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    Harlem Shake - Nursing Style!

    Vespertinas replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had mine all planned out but without my old permanent staff gang, I couldn't pull it off: one person ACE wrapped as a mummy one person doing chest compressions one person in a body bag one person...
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    Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    Vespertinas replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    As for what type of bag I have.... I used to bring whichever one was given out for free that year for Nurses Week. It was functional, I'd proudly wear the hospital's name, and it throw it out after a...
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    First code, question about family notification

    Vespertinas replied to blackvans1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Usually it's protocol to notify the family when a code happens. Whatever the
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    First code, question about family notification

    Vespertinas replied to blackvans1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That was a near-death experience. The patient lived thanks to the efficiency of her team and the grace of god. Is it possible you don't feel the gravity of that situation because since the patient was...
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    What's the name of the ECG thingy that nurses put on a lot of peds patients?

    Vespertinas replied to Samian Q's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yeah, there's definitely that possibility in the Cardiovascular/thoracic SICU/IMC. I mean, it's cool. We can pull ECGs from it when needed without scrambling for a
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    What's the name of the ECG thingy that nurses put on a lot of peds patients?

    Vespertinas replied to Samian Q's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Bedside. The size of one of those small kitchen
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    Vespertinas replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! My grandmother. Bless her heart. Yes, that puts things in
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    Vespertinas replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    . Both very keen
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    Do we have to give IV pain meds if patient requests when PO meds are ordered?

    Vespertinas replied to VegRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Often, our orders are written specifically stating that IV mediation is for BREAKTHROUGH pain. So I try as much as possible to follow that. It becomes many times harder though when I follow numerous...
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    Do you have a clever way to do IS teaching?

    Vespertinas replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient Education

    yay, good! cough away. I'll give you plenty of pain medication for
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    Do you have a clever way to do IS teaching?

    Vespertinas replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient Education

    It makes perfect sense in my mind and many other clinicians' minds too but apparently atelectasis is not to blame for post-op fever. While it IS important to combat atelectasis to avoid hypoxemia in...
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    Call light abuse. What to do???

    Vespertinas replied to IBleedGreen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh my lord! Reminds me of one of my worst days. I had a fall risk patient, bed alarm, attention seeking. Would do everything possible: pull out IVs, rip off cardiac leads, push the call bell, and TRY...
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    Vespertinas replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes. And while I have a driving passion to work with the elderly, the only reinforcement I ever got was, "yechh." Just don't charge me for this session,
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    Roux En Y

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I mean... literally,
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    Vespertinas replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know I was a nurturing person until I became a nurse. Now that's pretty much the only times it kicks in for me and I give so much of myself at work that I don't have much to spare when I get...
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    Throwing in the towel...

    Vespertinas replied to gloryfied's topic in General Nursing

    You say that others believe management is good. Have you encountered other significant problems besides a patient complaint being addressed with you? edit: I realized it sounds as if there were...
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    Feeling sad about my ALS patient

    Vespertinas replied to ekramona's topic in General Nursing

    Let your satisfaction with your own work be your reward. Not everyone will have same the same rapport with each patient. Your CNAs are clicking with and uplifting other patients whom you may be...
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    I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    Vespertinas replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's what I wanted to say. Someone close to me takes ativan multiple times a day for anxiety. Others may not recognize the differences in how this person feels between doses but this person sure...
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    What's the name of the ECG thingy that nurses put on a lot of peds patients?

    Vespertinas replied to Samian Q's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I sort of think it's overkill but many of the ICUs I work in now are using both whips (12 lead) for continuous
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    Checking orders

    Vespertinas replied to nursedanny614's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The policy for one hospital where I work med-surg states every 2 hours. How many patients do you have? How frequent are their vitals? I'm trying to get an idea of
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    How Nurses Feel...

    Vespertinas replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Our toilets are right in the room; no door, no partition, closest to the bay glass. I hope yours are
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    Roux En Y

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me about
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    Patient dilemna

    Vespertinas replied to Tepidorchid's topic in General Nursing

    HouTx, in the brief time I did home care, I felt very close with some of my patients. I wouldn't see it as inappropriate to have sent a postcard. Much more personal acts of connecting with patients...
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    Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    Vespertinas replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Mosby's Skills instruction on how to backprime, as endorsed by my hospital: Subsequent uses Lower the mini-bag below the pump to back prime into the empty mini-bag. Open the roller clamp. Allow...
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    Can a nurse working "swing" shifts do both a day and night shift assessment?

    Vespertinas replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way a nurse who comes on for a shift (anything greater than 4h in my opinion) can avoid the responsibility of documenting an assessment. And that sounds unfair to the day RN: heavy...