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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Narc count is driving me nuts!!

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- that would bug me too. :) I don't understand with either blister packs or Pyxis so available why you'd still have to count unit dose boxes. How are the regular meds packed? If those are in...

  2. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WOW- that is great

  3. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And that's a bit of the issue- being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes, even if you don't totally understand. You know they are struggling and at least acknowledge that. True- it's not...

  4. There but for the grace of....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was working neuro during the mid-late 80s, across the connecting hall with the pulmonary floor. We got the AIDS overflow. It was SO sad how nearly all of those guys had nobody. Family denied they...

  5. Kant and his Theory

    xtxrn replied to NURSEBROWNEYES's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it's good that someone sits around and thinks about random stuff and makes abstract ideas appear to be concrete and absolute. Oh well

  6. Enuresis Protocols and Fluid Restriction

    xtxrn replied to ambi1234RN's topic in General Nursing

    True. But it would cover withholding if that's the actual preferred intervention

  7. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ever put an IV in a 2 year

  8. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Company cue cards....no joke. Not that all of the ins company nurses don't have experience, but their scripts require a book format

  9. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My understanding is that when PTSD symptoms come up (the flashbacks, hypervigilence, etc) an OCD behavior of repeatedly checking locks, etc would help to ease the symptoms, but eventually becomes as...

  10. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen.

  11. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A new member wouldn't know that a question would get her blasted. :) People's reactions to situations, as well as degrees of PTSD are very individualized.

  12. Enuresis Protocols and Fluid Restriction

    xtxrn replied to ambi1234RN's topic in General Nursing

    Would need to know age, diagnosis, meds, overall fluid status, IVs, and what the doc ordered. Also, type of facility. I would not withhold fluids without a doc's order. I don't care if they had...

  13. Is this right for me?

    xtxrn replied to jdan88's topic in General Nursing

    The negative stuff is always seen more than the positive with everything :) Ever see a weather report going into details about how the sun was shining, it was 79 degrees with a mild breeze, and...

  14. Just looking for opinions

    xtxrn replied to Sanuk's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be ticked off. I've worked places where the departments had their own colors, or the nurses had to wear a specific print top (and the facility had a group ordering thing to help with bulk...

  15. Kant and his Theory

    xtxrn replied to NURSEBROWNEYES's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm.....philosophy. Ever so slightly less painful to engage in voluntarily than having hemorrhoids cleansed with a Brillo pad. Good luck. :) I'm sure someone on a nursing forum will jump on...

  16. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My understanding is that she didn't go into nursing with the PTSD/OCD....she got it FROM nursing school exposure.... it's a valid issue. What if someone was training to be a flight attendant on...

  17. There but for the grace of....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I made it until this.... You did something that nobody could ever put a price on.

  18. Should this be reported??

    xtxrn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    bingo. this is the crux to the whole thing.

  19. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry. As Esme12 stated, we have seen a lot of bogus posts. It's not about you personally at all, and I do apologize. I do understand how difficult PTSD is, and have seen OCD in patients and...

  20. Male nurse in L&D

    xtxrn replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah- if I were having some sort of GYN surgery, I'd probably prefer a woman. For OB, as long as they could catch the kid if the doc was late, I wouldn't care. I can also see some young girls...

  21. nursing career without touching people

    xtxrn replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe the OP was touched by all of the

  22. There but for the grace of....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    That reminded me of a little lady (demented from here to the moon). She'd come by the nurses station every night before bed and want to talk to her mother (who would have been about 117 if she were...

  23. There but for the grace of....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    NO CXR for a month on a vent? It probably would not have effected the outcome, but they would have KNOWN That is really sad

  24. Percocet PRN

    xtxrn replied to ChristineWV's topic in Patient Medications

    As it's written there, no. Decreasing the dose is beyond the scope of practice for nurses. It's going to get hairy if the doc writes for both: Percocet ii tabs po q6h prn pain OR Percocet i tab...

  25. Question about Sliding Scale insulin

    xtxrn replied to qwertz's topic in Patient Medications

    If these are ac & hs, then yes. With the use of fast acting insulins, it's possible to be more precise. If my ac blood sugar is 80, and I'm anticipating 4 units of carbs (60 grams) I know my...