Antikigirl

Antikigirl ASN, RN

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  1. Questions re:Bible passage and nursing

    Antikigirl replied to hopecandles's topic in General Nursing

    Not too learned on the Bible, but this is what it is telling me... What is the benifit of just treating someone if we don't also teach faith! Will treatment alone really heal a person (works), will...

  2. Need help dealing with difficult CNA

    Antikigirl replied to htrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you copy this part of your post, and brush it up a bit that it would be an excellent letter to your NM! This way you are getting your feelings known to her before the meeting about this...

  3. Every IV in the AC?

    Antikigirl replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have talked to my hubby (paramedic) many times about this and says the same things as the above posters. Many times you can't find another site till hydrated, need quick and large bore sites...

  4. Can a suppository be given via a colostomy?

    Antikigirl replied to floatRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Okay I am just thinking logically here, but why do we order things PR...one, of course...can't take by mouth for a reason...okay. Well now number two (lol no pun intended) is because the rectal area...

  5. Med error ques

    Antikigirl replied to yankeesrule's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like there really isn't a very good system going on there. When there were cases of change in Rx, the RN's had to do it. We had to go to the med carts, take the med OUT (so it can't be used),...

  6. "Honey"

    Antikigirl replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I have to keep myself in check with this ever since I worked in an LTC/ALF for 4 years. After that amount of time we all called eachother hon, honey, sweety, doll, love, etc. It actually did become...

  7. Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

    Antikigirl replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okayyyyyyyyy...well then I guess she isn't a 'human nurse' either since they go together! Human beings work as a system of parts that produce by-products...some we see, some we don't, but much of our...

  8. Unasyn dosing question

    Antikigirl replied to shtinkypuppie's topic in General Nursing

    WOW...I am so glad ours comes in already done by pharmacy! These IV bags have NS in them, then there is a vial of premixed on the top...you just fiddle around and pop the stopper (which is inside the...

  9. The Today Show

    Antikigirl replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I really do feel it is a age thing too. My younger pts love the scrubs and don't seem to mind us not wearing white! In fact, we have a nurse that wears the full dress whites with cap and find her to...

  10. Cell phones and confidentiality

    Antikigirl replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in high school, there was a neighbor whos phone would broadcast via my speaker phone (we had a cordless). That was in the late 80's though. I told them about it, and we both got new...

  11. Preventing Nosocomial infections: the PATIENTS THEMSELVES can help? YES!

    Antikigirl replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this with all disaplines, family of patients, and patients...but it is always the NURSE that gets blamed if anything wrong is to happen...a mindset that if we all stand together and really...

  12. The Today Show

    Antikigirl replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think that all this stems from the fact that patients need to finally take an ACTIVE role in their care now a days, and not fully depend on healthcare staff to provide every little detail...

  13. But they want to die?

    Antikigirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    So yesterday I had a pt on a vent. The pt was 50ish and was end stage COPD. They had a g-tube, j-tube, three wound vacs, foley, and an internal defib. Okay, I am a med surge nurse and floated only...

  14. But they want to die?

    Antikigirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Can not write really...tries, but it isn't readable. Simple yes no they can do, pictures they can do....but I just had this pt for a day and quite the suprise to me, so if I have to work with them...

  15. Report to oncoming nurse

    Antikigirl replied to Narnia456's topic in General Nursing

    I keep it simple! Name of pt Age Dx Doc apparatus in use (all tubes, wires, etc) tests/labs/ an other tx (pending or of odd value) General day story if anything odd happened, if not we chart by...

  16. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    Antikigirl replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    I pay no attention to that...each nurse is an individual and have a right to it! I got flack one day when a patient caught me in the hallway after a smoke break as I was going to my locker to freshen...

  17. Is pudding charted on a I&O sheet?

    Antikigirl replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    pudding no, jello yes by our hospital (and each differs). But our I/O sheets have room for solids by percentage...and if I really want to (like in the case of calorie count or someone not eating...

  18. Nurses don't eat their young!

    Antikigirl replied to Valerette's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *wipes the corners of her mouth and burps* No honey..we don't...LOL!!!!!! I am so kidding...I have run into nurses that do, wanna know what I did...didn't take it! I stood up for myself and got out...

  19. How do nurses know all of these diseases?

    Antikigirl replied to bcskittlez's topic in General Nursing

    I learned most of them on the job and in nursing school just by my wish for knowledge! I looked and still look up things I don't remember, never knew, or need a refresher on! Thank Goodness for the...

  20. hospital nursing!!!

    Antikigirl replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I was too...worked in LTC for 4 years then had to go back to hospital due to cut backs at the LTC...thought for sure I would be out of it~! BUT NO! I actually retained more than I ever thought, and I...

  21. RN school and tattoos?

    Antikigirl replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    I have said it once, and it bears repeating...a tattoo is a personal choice for the person...it has NO bearing on the abilities of a nurse or any other profession! I mean, do people get hired to be...

  22. Thoughts/feelings 9/11

    Antikigirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have many thoughts about this day in history that would be good to discuss and get off my chest too. I mean, it was 5 years ago but I still feel it like it was a few months ago...

  23. Falsely Accussed, Manager a Witch

    Antikigirl replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Man...I would have asked the manager right then and there to go in and ask the PATIENT if they wish me to continue being their nurse or not just as a customer service curtesy! That would have opened...

  24. I blew it!Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

    Antikigirl replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    I did basically the same thing...I tested and was at math 20 (it had been YEARS since I did math). So that screwed me up for nursing school for a year. SO what I did was to take as many classes I...

  25. New grad just got fired

    Antikigirl replied to rn2day's topic in General Nursing

    Oh sweety! I hear you loud and clear...here is my story of my first job, and I did find the way to continue on...and frankly you will not believe that I did! I was working in med surge at a local and...