eatmysoxRN ASN, RN

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    Would like your input as a RN if your hospital has room service

    eatmysoxRN replied to RNsheal's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ours works by dietary calling everyone starting an hour before delivery. They can choose something within their diet to eat and trays are delivered like they want. If they don't answer or don't call...
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    Brand New AFib Question

    eatmysoxRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    I'd think it would depend on home meds. If she wasn't on coumadin or something similar than she needed to see the doc soon - probably the same day. New onset afib needs to be treated to prevent the...
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    Terrible Medication Error

    eatmysoxRN replied to rekea526's topic in Patient Medications

    Everyone makes mistakes. It sounds like you've learned from yours. So move on. Always double or triple check drip
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    MED Error Examples (Specific to Group Homes)

    eatmysoxRN replied to joliefleur102's topic in Patient Medications

    I think some of the errors that occur most include insulin and pills that are supposed to be split but aren't. Giving someone a double dose of Coreg can drop their hr fast. It would probably not be...
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    How to deal with bad odors

    eatmysoxRN replied to RedHeaded2bNurse16's topic in General Students

    I use the alcohol pads in my pocket. Wipe each nostril and the smell of alcohol is so overwhelming it tends to drown out the other odors (atleast briefly). The other options here sound better if...
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    Skin grafting - does your facility treat it as a sterile procedure?

    eatmysoxRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Operating Room

    I would think it would be because skin isn't sterile. Like many procedures, you clean the best you can and use aseptic technique, but when dealing with something that isn't sterile to start with using...
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    Help with d/c callbacks!

    eatmysoxRN replied to AggieQT's topic in Emergency

    I think the ER at my facility has nurses attempt to call back their own patients when feasible. If busy, they get a tech to do it or the secretary. The unit manager also does them as well. They try to...
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    Cosigning Conundrum

    eatmysoxRN replied to KelKelRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    While cosigning for high risk medications is a fantastic and safer idea, it is immensely difficult when you have 2 nurses for 16 patients on a busy floor and about half need insulin. If nursing...
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    Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    eatmysoxRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The doctors that I deal with are overall very nice. They value and depend on nurses and we are given a lot of autonomy. I've only had one physician be incredibly rude to me one time. I was pulled to a...
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    Still Uncomfortable

    eatmysoxRN replied to Clear Morning's topic in Critical Care

    Have you been jumping in on everything you can? Your ICU would be abnormal in my opinion if you have only been in 2 codes in a year and a half. Ask questions still. If you have time ask other nurses...
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    Culturally insensitive patients

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

    My accent is quite Northern and my southern patients spot it within minutes. I've lived in the South most of my life and I don't really notice an accent either way usually. It doesn't bother me to...
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    IV site rotation

    eatmysoxRN replied to BriGuyRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    My facility's policy is every 96 hours. They usually don't last that long (pulled out or simply because we have a ton of obs patients who are only there a short period of time). For the ones who make...
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    Do you know where you are?

    eatmysoxRN replied to wannabecnl's topic in Nursing Humor

    If my phone weren't in my pocket I would never put the correct date on the board in patient rooms.
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    Death Cafes should nurses be a part of them?

    eatmysoxRN replied to PrayeRNurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't much care for that term either... I wouldn't want to participate in a death
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    Home med lists make me crazy.

    eatmysoxRN replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Home med lists are terrible. Especially when a patient comes up with no orders at all and they expect a dose of every night time med. We are permitted to write one time doses of some meds within...
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    The Unsteady Surgeon

    eatmysoxRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha. When I read this I thought about the CV surgeon who has literally unsteady hands. He has tremors but is a fantastic surgeon. I'd still be leary to let him operate on me. My luck would probably...
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    Do you know where you are?

    eatmysoxRN replied to wannabecnl's topic in Nursing Humor

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    How to answer drug abuse hx question

    eatmysoxRN replied to spizwink's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'd say no as well. That's a tough question to answer though. Discrimination seems immediate with a
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    New RN, 6 days orientation, night shift. Seeking advice!!

    eatmysoxRN replied to Bunny99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never worked LTC and don't have any desire to. 6 days sounds generous for LTC based on what I've read here. 40 is a lot. I'd say do the best you can. Ask aides for help on what each resident...
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    Can I travel with just over 1 yr experience?

    eatmysoxRN replied to photocodo's topic in Travel

    It's probably best to wait. As others have mentioned, I've been told orientation is only a few minutes sometimes. You need to be able to function independently. The need for you to have steady income...
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    Should hospital provide and launder scrubs?

    eatmysoxRN replied to Kitty Carlisle's topic in Emergency

    OR, L & D, and cath lab staff are provided with standard green hospital scrubs. The rest of the staff are required to purchase and launder their own. Any place in the hospital requires bedside...
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    New hospital gown design

    eatmysoxRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Those look nice. I hate snapping the snaps on the gowns. I'm pretty sure most of my patients consider me incompetent in that
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    From patient to nurse: red tape?

    eatmysoxRN replied to nicoG's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think it would be a problem. Apply! I wouldn't disclose that you were a patient there. I wouldn't think it would be
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    did the md's pen go into v-fib??

    eatmysoxRN replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Call every single time. Eventually they'll get tired of you calling and having to repeat themselves over and over to the point where they write more
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    To Suction, or Not to Suction

    eatmysoxRN replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Pulmonary

    Unless he had trouble coughing it up, I'd think you should just let him cough it up himself. Deep suctioning may be necessary but I wouldn't think so if he is expelling it on his