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  1. Clogged feeding tubes

    mamamerlee replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    Very warm water is good, as noted. Try cola, or ginger ale. Remind everyone that plain water should be used as the last flush, every

  2. Unsafe work environment

    mamamerlee replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    Call the BON, State BOH, and any certifying body for the facility, and have your doc come take a good look at the situation - he may want to take his business elsewhere. Then GET

  3. new grad depressed and feeling burnt out already

    mamamerlee replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Quit the job. Use your

  4. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    mamamerlee replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahaha!!!! At this point I have gotten over just about everything. But as a student - - peeled back a pt's gown, he had vomited on himself, and when the smell hit me, I turned and vomited into...

  5. Has your alma mater ever mattered?

    mamamerlee replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    If you stay in the same town after you graduate, it will matter more on a social level. If you move at any time, no one seems to care. After a few years, it probably doesn't matter much to anyone,...

  6. Falsifying degree at work....

    mamamerlee replied to Twinboys98's topic in General Nursing

    State Boards do not appreciate people who falsify their documentation. If you are sure it is true, contact your

  7. need a name for ICU's softball team

    mamamerlee replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Betta-blockers I-V

  8. I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    mamamerlee replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    talaxandra - - what an EXCELLENT post! I check expiration dates on everything, these days. I have found many items in the supermarket that are well past their sell-by dates. My husband recently...

  9. Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    mamamerlee replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Twelve hour shifts were never meant to be the end-all and be-all that they have become. And if you worked 7a-7p in a nursing home you would be doing 80% of all the physical labor, since many patients...

  10. just yapping

    mamamerlee replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha! I'm a nurse for 36

  11. new grad in ambulatory surgery center? what do you think

    mamamerlee replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    TAKE THE JOB !!!!! I am so

  12. Diabetes Issue

    mamamerlee replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

    I've worked at 2 different camps where there were diabetics, and no one ever had a 3 AM fingerstick. I have been diabetic 9 years, and rarely do an overnight check. Maybe this doctor is being overly...

  13. Are hospitals deadlier in July?

    mamamerlee replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I've been nursing since 1974, and that was being said long before. Seasoned nurses question many orders written in July and August, and are often met with new docs who just dig in their heels, rather...

  14. Pulse Sites

    mamamerlee replied to healthstar's topic in General Students

    Generally speaking, if there is a good dorsalis pedis, then the popliteal should be okay. The leg should be straight - extended - and you should find the notch in the inner aspect behind the knee....

  15. Refusing meds

    mamamerlee replied to penlight32's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is there anyone else who could go with you to give his meds? You know how distrustful some Alzheimer's pts can be. So try to find another person to

  16. insurance

    mamamerlee replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are not an insurance provider, and the best thing to say is that you are not familiar with what their insurance covers, they should contact their provider. Offer to get someone from billing, or a...

  17. Eye splash

    mamamerlee replied to trinitystar78's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like the needle hub was not well-seated onto the syringe. Not a very frequent occurence, and one you will be checking for for a long

  18. How to handle nursing field.. very long post

    mamamerlee replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in General Nursing

    This program is about 8 weeks. Buckle down, and get through it. The best things come with effort, not with playing. There will be plenty of time to play after the work is done. If this guy really...

  19. Does Anyone Document NDE's?

    mamamerlee replied to rashana's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother watched part of her own code, looking down from the ceiling. They kept telling her she was confused, but she was able to quote alot of what was said, and by whom. I thought it was very...

  20. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    mamamerlee replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    So many of these made me laugh. But I once had a nose bleed that went on for hours - truly! It was on my day off!!!! Finding a dead body? Youch. One of my employees had someone else call in for him...

  21. Question about pts leaving AMA...

    mamamerlee replied to NBMom1225's topic in General Nursing

    I love that comment!! I've had people leave because the neighbor will only walk the dog twice a day, not three times. Or someone they know recently died in the hospital, so that means that THEY are...

  22. What is your splurge?

    mamamerlee replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Colorful watches - I have a nice Swatch collection, and buy new ones when I travel. I'm sure I own over 30 watches! Mani/pedi 3-4 x a year. Quality cosmetics when there is a 'gift with purchase'...

  23. Missed fingerstick

    mamamerlee replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry - it requires an incident report. What if the BS was 285 and required coverage? At the very least a call to the MD to cover yourself would have been appropriate. And of course you needed to...

  24. Question about pts leaving AMA...

    mamamerlee replied to NBMom1225's topic in General Nursing

    Many hundreds of years ago, when I was just a young nurse, I had a patient who had been stabbed in the chest. He had open heart surgery - the knife just nicked his heart - and had the various and...

  25. First code- sort of a vent..

    mamamerlee replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes people just die - even in the middle of a conversation. Totally without any prior indication. If they are lucky, in their sleep. This is no reflection on you at