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  1. Common infectious disease in the ER

    not now replied to Neversad's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually quite common among the non-vaxing crowd. My boyfriend comes home with strep throat at least twice a year. Right when he's looking in the kids throat they cough. I never get it from him...

  2. Blood pressure meds..without parameters???

    not now replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    What is your hospital policy on med administration? I was told by one nurse that I could not hold a med at any time unless I had an order (I had held a BP with no parameters on a patient with a...

  3. LTC question

    not now replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    We had a little form we filled out where we listed each med and how many are remaining in the bubble pack before family took them home, this included narcs. The family signed the form when the took...

  4. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    not now replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    The man is a physician assistant in the ED at my hospital and I'm perfectly happy with him. We were set up on a blind date back when I was an LVN at a LTC facility by a nurse friend of mine who worked...

  5. DKAs on the floor?

    not now replied to JazzyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We'd take insulin drips on my (old) floor along with our other 4-5 patients. I've had a patient on both an insulin and bumex drip along with 4 other patients. I've had five patients, two on insulin...

  6. Drinks in the nurses station...

    not now replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    No drinks at the nurses station is hospital policy where I work. They don't care what JACHO or OSHA think, administration says it's a no. We also can't apply chap stick, eat or apply make-up (who does...

  7. Do Nurses have to work in rotating shifts in almost all the jobs?

    not now replied to shakshi's topic in General Nursing

    I've never done a rotating shift. Gah, that would be horrible. I did two and a half years in LTC and only worked 3-11, never rotated. I did six months night shift in med/surg and transferred to days...

  8. Poll: What size angiocath do you usually use to start an IV?

    not now replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    20 or 22. The 20's are longer than the 22's so if they have good veins that curve too much for a 20 I'll throw in a 22. I'm pretty new with IV's (I didn't put in IV's as an LVN) so I rarely try for...

  9. What injuries or illnesses of yours has been the result of being a nurse?

    not now replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    None, not even the

  10. Need Help with Blood Administration

    not now replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital doesn't really want us using Y-tubing anymore, the only reason we can use it is to get rid of the rest of the stock. I think because if you give multiple units you have to toss the entire...

  11. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    not now replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    The NM on the floor I'm leaving wants us to write our numbers so our patients can "feel safe" because we're only a phone call away. She constantly talks about how it has reduced the number of call...

  12. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    not now replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Date, RN: my name/extension, CNA: their name/extension and the room number all in big print with black ink. I write so big it takes up most of the board but some people need it that big so they can...

  13. Appearance at work

    not now replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    Mineral make-up, hair in a ponytail. When my hair is really short I pull it half back with a clip, something about my hair in my face at work drives me

  14. Do people audit your nursing notes at your workplace?

    not now replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    We are assigned to audit one staff members charting. I think we have to do four charts every month on the same person (month after month) and go over any mistakes with them. It's "not mandatory but...

  15. Nsg care of hypotensive pt

    not now replied to OncNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a patient with a BP of 70/40 manual. Couldn't take it on the other arm, he had a fresh faciotomy (sp?) from about mid forearm up most of his upper arm. I took his BP at 2100 for...

  16. Mandatory CNA!!!!

    not now replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna guess that it saves time. If the entire class already knows how to make an occupied bed, use bedpan, help feed a patient, ect then less time is needed review these skills. Instead of two...

  17. Co-sign Insulin?

    not now replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I miss LTC and not needing another nurse to co-sign my insulin. With 53 beds on my side there was no way I could do a med pass and find someone to witness. Where I am now we co-sign both SQ insulin...

  18. What Was the DUMBEST Request Made By A Patient?

    not now replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    A request for a new bed because the one she was on was "lumpy" it's the same one we have in all the rooms. If you push on it you can tell there's and egg crate type thing on it but it's sealed inside...

  19. What Patients do to make you mad!

    not now replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on how fine the lines are and how many colors were involved most will look like big blobs. I"ll have a bunch of blue and green blobs (flowers) down my back and a ring of black dots around my...

  20. What Patients do to make you mad!

    not now replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    When someone who has no problem getting up and walking around calls my phone asking if I can come to their room to shut their

  21. Nurses have the right to give and recieve information as a professional right?

    not now replied to bluekermode's topic in General Nursing

    How does ISS know who's using the internet? We don't sign on to anything unless it's charting or intranet e-mail and I chart from multiple computers throughout the shift. I can use one computer to...

  22. My performance sucks.

    not now replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of it is "How much can I do in one trip to the room?" I work nights on med/surg and although I don't get to chat much with my patients it's my personal mission to get out of there on time every...

  23. Meds you hate to give....

    not now replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you roll the ativan vial between your palms it will warm up fine. Or if it's still viscous you can draw it up with an 18 gauge needle pretty easily. When I worked LTC the pharmacy would send six...

  24. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    not now replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Hands down it's geriatrics. I think they deserve so much respect that they don't get in this society. I'm so much more comfortable with them than with anyone else. In school I was always teased that...

  25. Will per diem count?

    not now posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from RN school in May and started on a ortho/neuro/med/surg overflow floor. I love what I'm learning, I loved my orientation and I love my co-workers. Recently the floor started taking on...