lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    You were saying IV, assessing the IV site for redness/swelling, etc...the device I'm referring to does not have any venous

  2. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    It's not an IV

  3. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously!

  4. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Okay...that makes sense. And whoever said look at our P & P manual...it's totally silent on this. I think if we're giving 2+ drugs and are going to use the same site, flushing is in order...what...

  5. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    But the patient isn't getting the correct dose if the drug is still in the tubing. As for the flushing, I flush just enough to get the drug out of the tubing. I've never had a patient have an...

  6. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'm

  7. Is everything really the nurses fault?

    lovingtheunloved replied to jerrylundergard's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. And if the food sucks, the toilet is broken, or the patient is getting a divorce, that's your fault too. :) You'd be amazed the stuff I've gotten yelled at

  8. Fever and dying

    lovingtheunloved replied to honeybee888's topic in General Nursing

    If the fever is REALLY low grade, I won't necessarily give the Tylenol supp unless they show signs of discomfort. Because no one really LIKES having someone put something up their rear. At least I...

  9. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean a CVAD. I'm talking a needle in the thigh (or wherever) so we don't stick them over and over. The meds are administered via the sq

  10. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we SHOULD have a policy...I may be the one who ends up writing it. And what's the rationale for leaving any medication in the tubing, period? If I'm giving the second dose of morphine, there...

  11. Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So I haven't posted for awhile, but just as an update...I'm doing REALLY well. Like, scary well. I started outpatient treatment again. I haven't purged since January 2nd, which is huge for me,...

  12. CNA's and prescription Treatments

    lovingtheunloved replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my facility, CNAs can do dry, nonsterile dressings. I'm pretty selective about which aides I even let do

  13. What do these family member expect

    lovingtheunloved replied to JB2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unfortunately, families tend to have very unrealistic expectations. Shrug your shoulders and move on, cause it's not the last time that will

  14. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    I always thought that pancreatitis came along with horrible pain. This lady was laughing and chatting with her friend, and kept insisting she had no pain. Anyone ever seen anything like

  15. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    No, the ER physician diagnosed her. She seemed surprised when he said "You have

  16. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    If it was CA, I would think the abdominal CT and ultrasound would have indicated something. Anyway, at her follow up, the abdominal distension had resolved and she was almost back to her pre...

  17. Sick Friend

    lovingtheunloved replied to Nurse Salt's topic in General Nursing

    Different circumstances, but I am just like your friend. She is probably very aware of what she is doing. Nothing anyone says is going to change her choices. She has to reach a point where she...

  18. Free water restriction

    lovingtheunloved replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    The patient the OP referred to sounds a lot like he or she has an eating

  19. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure exactly. They said the gallbladder was a bit enlarged, but no cholelithiasis. The whole picture is just so strange. Every patient I've cared for with pancreatitis is just doubled over...

  20. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    In a 25

  21. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    CT with contrast of the abdomen and ultrasound of the abdomen. Her presenting complaint was a 16 lb weight gain and 6 inch increase in abdominal girth in 1 week. No

  22. Pancreatitis...with no pain?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Nope...pt is in her mid 20s, no hx of it, doesn't drink at

  23. Question about small bowel obstruction

    lovingtheunloved replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. needs to realize too, that patients tend to think that a loose stool in any amount is "diarrhea." Maybe it was one small watery BM, maybe 20 huge code browns, but I would totally question the...

  24. Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's heart breaking and reaffirms the belief that one is disgusting and worthless. I can't blame them though. They don't understand the disease, don't understand why I don't just stop, and I think...

  25. Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Those that love us eventually give up and walk