenex....those little toothbrush things, wisps, I think they are called....nuts or pretzels......water......a little...

  3. Drugs approved for cystic fibrosis?

    belfry replied to belfry's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good idea...but the guy had all scripts so prescribing was not the issue, and our MD never dictates what is covered, it is a nursing call. All good until we run into uncharted (LOL) territory, then...

  4. Drugs approved for cystic fibrosis?

    belfry posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work for a smaller hospice, and we recently admitted our first (and so far only) CF patient. I wondered if anyone out there has a list of commonly approved meds, I didn't have a list when I...

  5. Drugs approved for cystic fibrosis?

    belfry replied to belfry's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks, everybody. Maybe this will get us a little help for next time we have a CF admission, so nobody makes the same mistake! Oh, I just realized I need to change my profile....I now have a big...

  6. Drugs approved for cystic fibrosis?

    belfry replied to belfry's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks...I had a Friday pm admit on call, one hour before pharmacyclosed...no meds at home, 6 weeks in pt, MD nor admin available for consult....had a bunch of meds prescribed on dch from hop....I...

  7. Think I have to resign...

    belfry posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked for the same hospice as a case manage for 4.5 years....love it, love to patients, staff, and have good evaluations. Was full time, for the past 2 years part time /PRN. With the economy...

  8. Think I have to resign...

    belfry replied to belfry's topic in General Nursing

    No no union here. And I am not asking for more than they were giving me, just to make it equal, if I am not getting the PTO, just reimburse me that same amount. What they are offering me is a ten...

  9. Nursing and sexual orientation

    belfry replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I work hospice...and we have had several gay men work with us. No problem, ever...and we are in the rural deep South, with all that it entails! As long as we all do our jobs and help each other out...

  10. I send pt home with heplocks!!

    belfry replied to luce2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    no worries! as a home health/hospice, we see stuff like that all the time...usually the patient is so eager to get home the hospital nurse is rushed and forgets... Beth (psst..bethany, is that you?...

  11. Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    belfry replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    On Old Olympus Towering Top A Famous Vain German Viewed A Hop (doesn't make sense but somehow I have remembered it for

  12. Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    belfry replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I learned by White on the right Clouds over grass (white over green) Smoke over fire (black over red) and poop in the middle

  13. I want to be a hospice nurse.....

    belfry replied to laurel38's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was an older student, as nursing is a second career for me. I did one year med-surg tele on the floor, and then went to hospice. For me, hospice was a $3.50 per hour raise, add to that...

  14. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    belfry replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, for Pete's sake! Less than a year experience on ICU and you are an expert in dementia care??? Part of being a good nurse is being open to learning from others' experience and getting off your...

  15. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    belfry replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I disagree! I had a kidney stone earlier this year, and had 10/10 pain, vomiting, elevated BP/HR/R, the whole nine yards. I was given toradol + phenergan...didn't do a thing but make me...

  16. Have you ever taken care of a famous pt?

    belfry replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    This is not my story, but a good friend of mine was in nursing school in LA and as a student the nurses on her floor sent her to check the foley on a patient...turns out he was a VERY well endowed...

  17. Screw-ups?

    belfry replied to CH080605's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a major screw up...still ashamed of myself and horrified at how simple it is to make a mistake. Had to get a urine specimen from a cathed pt, so clamped the cath, went back 20 minutes later...

  18. Good "Dancing/singing in your car before NCLEX" songs

    belfry replied to JenNJFLCA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How about Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now?" My daughter likes it before a big ball game....pumps her up! I also agree with Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"!

  19. new -helpful abbreviations?

    belfry replied to NewRNZoe's topic in Cardiac

    EP is for electrophysiology, study of the conduction system of the heart. Another abbreviation that is good to know is EF, stands for ejection fraction, way to determone heart

  20. Southern Nurses Please Help!

    belfry replied to AngelicLady's topic in General Nursing

    I live near Chattanooga, and it is really a wonderful place....warm but not horrible in the summers, rare snows in winter, mountains, less than a day to the beach, city close if you want it and plenty...

  21. The White Wall

    belfry posted a topic in General Nursing

    Heard of it, but had never seen it happen ... until today. Had an MD get all excited when I decided to talk to him about adequate pain control for his patient: I had taken care of her for several...

  22. Insulin drips on the floor!

    belfry replied to jackieRN03's topic in Cardiac

    I work on a med-surg tele floor, ratios 5:1 days, 6:1 nights, with 3 CNA's if we are lucky. We have patients with insulin drips occasionally, and no change in ratio to go along with... As for the...

  23. Tele floor: what is you pt ratio?

    belfry replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a telemetry floor, and we have 5:1 days and 6:1 nights. Some days it is a breeze, some days we should really be 3:1 with the acuity as it is at

  24. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    belfry replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a lady push the call bell and ask to leave a wake up call! The clerk asked her, "For what time?", and she stated that 7:00 am would be fine. The clerk just laughed and told her that around here...

  25. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    belfry replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that if I have had a really bad day and am itching for a confrontation, the meanest doctor in the world (who is usually a poisonous troll) will sense it a mile away and actually be pleasant...