RhiaRN75

RhiaRN75 RN

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  1. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    RhiaRN75 replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

    There is a pretty prevelent belief in all the places I've worked that turning a pt can be the final straw. That said, I think the general concensus is that if it's going to happen, it happens during...

  2. Can and/or do nurses give chest physio?

    RhiaRN75 replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    RT has done it at the facilities I've worked in. That said, basic chest persussion w/ cupped hands was something the nurses frequently did when I worked on peds. I did have an adult CF pt frequntly...

  3. A jaded nurse who cried last night and was renewed as a nurse

    RhiaRN75 replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing your story! It always amazes me how God and/or fate will step in sometimes and put you back on track. After it's all said and done, you have a sudden insight- a revelation that...

  4. Man accused in stabbing nurse

    RhiaRN75 replied to Pinkpea11's topic in General Nursing

    (Another long post. This is something I've been pondering recently.) Why is violence an acceptable coping mechanism? I know there are nurses on this board employeed outside of the US- I'd like to...

  5. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

    RhiaRN75 replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was very fortunate to have protective co-workers when I was pregnant. I stayed away from CMV, parvo, and shingles/chickenpox- but we did a lot of woundcare so I was very careful about infections...

  6. Freaking out! Exposed to HIV

    RhiaRN75 replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I was stuck as well as a fairly new nurse- no safety needles at my hospital then. I took the whole cocktail for several weeks. The meds made me nauseous for the first few days and then it became...

  7. Skull Indentations...Normal?

    RhiaRN75 replied to byrd262's topic in General Students

    My son and husband both have ridges along the suture lines. I have two dents exactly as you describe- on either side of my head above my ears. Those are from wearing glasses. It just happened over...

  8. CEN and assessment review

    RhiaRN75 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've put it off long enough! Any advice on CEN review? I'm wanting to start with the very basics.... resp assessment, cardiac and EKG reading, etc and then work up to actual CEN content. A little...

  9. CEN and assessment review

    RhiaRN75 replied to RhiaRN75's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks- I'll check it out :) I'm also looking for good review sites in general- stuff from all aspects of pt care. Cardiac, OB, RT, Peds, Neuro- a total review of nursing. I want to start at the...

  10. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    RhiaRN75 replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    #?? Vodka is not an acceptable part of a clear liquid

  11. ER nurses! Do you have this policy in your hospital?

    RhiaRN75 replied to Tonjia's topic in General Nursing

    we have a policy, but it's fairly generalized. basically it states that if staff feel a pt isn't safe to drive, then pt should be required to have a driver. the policy makes no suggestions as to the...

  12. So we have a Code coming in....

    RhiaRN75 replied to kellyp374's topic in General Nursing

    You did a great job! You'll never forget your first code. It's cool you had the chance to do compressions while still in school. What a a wonderful opporunity you had, and you had someone to cheer you...

  13. A question for all you ER nurses....

    RhiaRN75 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    When TSHTF, my documentation technique is the same in the ER as it was on the floor..... whatever I could grab and write on! If you're lucky, there is someone available to document for you, but this...

  14. I am allergic to...

    RhiaRN75 replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I have a pt who is very OCD about her HTN. Every month or so, she goes on a BP-bender and takes her blood pressure obsessively. She'll end up either in the ER, at her doctor's office, or both several...

  15. Goofy call bell requests

    RhiaRN75 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    "I think the guy next door is having seizures!" He wasn't, he was just having some personal alone time. "Either get my roommate a nerve pill, or get me one. I can't take it anymore." Both pts had the...

  16. Doctors tend to over look things that sometimes a nuse can see

    RhiaRN75 replied to wrightLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Was the gallbladder so bad she developed pancreatitis and then a necrotic pancreas/infarct? Did eclampsia alone cause pancreatitis? Or was the pancreatitis subacute and the first thing that happened...

  17. RSV- swab v/s wash

    RhiaRN75 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you think gives an accurate result on RSV tests... nasal washes or swabs? I personally feel washes are better, but it's how I learned to do them on peds. A wash does take a little longer to...

  18. Ill this fall? Maybe it wasn't swine flu after all

    RhiaRN75 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How ironic! I just came over to the flu forum to ask a specific question and it seems you may have already answered it! For whatever reason, I've seen a huge increase in really sick people who look...

  19. The Monster: Med/Surg

    RhiaRN75 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses talking about MedSurg remind me of women discussing labor- we love telling the horror stories, myself included! MedSurg is nursing. Unless you feel compelled to spend your career in neonatal...

  20. If you've ever cried at work...

    RhiaRN75 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I've cried a good number of times at work, it doesn't make me feel better or worse.... it just is. Some situations strip away your defensive wall and the only proper thing to do is cry a little. I've...

  21. Why Can't Visitors be as Polite As Inmates in the County Jail?

    RhiaRN75 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    that's exactly what it is!! healthcare has turned into a public service for a population raised on a 'the customer is always right' mentality. in my ideal world, i'd be able to post a sign beside the...

  22. Why why why don't people understand...

    RhiaRN75 replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    Some people don't want to understand. To understand will require some responsibility on their part, and people don't want it. That's what they 'pay' us for!! They want the McDonald's version of...

  23. Dumbest rule in your hospital?

    RhiaRN75 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Full name on name badges for anyone, but especially those who perform direct pt care. WHY is this necessary?? I tried an experiment once- I noted the name of fellow coworkers, went to the hospital...

  24. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    RhiaRN75 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! That's not at all what I was trying to say!! With all respect, I re-read my response, and I don't understand how one would think that but apparently that's an incorrect assumption on my part. I...

  25. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    RhiaRN75 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the possibility to care for a post-op abortion pt is possible in ANY area of nursing. I've even seen it happen on peds. So. I am personally against abortion. I am not Catholic, but I have...