HappydayRn

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  1. Gum Chewing

    HappydayRn replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I chew gum at the nurses station and cheek it during care. I don't do any invasive stuff while chewing gum through that's kinda gross. Much bigger fish to fry

  2. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    HappydayRn replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    He works in operations at a toy company managing in house tech stuff and doing server updates. I love my tech nerds :). We plan on getting married in the next year and just had a little baby girl....

  3. leaving meds at bedside

    HappydayRn replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Had someone leave a BP med at the bedside. Pt didn't take it until two hours after it was marked as given . When I did her vitals BP was quite elevated. Thank goodness she was with it and could tell...

  4. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    HappydayRn replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    If that's the policy I would draw it up in a smaller syringe and squirt it in if you're allowed to. Or maybe ask your educator about the syringes you

  5. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    HappydayRn replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have lur lock syringes without needles? We have these, I always use the 10 ml flushes and just put the needle in the head and squirt away. I wasn't looking at the maximum psi but rather at the...

  6. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    HappydayRn replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Think it has to do with the diameter, the smaller the diameter the higher the psi generated. Visualize the way artery constriction works, when you want to raise pressure you constrict the diameter,...

  7. Two step blood preasure????

    HappydayRn replied to newway's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah no one does that in real life, I remember doing it in nursing school though I always did the radial

  8. Becoming a nurse as an Air Force wife

    HappydayRn replied to gee325's topic in General Nursing

    My mom was an Army wife when she became a nurse. It took a long time for her since she was raising three children as well. She was able to complete her education when my dad was in Iraq, we had been...

  9. What is the difference between working mornings,evening and nights?

    HappydayRn replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights on a med-renal floor. We do have less ancillary staff, but depending on your pt. load you can be running. The shift usually goes by very fast there's pretty much always something to do....

  10. How many pair of scrubs do you own?

    HappydayRn replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have 6-7 but I like to dress in really cute scrubs so it's a frivolity for me, I think functionally you could do like 3-4. Guess it depends on how frequently you work/launder/ and how many you

  11. Morning assessments/charting/time mgt

    HappydayRn replied to Lola77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I grab labs and med times on my pts. before report. I then do a full assessment on my pts. I may or may not check skin depends on the pt. but I always listen to everything. Sometimes you do forget the...

  12. What is the most you've worked (days) without having a day off?

    HappydayRn replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    One time we had an employee who's boyfriend accidentally shot his brother. She was off for two weeks and everyone pitched in, I don't know how many hours it came to at the end of it because it's all a...

  13. What is your "weak point"?

    HappydayRn replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    Dressing changes! It's true but it's not what I said. I mentioned being a new grad, I said of course I lacked the experience of older nurses but I was also a blank slate, I had no bad habits and the...

  14. Morphine drip----help

    HappydayRn replied to roadtorn's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a written policy for morphine drips? We have one for every drip I've encountered I'd check that first or ask the charge nurse. With the comment about the pt's family members explain what...

  15. Struggling new grad - tell me it gets better

    HappydayRn replied to NJRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    I would try talking to her about your experience, explain how she's making you feel and what's she's doing to your ability to care for patients. If that would even work with her eek. If you're...

  16. Nursing School... Really??

    HappydayRn replied to LFerren's topic in General Students

    I worked full time for three years during nursing school, I knew people who worked and had three kids to raise on top of it! It's very doable as long as you take care of yourself and know how to...

  17. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    HappydayRn replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Guess who left the crazy SNF and is now on the floor of *gasp* a hospital (yes!!!!). Today was my first day on the floor and I felt like a little newbie nursing student following my preceptor around...

  18. Do any nurses work "normal" hours??

    HappydayRn replied to KKB243's topic in General Nursing

    Day shift at my hospital and others in this area is from 7-3:30 which would probably mean some child care but you'd have more time after school to spend with the

  19. help!! very frustrated

    HappydayRn replied to grlsct37's topic in General Nursing

    We have total patient care where I work so we have no aides to help out. I'm not sure what the op's situation is though. Maybe it is a case of needing to delegate and talk to her co

  20. help!! very frustrated

    HappydayRn replied to grlsct37's topic in General Nursing

    Setting limits can be huge. Saying sure I'll adjust the head of your bed for you, next time though this is the button you push to move your bed. Or I can grab your tissues, and I'll move them closer...

  21. New Grad interview question

    HappydayRn replied to ShellyRSRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Talk about your passion in that field of nursing. Something like my current position has allowed me to develop my professional skills blah blah but... my true passion lies in this type of nursing...

  22. New grads who found jobs? Please give advice!

    HappydayRn replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    I along with a few of my fellow Portland grads found a residency program at a hospital in Olympia. I'll be working for a med surg renal floor my first choice! I spent about a month after I took my...

  23. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    HappydayRn replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ug I just had the worst night! I'm a brand new grad on my 5th day (out of six) of orientation at a LTC. I work the 10-6 NOC shift and have 60 pts under my care. Last night I was so behind on my med...