DookieMeisterRN

DookieMeisterRN

Cardiac, PCU, Surg/Onc, LTC, Peds

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  1. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    This is what's wrong with our society. Many people think there is a pill to fix their

  2. Please, take your Warfarin!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to nursej22's topic in Cardiac

    Ive taken care of a few pts, A & O, seemingly well educated, except they refuse to take Coumadin for their A-fib. Ticking time bombs is what they are. I get so tired of non-compliant pts who seek...

  3. HELP, new nurse and I dont like it

    DookieMeisterRN replied to mqnurse36's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have anything in writing? Seriously, that's one of the most terrible things I've heard a LTC pull. Try to get out of LTC, maybe hospice or HH if you can't find an acute care position. Honestly...

  4. Does an obese nurse set a bad example?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to sheyoung's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, I believe it does set a bad example. I can tell you one thing-if nursing originated as a male dominated field we would never be working this hard now, feeling as though others should come first...

  5. Tips from experienced RNs for putting it all together

    DookieMeisterRN replied to SwabbieNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Truthfully, speaking as an experienced RN it doesn't always come together. EACH case can be different and not 'text book', the cause and effect will not always jump out at you. In time after seeing...

  6. agency nurse asks..how to deal with difficult staff nurse

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Kashia's topic in Agency Nurses

    This. Is the type of attitude that is difficult to work with. Let's hear your great

  7. New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to RNJoInMI's topic in General Nursing

    I must say that no new grad will come out of NS thinking they've mastered all the skills necessary to become an RN. Most of these skills you learn and master by repetition. It is surprising the NM was...

  8. Failed Med/Surg by 3/10 point

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Ciale's topic in General Students

    I'd also like to say NS may be tough but the real world is completely different. Every nurse has there own strengths and weaknesses and do not by any means judge your grades in NS to predict what type...

  9. Oxygen levels possibly hurt pt?!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    Honey chances are since this pt's O2 needs were so high, he had one foot in the grave before you ever touched him. I know you feel at fault possibly but know that he eventually would have passed and...

  10. Processing in soiled/ dirty utility room

    DookieMeisterRN replied to safety_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.Could you share with us the name of the bacteria that caused this? I've not heard of something like this before? Thank

  11. Antiemetic Shortage

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    The only shortage we had was compazine at our hospital and that was last summer. We would def know if there was a shortage now. Why is it that some facilities are short and not others? Does it vary by...

  12. Does suctioning trach's ever get easier?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a hard time deciding between the 2. But now I get the best of both

  13. Does suctioning trach's ever get easier?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can only imagine how terrible it would be to have one personally. But try to concentrate when you're with a trach pt how you can use you're personal experiences to help them and I bet it will make...

  14. Does suctioning trach's ever get easier?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll take a trach any day over a bm, I LOVE suctioning. I guess that's why I'm on a respiratory

  15. First code - help/advice

    DookieMeisterRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    It can and is a different experience each time. Sounds like you did great! Remember, it's a team event, you're not being tested. When I call a code on my pt I pull up the EMR on the computer in the...

  16. ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    DookieMeisterRN replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    The only time breasts get in the way is trying to look under them for skin problems. I ALWAYS listen to lung sounds posteriorly and this solves that problem. I do listen to anterior upper lobes after...

  17. Peripheral IVs

    DookieMeisterRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Do you not get any kind of training with your IV team or are you still in nursing school. It's usually fairly easy to differentiate from a central line not because of the location necessarily but how...

  18. Failed Med/Surg by 3/10 point

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Ciale's topic in General Students

    The writer of the OP is finding a lot of advice "unhelpful" I suspect because she came here looking for a pat on the back and a 'there, there, it will be okay. This is the wrong place for that, I...

  19. IV Push Lasix

    DookieMeisterRN replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Patient Medications

    If you cannot monitor her than I would let the physician know your concerns. Maybe she needs to be admitted as an

  20. IV Push Lasix

    DookieMeisterRN replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Have you tried looking up the medication in a drug book? This med is used very frequently IV. Maybe you should direct your questions to the prescibing physician, an internet forum is not always the...

  21. The Mockery of Nursing

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Didn't even bother reading responses thus far but why would anyone want to rehash these topics

  22. Veteran nurses.... I appreciate you!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it's a nice thought but i won't hold my

  23. Impossible job expectations

    DookieMeisterRN replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Deleted, wrong

  24. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I agree with all these points you've made. I sure didn't feel very confident passing the NCLEX in under an hour. My tests and ATI was way more difficult than the NCLEX. I cringe when I see...

  25. patient death from PE

    DookieMeisterRN replied to RockingItInTheER's topic in General Nursing

    I admitted a pt with numerous co-morbidities-A-fib, MS, PVD, CAD, CHF. She came from a LTC and was sent out to our ED after being purple from the nipples upward for nearly a week. Tests came back as...