Roy Fokker BSN, RN

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    Whats with the scrubs?

    Roy Fokker replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    moderator note: ladies and gentlemen, discuss the thread topic - not each other please! cheers, roy allnurses.com
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    drawing up small amounts of meds?

    Roy Fokker replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    Try drawing 0.625 mg of Droperidol (Inapsine) from a 5 mg/2 ml vial.... :selfbonk: We bellyached for 2 months and finally pharmacy listened to us and stocked our suremed on the floor with 2mg/2ml...
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    Low census?

    Roy Fokker replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Ever since they closed one of our units at the hospital, we've been stuffed to the gills on a regular basis. On my 33 bed floor, we routinely have 28+. It's
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    Whats with the scrubs?

    Roy Fokker replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    I stop to get a bite to eat before I head into work - and I'm dressed in my scrubs. Some days, after my shift, I'm just too dog-gone tired to go home and cook dinner, so I'll stop by after work and...
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    OMG! My feet are killing me!

    Roy Fokker replied to dansamy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I swear by Z-coils. They come in "covered" soles too
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    When to use hot packs?

    Roy Fokker replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I've used 'em up on my floor - success rate is about 50-50. I think with the heat, it also depends on what kind of pressure you use.I like to use "wet", rather than 'dry' or 'damp' cloths because I...
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    IV Starts

    Roy Fokker replied to ashleyjean3's topic in General Nursing

    Oh as a floor nurse, I totally agree. In fact, more vexing than the fact that the IV is there in the AC is the way some people tape the bloody things! I tell you - doing Sudokku is probably easier...
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    IV Starts

    Roy Fokker replied to ashleyjean3's topic in General Nursing

    When I did my ER rotation, I was taught that most patient get the IV in their AC in the ER because if you suddenly want to dump large amounts of fluids and meds - you do not want to be trying to shove...
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    When to use hot packs?

    Roy Fokker replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    On my surgical floor, most docs won't bat an eye about cold packs ... but some 'of 'em will throw a hissy fit with hot packs applied without their permission (especially the gen surg/abd surg people)....
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    SVT on "Greys Anatomy"

    Roy Fokker replied to bluetack's topic in General Nursing

    You massage the carotids to help stimulate the "Carotid baroreceptors" to induce a "baroreflex" ... ... which is carried along by the Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN-IX) to the NTS... ... which inhibits...
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    Starting nights, what to eat?

    Roy Fokker replied to mrod's topic in General Nursing

    My typical week sees 3 12 hour shifts and one 8-or-12 hour shift extra. For my 12s: I want to make report by 1830, so I wake up by 1730 and have a medium breakfast (not light). Stop over at Subway (or...
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    Help Me! I'm trying to quit smoking!!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard this too.kstec: I started smoking when I was 14 years old. At one point, I hit a 3 pack/day habit. Last year, I woke up one day and just told myself "I refuse to have anything have so much...
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    Really scared after reading "No I wouldn't reccomend nursing"!

    Roy Fokker replied to azmistie's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend nursing - despite the attendant problems of our profession. Why? Because bed side nursing isn't the be all and end all of nursing. Neither is med-surg. And name one profession that...
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    How much money do some nurese make?

    Roy Fokker replied to Aeronurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm making next to nothing..... with a mountain of debt to clear post college. *sigh* Sometimes I console myself with the fact that at least I don't have any
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    Reader's Digest article on nursing

    Roy Fokker replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Now why does that sound
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    Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    Roy Fokker replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    My humble opinion: There is little dignity in death. But there can be dignity in how one gets to face ones own mortality. Life is like a meandering river, and it must ultimately reach it's...
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    NOCS: How to darken a room?

    Roy Fokker replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Dark curtains, mask and ear plugs (ear plugs are a necessity. I live next to acres of grass that demand to be mowed every other day it seems! ) A friend of mine had:"If you choose to disturb me...
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    Nurses not doing assessments

    Roy Fokker replied to gucci rush's topic in General Nursing

    I always do heart/lung/bowel assessments - irregardless of patient's chief complaint. It takes me an extra 30 seconds or a minute = total of extra 6-10 minutes for all my patients. I consider it time...
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    Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    Roy Fokker replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    None of our Docs here (even some of our 'obnoxious' ones) are ever "improperly dressed". At the very least is at least business casual - Dockers, full sleeve shirt and mostly a tie. Our older surgeons...
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    Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    Roy Fokker replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    moderator note: for the life of me, i cannot understand what the op posted has anything to do with affirmative action, quotas, reparations or anything else that has been discussed in this thread....
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    What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    Roy Fokker replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    I've even begun diluting my 30 mg of Toradol in 6 cc or more of saline before giving it IVP. Nothing to do with NSG school or preceptor - everything to do with my own observation of pt. reactions...
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    Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    Roy Fokker replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    VO/TO? No Doc on the floor gives us VOs - except for the ones who've been here 30+ years and are used to doing so (and management doesn't pressure them to mend ways). I have a habit of writing VOs...
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    Specialties for Men

    Roy Fokker replied to PhilGN's topic in Men in Nursing

    What the deuce is an "IR"
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    after last night I don't want to be a nurse anymore

    Roy Fokker replied to stayingoutoftrouble's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm back to work to noc I've just finished working 3 12s back-to-back.... 7 patients each noc (averaging 2 confused, 2 post ops and 2 fresh admits and one "continuing"). Each of those nocs have lasted...
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    woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    Roy Fokker replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    That article, in one word: