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  1. How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I usually chart "Pt appears to be sleeping, no respiratory distress noted" is this sufficient for charting that a pt is asleep? I heard that we should chart pt IS sleeping as it becomes a legality...

  2. Nightly chart checks - last 24 hours only or go through ALL orders?

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    RN's (me included) are confused about this...most nurses just do 24 hr chart checks only for new orders within the last 24 hr time period. Others report that we have to check ALL orders from the...

  3. Endo - TSH levels?

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt whos TSH level came back at 3.5, other labs normal...now according to the newer reccommendations regarding hypothyroidism thats technically a high TSH level. Well I was told by the resident...

  4. Endo - TSH levels?

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    no from what I recall the pt denied having any classic hypothyroid symptoms. I have been researching this on the side a big as I wasn't too familiar with all the thyroid issues before and from what I...

  5. Endo - TSH levels?

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone?

  6. Which is the first priority physiologic needs or safety?

    Iggy123 replied to meemee lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Safety would definetly be first in this situation...who cares if the pt gets a good night sleep if she cracks her head open on the floor when she falls...use the bed alarm or if possible get a family...

  7. Been Living A Sendentary Life

    Iggy123 replied to thanrye8710's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain! Im 5 foot 4 and I currently weight 175 lbs .... I used to weigh 115 lbs before I started nursing school. I feel SO out of shape right now. I had my body fat % tested and its at 42%!...

  8. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    Iggy123 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard this too, in my nursing books and in my hospital policy BUT then why do we have 3 cc Heparin Locks then??? RNs use them all the time to hep lock

  9. Nightly chart checks - last 24 hours only or go through ALL orders?

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry forgot to add: I meant to write too that if you know you have been checking all the orders, you dont have to go through ALL the orders every time just the ones you haven't done if youve been off...

  10. Cause of elevated alk phos. in bloodwork?

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone could help explain what the causes of elevated alk phos only (all other BW results normal) would be? I would think it would be liver damage but all other enzymes are

  11. 370$ to renew my annual nursing license! AHHH

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I just got an email to renew my annual nursing license and I almost cried...its 370! I am a new grad so this is my first time I figured 125$ at the most but I almost stroked when I saw the...

  12. 370$ to renew my annual nursing license! AHHH

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to call CRNBC...I don't know if we get malpractice insurance? I thought we just paid for the licenes renewal It would be nice if for the cost they would throw some extras

  13. 370$ to renew my annual nursing license! AHHH

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    The Canadian dollar is pretty high now...370$ CDN = 355$ as of today. The lapse fee is seperate...the annual license fee is actually 370$. I guess ill stop whining now about it tho! Its just sucky...

  14. 370$ to renew my annual nursing license! AHHH

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Geez you all are making me cry! :) lol I wish ours was that cheap. I checked with my friends who live in another province and they only pay 120$ a

  15. 370$ to renew my annual nursing license! AHHH

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    I live in BC Canada I just posted the link for the renewal page in my original post. Its a YEARLY

  16. "My child won't eat"- documentary

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started watching this UK documentary and I can't imagine having a kid who only eats 15 chocolate squares and 10 chocolate fingers for breakfast, lunch and dinner!!! First of all, I think...

  17. How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Yea I used to write continue to monitor for a looong time until I found out we werent supposed to do so. Same thing with writing "error" in a pt chart...if you write in the wrong chart for example I...

  18. How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    I recently read on allnurses somewhere that we arent supposed to write "will continue to monitor pt" as it can be used against the nurse in court if something happens to the patient...because you...

  19. Why do units rotate shifts?

    Iggy123 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    fiona, wait...i just did a 2 - 10 shift then had to be back the next day for a 12 hour day shift...is that double time? i wasnt paid for it and didnt even know

  20. Why do units rotate shifts?

    Iggy123 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    Haha welcome to Canada - MOST hospitals I've worked in do 2 D, 3 off, 2 N, 2 off, 3 Day...etc. its horrible! so basically you flip flop between days, nights and random days off. It feels like you...

  21. OB nurse, can't find cervix. Can fingers be too short?

    Iggy123 replied to besomebody's topic in General Nursing

    im sorry i started laughing when I was reading this...I know its part of the OB nurse job but just the way you worded it...must be hard though when your expected to do this as part of an important...

  22. Shower question about Canadian hospitals.

    Iggy123 replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in International Nursing

    Haha sorry I just saw your little canadian flag...I guess your Canadian. For some reason I thought you weren't living in Canada...you never know. I've been literally been asked (more than once!) if we...

  23. Shower question about Canadian hospitals.

    Iggy123 replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in International Nursing

    From what I've seen MOST hospitals have a shower and change room for staff...ya know we aren't a third world country or anything...;D we have state of the art technology and our hospitals are pretty...

  24. 6 weeks of vacation to start as an RN :D

    Iggy123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so technically I get 4 weeks of vacation time to start as a new grad at my hospital BUT on my unit we do 2D2N then 5 days off...so by combining my 5 days off, taking 4 consecutive vacation days and...

  25. 6 weeks of vacation to start as an RN :D

    Iggy123 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Yea I live in Canada...I don't know how the States work for vacation for RN's but at least in my province we get 144 hours of vacation time per year, starting your first year. It goes all the way up...