xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ya hate it when someone on a non-OB-GYN floor is found "crowning"? Had a 80+ y/o who had it slide out EVERY time she peed .... we had lube and gloves ready to slide that sucker back up there to...

  2. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    Well... if it blows on the second inflation it will be sitting in bed in a puddle with the patient :) If the balloon is that flimsy, who wants it?? Some have to last a

  3. Hygiene disaster areas

    xtxrn replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Had a 40-something (old enough to know better, young enough to get a grip) guy admitted for something...don't remember. What a gem. He was with us for a couple of weeks. And refused to bathe or have...

  4. Fecal Transplants- What do you think about this?

    xtxrn replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::yeah::yeah:

  5. Job Hopping.........a bad thing??

    xtxrn replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    I got increases based on total years experience...not each job. This was back in the mid 80s in Texas- when there was a shortage- and it was common to jump around some.... I got various experience...

  6. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    It's about finding balloons that are already defective.... and they exist :) Not often- but it's always on the grouchiest old bat on the floor, with her nurse daughter and lawyer son in

  7. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    In school, do what you're told :) In the real world, check the balloon...if you get Grouchy Demento cathed, blow up the balloon, only to have the whole mess come sliding out, big

  8. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

  9. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    xtxrn replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    That's probably true.... I avoid the ED for anything r/t pain at all costs. Even without a history of pain complaints, there is a large ED here that is (or at least was when I still got stuck going...

  10. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    xtxrn replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf

  11. Job Hopping.........a bad thing??

    xtxrn replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    OK....can't keep up.... probably not great...but do what you have to do

  12. Fecal Transplants- What do you think about this?

    xtxrn replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah....kinda messes with the memory

  13. How do you get a nasal cannula to stay on 8 mo old baby

    xtxrn replied to mommyneedshelp's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. You really were left in the dark with this. The description sounds right- but you really need to have some education from someone like pediatric home health nurses that can come to your home...

  14. How do you get a nasal cannula to stay on 8 mo old baby

    xtxrn replied to mommyneedshelp's topic in General Nursing

    We can't give medical advice Is there a home health agency connected to your physician's practice/group??? Might be good to have them on speed dial for situations w/a baby :) When I worked...

  15. Can you throw out some career options for the fields i am interested in?

    xtxrn replied to confused256's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Find a career counselor at the school you go to and get some input based on surveys and other tools that use information pertaining to you.... we're a bunch of strangers who wouldn't know you if you...

  16. Fecal Transplants- What do you think about this?

    xtxrn replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/gsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-9350112648257122%3A0185952529&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=fecal+transplants&sa=Search&siteurl=allnurses.com%2Fgeneral-nursing-discussi...

  17. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    xtxrn replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    really??? have you ever needed something for pain? how long do you think it takes to get acknowledged, registered, seen, meds ordered, arrive from pharmacy/pyxis, and then administered in the ed?...

  18. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    If you get into the lady parts, leave the catheter there- it can help avoid ending up there again:) (sorry previous poster on page one- didn't see you already mentioned this

  19. Catheterization Expiriences

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    Some moron ED nurse inflating the balloon on my sphincter, and walking out even though I was wincing and saying "ouch" (SAYING- not yelling, or acting stupid). I had to get it positioned myself- she...

  20. Dilemma about reporting some no-no's

    xtxrn replied to DogWmn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Designed to protect the HCP.... Handwashing is infection control for the

  21. Too attached

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

    It's so easy to get attached to the vulnerable ones who "need" someone......mostly they need someone who is objective, and can see the whole picture. When you insert yourself into the family system,...

  22. Definitive Care Unit

    xtxrn replied to heywazzupdude's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses check the patients every FOUR hours????? Why bother, if they're hooked up to tele? Just use a ping pong paddle to whack their meds to them.... Geez- basic med surg gets the nurse in...

  23. Hey! New here and a couple of questions.

    xtxrn replied to KelsieG's topic in General Nursing

    Make lists of what you THINK each area will be like- and maybe get some feedback on that :) It's seldom nice and neat, and everything turning out great....and kids are HARD when things go...

  24. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    xtxrn replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people looked at Darvocet as a throw away drug...but it was helpful for moderate pain. The big problem I saw in drug rehab was the narrow margin between the therapeutic dose and toxic dose of...

  25. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    xtxrn replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    I had a neck injury of some sort.... had gotten a rx. for hydrocodone and cyclobenzeprine.... VERY limited quantities (I worked alcohol and drug rehab, and some of the docs in the small town just...