Fancypants09 replied to RenKenn72's topic in Student Assist
You will look for other signs&symptoms both with dehydration and hypoglycemia, in order to rule those out. Dehydration may be a stretch because remember, pt West has been getting fluids for 6hrs now, 100mL/hr of NS. Consider the current pain man...
Fancypants09 replied to Purple_roses's topic in Rock
I am now so excited to try this, working on a surg onc unit, those post-op pts gotta be ambulated with Foleys in situ! Here I was, criss-crossing tongue depressors on IV pole and taping them like a sucker! Awesome hack, thanks for sharing!!
Hi all, I was interviewed recently for a surgical unit. One of the interview questions went something like: "Mrs. X reports pain, you go to dispense pain medication, but the other nurses on the floor are worried that said patient is addicted to pain...
Lol this thread is hilarious! I work on a surgical onc unit. Some of my dreams involve being at the hospital, thinking about my to-do work list, etc. Today I woke up thinking "I have a patient on CBI, gotta go check on him, maybe irrigation bag needs...
Hi all, I'm a new grad working on a surgical unit. I admitted a pt today with CSF leak from ear with orders for bedrest and HOB elevated 30 degrees. This may be a silly question, but what is the patho behind the rationale for bedrest? Is it just to k...
Fancypants09 replied to forumjunkie's topic in Nursing
I'm a new grad. So for me, the golden key would be less charting. Right now, I suck at time management and timely documentation. Our hospital also has us doing Workload charting, whereby the hospital pulls in data on where and how nurses are spending...
Fancypants09 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Nursing
I'm sorry this happened. Sending virtual ((HUGS)). I cried. Thank you for the updates, I hope that little tyke keeps getting better and better. My heart aches for that poor husband. We have EAP at my hospital, I've never used it (yet - new grad).
Hi all, I work on a surgical unit, am fresh new grad. I have a question about IV medication piggybacking by gravity (sometimes I have a pump, other times not). When this secondary infusion completes and primary takes over, there is leftover remaining...
I've discovered that Subq ports hurt. Pt required hydromorphone SC injections every so often for moderate-severe pain, subq port was installed, more pain just giving the injection thru port. And the tubing on the port is quite lengthy albeit very sma...
Fancypants09 replied to nurse787878's topic in Job Hunt
"Providing family-centered care" is a very broad and sweeping statement. HOW did you provide such care? How does providing such care look like in your practice? Maybe you sit down with the patient and their family and go over discharge instructions ...
