Creamsoda

Creamsoda ASN, RN

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  1. Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

    Creamsoda replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I like the idea of street clothes with a lab coat of some kind, maybe not a white one that looks tooo clinical but some kind of lab coat. You can take it on/off as you wants to change your

  2. Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

    Creamsoda replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah this is for good reason. One time as I was helping slide a patient back to bed I asked whoever the ancillary staff was to conect the oxygen tubing to the flow meter at 3L, I cant remember if it...

  3. Is nursing hard on a marriage?

    Creamsoda replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I would think it would in some ways make things easier, if your full time 12 hr shifts, you only work 3 days a week. But if your working nights or total opposite shifts of your spouse and you never...

  4. My first med error (Rant)

    Creamsoda replied to MissHaleyDawn's topic in General Nursing

    This is also a sign of system issues. First, its nice to be able to trust your co-workers but you cant always. The machines should be docking instantly. Its a huge waste of time for you to have to...

  5. Heparin and platelets

    Creamsoda posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey everyone, just curious to see what your practices are. When I have a patient on heparin, I always look at their labs, CBC/platelet counts. If its dropping, or low ill hold it and ask the doc. Not...

  6. Is it really necessary to learn to read an ekg? anyone really use it?

    Creamsoda replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Its sad but true. Im pretty sure I only knew what sinus rhythm was. I hardly understood what afib was, just that it was irregular. Finally once I graduated and started working, when I oriented to the...

  7. Is it really necessary to learn to read an ekg? anyone really use it?

    Creamsoda replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha, sorry but your question just struck me as funny, in that ABSOLUTELY YES IT IS MAJORLY IMPORTANT. I mean if you work on a tele unit, you need to know what your looking at and basic rhythm...

  8. Heparin and platelets

    Creamsoda replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    Oy, sorry I guess you guys misunderstood. No I am not just holding the heparin and not talking to the doc, yes im refering to SC heparin. I am saying, if I have to give heparin SC in the morning, then...

  9. I ignored my instincts...

    Creamsoda replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a bunch of highschoolers. But yes I have similar anxieties about social stuff too. Give me a horrible mega trauma pregnant code anyday, haha. Find better people to hang with. And tell that...

  10. Charting...what to say?

    Creamsoda replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    Yup I always use "writer". But now that I think about it I dont know using "I" is

  11. Does nursing change you into an angry person?

    Creamsoda replied to DesireeBeyerGreen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Depends. In some ways yes. You become very jaded and synical. I guess it depends where you work, but society crosses all spans of nursing fields so you will see it everywhere. For me im sick of people...

  12. Culturally insensitive patients

    Creamsoda replied to tippytootagon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have floppy heads, beady eyes, and square tires, how aboot that. Most of the sterotypes ive encountered originated from Southpark. But yes most people are quite "surprised" I am Canadian, once I...

  13. Culturally insensitive patients

    Creamsoda replied to tippytootagon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Try being from Canada and working in the U.S... the making fun never ends. I have a sense of humor though and give it right back. Its not my patients though, its my

  14. Workplace kudos mean so much

    Creamsoda replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work its similar too, sometimes it almost seems too much but i wont complain. Sometimes I feel like im getting kudos for just doin my job, but maybe I go above and beyone what others might do....

  15. Call light abuse. What to do???

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

    Also, did they come from the ICU where they were used to more attention, that could be part of it, but it really sounds like this is a nutjob. Explain to them what the patient ratio is here, reinforce...

  16. Call light abuse. What to do???

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

    Haldol, ativan and psych

  17. 57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    Creamsoda replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    well the good thing is you have 10 months to figure it out. So start agressively searching now, just in

  18. So we can't wear clogs...

    Creamsoda replied to allycat77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thats a stupid policy, I would just wear the dansko, they are a closed all around shoe that protect your feet better than any sneaker will. Just wear them. There has to be a misunderstanding in what...

  19. Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    Creamsoda replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    Let me just say...Holy crap! I guess I might start off with returnin the script to pharmacy so theres a paper trail, and imediately call the BON and report this, shes brought you into a big mess,...

  20. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    Creamsoda replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No I dont think theres anything wrong with it, like others have said, times change. As with anything as long as its unobtrusive and the person doesnt play with it, ect. Many people have nose studs,...

  21. Oriented X 3

    Creamsoda replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah that answer would get more probing from me. Patients sometimes know theyre not quite right and try to cover up their confusion by stating "in my room", so I would ask in your room where? Granted...

  22. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

    Creamsoda replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

    I wouldnt worry about it too much, im sure most nurses have had one episode of this in their life. I did in nursing school too, was watching them snip an older mans foreskin. Felt nauseous, faint, and...

  23. Interesting Question: Do You Know?

    Creamsoda replied to All4NursingRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good question, I dont know if theres an expected amount of hemodilution, but it really all depends on how dehydrated the patient is and how much fluid your giving. But with that amount of fluid your...

  24. Ethical Question About Pacemaker

    Creamsoda replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Think about it this way, the pacemaker is an artificial device. That device is prolonging their suffering, the patient was ready, by all means turn it off. It should have been addressed way earlier in...

  25. oxygen sTaturations

    Creamsoda posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is just a pet peeve rant post. But why do some people who should have a basic education on this call it "oxygen stats/ staturations". Drives me crazy. Ive seen people write it and say it. Its...