LouisVRN

LouisVRN RN

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  1. What is your sleep routine the night before a night-shift?

    LouisVRN replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I will sleep normally the night before, and then take a 2-3 hour nap before work the next

  2. ZZZZ's - Time to be honest!

    LouisVRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, never. I know some people who fall asleep charting and you'll here the bing bing bing bing when the key they fell asleep pressing reaches the end of the

  3. What's wrong with kids today? (and I'm not even that old)

    LouisVRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know how to do laundry until I met my DH. Not because I refused to learn but because there was never a need to learn. I suppose I have the epitome of the "hover mother" although I love her...

  4. Comfortable shoes? Do they exist?

    LouisVRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a pair of Nike Lunarglides that I live. I work on a very large ortho/med/surg floor and generally put in 6-10 miles a night, since wearing those shoes and TEDs my feet/legs really don't

  5. what would happen if you defibrillated a pt w/ a pacemaker?

    LouisVRN replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    You can still shock someone with a pacemaker, just don't place the pads over the pacer, obviously if you're coding someone their pacer/AICD has

  6. PICC Lines - To clamp or not.

    LouisVRN replied to raskol's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital also has a policy where the lines are never to be clamped, the only time I clamp is while I am changing the

  7. What You Do Best

    LouisVRN replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    I usually get either the sickest or most difficult patients because I'm known for recognizing subtle changes in status and getting the patients transferred off our med-surg unit before they can...

  8. Suggestions for the Med-Surg First Job

    LouisVRN replied to NepRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is not an easy question to answer as we tend to see it all. Feeding tubes should have a policy and they should cover their use in orientation, but honestly in 3 years of working med-surg I've had...

  9. What are your must-do's?

    LouisVRN replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    1) During rounds ensure that bed alarms are on and beds are plugged in, pain is controlled, and IV is not about to go off. 2) During report i draw empty boxes next to things that I need to be sure to...

  10. What's the issue with med surg?

    LouisVRN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the other posters on my med-surg floor we frequently get patients from the ICU as transfers with no change to their orders, Q1 hour CMS checks, Q1 hour neurochecks, Q2 hour accuchecks, pain...

  11. Skill level not high enough for acute care

    LouisVRN replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    I wish my hospital would let go some people with a "skill level not high enough for acute care". These are the people you dread giving report to because you wonder if they will harm your patients in...

  12. what percentage of your job involves poop?

    LouisVRN replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    Better than the Vicks in my opinion is the migraine stick that you can get from stores like Sprouts. It is like a small roll on applicator that you can keep in your pocket and has peppermint and...

  13. What color Littman Classic II SE stethoscope do you have?

    LouisVRN replied to KGMM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Mine is a burgandy/rasberry color and has my name engraved on it. It was a gift from my parents when I got into nursing school. It walked off for about 6 months. I have no idea where it went but it...

  14. what percentage of your job involves poop?

    LouisVRN replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on where you work. I work med/surg so we see a variety of patients. One day I can have all patients who take care of their own bodily functions (lap appys/choles), TKA, etc. The next day...

  15. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    LouisVRN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital i work at, we don't have aids/techs. We do everything ourselves. So yeah, if you hate being a tech you will hate being a nurse, all the same plus

  16. What do you use as your "brain" while on the job?

    LouisVRN replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in General Nursing

    i use the hospital report sheets as most of the information including consults, diet, activity, equipment (scds, is, cpm, etc) and then fill in the blank regarding pain medication, iv fluids gauge and...

  17. Could a Registered Nurse hold their own when it comes to treating patients...?

    LouisVRN replied to lee_sHAY's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think they should be able to, maybe not as to the point of operating on the patient. But I think a good trauma/ER nurse should be able to stabilize a patient. I work medical/surgical and I think...

  18. Advice Needed: Helping Nurses Recognize a Dangerous but Obscure Condition

    LouisVRN replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    Do you see a neurologist that works at the hospital? Maybe you could see if he could give an inservice and ask to tell your story

  19. "The police are on the phone for you"

    LouisVRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I've had it happen once, she called saying she wanted to be taken out of "this hotel" and to the hospital. I guess that says something about our

  20. Night Shifters: Does your hospital have cafeteria hours for night shift?

    LouisVRN replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'll stop complaining about the lack of selection on night shift. Our cafeteria closes from 1900 then reopens for night shift from 0100 to 0300, the selection depends entirely on who is there,...

  21. Family members make me nervous

    LouisVRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    As most of the other poster's have addressed the issue of family member's I will take a stab at how to deal with the doctors. We have a surgeon who is notorious for asking everything about his...

  22. I want to tell you lies...

    LouisVRN replied to Ardneth's topic in Emergency

    Gave me

  23. Pregnancy and job offers as a new grad

    LouisVRN replied to d2k2ross's topic in General Nursing

    IDK I would be leery about hiring someone that is pregnant, although that is rather hypocritical as I'm currently 6.5 months pregnant myself. The thing with hiring pregnant new grads is that our...

  24. MRSA: why hx of MRSA must be documented in the pt's chart?

    LouisVRN replied to Miley22's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA like any staph infection can colonize a person and live on their skin, in their nasal membranes, etc without causing any signs of an infection. Thus even if a person is colonized with MRSA and...

  25. Central Line Question

    LouisVRN replied to calistami's topic in General Nursing

    Personally my first concern would be of an air embolism, I know this risk is rare, but would be my first reason for not flushing the