anon456 BSN, RN

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    PICC Line: Flushes, But No Blood Return

    anon456 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This has probably been mentioned already (I did not read all of this thread), but sometimes just lifting the patient's arm up above their head when doing a blood draw
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    Made a child with cancer cry.

    anon456 replied to Girlafraid13's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I agree with the others who say that kids still need rules and boundaries even when they are sick. That being said, this child sounds like they could use some therapy to deal with what they are going...
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    How to Land a Job

    anon456 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    One of the smartest things I did was to hire a professional resume writer. I went from not getting call-backs at all, to being called for an interview for a very competitive position with hundreds of...
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    Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    anon456 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I have actually never seen an order that specifies a certain level of pain on a numeric scale. We have orders to give some meds for "mild to moderate pain" and orders to give other meds for "moderate...
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    When did you find your calling?

    anon456 replied to SBDon's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a person can have a calling of the heart or conscious that has nothing to do with spirituality. I feel called to volunteer, for example, to help people in need. It has nothing to do with...
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    When did you find your calling?

    anon456 replied to SBDon's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of these, although no longer considered new. I loved my hours, but didn't especially like the other part of the job. I sat in a cubicle all day working at a computer. I made good money, but I...
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    When did you find your calling?

    anon456 replied to SBDon's topic in General Nursing

    The people I talk to, when I tell them I'm a peds nurse, they say they could never do it because it's too sad, too hard to see kids suffer and sometimes die. I didn't want to do peds because I was...
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    NG tube- when is it not safe to send them home?

    anon456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever felt uncomfortable sending a patient home with an NG tube because there's no good way to verfy NG placement? The auscultation method is no longer considered safe and there have been...
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    NG tube- when is it not safe to send them home?

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    My own child and some of my patients have coughed or vomited them up and they are still in place on the nose, but the end is coming out the mouth. Some of our patients have had them for a very, very...
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    NG tube- when is it not safe to send them home?

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    We routinely send babies home with them. Many times it's considered temporary due to needing to get bigger and stronger before a heart surgery, or just to buy them time to get strong enough to eat...
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    When did you find your calling?

    anon456 replied to SBDon's topic in General Nursing

    I never felt a real calling, except that science has always interested me, I like helping people, and I had experience with the medical system after one of my children was ill for several years. Oh,...
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    narrative documentation and use of "this nurse"

    anon456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a series of incidents yesterday where I had to provide some long narrative descriptions of patient behavior and interactions in a patient's chart. I am well-versed in how to remain objective and...
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    We missed it

    anon456 replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened to you. It sounds like you have very strong instincts and good clinical skills but felt like you might be stepping on toes to call a RR when your preceptor didn't agree with...
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    anon456 replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    We have a fair system of deciding whose turn it is to have students that day. I rather enjoy having students. :-) We don't get paid any extra for students, but we do get paid just a tiny bit extra for...
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    Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    A developmentally delayed patient with a g-tube decided he would suck the contents out of his g-tube like a straw. It was kinda like recycling it, right?
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    Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    anon456 replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    What a great example of nurses following their gut feeling! You don't know how many times I've relied on that and it's been
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    Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    anon456 replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    A doc can order something like "BP only while awake", then great. But if you feel the need to take BP at any time at all, given your professional judgement, you are fully within your rights to take...
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    Where's the line for professional and personal info? (Especially regarding being gay)

    anon456 replied to SlickSouthpaw's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is a very thoughtful question! Remember it's about the patient, not you. Whatever answer draws the least attention to yourself and the most attention to the patient is the best answer. I have...
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    Bad nurse manager

    anon456 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    My nurse manager is one of the hardest working, most caring people I know. She is there 24-7. When I was new to the role of charge nurse (which I do PRN) she texted me a couple of times in the middle...
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    What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    anon456 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    You all say you don't want to do peds and then go on to tell stories about big patients threatening
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    Sorry-help again..

    anon456 replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am not a math whiz and can't do math in my head very well-- I learned this method in nursing school and it makes sense to me because I see it all laid out. Watch this video (the whole thing) and...
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    Work rules

    anon456 replied to Dragonstrike's topic in General Nursing

    Go to a doctor and get a note that says you must be provided a chair to sit on because of the swelling in your
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    What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

    anon456 replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

    So here's how it goes: I am borderline sick (think I may be coming down with something but not entirely sure yet) and I call in and ask if there is any chance of getting canceled because I'm not...
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    What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    anon456 replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a recently-discharged patient's mom call me while she was in the drive-thru line at the pharmacy. She was calling to complain that the pharmacist was telling her the med was not covered by...
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    Brian Short News

    anon456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    From the time I was a nursing student until now when I am sometimes asked to be supervisor, I have been extremely thankful for this community. It has been there when I needed to vent or ask a "dumb"...