Five&Two Will Do

Five&Two Will Do

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  1. Patient Surveys..vent.

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    The Pt I had last night told his wife and daughter that I was mean and very controlling and he did not want me back today. Let me mention that he is in respiratory failure, demented, had already...

  2. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Five&Two Will Do replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked as a mental health tech when I was a CNA. The unit was not as bad as what you describe, but we always had more staff than that. It sounds very unsafe and I would go ahead and look for...

  3. Why are nurses so angry?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to cmo421's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not angry I love my job and most of my coworkers. I try to stay out of the drama at work. I do not really care what people do so long as they are safely and effectively caring for their...

  4. potassium replacement protocol

    Five&Two Will Do replied to LilMissAlwaysCurious's topic in General Nursing

    The 40 Meq PO doses here say specifically to dilute before admin. It is alcohol based so it will burn otherwise. Also I think it would take quite a lot of PO K+ to cause any cardiac issues unless...

  5. (kind of) new grad with a dilemma

    Five&Two Will Do replied to muddmz11's topic in Nursing Career

    That sounds like a complete nightmare. I will say that I am so grateful that I initially worked on a tele floor where we routinely had 6-8 pts during the day and up to 10-12 on evening or night...

  6. What to do with nosey nurses ?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to RNHURT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! Sounds like you have left a great impresson with this nurse. Sometimes when people are kinda overboard, it does not hurt to tell them to calm down a bit. You can do this withoiut being mean,...

  7. i wish..

    Five&Two Will Do replied to nursekara513's topic in General Nursing

    It is an exciting and stressful time during the code. Many nurses like myself enjoy the chance to help someone at such a volatile time, and others do not. It always makes me sad if the patient does...

  8. Self extubation

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Jdalt10's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thats funny!! Perhaps the suction or some part of the circuit was near enough to their hand? We use fent and versed pretty often, but I am a big fan of those little bottles of milk. All I can say to...

  9. New RN 3 Mistakes in first month on Job :(

    Five&Two Will Do replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would like to say Happy New Year to all! I think that it is easy to be hard on yourself for mistakes. Some mistakes warrant a change in the way I practice however. Forgetting part of your...

  10. ? on drawing PT/INR

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Thanksgiving! I imagine you are checking the INR due to coumadin therapy? You can check this anytime. Are you doing

  11. No burn out....enough is enough!

    Five&Two Will Do replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you completely. I am also a second career nurse. They call me often when I have just gotten up after working 4 shifts in a row and all and ask me to work yet another. I cannot stand...

  12. Transferring units: When and why did you do it?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as an RN was on a telemetry unit. Our floor also housed the inpatient oncology. I stayed there for 1.5 years. I liked it, but I wanted to work in the ICU. I think that ICU offers the...

  13. What's the issue with med surg?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    I am so grateful that I worked on a regular floor before coming to the ICU. As has already been stated, time management is the number one skill I took from it. There is no way to care for 6 -8 or...

  14. Question about Sliding Scale insulin

    Five&Two Will Do replied to qwertz's topic in Patient Medications

    I am not exactly sure what the 100/20 means. We use a couple different SS here. If the patients CBG is 145 and his SS doesn't start until 150 or 200, then I do not give any

  15. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Five&Two Will Do replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds really funny to hear somebody say I want a cooking show except I cannot cook! Cooking is my second love for

  16. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Five&Two Will Do replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    That has got to be one of my favorite shows and I agree he has got it

  17. New grad taking ACLS course??

    Five&Two Will Do replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I recommend taking the course. It is not that hard, but you certainly will have to study the algorithms and arrhythmias. It is fun and I think you will enjoy it if you like intense situations. I do...

  18. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Five&Two Will Do replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    I would own a bed and

  19. what percentage of your job involves poop?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    I am not shocked that a person not yet in nursing would have the hugh fear of POOP!!! When I worked as a CNA, which I highly recommend to anyonw interested in nursing, I did 2.5 years in LTC. There...

  20. How Often?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to virgo,student nurse's topic in General Nursing

    While I am at work, I stay logged in so that I can shoot the breeze with all you fun night

  21. Does this really make me look weak?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oncology is a very wonderful and terrible specialty all at the same time. We would have patients that come in and receive 30 fx of radiation and a couple cycles of chemo. Then they return everytime...

  22. Any advice on representing myself?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Brooke96's topic in Nurses Recovery

    First let me say that I am so sorry for your loss. As if you have not had enough to deal with, your integrity is now inquestion. I think your idea of writing to that board of nursing would be a good...

  23. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

    Five&Two Will Do replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good luck and I highly recommend you find a

  24. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Five&Two Will Do replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a psych nurse that regularly stated that such and such patient had both audio and visual hallucinizations? He would also say that "he gave 650mg of astaminophen"(phonetic) drove me...

  25. Happy 4th of July!

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I am quite jealous of you my dear as I am not sitting on any deck with a puppy or mojito! rather with a cup of coffee and a hypotensive patient! Happy Fourth to you