Turd Ferguson

Does anybody have any input about working as an RN at Pitt Memorial in Greenville? I've been interested in working there but attend school in another part of the state and have not been within Pitt before. Non-nursing employees of the hospital have t...

97 days... LET 'ER ROLL!

Never heard of it, but for your sake I hope it's nothing like PBDS.

We have a similar policy on our ortho floor. No pee by 4-6 hours? Bladder scan. Scan shows over 200-300mL (depends on MD)? Foley. I'd rather do a straight cath to relieve the patient temporarily, since the foley usually ends up staying in for at leas...

We have a similar problem hospital wide, here is a basic flowsheet of what has transpired. 1. Establish expectations for reassessment of pain (within 30 minutes for IV meds, 1 hour for PO, "timely manner" for other interventions such as hot/cold comp...

The repetitive topics and posts on AllNurses have bored me. I'll try to break the monotony and offer a thread where we can discuss the latest and greatest pertaining to nursing. Here's two products I've recently come across during inservices: Intrana...

Good gosh! What's the ratio of Dilaudid to Morphine... isn't it around 1mg Dilaudid = 8mg Morphine?

Rep said it's beneficial for patients with deep bone pain (ortho surgery, minor traumas) to be discharged home. Comes in a case of 5 and I believe there's 24 hours worth of doses (q6h?) in each bottle. I think the goal is to relieve/prevent the patie...

My floor has had such a position before. Discharge/float RN, also helps with admissions. Really took some of the excess burden off the floor nurses and expedited the d/c process, which in turn sped up the admission process. Sadly, like many other thi...

Found this while browsing around on YouTube. There are plenty of similar videos on there a la XtraNormal variety. You've gotta admit... that's pretty funny.

Wow. Being hired as a new grad into a charge role with six weeks of orientation does not equate with being the safest practicing new grad you can be. Wow.

To add to this, a tattoo should not be any reason for an employer to discriminate against you during the hiring process. If they inform you that you need to cover it, just smile and say "not a problem".

It acts as a precaution to those initially viewing the chart so they know the patient needs to be on contact precautions. If the patient presents to the hospital, they will be placed on contact precautions unless their MRSA screening comes back negat...

Down with facebook.

Gosh... I couldn't imagine receiving report on 12 patients... how long does that take?

Sounds like that could be right... I know most facilities require you to be certified in order to perform "takedowns" Code grey where I've always been has meant tornado.

Oooohhh... now I understand what you were asking! :smackingf

I haven't reached that point yet myself, but I've been told by many experienced nurses that it takes a couple of years to truly transition into the role of an RN.

I have a bachelor's degree in biology, and an associates degree in nursing. My letters read Turd Ferguson, BS, RN... not BSN (I wish it did, it would save me two more years of school ) Every accelerated program I have seen is a BSN program, not sure ...

Don't forget to say BAM right before you eat it

Boil noodles and add spagetthi sauce once the water is drained. BAM! Peanut butter sandwich. BAM! Granola bars. BAM! Wrap your leftovers in a soft tortilla. BAM! Throw some lettuce and other crap in a bowl and add dressing. BAM! Oranges, bananas, app...

I've never heard of a D.O. hospital? The philosophy between the two (MD/DO) is different, I haven't really seen a big difference in practice though.

Tele= telemetry, when you hook up a cardiac monitor to a patient and can monitor their cardiac activity from the nurse's station.

I was more taken aback by the revealing of a patient's name. I'm not sure if it's a complete HIPAA violation, but any sentence that starts with "the patient's name is..." sends up a red flag for me.

I ordered a pair of Aviators about a week ago... haven't showed up in the mail but I'm excited to see them. I ordered a set of the "classics" (25% off), and the only thing I wasn't thrilled about was the ankle pockets on the pants. I can never ever s...