MelissaRN

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  1. STAPLED drape to patient?!?!

    MelissaRN replied to truern's topic in Operating Room

    I've seen docs staple the drapes to the patients too. My big fear is forgetting about the staples and ripping the drape off. We have the sticky drapes and clip towels to the drape with towel clips....

  2. Obesity in the hospital

    MelissaRN replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient admitted for cardiac workout (big surprise) and when we had to wash her she would hold her belly folds up with a towel while two of us washed her. She had resistance bands on the...

  3. Obesity in the hospital

    MelissaRN replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    some of them don't wipe their bums because they can't reach. I've had to help get urine specimens for people who are too big to reach under with the speci

  4. how long til you feel competent?

    MelissaRN replied to newbie nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My first few months on the med/surg floor were terrible. I dreaded going in every night and some nights I was so tired that I would have loved a car accident so I wouldn't have to go in. It does...

  5. Obesity in the hospital

    MelissaRN replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    I did a clinical rotation as a student in the ICU and just about all the patients admitted were morbidly obese. They actually ran out of the "big boy" beds and had to put one of the lighter patients...

  6. Ha Ha...I had to share this with you!

    MelissaRN replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Yea right, dare to dream. My son had surgery back in January and the hospital sent my account to collections because I was paying $50 a month rather than paying off the whole $1,000 I owed that the...

  7. I'm sick of, sick of it, SICK OF IT!

    MelissaRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes just getting someone from dayshift to come in early and have someone from evenings stays late is helpful. Also where I worked if we were short handed the charge nurse would take a couple of...

  8. I'm sick of, sick of it, SICK OF IT!

    MelissaRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes you HAVE to say no because if you keep saying yes and coming in the powers that be won't fix the staffing problem. If the deptment head has to come in and work extra enough times, they'll...

  9. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    MelissaRN replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    About a month ago we had this little old lady that was admitted because her humerus fracture wasn't healing secondary to her confusion and non compliance. Anywhoooo she was a very loving little lady...

  10. cell phone usage at work

    MelissaRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been told that cell phones aren't allowd in hospitals. We have waiting areas and the cafeteria where you can talk on them. Supposedly they interefere with equipment and the

  11. I need an answer please

    MelissaRN replied to hospicemom's topic in Operating Room

    In my experience we've had patients come up not fully recovered but two PACU nurses will come up and one will stay with the patient to ensure they don't need Narcan. Usually though they are pretty...

  12. NCLEX HAIL STORM 265 Questions

    MelissaRN replied to AliceanRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know 5 people that got all the questions and passed. One of them was the top of my graduating

  13. how difficult it is to get into your first choice job?

    MelissaRN replied to bk2va03's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's difficult until after you've gotten a year of acute care experience under your belt, but alot of times it's not what you know but who you know. You should try getting a job as a tech or...

  14. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    MelissaRN replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Alot of it is that patients are going through the worst experience of their lives and they are frustrated and scared and maybe even angry. The hospital environment sometimes brings out the worst in...

  15. antibiotics preop

    MelissaRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    At what time do you administer the pre op antibiotics. What about if you aren't sure exactly when the case is going to start? Should the antibiotics be running in as pt is prepped or at least an...

  16. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    MelissaRN replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fresh air, exercise, 8 hours of sleep most nights and a really good daily planner in order to prioritize

  17. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    MelissaRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I came across an accident this morning on my way to work, it was on a busy interstate and there were about 6 cars lined up to give assistance. I did not stop because there were already a lot of...

  18. Scary thing happened on way to work...

    MelissaRN replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    What you've described has happened to me before. I find that I get panick attacks at times especially if I've had too much coffee and am racing around. Slow deep breathing really helps because a lot...

  19. Feeling like I blew it!

    MelissaRN replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of an incident that happened when I was a kid. Our neighbor was an ER nurse and her 2-year-old went down the cellar stairs in his walker. She wraps him in a blanket and comes over to...

  20. Constantly Starting IV's in OR??

    MelissaRN replied to Nurse Alissa's topic in Operating Room

    I've been working day surgery area where the patients go before the OR and I've really perfected my IV skills since being there. I've started more IV's in the last couple of weeks than I did for a...

  21. Sleepless on the night shift

    MelissaRN replied to stretch thin's topic in General Nursing

    Nights would have worked out better for me if I had a set schedule. The weekends were tough because the whole family was home and sleep was near impossible. I just couldn't do it any

  22. antibiotics preop

    MelissaRN replied to MelissaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks Stevie! We've been debating it at work because we never know right when to give it because the cases run behind all the time. We may give it right when the patient comes to the pre-op area...

  23. antibiotics preop

    MelissaRN replied to MelissaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I've been trying to find literature on this subject on the AORN website. Haven't had much luck. Got any literature that I could look

  24. What a way to end a great shift

    MelissaRN replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember A,B,C's airway, breathing, and circulation. You were handling the priority case. Just write up the incident report for the higher ups. They need to see that sometimes the nurse to...

  25. How many RN's scrub?

    MelissaRN replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in Operating Room

    Yep I've worked with them and most of them end up in some type of management position. LOL Just kidding. The lazy ones that I have worked with are just doing it for the money and can't try a job...