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  1. Fleet enema

    LightMyFire replied to hospicern030363's topic in Patient Medications

    I always work under the assumption that if a doc doesn't want to be bothered with a particular problem they'll write an order for that possible eventuality. We have a doc that doesn't want to be...

  2. Working summers only as RN

    LightMyFire replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    You could try doing a flex or contract position. Around here some hospitals offer 13 week contracts. Best part is that they pay a lot more since benefits aren't

  3. Finally signing RN at the end of my signature :-)

    LightMyFire replied to PortCity_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did that on my daughter's folder once early in the morning when I was only half awake. The teacher asked my daughter why I did that.

  4. difference

    LightMyFire replied to cincin1222's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My floor is med-surg with all the postops (except cardiac surgeries) coming to our floor. At least half of our pts at any given time are on tele. Other than the postops, I'm not sure how our floor...

  5. give NOW medication 1.5 hr late, what kind of trouble I am in

    LightMyFire replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the med, that might be reasonable. If its something in our Accudose, there's no excuse. Otherwise it depends on when the pharmacy brings

  6. Size matters? (IV question)

    LightMyFire replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I usually go with a 20 ga for multiple reasons. We are generally a postop floor and our facility requires a 20 ga or bigger for surgery. We also do lots of CTs. Radiology requires a 20 ga...

  7. nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    LightMyFire replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    While we try to find "nursing" stuff for students to do, sometimes there's no one who needs a foley, NG tube, or new IV started. It's irritating to have students refuse "CNA" tasks and just sit around...

  8. Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    LightMyFire replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    $28/hour?! Where do I sign up? I know it makes a difference where you live but sheesh! That's WAY more than what I'm making!

  9. How do you write care plan goals for a non-compliant patient???

    LightMyFire replied to mshaffer16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In this case I would think you still set goals and your interventions might involve educating the pt. For example, educate on how ambulating will help get the bowel moving which in turn will decrease...

  10. Your first time with a student

    LightMyFire replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get being there to learn how to be an RN. I always let students pass meds and do stuff but on our floor there is often not much they can do and even the meds are mostly just narcs when the students...

  11. Your first time with a student

    LightMyFire replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love having students but if they don't show much desire to learn they get left behind. I still have a job to do to take care of my pts. Also I'm not digging some of the attitude we're getting when...

  12. What should every orthopaedic nurse know?

    LightMyFire replied to Jammin' RN's topic in Orthopedic

    Someone posted about giving lots of Ancef. It reminded me of something funny one of our ortho surgeons said to me once. He asked me if I knew the other name for Ancef. I'm a little slow to get the...

  13. Pt Load & New Grad Burnout

    LightMyFire replied to naptimeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow!!! I though my 6 pts with increasing acuity was bad. If something doesn't change quick, get out. Any mistakes made will ultimately land on the nurse and his/her license, not the hospital. It's a...

  14. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    LightMyFire replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We've had a lot of requests for full bed baths from patients who could bathe themselves, not to mention the bed-poopers. Is it really preferable to go all over the bed rather than use a bedpan?...

  15. soon to be new nurse-need more information on Cosmetic Surgery RN

    LightMyFire replied to Guest05152013's topic in General Nursing

    You might find you truly (and unexpectedly) live the area in which you find yourself. I wanted to do critical care but found that I really love

  16. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

    LightMyFire replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

    When we were learning about pressure ulcers I Googled pictures so I could look and make faces and get it out of my system before I actually saw one in real life. On my floor we see a lot of them so...

  17. AMA Discharges

    LightMyFire replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At my facility this tends to be directly related to the discontinuation of IV pain meds for pts with mysterious conditions for which the docs can find no cause. It also tends to be related to our...

  18. Pertussis outbreak

    LightMyFire replied to zumalong's topic in Infectious Disease

    The nurses in your community (particularly the county health department nurse!) should be working to educate the public about the availability and safety of available vaccines. I've heard that a big...

  19. Nursing School Blues

    LightMyFire replied to PSUAlum2103's topic in General Students

    Doing case studies can really help develop critical thinking skills and IMO are really helpful at teaching you to "think like a nurse" because it's applying the knowledge that you have to a situation...

  20. Priming and spiking?

    LightMyFire replied to RNashley86's topic in General Students

    Don't you just love how they do that? Last semester was my first and they were always using terms I didn't understand. Many of the other students already were CNAs or something similar and were also...

  21. How many patients do you have during clinicals?

    LightMyFire replied to Kaychell's topic in General Students

    Our first semester we had 1 pt during each rotation. The last week we had

  22. Disclosing that I am on pain medication?

    LightMyFire replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    In our program you are not allowed to miss any clinical days although they will usually allow 1 (and ONLY 1) if you can prove an acceptable reason. More than one and you fail the clinical component,...

  23. Disclosing that I am on pain medication?

    LightMyFire replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    There shouldn't be a problem with disclosure but I am wondering why they would ask unless it's just stuff they are going to be expecting when they do their UA. I would think that if they refused you...

  24. What to study during the summer?

    LightMyFire replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    Maybe you could just review your notes, especially in your weaker areas (fluids and electrolytes in my case). If you have an NCLEX book, you can answer questions for practice and read through the...

  25. New Nursing Student - can I do this?

    LightMyFire replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    The first semester is always a struggle just to figure out what you're supposed to do. Try not to get behind again (I usually did not read the whole chapters, especially when lots of it was stuff I...