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    Healthcare gadgets--- Where DID that name come from?

    anon456 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We also call a certain brand of straight catheter "Red Robin." We stopped using them when we went latex-free, I
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    Healthcare gadgets--- Where DID that name come from?

    anon456 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone has ever suctioned an infant with a BBG, well the BBG really does stand for Baby Booger Grabber. It was invented by some nurses. I used to have a link to the whole story, but here is proof...
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    Can't Shake Off Rude Patient

    anon456 replied to bboy45's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She is probably one of those old school nurses who used to eat their young . . .and she sees you as young and this is her chance to take out some unrelated anger issues on you. Sorry you are...
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    What can I (we) do? RANT

    anon456 replied to Lev's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What about states where there are no
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    What can I (we) do? RANT

    anon456 replied to Lev's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A few years ago I was called into the supervisor's office for my annual performance evaluation. I got top marks in all but time management. The complaint was that I consistently clocked out late. Not...
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    RIP Betty Ackley RN - Nursing Diagnosis textbook author

    anon456 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing this with us and letting us
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    The Importance of the Need for Early Vascular Access Identification

    anon456 replied to Beverly Sampson, BSN, RN,'s topic in General Nursing

    I am truly sorry for what your grand-daughter went through. That truly does sound like a nightmare. Chiari malformations are scary and dangerous, and I'm sorry she has had to endure
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    The Importance of the Need for Early Vascular Access Identification

    anon456 replied to Beverly Sampson, BSN, RN,'s topic in General Nursing

    Excellent article! As a fellow Peds RN I totally agree with this. Whenever we have a patient who is a difficult "stick" and they are expected to be receiving a long course of strong antibiotics,...
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    Not as sure as I used to be...

    anon456 replied to kcsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatric home health might be more what you are looking for. It can still be difficult, and you still have to sometimes deal with difficult families. I have even heard of nurses who go to school with...
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    PICC line issues, blood draw tips.

    anon456 replied to Nurse.NoFilter's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to repositioning the arm, sometimes if you change out the hub at the end of the PICC it will draw back. This opens the PICC to infections and should be changed using sterile technique....
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    Just a Cog

    anon456 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! And, we are disposable. We had a very drastic change made to our unit by administration. Our unit had high patient satisfaction scores at the time, great teamwork and a very high safety record. I...
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    Not as sure as I used to be...

    anon456 replied to kcsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience as a bedside nurse for the last 3+ years, I still get more patient interaction by far than the docs. They depend on us getting to know the patients so we can alert them to changes. We...
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    Ambulatory PACU to Pedi ICU : Please Help

    anon456 replied to welliasked's topic in Critical Care

    If you are a person of faith or spirituality, I would strongly recommend you get out whatever holy texts will give you strength and patience and prayer. If you are not, find another plan to...
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    Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

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

    I don't really understand this one. I can (sort of) understand the families dropping people off, but why would a nursing home do that? They won't get paid if the resident is not at their long term...
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    Called back to fix charting

    anon456 replied to Lucky7nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You should be able to verbally tell your supervisor what meds were given, and they should be able to enter it on your behalf with a note stating
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    charge nurse: dealing with negativity

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

    I hear you! It's hard! When you have the full load of patients, delegate out as much of your non-critical duties as possible if any of the nurses have lighter assignments or you know they will be...
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    charge nurse: dealing with negativity

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

    I am a substitute charge nurse, not full time (you are brave!). Once I had some nurses who were complaining about their assignments. At about 2 in the morning I saw that most of them were caught up...
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    Major nursing liability

    anon456 replied to Cjhays's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Many of the meds needed for variations of this scenario would be in the crash cart, which does not require a key to
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    Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

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

    In our case, we can't send a kid home who has complex needs, and has been reportedly hypoxic or had uncontrolled vomiting at home. It takes a few days to observe them, run tests, and figure out they...
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    Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

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

    We did have one kid who came in literally every other week right before the weekend, and on every major holiday. Social work got involved and wanted to look into the child's quality of care at home,...
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    Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

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

    We get the same thing- but I work peds. We will predictably get some of our more complex kids- the ones who are a lot of work with central lines, g-tubes, trach/vent, and neuro issues. They will...
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    Lessons on why not to "Assume" things.

    anon456 replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a very good case on why consistency in care is essential for our long-term and chronic patients. I have been seeing some of the same patients for years come in and go home again. Many are...
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    Why I am Grateful for Burning Out as a Nurse

    anon456 replied to Cynthiahowardrnphd's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing this! I can relate to what you have written, and went through my own process of realizing the truth of what you have shared. I was starting to suffer from anxiety attacks both...
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    Hygiene After Hospital Shift

    anon456 replied to nifty_n's topic in General Nursing

    I get home, put my shoes in the garage, put my scrubs in the hamper, and usually just wash my hands and face and go to bed exhausted. I wear full protective gear at work for the contagious patients...
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    When will I ever get time management?

    anon456 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sometimes you have to complete bits and pieces of the tasks if you have a lot to do in a short amount of time. For example you have meds to pass and an admission. Pass as many meds as possible before...