~Anne~

~Anne~ specializes in Telemetry.

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1. Soon-to-be cardiac nurse!

   ~Anne~ replied to kellyo's topic in Cardiac

   Congrats Kelly! You sound really highly motivated and full of energy, an essential key to good nursing. I used to work in CVU and it was a really rewarding job , cause the you actually see the pt's get better and walk out of the hospital with new ho...

2. Qustion about meds and charting

   ~Anne~ replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

   Definately only chart what is given! or in this case not given. Pts have refused meds countless times or only wanted to take half of whats ordered. All you can do is chart what you gave and that the pt refused the rest. Sometimes the pt refuses the ...

3. titrating cardizem

   ~Anne~ replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

   I absloutely agree with you on that you need to eyeball the pt and check manual BP's . ( i hate those vital check machines , many times they are inaccurate like you said ) . And especially as a new grad, you should be learning to check, and getting ...

4. anyone here NOT have back problems?

   ~Anne~ replied to alias's topic in General Nursing

   This works great especially with obese pts, its just so many people have resp. problems and SOB that you cant always use it on everyone! Having another trained person help you is always your best bet , never do anything alone if you feel it could...

5. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

   ~Anne~ replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

   18 year olds? How bout the 30 , 40 , 50 year olds that dont know better? lol

6. titrating cardizem

   ~Anne~ replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

   We do moniter it after its hung. We have a tech that watches the moniters 24/7 so if there are any changes they call us and let us know right away, and then we can adjust the gtt. We also have to assess the BP the first hour after its hung .

7. titrating cardizem

   ~Anne~ replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

   Its really not hard to titrate a cardizem gtt . Our tele unit does not transer pts on cardizem gtts. We start them , titrate them ,and DC them . Its a lot of nursing judgement on our part and calling the docs comes after the fact. They write the orde...

8. How do you feel about your CNA's?

   ~Anne~ replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

   Very well said, I totally agree with you on that marygirl!!!!!

9. How do you feel about your CNA's?

   ~Anne~ replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

   All the CNA's i work with are all very nice,but like with anyone , some go way above and beyond the call of duty, and others just do what they have to do, and there are a few who just try to do as little as they can possibly get away with. The on...

10. Patient leaving AMA

    ~Anne~ replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    I usually try to talk to the patients , and find out why they want to leave AMA , and explain the risks of leaving etc etc etc. There are many patients who are just are scared or anxious because they have not really been told what the plan is . I h...

11. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    ~Anne~ replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

    Does having your BSN make you a better nurse ???? I probably shouldnt say this , and im sure someone will be offended , but most BSN grads that i work with , (and even they agree) did not get very much clinical experience , as the 2 and 3 year prog...

12. Wearing scrubs in public...

    ~Anne~ replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Haha I just read your post , that is great!!

13. Wearing scrubs in public...

    ~Anne~ replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have to buy my own scrubs , and have even stopped at the grocery store on my way home froom working in my scrubs ... oh no is that bad??? (haha) I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing in my life. I 'd like to tell that to the visitors that...

14. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    ~Anne~ replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Visitors and patients are always trying to "silence" the beeping . Then they say , "oh well i know your busy and we didnt want to bother you. " ... well maybe if they HAD bothered me, the pts' IV NTG wouldnt have been running at 100cc/h ... thank ...

15. Bedside computer charting

    ~Anne~ replied to meownsmile's topic in Med-Surg

    You guys are lucky... we're supposed to start computerized charting soon...but our computers are in our chart room, so we have to assess our pt. and give their meds then go back and enter everything into the computer ..I still cant figure out how thi...