LouisVRN

LouisVRN RN

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  1. Seriously...

    LouisVRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    It has been an expectation for years that they do this, we are only now starting to enforce it because no one was doing it previously. It is an expectation of their job, they need to make time to do...

  2. If you were critically ill, which of your colleagues would you want assigned to you?

    LouisVRN replied to kidsndog's topic in General Nursing

    None of them :sofahider: I think that and have been told that I could take care of them and their loved ones if they needed it though :redpinkhe If I have a patient that I think is more critical I...

  3. If you had to pick two careers/paid hobbies other than nursing...

    LouisVRN replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Try on makeup all day! and go to culinary school.

  4. Arizona Jobs

    LouisVRN replied to mdewey626's topic in Arizona Nursing

    With experience I'd say not too bad. Most of the hospitals around here are hiring, although ER is one of the hardest areas to get into as most hire internally for the coveted positions. If you're...

  5. Flushing a central line

    LouisVRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Somtimes it seems like you are pulling back air when in fact you aren't pulling back anything. It is usually correct policy to aspirate blood before begining an infusion/IVP, but like the OP said it...

  6. "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    LouisVRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tell me about the calls that have pulled you away from helping other patients for a ridiculous or bizarre request/reason. By far my most interesting was a patient who called demanding to see his...

  7. Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

    LouisVRN replied to rn_william's topic in General Nursing

    4. from the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: describe the role of the nurse executive in promoting safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations. the nurse executive views the incident...

  8. Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

    LouisVRN replied to rn_william's topic in General Nursing

    If no one has answered by the time my husband has gone to bed I'll do it!

  9. Know any good hospitals in San Diego?

    LouisVRN replied to Sw88t Pea's topic in California Nursing

    Any of the Scripps hospitals I've heard good things about, or CHW. At this point if it wasn't for my family I would get up and move to Loma Linda Medical Center to work with Dr. Sean Bush who is...

  10. How to give report?

    LouisVRN replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    Np, its how we give report every morning. I try not to give too many details as we give bedside report and give the patient a chance to ask questions/clarify as well. It works pretty well once you...

  11. "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    LouisVRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not! I feel the same way about patients or families who call to tell me they are hiccupping. I am not calling the doctor at 2am to ask on the off chance they will give you Thorazine....

  12. "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    LouisVRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh another one, I had a young male patient call me into his room to ask if I could watch something on TV with him And on a similar note, after seeing a pt watching twilight (okay so its a secret...

  13. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    LouisVRN replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I've had several patients who developed endocarditis from blood borne infections. Come to think of it all were young males. The cause of the infection was a central line in all cases but IV drug...

  14. How to give report?

    LouisVRN replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an example of how I would do an SBAR format for a typical post op patient " S - This is John Doe he is a 50 year old male admitted for a ventral hernia repair with mesh with Dr. Jones...

  15. RN 6 months - How long does it take to find your nitch?

    LouisVRN replied to azilliRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends how long it takes you to find your niche. I always thought L&D was my niche. I loved it in school scored 99% on both my final and midterm without studying, everything made...

  16. Geriatric UTI and Hallucinations/Psychosis

    LouisVRN replied to njmomstudent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is incredibly incredibly common. We frequently have older patients who are confused, don't know where they are dont recognize their families, their families don't recognize them, they try to get...

  17. "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    LouisVRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I used to work in wildlife rehabilitation before becoming a nurse. I can identify pretty much any species of bat, bird or reptile

  18. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    LouisVRN replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that was extremely sick the night I cared for her, I spent 8 hours of my 12 hour shift on my med/surg floor with her when I had 4 other patients. It was a bad night for me, fathers day...

  19. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    LouisVRN replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for updating us! Definitely an interesting case. I wonder if it was endocarditis from a blood borne

  20. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    LouisVRN replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In two years, the most dangerous thing I've had happen is a dementia patient post-op hip fracture who swore I was the antichrist pulled her IV pole down so it crashed on my head. Thankfully I was...

  21. Funny things patients have said

    LouisVRN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was helping a new-grad nurse restrain a ETOH withdrawl patient that had been consistantly pulling out IV's, his PICC line, and kept getting out of bed. Me: "_____ I'm going to tie your hands to the...

  22. Bizarre family member behavior

    LouisVRN replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    I think that sometimes family members are unable to process the medical side of things so instead focus on things that they can relate to. While this pt's son may not understand the critical nature of...

  23. giving smaller dose med?

    LouisVRN replied to pblpn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it would in my facility be permissable to give the patient half of the 1000mg tablet if scored (although now all meds are cut by pharmacy) however if we cut it in on the floor we have to waste...

  24. nursing field with "teaching" aspects

    LouisVRN replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med/surg floor. One of my biggest regrets is I don't have more time to teach. Not to mention, I work nights, who REALLY WANTS to learn about how to administer a Lovenox injection, the...

  25. Honest thoughts on Job Market

    LouisVRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    IMO its all about who you know. Where I work a lot of the hospitals are hiring, if you know the right people to get an