november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. jjust need a hug

    november17 replied to metfan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bummer. Was it your dominant/writing hand? If so, double

  2. quit first LPN job after 2 days

    november17 replied to NurseKimLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is it physically possible for a g-tube to go into the lungs? Forgive me...I have limited experience with them..I thought you were supposed to aspirate then immediately flush them to check for...

  3. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    november17 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is kind of lame, but sometimes if i can't think of a way to break off a conversation with a patient, i'll look out the door and nod like someone is out there, wave, say, "ok!" and then say,...

  4. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    november17 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not scared to call doctors anymore, I feel like I'm getting a handle on everything. In my opinion I feel like I still ask a lot of dumb questions, but whatever. I guess I feel a lot more confident...

  5. punishment advice.....please......

    november17 replied to Seamless LVN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After reading this thread I had an aide the other night that had 18 written for a respiratory rate. Just out of sheer curiousity, I asked him how long he counted the respirations for. He said, "15...

  6. What are your thoughts on Disney or AIDET "customer service" training?

    november17 replied to marie-francoise's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even on days when our nurse to patient ratio is good, sometimes we have nurses that are

  7. punishment advice.....please......

    november17 replied to Seamless LVN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What's funny is that 18 isn't divisible by 4. If you count for 15 seconds you will either get 16 or 20, but not 18. 18 is kind of a suspect

  8. rants about work

    november17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just last week I had a patient going for an MRI scheduled at 0200. I got them all filled up with contrast dye, etc etc. At 0145 the MRI lab calls and says I'd have to bring the patient myself because...

  9. Rude remarks by doc with his own kids

    november17 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha...I get the same treatment sometimes (in other forums). Once people find out I'm a nurse, if I disagree with them, they're like, "I hope you never take care of my loved ones or me in the...

  10. How do you, on a Med-Surg floor, get report from the ED?

    november17 replied to cdm.rn2006's topic in General Nursing

    When we get admits from the ER I receive a phone call from whoever the ER nurse is. I pull up the patient's chart on the computer while they go over the reason for admit, history, etc, and then we go...

  11. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Awesome I'll have to see if I can find it somewhere. Ever since I got out of school I lost all my access to academic journals Guess I'll have to pony up some money so I can stay on the cutting

  12. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just found the instruction manual online for the glucose meter we use and it says it can accept any type of sample. I need to check exactly what the hospital policy states about that stuff. I know...

  13. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Replace any mention of the word arterial and put venous, because that's what I meant. I've barely gotten any sleep yet today (holiday) and I'm feeling a bit out of it. I've got arteries on the brain...

  14. Anybody attend Everest Institute (formerly Olympia) for PN?

    november17 replied to Over50NewCareer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not working as a CNA in a long term care facility is sage advice. No offense to you, I don't know your capabilities, but the LTC stuff is definitely backbreaking. I did it for several years in my...

  15. I work at Disney World now!!

    november17 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I clicked this thread hoping to find that there were positions such as "Disney World Nurse" That would be an awesome job right there. At the moment, my dream job is to be a "Beach Nurse" I'm sure...

  16. TKR question

    november17 replied to rntoon's topic in Orthopedic

    I think it's really a matter of surgeon/facility preference. Most of the orthopedic surgeons where I work will prescribe PRN toradol, but we DC it before the patient starts any anti-coagulation...

  17. NA's not professionals

    november17 replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that. I am an RN and I find myself reverting back to the CNA role at least several times an hour every single day. As a matter of fact, the last hospital I was at didn't have aides at all. It...

  18. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    november17 replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    What's that you say? My eyesight is going bad. You were held down by a long haired transvestite named Emmanuel and forced to receive a flu shot?

  19. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    november17 replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe when the OP went to gather the information, they held her down and gave her the flu shot too! omg! maybe she was allergic to

  20. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    november17 replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Facts: A) Insurance won't pay for yoga classes/massage therapy/etc. B) Most people in the world are lazier than you. C) Most people would prefer a quick fix than longterm life changes. That's half the...

  21. Mrsa!!

    november17 replied to nghtfltguy's topic in General Nursing

    Yea. I've been educating everyone I can about MRSA lately- especially over the past month or so. It's just tabloid tactics by the media. Unfortunately most people believe the hype over it and think...

  22. TKR question

    november17 replied to rntoon's topic in Orthopedic

    Putting a pillow directly under the knee can make the new knee "go bad" Mainly, what Catjo posted. It's fine to put a pillow or preferably a rolled up towel under the operative leg's ankle though....

  23. Med-Surg needed for new grads???

    november17 replied to tucker12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Before I worked in Med-Surg as an RN, I worked in home care as an aide. I definitely think that working in Med-Surg has given me a new appreciation for where the people who require homecare are coming...

  24. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    november17 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    I had a patient with a hemoglobin of 4.5, symptomatic, pale, couldn't hardly stand up. She refused blood because, (in her words) "I don't know where that blood came from!!! It could have HIV in it or...

  25. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    november17 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    There is a vocera system where I work. They are pretty nice to have. I think in the study they did at my hospital, it saves the average floor nurse about 800ft of walking per day or something like...