Indy

Indy LPN, LVN

ICU, telemetry, LTAC

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  1. New grad starts IVs!

    Indy replied to CCLOUD9's topic in General Nursing

    The little pushbutton is aggravating to me. They stuck it where I want to use my finger to guide the thing when trying to thread the catheter. It's beginning to be less annoying after FOUR years....

  2. Ostomy care question

    Indy replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I will have to try warming the wafer with my hands, that sounds like it would work well. I agree 100% with the thorough cleaning and use of skin prep. I use paste depending on the situation,...

  3. How do you chart this without it looking like you are giving a med early??

    Indy replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    If your MAR is paper, write the actual order in under the part where it says "two every three hours" - write "order states 1-2 every 3 hrs". Ok then if you give one, under that same box, write the...

  4. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Indy replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a wet cappuccino. Don't all coffee drinks contain water? I sure as he!! would not drink a powder, so it must be wet

  5. Drawing blood/phlebotomy tips and tricks

    Indy replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do not like inside wrist veins; when I was brand new I hit a nerve on someone in that area, and I've done ONE blood draw in that area in the 20 years since. I trust feel over sight any day. With...

  6. Not looking for same old fight,but I'm frustrated

    Indy replied to sheilagh's topic in General Nursing

    I agree very much with your last statement there. Any awake patient can usually tell if you do not want to be there. Sometimes half the job is showing up and paying

  7. How much walking do you have to do every day?

    Indy replied to Bill Levinson's topic in General Nursing

    I average 2-6

  8. Did/Does your nursing school operate like this??

    Indy replied to Blondie24's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ; nursing does not have to be a thing where you don't know when you're supposed to be somewhere. Our schedules are preplanned 4 to 6 weeks in advance. So even if the schedule sucks,...

  9. You know that you are dating/married to a nurse

    Indy replied to mydee's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well I haven't tried that stroking thing to make the testicles move. Nope. However I can tell you, that if you want to know how deep the coma is on your male patient and he needs a suppository,...

  10. do you work with your significant other, or any family members?

    Indy replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has a couple who do PRN shifts together. They work well together, and in their other job they also work in the same department. They have family nearby so their schedules always...

  11. What's in your sharps container?

    Indy replied to dontwakeme's topic in General Nursing

    Yes technically the spike is something that pokes something else, but good god, do you know how much force you'd have to use to poke a hole in your SKIN with that

  12. What is wrong with this picture?

    Indy replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    well, you know, people need high-end kitchen appliances, whether they use meth or

  13. 6 hour blood transfusion

    Indy replied to pedsnurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    We had a 6 hour transfusion once by accident. The transfusion crossed a shift change, the patient pulled his IV out right after shift change, and the day nurse was flustered and repeatedly...

  14. nurses writing their own orders

    Indy replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Standing orders do not hurt the physician if they round in timely fashion. Inpatient hospitals, for example; the docs round daily. So standing orders make sense, so do protocols. For example many...

  15. ETOH/heroin/cocaine=GOOD times!! :)

    Indy replied to MizzLizz's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with whatever namecalling the OP wants to engage in, in order to vent. It is healthy to vent, it helps to reestablish the fact that one has actually got the patience and fortitude to go back...

  16. Schizophrenic Sleep

    Indy replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have a little "goody bag" of what works for me and I try to keep it just varied enough so that one method doesn't crap out on me and quit working. First, there is the part where there is a routine...

  17. "Spoiling" patients?

    Indy replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Try to find things you can do, that the patient likes, that aren't going to be bad for him/her. It's even better if the doing of it makes the workload more convenient for the nurse. I liked the one...

  18. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    Indy replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would do either massage, or work in a nail shop and do feet. Or maybe

  19. Nurses Are Professionals? Oh Really?

    Indy replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have met too many patients, and family members, who know (or think, same thing) that their nurse or doctor is FAR from excellent. I can not tell a boldfaced lie. Nor do I insist on treating people...

  20. hospital policy on Facebook, cellphones= suspension

    Indy replied to ChristinaEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility the policy is to fire the person who's on facebook, or who brings their own laptop to fiddle with it at work, or who is texting at work. They have actually fired one person for doing...

  21. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    Indy replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for the OP. Good grief, simple stuff can get so complicated. Even just following directions can get to be a nightmare sometimes. When I was new, we had a patient get a coumadin dose with...

  22. How do you feel about "Veterinary Nurse"

    Indy replied to mrparhamrvt's topic in General Nursing

    I think last year I would have said that I don't mind the term "vet nurse" at all. This year I've changed my mind. The reason is that my husband is in year two of his associate degree program as an...

  23. IV Calculator for a PDA

    Indy replied to justme1972's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Epocrates has a drip rate calculator built into their program and I believe it's included in the free version as well. It's very nice and I haven't had a problem with

  24. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    Indy replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: You just keep doing your thing, and you will get faster at it. I trained on tele, and we certainly were expected to know and chart lung and bowel sounds, peripheral pulses, etc. We were...

  25. Shoes for wide feet

    Indy replied to juliewoo's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Well when shopping for nursing school, it sure puts a damper on what you can get. My preceptor had wide feet and bad knees, and she did wear Merrell's most of the time. Have you tried Birkenstocks?...