Sadie04

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  1. Increasing our workload once again!

    Sadie04 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi all, I work on a busy 42 bed ortho/neuro/trauma unit that includes a 6-bed close observation step-down unit. Most patients in step-down are post-op craniotomies with ventrics, multi-traumas with...

  2. Need advice - Ureteral Injury during C/S

    Sadie04 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't posted in a long time, but need some advice/feedback from those of you who work in OB. I had my son (my first baby) 5 weeks ago after being induced with pitocin at term. I labored for 19 hrs...

  3. Do float nurses in your facility get paid more?

    Sadie04 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious - my fellow floats and I were working on our annual competancies yesterday and this topic came up. One of the nurses pointed out that most facilities pay their float staff an extra...

  4. Ativan usage?

    Sadie04 replied to nursepearl's topic in Oncology

    We use Ativan often for anticipatory nausea along with Kytril or Aloxi and Decadron. We also use Emend for pts receiving big doses of Cisplatin or CPT. It seems to work quite well esp. when pts have...

  5. oncology nursing and pregnancy

    Sadie04 replied to PediRN2B2006's topic in Oncology

    I'm 4 months pregnant and work in an outpatient clinic where I administer chemo every day. I'm very concious of safe handling of chemo, I always wear gloves and don't mix chemo. There have been many...

  6. Phlebotomy

    Sadie04 replied to SPM-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Maine Medical center in Portland has a program that my sister

  7. Bono praises nurses

    Sadie04 replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

    I love Bono too. He's much more well-rounded than so many other rock stars. It's nice to be recognized by anyone, famous or not :kiss I saw him in '92 when I was 15. Greatest live show I ever...

  8. Bono praises nurses

    Sadie04 replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

    Oops, double

  9. Negative experience in the ER

    Sadie04 posted a topic in Emergency

    A few nights ago I spent several hours in the ER with my brother who is 23 and an alcoholic. He had cheated on his girlfriend so she moved out and decided to get revenge by bringing 2 of her guy...

  10. Flu shot shortage

    Sadie04 posted a topic in Oncology

    I work in an outpatient oncology clinic that treats about 55-65 patients a day in our infusion room. Our Oncology Pharmacist has been trying since March to order a supply of flu shots for this fall...

  11. Negative experience in the ER

    Sadie04 replied to Sadie04's topic in Emergency

    Thanks Mulan and Grannynurse. The whole experience just reaffirmed for me why I left that facility 6 months ago. It's a large teaching hospital where patients are often treated as more of a number...

  12. Any advice re: outpatient chemo center?

    Sadie04 replied to julieK's topic in Oncology

    I've been working in an outpatient oncology clinic for 6 months now and I love my job! It's far less stressful than my previous job working in a large understaffed teaching hospital. I took a chemo...

  13. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    Sadie04 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - I work in an oncology clinic with great coworkers and management. If you had asked me 6 months ago while I was working at a large teaching hospital, the answer would be absolutely not. After 4...

  14. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    Sadie04 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    ITA with SBE, giving meds to a pt after dropping them on the floor, even if the pt says he/she will take it, is unacceptable and should be reported. I would be outraged if a nurse did this to me or a...

  15. dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    Sadie04 replied to hospicemom's topic in Infectious Disease

    The OP stated that pt was on

  16. For all the new nurses: who has had crazy dreams about work?! :)

    Sadie04 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This thread cracks me up. I've been a nurse for a few years now, but I remember being stressed and exhausted while in nursing school full time and working 24 hours a week at the hospital as a float...

  17. doctor with unprofessional personal life

    Sadie04 replied to heart2nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree...it's not

  18. Please say a prayer for my dad...

    Sadie04 replied to DustinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear this, best of luck in the days and weeks to come. Will be sending prayers your

  19. US Supreme Court outlaws 'medical marijuana'

    Sadie04 replied to begalli's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ITA Begalli. I work in an outpatient oncology clinic administering chemo to cancer patients. For some patients, the only effective means of stimulating their appetites and keeping chemo-induced N/V at...

  20. What kind of person???

    Sadie04 replied to bise75's topic in Psychiatric

    Histrionic maybe? Though I'm not a psych nurse

  21. Oncology ? Hysterectomy->Surrogate ???

    Sadie04 replied to zambezi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry to hear of your dilemma. Good luck in making this decision.

  22. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Sadie04 replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Steph and Marla, your posts reminded me of this list of "rules" I recently received in an email: To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School...

  23. Speaking of IVs... Need help (long story longer)

    Sadie04 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's the IV tips and tricks thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3793&page=7&pp=10 I started a new job in an oncology clinic a couple months ago and had to get very...

  24. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Sadie04 replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with Steph and Tweety, management needs to draw the line on this

  25. I Think I've Just About Had It.......

    Sadie04 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Career

    Marla, I'm sorry to hear about all the troubles you've had lately. It's so true that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything. I give you all the credit in the world; I left med-surg...