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    Concurrent IVS

    Twinmom06 replied to Kaltia's topic in Patient Medications

    we frequently run Protonix and NSS together - separate pumps with the Protonix Y sited into the lowest port (nearest to the IV hub). We use B Braun pumps and have to run separate pumps and separate...
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    The beauty of nursing : midweek camping, hiking, boating, skiing, no crowds!

    Twinmom06 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm crossing my fingers for a 3 12's job to open up some time soon! HATE working 5 8's on
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    What is the better antiemetic zofran or phenergan?

    Twinmom06 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    I work on a chemo floor and rarely see phenergan ordered - when the Zofran doesn't work most of our docs write for Compazine which seems to provide much
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    affordable scrubs

    Twinmom06 replied to shay39's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    ScrubsRX.com has wink for $19 per pair and free shipping with any order. They also often have BOGO sales on other
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    Twinmom06 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    our hospital hasn't hired smokers since 2012 - nothing
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    Stuff my patients say...

    Twinmom06 replied to sdegracia's topic in Nursing Humor

    we admitted a guy out of the ED to our floor at 0630 this AM after he called EMS to claim a "diabetic emergency". When EMS got to his house he told them that he needed to be taken to the ER for his...
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    Scrubs for a very curvy girl--I NEED help!

    Twinmom06 replied to dannibee13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wink Wonderflex is really
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    NOC with kids home for summer break?

    Twinmom06 replied to 4boysmama's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you learn to split your sleep. I sleep from 8-12 and then we do something in the afternoon till about 5-6 when hubs comes home and I go back to bed OR you learn to stay awake till about 2 in the...
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    Indwelling Catheters

    Twinmom06 replied to msygrnbw's topic in General Nursing

    I work med/surg/onc and the only people that get catheters longer than 1 day are the TURP's or
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    Twinmom06 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    and the benefits of sanity and sleep FAR outweigh ANY breastfeeding benefits if you're driving yourself insane, don't sleep for 48 hours and have a kid attached to your breast 20 out of 24 hours a...
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    Do power cords for IV pumps bother you?

    Twinmom06 replied to jcalvin's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! I teach my walkie talkie patients how to plug the cord back in. Most of our pumps have at least 8 hours of battery life in them anyway so when I make hourly rounds I can plug them back...
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    Fired 6 weeks into orientation

    Twinmom06 replied to CuddleFox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    repeat to yourself (if they ask) "it wasn't a good fit". This is sort of a catch all and considering you were only there for 6 weeks is completely
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    What's your spiel?

    Twinmom06 replied to lucymalfoy's topic in General Nursing

    since I work 11p-7a I'm usually waking my pts up to assess them. I introduce myself, ask about pain and review the pain med schedule and remind them to call me for whatever they need. Some of the...
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    What Scrub brands run the largest?

    Twinmom06 replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    WonderWink Wonderflex goes up to 5x and they are stretchy and SO
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    is LITTMANN still the best brand when it comes to stethoscopes??

    Twinmom06 replied to monkago2009's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had a Littmann 3100 electronic scope purchased as a gift for me from my late grandmother - I'm hard of hearing and I second the bug farting - except at 30 paces. Really good especially if you work...
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    Who/what keeps track of your hours?

    Twinmom06 replied to SteelGrey's topic in General Nursing

    right now we use a sign in sheet, but we are going to Kronos in September. I can't wait. I'm tired of dayshift wandering in between 0705 and 0715 and then I have to wait for THEM to be ready to get...
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    New job on 3rd shift. Struggling. Need tips

    Twinmom06 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    are you doing 12's or 8's...I do 8's and on the nights I work I come home by 8 and generally go to bed by 9 and sleep till 2:45. Get up, get the kids off the bus and do homework, dinner, baseball etc...
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    No More ED Report?

    Twinmom06 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Each of our units has a pager that stays with the UDC (or at the desk if there is no UDC) - we get name, age, MRN, Doctor and diagnosis on the page (and room number they're assigned to). The charge...
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    am i reasonably resigning?

    Twinmom06 replied to wakeuptothesun86's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    you can put your loans on temporary forbearance - while the interest may rack up for a while, interest is nothing compared to peace of mind and
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    Charge nurse pay

    Twinmom06 replied to Blandini7's topic in General Nursing

    This^^
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    Forgetting to waste meds

    Twinmom06 replied to NewGirl24's topic in Patient Medications

    Same here - on nights we're pretty good about wasting immediately - I don't leave the med room until I do, even if it means hunting someone
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    Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Twinmom06 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought the pants in every color!! Love them
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Twinmom06 replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    PAC's and PICC's are not the same as a central line though correct (like an IJ)? We even have specially shaped ones for blood cultures. I have to preface that I work on an Oncology floor so many of...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Twinmom06 replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is there a reason you don't screw a Vacutainer on to the end of the ports? I just took a class to learn to draw from port a caths and PICC lines and they had us use a Vacutainer - no syringe
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    Bedpan dilemma

    Twinmom06 replied to Pennyrieder's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think the receptacle the patient was on to have said BM is part of the issue. Its laziness on the part of the CNA. Also too, it never ceases to amaze me that the patients have their call...