eatmysoxRN ASN, RN

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    Soooo, I quit

    eatmysoxRN replied to TX911's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That terrible for you. It sounds like you are an excellent nurse who was put in a terrible situation. In my eyes, every single time you said that you wouldn't do it again, it was kind of like...
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    Narcotics administration

    eatmysoxRN replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    I just doubt that a patient's pain is 9/10 when they are eating chips and chatting on their cell phones. I understand that pain is subjective, but seriously, if your pain is so bad, you'd show it. You...
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    Holder vs. Neck Draping for Littmann Cardio III?

    eatmysoxRN replied to CCMNursingStudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It probably will make it mess up but I keep my cardio III around my neck. I wipe it with alcohol swabs frequently. Never hang it in my car. I own a fabric cover that someone got me and it's cute, but...
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    Narcotics administration

    eatmysoxRN replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    I've witnessed the same thing. There's not much you can do except be sure to watch vitals closely. I ensure them that I will recheck their bp in 30 minutes if it isnt high enough to get med now. Of...
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    Another slightly silly question re: supplies

    eatmysoxRN replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    I'd say go with what makes you happy! I wouldn't suggest decorating my clinical supplies with anything at all though. Keep that stuff simple. Good luck in
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    Feel like a hippocrit when doing health teaching

    eatmysoxRN replied to desire1684's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just reach them. Put the "I know it's difficult, but...." spin on it. Patients are going to listen or not. They may actually be more receptive to someone who doesn't look perfect. I've had very few...
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    The youngest new mother's you've seen

    eatmysoxRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was in sixth grade, one of my classmates delivered her child. My school covered pre-k through 12th grade, so her and her child were attending the same school
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    Floating?

    eatmysoxRN replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

    Within the 4 months I've been at my current facility, I've floated to the surgical floor, med/surg, oncology, respiratory, psych, 2 ICUs, and the ER. I was uneasy at first but found the staff...
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    How much time do you take to push opioids?

    eatmysoxRN replied to KaeliF's topic in Patient Medications

    I never take under atleast 3-5 minutes for pushing both the med and flush. As someone else said, fluids running are great! Put it in the highest port and it can infuse itself (when appropriate). I'm a...
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    eatmysoxRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    And those new grads were complaining about nurses EATING their
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    eatmysoxRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    This is management's replacement for the CPR dummies they said were too expensive. On a positive note, I think she's got those compressions down
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    eatmysoxRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Maybe we should tell her we were joking when we said we hid the coffee in
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    eatmysoxRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I wonder if she knows the five rights are about administering medications and not about right
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    eatmysoxRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I think she may have misinterpreted what we meant by "blood return" in that IV start
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    eatmysoxRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I told her not to use that Sharpie on every patient's medicine
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    I think I made a boo-boo...

    eatmysoxRN replied to MeganNCA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I probably would have never taken off the venturi in the first place. I would have gotten a BSC and done it that way. I'm no expert whatsoever, but I thought venturi masks gave a specific amount of...
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    IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

    eatmysoxRN replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

    If I were a patient there I'd refuse. It usually takes a couple of tries to get one on me anyway. Patients feel enough like pincushions without adding extra IV
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    Pt's/visitors reading Fifty Shades of Grey???

    eatmysoxRN replied to neverbethesame's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'd rather them read it then watch similar things. Oh the things people have on their
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    IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

    eatmysoxRN replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

    I usually hook them as a secondary to a bag of NS. My facility doesn't care though. I run the NS at kvo and set a low limit so all the antibiotic will infuse without infusing much saline. Question to...
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    How do you talk to doctors on the phone?

    eatmysoxRN replied to Lael's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Example: this is made up but similar things happen all the time.. Mrs. HTN had steadily had a bp of ~180/110 all day. I don't like those numbers, especially when an admitting dx was hypotension....
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    Dumb things new nurses do....

    eatmysoxRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It never fails that every single time I do an admission I ask the things they came in for on the history. Ex: pt comes IBM with CP and HTN, I proceed to ask if there is a problem with their current...
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    How much does a bag of fluids cost?

    eatmysoxRN replied to kk2021's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    A lot of places online require a medical license to purchase even iv fluids. Amazon has them though. Not expensive. I think it's under $10. Why they hike prices up so much is
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    The Wisest Thing I've Ever Heard on Allnurses ...

    eatmysoxRN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in General Nursing

    I learned a lot on YouTube. Watching iv starts were
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    First ever nursing assignment

    eatmysoxRN replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try reading about one thing at a time. Look at how long the section is and break it down so it's less overwhelming. If you have two weeks to read 150 pages, read 15 a day. Also, NCLEX review books...
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    Got a new pricey stethescope and it's no good!

    eatmysoxRN replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just wanted to say I adore my Littman Cardiology III. A lot of people like Ultrascopes as well. If you know several people in the medical field you could always ask to test theirs. Alcohol pads keep...