scooterRN52

scooterRN52

oncology, surgical stepdown, ACLS & OCN

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  1. Is this new grad a nut or what? Opinions please !

    scooterRN52 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe someone should ask her why she became a nurse? It sounds like she is immature, irresponsibe, and not serious about her

  2. ICU pts on the floor

    scooterRN52 replied to maythen's topic in General Nursing

    You are not out of line at all, your license is on the line and by agreeing to taking care of these pts. you are setting your self up for disater. If you don't have ICU training you shouldn't have...

  3. public's view of nurses

    scooterRN52 replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, even though there are nurses out there with advanced degrees, we all take the same nclex exam, and our license states the same thing, professional nurse, Registered Nurse. We don't...

  4. public's view of nurses

    scooterRN52 replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen some pts. get confused about who their nurse is, and that is because most hospitals have added nursing assist. to the team, and everyone is wearing scrubs. I always make sure I wear my...

  5. public's view of nurses

    scooterRN52 replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I too heard this phrase recently about nurses and I think it is true that most of the population thinks that nurses are caring individuals and we are trusted, we have to be trusted, we have a lot of...

  6. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    scooterRN52 replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree with you more!!!! It is incredible what goes on and people either except it or they are afraid to say anything or report it to the appropiate people that would make sure something is...

  7. Can any RNs tell me if this is true

    scooterRN52 replied to geminiskittels's topic in General Nursing

    A nursing assistant works under the direct supervision of a RN, therefore they are working under their license and yes the RN is totally responsible for the NA and she could lose her license if she...

  8. med admin mistake...confused...

    scooterRN52 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    That much insulin would probably kill an elephant, Nurse should have checked the the dr;s order and the an incident report should have been written and sent to risk

  9. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    scooterRN52 replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend is not doing the cocaine and he doesnst have to be mentioned, but the girlfriend, someone needs to report that, it is too serious, try and do it anonymously, or try and get someone else to...

  10. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    scooterRN52 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    Ditto!!!!!

  11. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    I aspirate on everything except insulin and heparin, that is what I was taught 17 years ago, it does make it easier. We used to practice on oranges. We had to give each other one saline inection w/ an...

  12. I hope this doesn't offend anyone...

    scooterRN52 replied to markjrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is unprofessional and ridiculous! Did this nurse taking care of that pt. investigate the reason for the pain? I can't understand how a nurse can be so concerned w/ what a pt. calls his member,...

  13. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    That is exactly what I learned in 1988 when I went to school. I only aspirate on IM's, It is good to hear that they are sill teaching it that way, I was starting to get a little worried about it.

  14. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school in 1988, we were taught to aspirate all injections except insulins and heparins. I wouldn't thiink of not aspirating w/ an IM, giving an IM into the vein changes everything,...

  15. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    All cancer patients have pain , post ops, medical pts and pts. recieving chemotherapy or radiation treatments. If the pain is severe we give mso4, dilaudid, IV, never IM, we give toradal IV to 3rd...

  16. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    You are welcome London

  17. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    This has not happened on our unit, our meds are either sq heparin, or inslin, all other meds are IV, in surgical oncology it is very rare when we give IM injections. Although we have been told to...

  18. staffing on nights

    scooterRN52 replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds pretty good to me, although, are they fresh trachs and vents? If they are then you should have more staff.

  19. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    It is funny that you should ask, the one time it happened to me, I was giving a B12 injection, that was about 15 years ago, the only way I could tell was that the blood in the syringe was not clear...

  20. Injections- still pull back?

    scooterRN52 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    I've always pulled back to check for blood and will continue regardless of change in practice. It is common sense when you think about it, if you give an injection meant to go in the muscle, and it...

  21. staffing on nights

    scooterRN52 replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have surgery patients w/ drains, NGT, chest tubes, J- tubes, and they are on telemetry too, so I can understand, we also get medical pts who need telemetry, heparin infusions, blood, platelets,...

  22. staffing on nights

    scooterRN52 replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked LTC in the past! I will never go back to it, it is grueling and monotonous work, I will remain on the surgical telemetry unit that I work on until I retire. My work is busy, but it is...

  23. staffing on nights

    scooterRN52 replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our ratio is 4-5 patients to each nurse and yes we do have a supervisor on every night. I work in a specialty hospital on a surical-telemetry unit and these pt.s all have cancer, so they are pretty...

  24. Oncology RNs, LPNs, NAs ratios?

    scooterRN52 replied to lazydaze22's topic in Oncology

    That sounds like poor staffing to me, I work in a cancer hospital w/ the best ratios all over, I work on a med-surg telemetry unit and nightshift for 16 patients has 4 RN's and 2-3 CNA's, are ratio...

  25. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

    scooterRN52 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    your so right, but I've just read about resistant bacteria on the computers in the hospitals too! So use it after using the computer as well.