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yuzzamatuzz

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  1. Vent! PEG tube replacement

    yuzzamatuzz replied to LongislandRN23's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I have a kid pull out their gtube we immediately put in a foley so that it doesn't close up (assuming it is not a mickey button in which case I would just replace myself). If surgery can't...

  2. prn sedation for children?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    To me it sounds like this kid might just be having a hard time expressing his discomfort (probably related to constipation, stomach ache, etc). It's hard to know over the internet what your patient...

  3. Water via MIC-KEY button

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Tpschwandt's topic in Private Duty

    I usually ask the parents/patient what they usually do. If not I give it with the pump over 30-60 minutes (depending on volume and size of the

  4. HELP!! No charge nurse, no supervisor and OUTRAGEOUS ratios!!

    yuzzamatuzz replied to ncrn4806's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That sounds like a disaster. Who do you escalate issues to if there is no house supervisor or charge nurse? I've never heard of swing beds...I don't understand how they can call a patient just "half...

  5. Bad move to interview in your scrubs?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to newtress's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would feel uncomfortable interviewing in my scrubs. I'm sure some interviewers would be okay with it but some might not be, and why risk it? If you are thinking about this now, you will definitely...

  6. Did you have more stress FREE TIME after you graduated? What did you do?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Health, Stress Management

    First, congrats on graduating! Nursing school is tough and you should be proud of yourself. I caution you though about thinking life after nursing school will be stress free. Being a nurse is also...

  7. preventing/identifying infiltrates

    yuzzamatuzz replied to shelbs3's topic in Pediatric

    Unfortunately IV infiltrates in babies can happen pretty quickly. A small amount of fluid, say 30 cc, is going to make an infant's hand pretty swollen when it would hardly be even noticeable in...

  8. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it bad after reading this entire thread I poured a glass of wine and immediately turned on an episode of Greys? ...guilty

  9. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's pretty amazing that people think tv shows are similar to reality. My friend is in med school and has not started any rotations yet. A few months ago she told me that she heard Scrubs is pretty...

  10. IV removal etiquette?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to pa715's topic in General Nursing

    1) Use gauze. You can't avoid blood coming out of a large vein, it is a vein after all. I usually put the gauze over the site as I am pulling out the IV and apply pressure as soon as it is out to...

  11. Who actually likes nursing??

    yuzzamatuzz replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. When I became I nurse I was expecting the difficult families. What I wasn't expecting was management that wants our inner city hospital to be a hotel yet they don't give us the...

  12. Do you take vitals on babies who are sleeping?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to chariot's topic in Pediatric

    I agree that ideally we wouldn't wake sleeping babies, but I disagree that it is very possible to work around the baby's schedule. I work with mostly patients who are less than 1 year old. I have 5...

  13. East Coast RN's-did you stay or go?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

    I was evacuated from my apartment and still made it to work Monday night. I planned ahead and made sure I had a place to stay in an area that wouldn't be evacuated. I packed two bags: one with...

  14. what area of nursing is 9-5, no w/e and whats the pay like? NY

    yuzzamatuzz replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    The fact of the matter is that you asked a question and people are answering it truthfully, it is just not what you want to hear. I work in NYC at a hospital. The job market in NY is saturated with...

  15. As a nurse, what does it mean to be in medicine?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to BINOC's topic in General Nursing

    I feel saying "I am in medicine" is very misleading and uncomfortable. It is just as easy to say "I am a nurse". I get what you are saying about drips and hemodynamic monitoring, but you could...

  16. Interns takes credit for my idea!! so unfair sometimess

    yuzzamatuzz replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing and medicine should not be credit driven professions, they should be about the patient. It doesn't matter who came up with the ideas. You helped the patient and that is your reward. You have...

  17. Shift-to-shift report in front of patient and family

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Piglet08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We're supposed to do bedside report at my hospital, but it hardly ever is done unless my nurse manager or the DON is around. Most people don't like it. Like you said, there are some things you can't...

  18. To the nurses: Can you be a great nurse if you're very shy?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to chariot's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a pretty shy person. Nursing is actually a good way to overcome your shyness since you will constantly be interacting with people. You'll probably be shy when you first start your job, but then...

  19. Columbia Part-Time and Full-Time Work

    yuzzamatuzz posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Has anyone worked as an RN (particularly nights) while obtaining your masters part-time at Columbia? There are a lot of threads on here about Columbia's ETP program but very few about just their...

  20. "If you don't pass the exam you're fired"

    yuzzamatuzz replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with gonzo1 about skillstat, it's an excellent tool to learn EKGs. Just practice A LOT. The more you do it, the better you will get. And don't get bought up in the little details (that's a...

  21. RN tried to talk me out of Nursing school...

    yuzzamatuzz replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My initial thought was that she is not an RN, RNs rarely work in doctors offices. And I am quite surprised she admitted to telling you she failed the NCLEX 3 times too. My entire nursing class passed...

  22. How messed up is this?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    i see where you're coming from but i respectfully disagree. i personally think my hospital did a really nice job with nurses week. they included cnas, lpns, rns, nps. they did stuff on both night and...

  23. How messed up is this?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think some places are trending towards just doing a national hospital week instead, then everyone gets recognized at once and no one feels left out. I would be a little disappointed with hospital...

  24. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    yuzzamatuzz replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought it was a feeling patients got from the catheter being in there, but not necessarily a sign of a full bladder. When I worked as an NA on an alzheimer's unit we had a patient with a...

  25. Recommended Stethoscope for STUDENT!

    yuzzamatuzz replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a Littmann Master Cardiology. I had the master classic II in school. Both are nice stethoscopes which I would recommend, but I am absolutely in love with my master cardiology. I bought myself...