Sun0408 ASN, RN

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    rapid response on new admit

    Sun0408 replied to PaigeRN90's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Check you policy, like others have already stated a contentious pulse ox would have been warranted in this case or any case a pt is on Cpap or Bipap. Even without an order, I would have placed one and...
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    Am I being low-balled on pay?

    Sun0408 replied to JPN_RN's topic in California Nursing

    I'm in SC and that sounds way too low. Trust me, we are not known for high
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    Getting the shaft

    Sun0408 replied to deeya12's topic in General Nursing

    THIS !!! OT is called off first and you can't use PTO. FTE is 72 hours bi-weekly, if you are called off a regular shift, you can use PTO up to a total of 72
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    Vital sign Documentation In ER

    Sun0408 replied to jollymon16's topic in Emergency

    With everything going to electronic charting, I don't see this happening. We had to validate our vitals that were electronic as a way to prove we saw the vitals. The monitors converted the vitals from...
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    A bad code, question skills and career choice.....

    Sun0408 replied to AZER's topic in Emergency

    Those are the hardest, the unexpected "healthy" person that codes. You will trust yourself again. In a rush, things are easily overlooked, you were not the only one attending this code right?? Did...
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    first patient died on me

    Sun0408 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Was this a comfort care only pt?? The CCA after DNR leads me to believe it was. With that an ICU transfer would not be warranted, however, the pt needed more meds for N&V control as well as...
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    A bad code, question skills and career choice.....

    Sun0408 replied to AZER's topic in Emergency

    Was it an unexpected code?? I know many of us have this "feeling" the pt is getting ready to code or just go south on us. The unexpected codes usually throw people off for a minute.. As previous...
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    Out of town clinical sites?

    Sun0408 replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    Clinical sites could be up to 100 mile radius from the school per policy.. So driving was not uncommon. No one had to drive that far but it was possible.. My school was several towns away so I always...
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    suppositories in colostomys?

    Sun0408 replied to nursesara23's topic in Patient Medications

    Enema's too :) They don't order them like they used too but it can be
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    Failure to maintain sats on ventilator

    Sun0408 replied to nurseJinicu's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've seen it many times, mostly related to ARDS. I've also seen it in TBI'S or massive head bleeds. When I see agonal breathing or guppy breathing on a vent, I get nervous. The end results are usually...
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    I am trying to get out of nursing. My parents will feel terrible if I do.

    Sun0408 replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That too is personal, what is stressful to me might not be for you.. I found the floor very stressful but have loved the ICU since day one. Others have found the opposite to be true.. Happy hunting in...
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    I am trying to get out of nursing. My parents will feel terrible if I do.

    Sun0408 replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nursing in general is stressful.. This is true for just about all major areas of nursing from the ED, floor, ICU, LTC, urgent care as well as offices.. When dealing with sick people, or people in...
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    I am trying to get out of nursing. My parents will feel terrible if I do.

    Sun0408 replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At 30, what your parents want for you really shouldn't matter. You are grown and have to do what will make you happy. Reading back on your previous posts, nursing has never really made you happy and...
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    ICU RNs running CRRT?

    Sun0408 replied to liz0105's topic in MICU, SICU

    1:1 in my last unit and yes the ICU nurses set up and started CRRT. Of course we had to be trained and checked off but we did it all. HD was done by HD nurses, PD was done by the floor nurses (renal...
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    broken nurse

    Sun0408 replied to medsearcher1's topic in Cardiac

    Are they specific in their emails to
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    What if.....your Director has falsified his credentials?

    Sun0408 replied to miserere's topic in Critical Care

    Like others have stated, if you are in a compact state his/her name will not appear unless they declare that state their permanent residence.. Ex: a friend of mine is from a compact state and is...
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    How many scrubs do you own?

    Sun0408 replied to Mell101's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No, solid colors only and only a few approved
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    Freaking out--crash cart question

    Sun0408 replied to sillylilly05's topic in General Nursing

    Get with your educator ASAP. If you don't know how to use the equipment, don't. Think BLS until the code team or someone more experienced arrives... I'm sure if you are confused, others are as
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    Medication Errors....

    Sun0408 replied to momandstudent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You really can't just look at the med error it's self, it must be looked at as a whole. What is the time frame for med passes, how many pts, how many different locations the pts are in.. Was the order...
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    Standing up to my charge nurse prevented a mistake

    Sun0408 replied to 002rn05's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Codes are handled with protocols, if the pt is full code, a code is called and the rapid response nurse comes and is covered by the protocol and can give meds without a MD present. Rapid response...
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    home health nurse with disc herniations... is working ok??

    Sun0408 replied to AchotRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Who's fault was the accident and did you notify the insurance company and let them know about the pain when it started?? Im not sure if you can claim this now so many months later.. FMLA may help you...
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    How many scrubs do you own?

    Sun0408 replied to Mell101's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1 pink, 1 blue, 2 wine and 6-7 white sets.. Last facility was all
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    Morphine and comfort care.

    Sun0408 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Morphine is used for pain control and to make a pt more comfortable re resp distress etc, with that said many pts are on morphine long term months before they pass. In an acute setting, a morphine gtt...
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    Latent TB question

    Sun0408 replied to kjrobinetteSN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    This will depend on your schools policy. Some people can no longer do the PPD skin test because they get a false positive result. For those nurses and students a chest xray is needed yearly instead of...
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    Danskos

    Sun0408 replied to shopaholic42488's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hear you had to wear them for an hour, then two etc etc til you can wear them for the full 12 hours. So yes it takes time. I always took a second pair of shoes with me to work and changed when it...