SNB1014

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  1. Cost effective patients

    SNB1014 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I had AxO x4 older gentlemen for a few days in a row. The day he was to be discharged he became a bit fussy each time i had to scan his armband for meds. he said, "miss, do you have to scan me? is...

  2. Psych Hospitals In Dallas or Houston, Texas

    SNB1014 replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Psychiatric

    i did clinicals @ HCPC (harris county psych center) in the peds wing and adult schizo wing. keep in mind that in the adult unit, these are primarily people who are brought in off the streets, family...

  3. honestly, how soon will you leave bedside nursing...

    SNB1014 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know! Its like the patients don't realize they are speaking to a well educated, paid, respected professional with that mouth! Ohhh, you mean the

  4. How do I survive a crazy schedule, with kid, husband who works even crazier schedule?

    SNB1014 replied to BCRN1984's topic in First Year After Licensure

    does your facility have an EAP (employee assistance program) to help offset the cost of

  5. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    SNB1014 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    ehhh, i agree sorta. somethings in life do require a "bootstraps" mentality, but it seems here that she has an unnatural, disproportionate, uncontrollable reactions to feces (it is what it is). I...

  6. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    SNB1014 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    ohhh and PACU., perhaps? i've had multiple surgeries, abdomen mainly, and never once did I even have them ask whether or not i needed to poop yet and nor did I ever need to tell them I had to go....

  7. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    SNB1014 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    if this is helpful: we have a floor that is designated for noncontagious, generally walkie talkie Tele patients. They are usually pre/post cath lab, chest pains, pul. embolisms on hep drips,...

  8. You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    SNB1014 replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Urghhh, remember Mrs. So-and-So? Yeah, the one with 15 allergies listed and the creepy son? Sorry, but she's back...she got admitted

  9. Thank You Notes to Patients?

    SNB1014 replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sometimes i wish i could write them a thank you for

  10. Rapid Response vs Code Blue?

    SNB1014 replied to JennyJo22's topic in Critical Care

    At my facility, when we call a rapid response, we do not get a physician hence someone to intubate. It is correct to call the rr because you look at this pt is who rapidly decompensating and you think...

  11. Help! What is the line where family members are banned from the facility?

    SNB1014 replied to InSaneMembraine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hospice is a whole 'nother breed, even when it is inpatient. does your inpatient hospice unit have visiting hours? Or is the nurse able to "sternly request" the pt be able to get some uninterrupted...

  12. what specialties do new grads typically start out in?

    SNB1014 replied to mee9mee9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    based upon my fellow alumni in may 2012, vast majority went into med/surg or tele. mostly tele. like 3 perhaps went er, maybe 10 went into some type of "womens/baby", 2 went into icu, one went into...

  13. Has anyone ever been careless and gotten stuck?

    SNB1014 replied to NCmcMan's topic in General Nursing

    i second being more concerned with my back than with

  14. What exactly do physicians do again?

    SNB1014 replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i was told that if a patient is in resp distress (read, no arrest) we are to call a code blue to get an MD in there asap to

  15. What exactly do physicians do again?

    SNB1014 replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ive seen frequently that the md stays long enough to intubate, check lung sounds and vanish. they are usually the on call code dr form the ER. i called a post of cabg pt's CV surgeon on the phone...

  16. What type of gross things do registered nurses have to do?

    SNB1014 replied to Neisha_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hahahahaah you're joking right?? firstly, a good nurse, as long as she has the time, will assist the nursing assistant with bath time because it is the perfect time to do a skin assessment with your...

  17. Has Nursing Made You a Homebody?

    SNB1014 replied to nicurn84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    true statement! on more than one occasion my husband has (nicely!) asked me to get him a drink, do this, please do that, and i just SNAP. "you are able bodied, babe! you arent sick, do it...

  18. PRBC rate for chf/renal patients

    SNB1014 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi, I have searched online but have failed to find a definitive answer, to say the least. my unit gets a large share of CHF patients who need PRBCs. At what rate (mL/hr) do you administer PRBCs to...

  19. It's Finally Happened!

    SNB1014 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe I have a guilty conscience, but before I bring up any one else's posts, I would Damn make sure my internet habits ( of all sites, search history, what have you) are pristine first. And I...

  20. When did you....

    SNB1014 replied to HopefulNurse2011's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it is never wrong to be cautious. when you get a job, get to know your unit protocols very very well. there are certain labs that i know are abnormal (read: not critical) but if i know the doc...

  21. Blue about Code Blue

    SNB1014 replied to barbaralynn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you bring up a lot of points i've been thinking about lately. my parents are "young" still......57 and 60. but i make no mistake in telling them that codes are heartwrenching, violent and often...

  22. street drugs vs. prescribed drugs

    SNB1014 replied to ERRN92's topic in Emergency

    Lol @ " pure "

  23. Is the cynicism inevitable?

    SNB1014 replied to lvnlrn's topic in Emergency

    the medical field is an odd one. a headache could mean brain cancer or meningitis. or it could just be a headache. the very vast majority of the time it is a headache. you never ever want to dumb...

  24. surgeon found the colon Evisceration before me

    SNB1014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i floated to icu yesterday from pcu. they try to give us more "stable" pts, aka not vented, works for me. anyways, so this morbidly obese, aucte renal failure, diabetic, htn, whole sha-bang pt was...

  25. surgeon found the colon Evisceration before me

    SNB1014 replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    she *now* has an abdominal binder when she came out of OR. the CRNA said that when they were putting the binder on a suture popped again. the surgeon said he told the daughter it could very well...