NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

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    Leave your high stress career for....nursing!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    :roll:selfbonk::rotfl::rotfl::omy::sstrs::lghmky::hhmth: Yeah. That about covers
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    how do I get my husband to go to the ER?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to inshallamiami's topic in Emergency

    Tell him he's setting himself up for extensive time on dialysis (at best) and that you're calling 911, right now. All of the volume he's not putting out is going somehwere. If he's not creating...
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    Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I put no because I have very rarely told someone that I work with about AN. Like April, I talk about work sometimes and the rumormill/gossp train on my floor is already in overdrive. Here, the odds...
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    "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely. It shouldn't be a problem either as long as it's not abused. Unfortunately, there's always a bad apple that takes advantage and the whole class has to be punished. We wouldn't want to...
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    "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    the above qoute sums up what the bottom line of this discussion should be. won't it be a glorious day if people see the light and it becomes reality? unfortunately, i don't forsee it happening in my...
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    suctioning

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie- I'm with you. We treat it with meds. We avoid anything invasive. It's cruel and ineffective. Also, when someone has suctioned a patient, the tissues wind up excreting more fluid because...
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    Cancer patient- hot/cold fluid restriction??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to JessiekRN's topic in Oncology

    The patients may be on Oxaliplatin. http://www.chemocare.com/bio/oxaliplatin.asp This site is a good starting point for your Oncology rotation. It's for patients, but it helps point you in the right...
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    Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This study really hit the nail on the head. It's not nursing that has me doing this: :selfbonk:. It's the workplace bs that's slowly sending me over the edge. I often wonder if I will still be at...
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    how many pairs of scrubs do you have?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Maybe 6-7 sets, plus a few jackets. I have never been scheduled more than 3 days a week. I started out doing 3 12's and now I'm on weekend option. I just couldn't justify the expense. I probably...
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    You don't LOOK like a nurse

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NHCNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't seem like it was intended to be nasty. She probably just blurted out what came to mind. I would have asked her what she meant. Is there a certain way I'm suppossed to look that I don't know...
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    Are They As Brutal As People Say

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to kbswife's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much what Leslie said. For the majority of clinicals, if you come prepared to hit the ground running you will be fine. Are there some sadistic, predatory instructors out there? Sure, but the...
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    "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Sharon- Your last sentence hits the nail on the head for
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    Mastitis management question

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to ladybugsea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm wondering if they meant don't save what you pump to prevent reinfection. I know with thrush, it was ok to nurse the baby or feed him right away. I was told to get rid of anything saved from that...
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    See if I offer to help YOU again...

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Um, if I have a horrible assignment, am I really going to want to see the place again for awhile? ("Good" assignment or not.) Sheesh! Great way to burn out staff,
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    Family members that work your nerves!!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I could deal with the "quizzing" and superiority complex, but he had no business messing with the patient; especially since he had an "audience." He needs to know he cannot behave like...
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    Family members that work your nerves!!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    This would have been me: :angryfire What happened to the poor pt's personal dignity????? Not to mention HIPAA . . . . he's heard of it, no? Yes, I'm sure he's upset, but that's why I would confront...
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    What the heck is a Netie pot?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link w/ some good info. There's even a link within the article w/ a demo videw if you want to watch. I didn't bother. Ewwww. . . . .
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    Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    Kay-Definitely the atmosphere where I work too. Especially if it's a surgeon. Administration was not happy with what we did with the resident in my previous post at all. The only reason it worked...
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    Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    We had this issue with a resident. The entire nursing staff refused to take any verbal orders from him after he pulled the same crap. He had to come down to the floor to write the most mundane of...
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    Tidying up the patient's room is important!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am aware it is the patient's room and certainly would like him to feel better. However, am I to say "Sorry, Mrs. Jones, I know you're SOB, but Mr. Smith won't "feel better" until I clean-up a mess...
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    Tidying up the patient's room is important!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The same reason I wouldn't feel like cleaning up after any other able-bodied adult: I'm a nurse, not a personal maid. Usually it's all I can do to keep my own head afloat, much less pick-up someone...
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    "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: We just had a pt w/cutaneous lymphoma and it was horrible. He had been being treated for "psoriasis" since 1995. Also, didnt you know? Dcotors don't spread nosocomial infections, only...
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    How soon to give a prn??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to candycane267's topic in General Nursing

    I have given them up to 30 min early if they are at least q4h apart. If they are ordered for closer intervals, I don't. The doses would wind up running into each other. If there's still a lot of...
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    Cherokee Rockers shoes, anyone?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Commuter- I think I went through a pair or two during nursing school. They were light and pretty comfortable. I have plantar fasciatis in both heels and the Cherokees and Danskos only worked for a...
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    Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    Nice . . . . .