HappyNurse2005

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  1. What NOT to say on an eval of someone....(LOL)

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Went to a mentor education class. Part of it discussed objective evaluation, observations, how to write eval's, etc. included was a list of actual statements from evals (not my company, but from the...

  2. Doctor's Service

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    I think someone at that answering service needs to be reamed a new one. that was highly inappropriate of them to page "pt is dead". They had the correct name, but told the doctor the pt was dead????...

  3. HTN urgency with IV Beta Blockers

    HappyNurse2005 replied to AndyB's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if a pt came into the ED with a BP of 220 systolic, they'd probably be admitted to a monitored bed, so they'd have a monitor. If this were to happen on a med surg floor? I don't know. I would...

  4. Catheter Question

    HappyNurse2005 replied to sweetnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I've never irrigated a Foley, per se, but have flushed them to make sure that next to nil urine output is actually next to nil urine output and not an obstruction. Empty Foley bag Get syringe wiht...

  5. Magnet Status And Adn Nurses ** Not Another Adn Vs Bsn Thread**

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a RN at a Magnet hospital. It was already Magnet status last year, when I was hired as a ADN grad. We are hiring ADN grads this year, too. That rumor is hooey. Maybe certain hospitals want BSN...

  6. Vent care question

    HappyNurse2005 replied to mjscan_07's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Without a proper orientation to vents, I'd have refused, too. my unit has 2 vents (trach's, not endotracheal vents). THey often have to be suctioned. If you didn't know how to suction a vent pt, are...

  7. ER vs. doctor's office

    HappyNurse2005 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Emergency

    I'd suggest asking your primary care doctor what htey suggest. Some can handle minor emergencies in office. some might not. also, what about yoru insurance? for mine, unless death is a distinct...

  8. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    enema Had a pt who wouldn't swallow once. Needed Kayexalate. The doctor told me I could choose if i wanted to insert an NG tube and do it that way or do an enema. NG all the

  9. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    double post,

  10. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    i worked yesterday, and I learned... -That picking at your psoriasis makes for some pretty ugly looking hands -That potassium and magnesium infusions are both compatible to be run through an IV with a...

  11. How many Nurse jobs have you had?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    10.5 months in current job. My first and only so

  12. "Pre" code team

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ERERER's topic in General Nursing

    WE have a rapid response team. I dont know how long its been there, but it was in place when i started last year. I can't even say I completely know all thats on it-i know the resource nurse is, and...

  13. Over-prescribing antibiotics at its best! (i can't believe this happened)

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ya know, some people want antibiotics for every little thing. Then the public hears about antibiotic resistance. There was a poster up in my ped's office that said "antibiotics DO NOT help the cold or...

  14. ripping an arm out of a socket...is this true

    HappyNurse2005 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a gory way of describing a dislocated

  15. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    HOW "fresh post-op" was this pt? On Nitro and insulin gtt's, and that wasn't mentioned to you?? bs in the 30s? arrgggh. I'd mention it also to the manager of the cvicu, so they can request that agency...

  16. 30 day notice????HELP

    HappyNurse2005 replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital have written policy on this? Ours told us in orientation, that for those folks making more than $11 an hour (such as us nurses), the notice is 30 days for leaving or transfer. YOu...

  17. Please Help

    HappyNurse2005 replied to karrie_rn's topic in Emergency

    You mean which agency staffs Carilion? I've worked there for the past year, and i've NEVER seen an agency nurse. As far as travel nursing? I don't know. Don't see alot of those either. I can tell...

  18. Insulin drips on the floor!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to jackieRN03's topic in Cardiac

    I hope you work nights, b/c a 5 or 6:1 ratio on days is inhumane, and you've got bigger problems than insulin drips! I am on the same type of floor as you, and we occasionally have insulin drips, if...

  19. JCAHO Alert: Tubing misconnections-a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    THis was printed and posted at my work. My biggest OMG one was Really, the port used to inflate/deflate the trach cuff is so close to the trach, how can you NOT know where it comes from when you go...

  20. Area/speciality with most "knowledge"

    HappyNurse2005 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, the BSN doesn't really factor into it, b/c in the real world it won't matter if you are ADN or BSN as far as what you learn each day. I think it depends. You can't really say for sure...

  21. LeurLocking the wrong things together (ie_ivf line to ng tube)....

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Read a jcaho sentinel events newsletter. talked about errors of hooking the wrong connections together. some of it was unbelieveable!! some examples it mentioned IVF hooked to ng tube. blood pressure...

  22. 1+ 2+ 3+ Edema Rating Scale?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I just eyeball it. I'll say "none" or "trace" then 1+, 2+,

  23. Residents and Interns?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    WE have med students, the interns, residents, attendings, you name it. I've seen them refer to themselves in progress notes as "pgy-1" or write orders that say "page H.O. if....." We have internal...

  24. How to call a code?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    Blue button on teh wall that says code. push it. then the intercom goes off "code blue 4 west room 405" the whole while the code blue bell is ringing in pt's room and the blue light goes off over the...

  25. Air Embolus?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am a pcu RN and we frequently pull IJ lines, which is what we see most frequently. We can pull PICC's, but that doesn't come up near as often as the