Smitty,RN

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1. What Freaks You Out?

   Smitty,RN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Assisting with a bone marrow- Watching the doc turning and pushing the huge, handled needle with all his might- into the bone- I cant stand it!! I can handle vomit after the fact, but I will retch...

2. opened multidose vials- when to discard??

   Smitty,RN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Our nurses are in disagreement with our pharmacy policy that "opened multidose medication vials will be discarded by the manufacturer expiration date- unless the practicioner suspects contamination"-...

3. Exhausted night shifter

   Smitty,RN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   As a dayshift nurse who has done nightshift in the past- My hat's off to you PM people! I can't do it- I would take Benedryl in the am and sometimes sleep the whole day away- I was always...

4. IV Amiodarone

   Smitty,RN replied to willie2001's topic in General Nursing

   I work on PCU- in a relatively small hospital- We also have Amiodarone drips- Our patient load is 7-1, we take VS q2h for cardiac drip patients. We also take "stable" Tridil

5. Difficult patients and families

   Smitty,RN replied to bunky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   The hospital I work at is very "customer service" oriented. I understand that these days patients are really clients and they can choose where they decide to go for care- If they aren't happy they...