Ms.RN

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  1. would you finish work from previoius shift?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello What would you do if a co-worker from the previous shift didnt finish their work and give it to the next shift nurse, like admissions, treatments etc... Would you do it, or would you say...

  2. how do you handle this?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Emergency

    I know this is a basic question, but what do you do if patient's bladder is very distended and full, but cant insert foley in male

  3. how do you handle this?

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Emergency

    Patient have a prostate problem, and he has a foley catheter. His foley is not draining any urine and bladder is distended, and patient is complaining he have to urinate. I tried to flush his foley...

  4. GH replacement

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm just curious, why do 70 year old man needs growth hormone replacement? i can understand if its adh hormone replacement, but its growth hormone. i just didn't understand so i thought i ask you...

  5. I need advice from LTC nurses

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hello i was wondering if its possible to talk to someone in private about the issue i'm having at work. :holly2: happy holiday !!!!!!! :holly1:...

  6. Liability issue

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hello what happens if patient is full code, but refuses to go to the hospital? is this putting the facility and nursing licenses on libility? if a nurse calls a doctor, let him know of situation...

  7. I made it!!

    Ms.RN replied to kiki2's topic in General Nursing

    ouch..ouch..ouch..ouch..ouch..ouch.. hehe :rotfl: i finished my med-surg class, thanks to all the help i got from you guys. one more semester to

  8. I made it!!

    Ms.RN replied to kiki2's topic in General Nursing

    oops, how did I post

  9. Ever Been Fired?

    Ms.RN replied to lpnurse2004's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hey lpn, i'm in michigan too. can you kinda give me name of the city where that facility is located, so i dont go near that facility? :trout:

  10. food in trach secretion

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Students

    what do you do if you are suctinging trach and there are food particles in

  11. food in trach secretion

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Students

    Yes, it helped alot. But do you also inflate the cuff to prevent more aspiration? or just make patient

  12. help! My g/f stuck herself...

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

    I dont understand this. Doesnt this nurse have a right to find out if she is at risk for transmitting disease? Does she really need conset from her family? I dont think this hospital needs family...

  13. would you finish work from previoius shift?

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just have problem with this lady who works before me. I can understand if she cant finish her work once in a while and ask the next shift to do it, but every single day this lady dumps her work to...

  14. pain med for 16 year old

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello How do doctors decide on dosage of pain medicine for 16 year olds? Are they considered grown up and given adult dosage? or are they still considered pediatrics and given basded on weight? Is...

  15. Looking for nursing procedure websites

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI everyone I got web address of COCT.EDU where i can watch nursing videos from this webiste(allnurses.com) . I went back to that website to watch a video, but the message says "These videos have...

  16. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    Ms.RN replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know about switching from BSN to ADN program. Think about this.. Accelerated BSN program is one year vs. ADN program is two years. And most nursing schools wont allow students to transfer...

  17. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

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

    lori, could you do me a favor and ask these questions to your don? does she think all the patients are drug addicts becuase they are taking narcotic for severe pain? did she ever take narcotic...

  18. Missing Duragesic Patch, where is it??

    Ms.RN replied to Party-of-Five-NY's topic in General Nursing

    once i was walking down the hallway and i found a duragesic patch stuck on the floor!! i think duragesic patch is easy to come off especially while patient is taking a shower. what we do to...

  19. Lantus part II, oh how I want to scream!

    Ms.RN replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    isnt part of nursing job educating other people? if patient doesnt know about insulins, would you go talk to the supervisor? maybe part of her problem is lack of knowlege. frankly i learned that i...

  20. Ever Get Insomnia B-4 Work?

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

    a lot of my patients are taking trazadone(desyrel) to help them sleep. since this medication is not habit forming, i wonder if this is something you can try?

  21. Old, made mistakes, looking for a miracle

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

    how about rn refresher class? i think this class is a med/surg review and it will bring your skills and knowleges up to date. in my nurisng school, theres 50% failure rate. thats how hard nurising...

  22. need help with ABG intrepretation

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm having problem with interepretating my patient's abg result can someone help me with it? 1) normal ph, normal hco3, low co2 (30) --- is that respiratory alkalosis? 2) high ph (7.50), high co2...

  23. Yay or Nay..SNF RN Reality, Need More Info

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

    snf have both long term and subacute unit. subacute unit is like a rehab where patients stay for physical therapy and patients stay about 2 weeks. in long term care, patients stay long time. snf...

  24. I HATE NURSING!! Now what do I do?

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

    what do you hate about your job? is it a staffing issues? do you like taking care of patients? if its staffing then you can change to different unit or hospital. there are so many different...

  25. Question.....

    Ms.RN replied to AWnursing08's topic in Michigan Nursing

    hi.. this happend to me a year ago. i applied to second year adn program as an advanced standing student. i received a letter saying i was conditionally accepted into the program, they made to me to...