jmdRN

jmdRN

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  1. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    jmdRN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's been my standard mom-response since before being a nurse... the littlest booboos from my kids would get a look at, and if nothing visible to the naked eye, the threat of amputation (in jest!)...

  2. First or last name on stethoscope?

    jmdRN replied to rse3's topic in General Nursing

    I put 1st initial of 1st name and whole last name on mine, but that's because there's no less than 5 nurses on my (small) unit who share my 1st

  3. Oldest patient

    jmdRN replied to MessyMomma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    my oldest was in LTC as a CNA, she was 102. Since graduating, my oldest pt was 98, in

  4. How did THAT get there???!?!!!

    jmdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient recently who had a deep, productive cough x several days. Docs asked for a sputum culture, so night shift sent off 1st sputum of the morning last week. Got the C&S back and had a...

  5. What helps you sleep after night shift?

    jmdRN replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    Super dark room (I have a black out blind that I put a dark coloured flannel blanket over top of), fan on medium for white noise, ear plugs if it's a nice day (neighbor likely to mow lawn), no coffee...

  6. Team Nursing

    jmdRN replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    We've been doing team nursing at my hospital for a little over a year now, and I hate it! Our med/tele unit has 28 beds, divided into 2 teams. Each team has an RN team lead, 2 RPNs who each have 7...

  7. LPN from the US to Quebec??.. help :/

    jmdRN replied to billie_jo's topic in Nurse Registration

    LPNs in Quebec report to the Ordre des Infirmiers et Infirmieres Auxiliaires de Quebec (OIIAQ). Their website is found here : Order - Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires du Québec -...

  8. What does it cost to renew your license?

    jmdRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I paid 410$ for 1 year in Canada, which includes malpractice ins and sales tax

  9. Emergency Psychiatric Medications

    jmdRN replied to edie1's topic in Psychiatric

    we do B-52's here on our agitated pts in the ER. Benadryl, 5mg Haldol and 2mg

  10. Thoughts on new grad being made charge?

    jmdRN replied to mwc1230's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it depends on the new grad. Some are more mature (read 2nd career, old farts ) and have managing skills from past life experiences that some of the "fresh out of HS to NS" new grads...

  11. I can't sleep!!!

    jmdRN replied to smartypantsnurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    When I work nights, I'll have a coffee or 2 at the BEGINNING of my shift, but nothing more than water or regular juice after the 1/2 way point. If you have a medscape account (free!) check out this...

  12. How not to say the wrong thing.

    jmdRN replied to TopazLover's topic in General Nursing

    If AKY's link doesn't work for you up there, try this link , it's a direct link to the LA Times story she linked. And thanks for sharing AKY. The message of that article is sooo true. So many of...

  13. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    jmdRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It means the replace the AMOUNT of NG drainage (usually between 150-300mls with the NG's I see per 8 hr shift) with an equivalent amout of NS. You dispose of the NG drainage wherever the bio-hazards...

  14. Nursing School Patient Loads

    jmdRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    My last semester of RN school was split into 2 1/2 semesters. Before spring break we had 2 days in classroom and 3 days on the floor where we had 2 pts and up to 3 in the last week. After spring...

  15. Heart and vascular help!!

    jmdRN replied to sillylilly05's topic in Cardiac

    Some step-downs also have dopamine or other

  16. Nursing in montreal (QC) Canada!!!! Help needed!!

    jmdRN replied to Stars_nsky15's topic in Nurse Registration

    The OIIQ nursing exam is different from the NCLEX. It's a 2 day process, where on 1 day you have OSCE (situational) exams in which there are 16 stations where you have 10 minutes to assess the...

  17. helpful handbooks

    jmdRN replied to redfox1979's topic in Critical Care

    I picked up 2 books when I started out in ICU.. Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®): Lippincott: 9781609136499: Amazon.com: Books and Quick Reference to...

  18. How high have you seen??

    jmdRN replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    hmm highest I've seen is 80mmol/l (1440 in US) on admission to our ICU. Lowest

  19. Hyperthermia

    jmdRN replied to SwansonRN's topic in General Nursing

    My own son, while fighting a post H1N1 pneumonia hit 40.5 C oral temp when he was 6. came down to 38C with tylenol and motrin alternating, but was one wild (and scary) night trying to keep the fever...

  20. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    jmdRN replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    screwed over with the holiday schedule. I never do more than 4x 0:00-8:00 shifts in a row and they've scheduled me 7 in a row from Dec 28 to Jan 2!!! No bonuses or

  21. What if Foley does not have sample port?

    jmdRN replied to tariq_ze's topic in General Nursing

    You should check your collection bag. Usually the port is on the tubing of the bag, not the foley

  22. Quebec High School and CEGEP educated...confused :(

    jmdRN replied to industriousant's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Will you be applying to a Quebec university for Nursing? or elsewhere? When I went back to CEGEP for my DEC in Nursing in 2007, my core courses from CEGEP the 1st time thru (I was in DEC-Science in...

  23. What makes you want to vomit?

    jmdRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I thought nothing, until I had the pt w/ the worst lack of hygiene EVER in my icu!!. We had to wash his feet 3 times to reduce the stench upon his arrival at 23h and day-shift (who start at 8am) were...

  24. Chemical Restraints vs Physical Restraints

    jmdRN replied to kodeblue26's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Also, consider that chemical restrains can depress the CNS, so look at the effects of a depressed CNS. Can you have an effective therapy session/therapeutic communication etc with someone who's...

  25. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    jmdRN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    do you really need to ask that?!