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pixie99

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  1. What the what??

    pixie99 replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I went to medical assisting school before I was a R.N. The instructor there pronounced dyspnea and tachypnea "dis-peenia and tacky-peenia" I shudder to think of how many MAs went out into the world...

  2. What phrases do you use?

    pixie99 replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Oh- I almost forgot.... The hospitalists we called "square dancers" because they changed partners every time they turned

  3. What phrases do you use?

    pixie99 replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    A&W: Alert and

  4. Best one sentence handoff report

    pixie99 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    :rotfl:I have to stop reading this thread. I am trying to drink coffee and it keeps coming out my nose I am laughing so

  5. Best one sentence handoff report

    pixie99 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    My first day working in LTC, i received report "Betty, nothing new. Sarah, she's ok. The boys is 212, well that one had a high sugar but the other is ok." I was seriously in tears after the 20 patient...

  6. To all nurses: a wish for you.

    pixie99 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Amen,

  7. Freaking Out a Bit....

    pixie99 replied to LTCPCA's topic in General Nursing

    As a PCA/caregiver your job is to assist/remind the pt to take/apply/remove his meds. I assume you are not pouring meds into his mouth, just providing them and allowing him to choose to take or not....

  8. Any tips with smells? Please!!!

    pixie99 replied to AML2007's topic in General Students

    I've been a nurse for 12 years and I have never gotton over 1. Adult stools and 2. phlegm. When I hve to empty a commode I just lean over the toilet (door closed) and loose my lunch/breakfast/coffee...

  9. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    pixie99 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an NP but I used to do phone triage for a pediatric clinic. The standard answer for phone requests for ABX or narcs was that the MD or NP would need to examine the child, we dont just call in...

  10. Anyone else dealing with anxiety/emotional issues?

    pixie99 replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

    Better living through chemistry, I say! I agree that ativan during the working hours is not a good idea, however there might be new meds and alternatives. You might consider choosing a APRN as your...

  11. informed consent

    pixie99 replied to shortd's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The nurse's legal obligation is to make sure the patient SIGNS the consent: that is, match the name on the arm band to the name signed, to verify identity, then the nurse signs as a witness to the...

  12. Need some opinions on my dilemma

    pixie99 replied to PavementRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, you might stay at Gaylord, unhappily, and pass up a dream job because you feel guitly about leaving? Sounds like my second

  13. Families that talk about my coworkers

    pixie99 replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep, patients who complain about the previous nurse will probably complain about you too. It's called 'manipulation." When patients start, I tell them that if I listen, it is merely gossip, but would...

  14. What career did you have before nursing?

    pixie99 replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    I was a model. No kidding. I had exceptional posture and I can still entertain my co workers by balancing a breakfast tray on my head while I walk gracefully down the hall during med

  15. Discouraged...advice, please? :(

    pixie99 replied to NewLPN11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was an R.N. for 10 years and took a job in LTC when I moved to a new city and didn't have the "connections" to the hospitals yet. For 6 months I vomited on my way t work, cried on the way home and...

  16. Do you ever get tired of hearing this phrase?

    pixie99 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I think that "lose my license" might be code for "hit with a huge malpractice suit that will liquidate everything that I have ever worked for, force me to work past retirement, deny my children the...

  17. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    pixie99 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Bedside report makes zero sense. My patients get very grumpy when they have just been wakened by the aid to check vitals, then get wakened again by me at 7 to listen to their own report. We get...

  18. Patient fell, Forgot to reset alarm

    pixie99 replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    If an A&O patient is told to request help getting up and fails to do so, if he falls, it's his own dang fault. The bed alarm merely would have alerted someone to his fall sooner. It would not have...

  19. What are your must-do's?

    pixie99 replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    When I hang a piggy back antibiotic, I stand and stare at it long enough to count 1-2-3 drips in the drip chamber. Always. this is after I got chewed out about leaving a piggyback clamped. The three...

  20. My resident died yesterday. What should I have done differently?

    pixie99 replied to NN2BVE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1. Your English is perfect. 2. You are a good nurse who cares about all of your patients. 3. You had appropriate physician orders to address his pain and you carried them out appropriately after...