MomRN0913

MomRN0913

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  1. How to stop visitors from using empty bed???

    MomRN0913 replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    I clearly tell them this bed has been cleaned and prepared by housekeeping in preparation for receiving a patient feel free to use a chair, but not the

  2. Vecuronium question

    MomRN0913 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap, yes it is. I missed a few pages of it too. I must say, it is intereting to go back and read about this patient. I can't believe he was still

  3. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

    MomRN0913 replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do not agree with this. You let your management talk to the family. I was advised never to confront the family about the error by facility management yourself. This is for litigation reasons....

  4. Vecuronium question

    MomRN0913 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    paralytics don't sedate you. imagine being totally paralyzed but awake? how scary! diprivan doesn't sedates you, but doesn't take your pain away. and that's where morphine comes

  5. Asking for constructive criticism and persistance?

    MomRN0913 replied to aubrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are ENTITLED to nothing. You can be upset about it and wonder about it, but if you are going to live life feeling entitled to explanations when someone has wronged you, you are going to be...

  6. Air in IV flush syringe??

    MomRN0913 replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    The 20ml, was just to ease the mind that if a 0.5ml happened ot get in there, it's totally fine. I always expell my air.. I was one of them in nursing school who stayed up at night wondering if I...

  7. OK, so I am whining but....

    MomRN0913 replied to qaqueen's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you a little story. I am not a new grad, but I have been out of work since June, after getting terminated from a job I took in management. The reason for termination has not hurt me (I...

  8. Air in IV flush syringe??

    MomRN0913 replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it takes 20ml of air to do

  9. Should I ask Questions? Need Advice Fast!

    MomRN0913 replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in General Nursing

    Asking how much you are making isn't making you look money hungry. We didn't go to Nursing school to be volunteers, employers should understand we have lives and mouths to feed, mortgages to pay,...

  10. How do I make the best of ICU orientation?

    MomRN0913 replied to joyphul's topic in General Nursing

    Right before I was hired into the ICU, the ICU nurses got the worst rap! Everyone said they were b!tches. Those ******* were wonderful to me, taught me so much and became some of my best friends....

  11. Gossiping in the hospital

    MomRN0913 replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    There is gossip everywhere, in every profession and in every workplace. Hospitals are bigger usually, with lots of staff, so lots more gossip! It was harmless at the hospital i worked in, the usually...

  12. Questions about new management job - overtime/salary

    MomRN0913 replied to RNRNRNRN's topic in General Nursing

    It does depend on your area,but that seems way underpaid. Especially being the only RN? I was on call and put in 45 hr weeks or more at my last management job. When I wasn't there, on my days off...

  13. What makes a good ICU nurse??

    MomRN0913 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I freaked out on my first RRT when i floated on the tele floor that went to the ICu. A month later I became an ICU nurse. Codes no longer freak me out. Everyone gave excellent examples of what it...

  14. Question re: OG tube - New in ICU

    MomRN0913 replied to cm8816's topic in MICU, SICU

    My question is how do you not notice that the tube is coiled in the mouth when you are inserting it in the mouth???? I understand how it might be missed when it is being inserted as NG tube..... but...

  15. Working with student nurses

    MomRN0913 replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't really have to deal with them being as if they came into our ICU rarely..... but, I would love them. Not for them to do our work, but I love to share my knowledge with them. I love to...

  16. 24/7 Video Cameras in ICU rooms

    MomRN0913 replied to umcRN's topic in Critical Care

    Unrelated question. So, those Hypoplasts keep on livin now, huh? I am very very glad to hear it, as my best friend's 6 year old daughter is one. She does wonderfully too, and my friend has her...

  17. Reflections needed on adrenalin junkie nurses

    MomRN0913 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    and if you meant it in the context of "assisting" as in we do all the work, again, in my facility, that's what the docs want. The seasoned ICU nurses they work with to be on the front lines of a...

  18. Reflections needed on adrenalin junkie nurses

    MomRN0913 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering, why is that you were amused when the seasoned RN's from the ICU came running to assist in codes? Doesn't your hospital have a code team? We don't run in to "amuse" ourselves, we HAVE...

  19. Reflections needed on adrenalin junkie nurses

    MomRN0913 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think it's right for him to push you out of the way. not at all. But, yeah, it's ok to be proud of a good save. Whenever I have participated in one and being in the ICU I have MANY and I good...

  20. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    MomRN0913 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I have seen some products of keeping the loved on at home before in the ICU. Stage 4 pressure ulcers, sepsis, mal nutrition...... These day in ages we can't just quit our jobs to give 24 hour...

  21. Happier at work than at home?

    MomRN0913 replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

    When i was going through my divorce, work was my haven actually. I missed my daughter who was 6 mo. old when we split, but at work, I was surrounded by friends and my mind was the most "off" my...

  22. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MomRN0913 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    I know pot is illegal as of now, I am one who does think it should be legalized, (and i have smoked it, although not a smoker, although if it was legal I would use it for sleep, because there is no...

  23. This just gripes the crud out of me...

    MomRN0913 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    for me, those discharge papers probably would have taken at least an hour

  24. Highly experienced V.S. A lot of certificates and degrees

    MomRN0913 replied to grantz's topic in General Nursing

    Highly experienced. Sometimes I get discounted because I have only an AAS after 5 years in the ICU. Sometimes they are willing to take a chance because of my experience. I have worked with people...

  25. What is the highest blood sugar you have seen in a walky talky patient?

    MomRN0913 replied to austin heart's topic in General Nursing

    1100 and walky talky. I mean he was feeling crappy, don't get me wrong, but was responsive, and answered questions appropriately. he was a frequent flier in our ICU, well, like 2x a year for the...