MereBuffNurse

MereBuffNurse BSN, RN

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  1. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

    MereBuffNurse replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

    It was not until I began my career as an ER nurse that I felt like I had enough practice to begin becoming "good" at IV starts. Prior to that, I worked on a med-surg floor. Most of the patients there...

  2. Learning Thread: Med/Surg

    MereBuffNurse replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That sounds like a great idea, but isn't petroleum jelly flammable with oxygen? Our hospital doesn't use it, we usually use KY jelly because it's water-based instead for everything. So, I will try...

  3. Hello my name is.......and I am OBESE

    MereBuffNurse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    What is going to decide if you lose weight and are healthy or not is your motivation. It has to be a LIFESTYLE change, not a diet that cuts any one nutrient totally....ESPECIALLY carbohydrates. Your...

  4. when to give and hold PRN morphine

    MereBuffNurse replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    With those symptoms,you give the medication and if the breakthrough Morphine still doesn't help, call the surgeon and possibly get her PCA or breakthrough switched to Dilaudid. Pain is subjective. It...

  5. Opinions: Best scrubs?

    MereBuffNurse replied to raebabelvn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have noticed most scrubs run big. The extra smalls are way too big for me, I have to cinch them big-time in the waist. However, Grey's scrubs fit a little better than Urbane or Landau as far as...

  6. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    MereBuffNurse replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have 6-7, with an aid. If we don't have an aid, we do 5 total

  7. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    MereBuffNurse replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We usually have 6:1 RN or LPN, sometimes 7:1. I work night shift, so we are lucky IF we have an aid (it's 1 for 20 patients), we have no secretary, IV teams, admission person, etc. We do it

  8. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    MereBuffNurse replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel your pain! I took it friday, tried the trick (wouldn't met me re-register), and will probably find out at work tomorrow too. Best of luck to