HiHoCherry-O

HiHoCherry-O has 4 years experience and specializes in CVICU, ED.

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1. Endoscopy Nurses!!!! Questions for you! :)

   HiHoCherry-O replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   I wont answer all of your questions. . .but a little advice: I would inquire as to what meds you will be expected to administer. Depending on the endoscopy center, you may be the only one...

2. Dropping pressures with nitro. Anyone experience this??

   HiHoCherry-O replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

   Did either patient have a recent history of taking Viagra or

3. Medical Records

   HiHoCherry-O replied to sls73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   To the OP: You may want to shop around for some EMRs. What kind of program are you using for your med documentation? Is it a software program that allows for other applications to be added such as the...

4. IV Gauge for CT

   HiHoCherry-O replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

   I participated in a study several years ago that measured the rate of fluid administration between a 14 gauge and a 16 gauge. The conclusion was that there was not much difference in how quickly fluid...

5. Prescribing narcotics to drug seekers

   HiHoCherry-O replied to Djuna's topic in Emergency

   The ED I worked in a few years ago had pain contracts for certain patients who frequently came to the ED requesting narcotics. We were able to track how frequently they came, what resources were...

6. wrong order

   HiHoCherry-O replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

   It was a mistake. You could ask your CN or NM if there is a way to remove the charge to the patient since it was ordered by

7. wrong order

   HiHoCherry-O replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

   Anything pertinent come out of the tox screen? Otherwise. . .lesson

8. Vent

   HiHoCherry-O replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

   Some of the responses I like to use are: For those who tend to monopolize your time: "I need to check on my other patients, their needs are just as important as yours. I will return to check on you in...

9. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   HiHoCherry-O replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   LMAO!! Glad to see I'm not the only one irritated by the use of this

10. BSN needed to work in Texas?

    HiHoCherry-O replied to shoecrazynurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Now children. .

11. Failing to carry out a stat order in timely manner

    HiHoCherry-O replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Emergency

    I would have carried out the order. How long of a time frame was it from the time the order was written to the time it was canceled? An ABG can tell you many things. This patient had multiple problems...

12. Just liked it and wanted to share

    HiHoCherry-O replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for sharing this!! This is what I love the most when I am at the bedside; listening to life stories, places people have been, things people have done, wisdom and advice that they...

13. Opinions welcomed

    HiHoCherry-O replied to -Renal RN-'s topic in General Nursing

    You mention that "typical RN training is 8 weeks." To me this means that on average most nurses are relatively competent by 8 weeks, some sooner, some later. The next comment is that she is not even...

14. CRNAs in New Mexico

    HiHoCherry-O replied to sergray's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The ambulatory surgery center off of University (between Lomas and Menaul) has CRNAs. When I was in school at UNM, I did an OR rotation there. Spent most of my time with the CRNAs vs the OR nurses....

15. How do you document telemetry in a paperless system?

    HiHoCherry-O replied to mistygwenrn's topic in General Nursing

    Same here as mentioned by the other posters. We document the rhythm in Epic i.e. NSR, ST etc. We also have space below that to chart the measurments. The tele tech prints out a strip on each patient,...