privatelabelRN

privatelabelRN specializes in Med-Surg, Ortho, Neuro..

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1. Do you discard the first drop of blood on an accucheck?

   privatelabelRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently in the Peace Corps doing nursing education for my hospital in Mongolia. I'm writing up on how to care for diabetic patients and since they tend not to check blood glucose that often (but they have the means), I'm including a section on ...

2. What's your nursing kryptonite?

   privatelabelRN replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

   I know, right?? I think my nose is broken, actually. I worked in a fish lab in college, and I got used to some really, really funky smells (rotting walleye insides!). I now have the ultimate poker face haha :) It's helped me a lot with patients, espe...

3. What's your nursing kryptonite?

   privatelabelRN replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

   Vomiting. I can handle the aftermath, but I seriously have to turn away when the patient is puking. I have a terrible gag reflex. Other than that, I can pretty much handle anything. I love me some stage 4 pressure ulcers and colostomies.

4. How To Draw Blood From A PICC Line

   privatelabelRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I think my hospital used to stop TPN, flush other line, draw back and then take the sample (then flush and hep lock, of course). At least, that's what I was taught. Now if the patient has TPN, they just do a stick in a different vein. I know it's one...

5. MI hospitals that don't hire LPNs?

   privatelabelRN replied to july123's topic in Michigan

   Allegiance Health in Jackson stopped hiring LPNs, and they were mostly phased out in 2009. I really loved working with them too.