Indy

Indy LPN, LVN

ICU, telemetry, LTAC

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  1. Only nurses would have lunch conversations like this...

    Indy replied to Stcroix's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will say, I don't particularly enjoy my dinner when it's brunswick stew interrupted by poop cleanup on a liver patient, who ate meat and tomatoes and apparently digested none of it due to the...

  2. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    Indy replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    I change my bag about every 3-6 months depending on mood and the state of my back. As in, when my back is good I can carry my saddleback tote which is heavy but looks good, when it's not I switch it...

  3. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    Indy replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    House has docs hanging IV fluid bags. I am pretty sure I would have some kind of conniption fit if any doctor touched my

  4. Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    Indy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    For facebook I do have my picture. When I made the account I wanted to connect with some old friends who would not have recognized my married name, and I didn't want to put a super long name on...

  5. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    Indy replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm a heathen, and what I mean by that is that I don't belong to a religious group, and I refuse to be accepted into one. I don't trust large groups of people at all, and I prefer to be what I am,...

  6. Ultram! Help!

    Indy replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I thought the OP was asking how to translate the info so it's more easily

  7. Ultram! Help!

    Indy replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    It works on the same receptors as the opiates, however it is only an agonist to those receptors, and not an opiate in and of itself, so you get pain relief without vomiting up your toenails (if that...

  8. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

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

    From amazon. I know my size, so I looked up "birkenstock soft footbed" and that was one of the top dozen or so choices. I wore them the first time last night. They are birko's, which is a slightly...

  9. How do you all like to start your shifts?

    Indy replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    I start with coffee. Nothing short of a code gets in the way of the coffee. Granted, I can sip while getting report most of the

  10. Dry Hands

    Indy replied to puroticorico's topic in General Nursing

    I like any lotion with olive oil in it, and failing that, sometimes I just put olive oil itself on, rub it in and go to bed. When I had shingles, and all the recurrences of it, that was part of my...

  11. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

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

    Update time! I bought those birkenstocks in june of last year and seven months later my feet finally got achy last week. Mind you, it's right in the middle of flu season and I'm working my patootie...

  12. You might be a night shifter if...

    Indy replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    But this one goes to

  13. Angry Nurse here!

    Indy replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah you don't mess with a person's tupperware, that stuff is

  14. RNs who LOVE nights, read me

    Indy replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

    I do either: take a 4 hour nap, or sleep in till noon, on the day I go back to work. I put my shifts in a row, 3 nights together, if at all possible. I go to bed within an hour and a half of coming...

  15. clogged picc line

    Indy replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing the nurses handling the picc line should consider is changing out the port on the end. The luer lock ports themselves need to be changed every few days, or after using the port to give...

  16. Personal Statement round 2

    Indy replied to brascoliosis's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm not sure what the personal statement is for, but yours was certainly interesting. Good luck with your

  17. Good nurse vs bad nurse

    Indy replied to PankaD89's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pain, poop and hunger. If your patients don't suffer from pain, don't lay in poop, and aren't hungry, you're doing well. If, on top of that, nobody has any life-altering events, you're doing really...

  18. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    Indy replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm of the opinion that nurses do and say outrageous things all the time, but we just don't see or hear it and some folks don't say all that they've seen or heard. The worst thing I've ever said was...

  19. Confessions of a Job hopper

    Indy replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is almost expected of new nurses to have to hop around a bit in order to find a "home" and "settle down." I hopped after 1.5 years to an ICU, thought it was bliss until the hospital nearly...

  20. Any other autistic nurses out there?

    Indy replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am a parent of a 20 year old girl with autism, and I have no doubt in my mind that she would not be able to pursue nursing as a career. It is not because of the reasons discussed, however. It is...

  21. feedback on arthritis

    Indy posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't want to play doctor and diagnose anyone. What I would like to know, from those who have it, is how do you describe your symptoms? What does it feel like? What language is sufficient to get...

  22. feedback on arthritis

    Indy replied to Indy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have spoken with my doc and we've done some preliminary labs. In my opinion she did about 1/3 of what I can remember the workup to be. So far the only thing that's showing up is a high platelet...

  23. So, who is working tomorrow?

    Indy replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, working. My unit will be bringing food and we have a small menu planned. Also we will be finishing up secret santa. We do bring food for each other almost quarterly and sometimes more often....

  24. What if nursing evaluations were outcome based?

    Indy replied to Anoetos's topic in General Nursing

    Well I would not want that, especially for my unit. There are so many things that go into length of stay. There are some postops that come to my mind immediately, that would make my hair stand on...

  25. How Would You Rate Your Pain????

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

    I will expect total and complete pain relief when dealing with a case of cardiac pain, especially one with additional symptoms. In those cases you (you being the patient) do not need to tell me what...