ilikesharpthings

ilikesharpthings

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  1. How do YOU clean your stethoscope?

    ilikesharpthings replied to Nola009's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just bought a new littman stethoscope and the instructions specifically said to use alcohol to prevent ruining the tubing. My old one (a lightweight littman) I used the clorhexidine wipes and the...

  2. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    ilikesharpthings replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    So I had an order to remove a foley from an ETOH with AKI patient who had pulled his foley during his acute withdrawal. He was now A&O and having good output, no blood in the urine. So I deflate...

  3. How to document your lunch time

    ilikesharpthings replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Write a note in the emr, "report given to such and such RN" when you leave the floor and "report received, this RN resumed care" or something along those lines when you

  4. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    ilikesharpthings replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe how many nurses can't pronounce metoprolol! Metopolol, metropolol,

  5. The honor of basic nursing care

    ilikesharpthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to share a special moment that helped to remind me why I do what I do. I admitted a homeless, poorly controlled diabetic yesterday whose feet were... Well, you can imagine. I had a student...

  6. The honor of basic nursing care

    ilikesharpthings replied to ilikesharpthings's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everyone, for your kind replies and your stories. I think we all need moments like these to buoy us through the frequent moments when we're thinking, "What did I get myself into?! Why didn't I...

  7. How to develop ICU critical thinking skills and move away from being "task" focused

    ilikesharpthings replied to midnitej's topic in MICU, SICU

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  8. Student Nurse with a poop problem

    ilikesharpthings replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

    What I do sometimes is put on 2 masks with a mint teabag in

  9. Precepting students

    ilikesharpthings posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    So, I am fairly new to the medical/telemetry floor where I work (about 8 months in) and we recently began having the influx of nursing students. I have had students assigned to me a few times - both...

  10. Nursing School Uniforms And Their Fate After School

    ilikesharpthings replied to RunBabyRN's topic in General Students

    My husband worked for UPS when I was in school and would occasionally bring home in his pockets these awful black waxy crayon things that he would mark boxes with. So the night before my very last...

  11. How to pump breast milk on the go?

    ilikesharpthings replied to C0252786's topic in Home Health

    I work med surg, but I bought 3 sets of pump parts so I just put them in a ziplock bag after each pumping session and use clean ones for the next time. Then I throw everything in the sink and wash...

  12. Precepting students

    ilikesharpthings replied to ilikesharpthings's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Something like what you described, BluegrassRN, would be so great. Not all students are completely clueless, and there have been times where they seem really proactive or the instructor is really...

  13. I am the only retcher?

    ilikesharpthings replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Students

    In a pinch you can put a mint tea bag in a mask! Really helps with C.

  14. Please help a student nurse

    ilikesharpthings replied to keepcalm's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Be willing to accept that the real world of nursing often looks different than the NCLEX/nursing school world. Ask non-threatening questions about differences you see. Instead of saying, "Well thats...

  15. Bedside Shift Report

    ilikesharpthings replied to Seasoned's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that I usually do a short report at the bedside which is when I'll introduce pt, do a brief history, discuss current issue and plan, check lines, wounds, drains. Then a more thorough...

  16. Tattle tale? Or my duty to report?

    ilikesharpthings replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I worked as a pdn for a while and what I might have done in this scenario is work to update the care plan and 485 to reflect the patients normal VS and what should be reported to parents and then...

  17. Work in pajamas!

    ilikesharpthings replied to Indyrn00's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the poster who said scrubs are practically PJs! I love working in my pajamas at the bedside, and plan to stay at the bedside as long as I am able to. In my pajamas.

  18. The Joys of CNA Work

    ilikesharpthings replied to Mr Sacdiff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not a CNA - I am an RN but I love and appreciate the CNAs on our team and have a great deal of respect for them and the work they do. I love working side by side with them to provide great care to...

  19. IVP Medication Problem

    ilikesharpthings replied to Lissla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're giving 5ml over 5 mins. Or 1ml/60 seconds. Each ml on the syringe is divided by 5 calibration marks. So 60 seconds divided by 5 marks is 12 seconds per mark. Does that make

  20. I notice nice veins!

    ilikesharpthings replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    So

  21. I notice nice veins!

    ilikesharpthings replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

  22. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    ilikesharpthings replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    Oregon 3 yrs Medical floor with telemetry $37.50/hr $2 diff for weekends, $5 nights No

  23. Changing a trach cannula...?

    ilikesharpthings replied to EGVnurse's topic in Pulmonary

    The inner cannula is changed regularly to maintain the patency of the trach without having to change the whole thing as often. Secretions can build up inside the inner cannula, even with suctioning...

  24. Children's Nursing Specialties

    ilikesharpthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am starting a job for a pediatric home health agency called Children's nursing specialties and wondered if anyone here has heard of it, worked for them, and can tell me anything about

  25. Working while pregnant

    ilikesharpthings replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my question to tag onto this. My last trimester was great, but what do you do if you're REALLY sick in the beginning of your pregnancy? I vomited around 3x/day for 4 or 5 months. How do you...