AlabamaBelle

AlabamaBelle

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  1. Hippa - Wwyd?

    AlabamaBelle replied to ilstu99's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who has had their privacy violated, I take these matters extremely seriously. Try putting yourself in the mom's shoes - would you want this to happen you?? Your facility should have a...

  2. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    AlabamaBelle replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    So, so

  3. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    AlabamaBelle replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    :roll:dncgbby:LOVED THAT

  4. for those who wear hearing aids

    AlabamaBelle replied to allycat4's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have digital aids I just got in early February. They are taking a lot of getting used to. The little microphones always seem to be "looking" for sound. I've never had analog, so I really can't...

  5. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    AlabamaBelle replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I just re-read the OP. I don't mind the "talking to oneself" as I've already stated, I'm guilty. I do not, however, like incessant chatting - I really don't care if you got so drunk you couldn't...

  6. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    AlabamaBelle replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I talk to myself as I chart, do calculations. etc, as do several of my co-workers. This I can handle. We laugh at ourselves and acknowledge our little idiosyncracy. I've done it in patients' rooms,...

  7. the RN's appearance

    AlabamaBelle replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    I must agree with JBudd. I have seen too many people smacking, cracking and otherwise showing me their gum. It's personally disgusting to me. I always have wintergreen mints, peppermints, and a...

  8. Has JCAHO been to your facility recently?

    AlabamaBelle replied to AlabamaRN(ER)'s topic in General Nursing

    The state people visited us two weeks ago. We were pretty sure JOKO would follow. They did, this past Friday. We got mulitple messages on our phones as they progressed through our facility. I made...

  9. Oral care

    AlabamaBelle replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    It's a little different for me - work in ICU with a lot of vented patients. Meticulous oral care is a major part of our VAP prevention bundle. We are required to do mouth care q4h. It's something...

  10. How do you get someone to show you their butt?

    AlabamaBelle replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  11. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

    AlabamaBelle replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    We've just gotten nurse's aides for our unit. A good bit of their job in our ICU is to help keep our in-room supply carts stocked (this is immensely helpful). They do help us with turning, baths...

  12. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

    AlabamaBelle replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    [i hate seeing nursing playing Solitare when there are patients that truly need things. Ain't that the truth - that's time that not could be, but should be, spent with patients doing the little extras...

  13. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

    AlabamaBelle replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree with you, mama. I've had family members on the receiving end of care - my youngest daughter and my late, precious mother-in-law. We've had excellent nursing care and not-so great care for...

  14. when can nurses touch ventilators

    AlabamaBelle replied to koleaga's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility, the RRTs manage the vents. RNs give breaths via the vent and change Fi02 -making a note of when/why the FiO2 was changed. RNs or RRTs suction, generally asking each other when was...

  15. Family calls to the unit.

    AlabamaBelle replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with elizabells. From the outset, we tell our families that info is only given to the parents (or guardians). Sometimes a list is left to give info to others. Whatever the...

  16. worried about how long I will be worried

    AlabamaBelle replied to RN06-NP09's topic in General Nursing

    Oh - I forgot. What really worries me are nurses who come in acting like they know it all and have no

  17. worried about how long I will be worried

    AlabamaBelle replied to RN06-NP09's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an ICU RN for nearly 3 years. I learn new things each day. I also stress about did I do enough, did I do it right enough, did I miss anything and on and on. My role model, one of my ANMs,...

  18. State's Here!

    AlabamaBelle replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    The state is at our facility. It's wild and wacky. Admin is driving us all crazy!!! They are even coming in tonight to see the night shift! Yuck, Yuck and double

  19. Ventricular septal defect

    AlabamaBelle replied to wallywoman's topic in General Nursing

    Always go with ABC's. Impaired perfusion is definitely high on the list - are any other defects present? Quite often, there is more than one defect present. Nutrition will come into play later if...

  20. heart rate of 46

    AlabamaBelle replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband just had a procedure last week. His pre-op workup showed sinus brady (47bpm). In recovery, he was between 36 - 45. He's not athletic, but he is on a beta-blocker. He's otherwise...

  21. Precedex for sedation

    AlabamaBelle replied to mark2climb's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We usually start Precedex about 12-24 hrs before we plan to extubate and the patient has been on our sedation protocol. I'm ambivalent about Precedex. My experience is it really works or it really,...

  22. The Nurses Belive that I'm here to Help

    AlabamaBelle replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue-- You ROCK!!!!:bowingpur We just moved into a new space. This new space includes a workroom for other (dietary, PT/OT, DC planning, etc) disciplines with computers, but where do they head ---...

  23. I finally got a hearing aid!

    AlabamaBelle replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I now understand that statement, Sue. Just got my aids a couple of weeks ago. I found out in December, 2007 that I have a mild-to-moderate hearing loss, I was told I was really missing a lot of...

  24. Suctioning via dobhoff??

    AlabamaBelle replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Clarification: When we place an NDT, we go transpyloric. NGT is strictly for decompression of stomach, draining stomach

  25. drug testing in school

    AlabamaBelle replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, MDs can be drug tested. One weekend, the pee-in-a-cup brigade was going full tilt. No sooner had one of our RNs gotten back from his than they called our intensivist for a drug test. One of...