snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. The "bully" nurse

    snowfreeze replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sometimes what appears as a bully nurse is only an insecure person trying to climb out of their own hole of

  2. Aged Care specialist in training

    snowfreeze replied to jilliejill's topic in General Nursing

    Well both work, depends on the family... Talk to them and find what they feel they need to do. Some families do baths and change patients briefs, some come in and feed them their meals. Others take...

  3. deceased patients

    snowfreeze replied to cariad's topic in General Nursing

    Believe it or not, the arguement, lividity and of course rigidity has held up in court for not starting CPR. No we do not really have the time to consider the outcome prior to starting CPR. Yes all...

  4. Supposedly SEX at work is okay where I work.

    snowfreeze replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has their own moral standards, but each facility also has its policy book. You sign for that when you take the position and I am sure having sex while on break isn't one of the things...

  5. please help! calculation question

    snowfreeze replied to sashann's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like an IV push, you can push 120mg over 3 mins and not exceed 40mg/min. This is the fastest you can give this IV. No matter what you dilute 120mg in, 3 mins is the fastest you can administer...

  6. deceased patients

    snowfreeze replied to cariad's topic in General Nursing

    You can document lividity and not start CPR or have the doctor make the call like you did. Usually CPR is started but I think you made an educated decision. When you make such decisions you do need...

  7. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    snowfreeze replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Caring and being a patient advocate can be simular. I care enough to figure out what is truly in each of my patients best interest. We all walk down a different path in life; Jean Watson walked down...

  8. Cocaine Binge

    snowfreeze replied to NewERLPN's topic in Emergency

    Self neglect is not illegal, just frowned

  9. If you could no longer be a nurse?...

    snowfreeze replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    Well, two facilities I worked at closed and I am still a nurse. So been there, just found another place. If I was injured and could no longer be a bedside nurse I would probably teach or do...

  10. Drug Users in the hospital

    snowfreeze replied to Ready's topic in General Nursing

    If we had enough time to actually chat with our patients and their families we might figure out what is really going on with those addictive personalities and the attention seekers. Maybe managed...

  11. How to deal with unexpected deaths of nurses and other health care professionals

    snowfreeze replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my mother when I was a new mother. My children never knew my mom. She died of cancer when she was 42. Sharing with others does help in the healing but the pain...

  12. Does Age Matter in the Admit Process?

    snowfreeze replied to Dawdett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Welcome, age should not matter. What is going to matter is how you present yourself in job interviews and how you do your job during the orientation time which is usually 30 to 90 days. Read what...

  13. Wound classification

    snowfreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

    How does everyone classify wounds besides on admit or nosocomial? Many wounds are clinically related to the patients condition. How are we classifying these open areas? Pressure ulcers, vascular...

  14. I'm so upset! (warning-long)

    snowfreeze replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    this first call for help needs to be relayed to the public. We as nurse are overwhelmed. Yes the public is overwhelmed but maybe they need to share the

  15. Patients who steal from the ER

    snowfreeze replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    Entitlement syndrome, we are entitleted to everything because we are. No respect for others, just grandiose respect for

  16. Weeding out of nursing students

    snowfreeze replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Natural weeding process, if you make it through school on some one elses tail you will get weeded at work during the orientation

  17. Resident to nurse ratio

    snowfreeze replied to LPN01112005's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Call the state and ask for surveyor. They will come to see that situation. No they will not say who called, but of course you will be the seen culprit. Document any nasty verbal and any changes in...

  18. Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

    snowfreeze replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

    For real, I got talked into it. I never wanted to be a nurse. I was a farrier, did corrective horseshoeing and loved it, trained horses etc. I started dispatching for a local ambulance service as a...

  19. Five week ER orientation

    snowfreeze replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    You will not be comfortable for about 2 years, if you have a mentor to work with and good teamwork you should be fine. If the unit is chronically understaffed, no on call staff to rely on, poor...

  20. angiocath versus butterfly

    snowfreeze replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, older paramedic (16 years) newer nurse (12 years). I really have no preferences, I just use what is available. Maybe having to use many different types of IV catheters along the line has made me...

  21. Percussing?

    snowfreeze replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    A good assessment can help you to decide where further diagnosis will be helpful. What are you accomplishing with this assessment, basic admission, change in respiratory status, ongoing observation...

  22. returning to work............

    snowfreeze replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Get back in there, allow time for re-orientation and then decide. I feel a bit out of sync after a week off so you are not feeling anything out of the ordinary. Your fellow nurses will help you with...

  23. Got a sunburn....

    snowfreeze replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Are you on any medications, there are a whole slew of them out there that produce photosensitivity. Noxema rules in this case. Hope you are feeling better

  24. med admin mistake...confused...

    snowfreeze replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Scary, frightening, incompetent. As a supervisor in a facility I see this stuff occasionally. It is rare but still

  25. Is being a nurse ever boring?

    snowfreeze replied to brazuca's topic in General Nursing

    If you allow nursing to be boring I suppose it could, but that has never been an issue with me. I like variety so now that I am not in critical care I float, supervise and teach. I am planning to...