MomRN0913

MomRN0913

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  1. Nursing Skills you've used outside of work

    MomRN0913 replied to sergel02's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when my dad and his wife were visiting the wine country in CA (we live in NY/NJ) he called me during my sleep after a night shift telling me he was in Walgreens or something and he had the...

  2. K+ given in the a Docs office?

    MomRN0913 replied to melabonic's topic in General Nursing

    I won't burn you for that one. If it's accessed, you flush it and hook up the fluids...... even some patients are taught to do this at home. Flush it again when disconnected. However, you should...

  3. wierd/scary craigslist job

    MomRN0913 replied to Nierdo's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like some black market organ harvesting. I'd stay

  4. Decisions, decisions!

    MomRN0913 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been unemployed since June, and it is time to go back to work (no, I'm not a new grad) I was very excited to get a per diem clinical education consultant position with a big medical supply...

  5. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    MomRN0913 replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    Not my awkward moment, but a fellow nurses of mine hilarious encounter. A coworker of mine had to insert foley on an AAO man. he kept saying "it takes a lot to coax him out, I have an inny" The...

  6. Watchers vs. Doers

    MomRN0913 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

    another poor generalization. I would be there 8-6 and my phone was ringing off the hook on the weekends. Every dinner was interrupted, weekend fun with my daughter was interrupted, i was woken up...

  7. Strange encounter at flu shot clinic

    MomRN0913 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    No way! Go with your gut. When something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. I am an ICU nurse who has been in some bloody situations, started lots of IV's drawn lots of blood, given lots of...

  8. Horrific Write Ups? Has it ever happened to you?

    MomRN0913 replied to NonieJuice's topic in General Nursing

  9. Watchers vs. Doers

    MomRN0913 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I don't like the generalization. It's not all B&W. There is no definitition. Your role is what you make of it. As a manager, if I was on the floor and a nurse couldn't start an IV,...

  10. Watchers vs. Doers

    MomRN0913 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a "doer" and a "watcher". It does go both ways, you need both. The so called "watchers" are there to provide best practice for the doers, guideline which allow you too keep your licenses in...

  11. Ahhh, shouldn't have done that....

    MomRN0913 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about a pt who I had that i knew had passed about a year ago. She was one of those patients who made a mark on me. I googled her, and got her obituary as expected. Didn't think it...

  12. Scared of the docs!

    MomRN0913 replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are just people, not Gods. Nurses are not Dr's servants. No need to give up your

  13. Executive Health Resources

    MomRN0913 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Case Management

    a few nurses I worked with are Nurse Letter Coordinators who are happy with their jobs, flexible schedule, work from home. I wish they wanted to hire

  14. how long for a stage 1 pressue ulcer to heal?

    MomRN0913 replied to night RN's topic in General Nursing

    stage 1 is redness with no skin breakdown. yes, it can heal in 24

  15. First Code

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

    Sounds like the one I described. he also kept mouthing "help" until he went

  16. COPD patient wanting to leave to smoke

    MomRN0913 replied to chris10lsuRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of that happening, but not for some time. But that was kind of like "weaning" the patient because withdrawl is very dangerous. Nicotine withdrawl just sucks, it's not dangerous. I was a...

  17. A/O patients throwing things

    MomRN0913 replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Call the police. No medical condition causing them to be assaulting you, press charges. What happens if you are unhappy with the service in a resturaunt and you throw an object at the server? They...

  18. COPD patient wanting to leave to smoke

    MomRN0913 replied to chris10lsuRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't agree with this. Abuse of health care dollars. We don't let our DT patients go outside and drink a 5th of vodka, do we? Free will is fine. You can freely sign yourself out AMA if...

  19. First Code

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

    First code freaked me out and everyone else in my unit too actually. It was a bad one for my hospital. 60 yo luncg CA pt with a clot ready to blow awating a bed at another hospital for surgery....

  20. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    MomRN0913 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I really wanted to own an ice cream shop. Working at Carvel was my favorite job. And I love ice cream. I always wanted to own my own

  21. Is there a website that reviews BLS drugs?

    MomRN0913 replied to tojal1989's topic in General Nursing

    There is no drugs while administering BLS, only ACLS. I hope they taught you that in

  22. Magnet status? Hospitals choosing BSN new grads. Important!!!! over ADN??

    MomRN0913 replied to mirc88sl's topic in General Nursing

    It's real as far as magnet status hospitals go. I am an RN with 5 years ICU experience and Nurse Manager experience. I wanted to do homecare with a certain company, but they will not even consider me...

  23. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    MomRN0913 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really?!? I don't even know what to

  24. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    MomRN0913 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really hate when floor nurses must say "only 2 patients" I think there is a pretty good reasons we have "only" 2 patients, besides to give us more time to surf the internet. Yes, this debate...

  25. Where do the damn pillows go?

    MomRN0913 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    They end up under every body part of an ICU patient. Seriously. i was never pillow happy. But a few nurses used to feel the need to put 6 pillows ATLEAST under her patient. One for the head, one...