HappyNurse2005

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  1. Blood Pressure

    HappyNurse2005 replied to JEEMA's topic in Cardiac

    Depends on the pt/doctor. Some pt's have prn HTN meds, w/ parameters set by physician-sometimes its 160, sometimes 170, sometimes 180. If they do, I just give the prn med and mention it to the...

  2. MD can't walk across the room to get a chart

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    Were you guys involved in a conversation, and then she threw in "go get it"? Was she hateful? Did she point and say "go get it" to you b/c you were there? If a doc were to ask me to get them...

  3. I NEED HELP PLEASE! Does anyone know..

    HappyNurse2005 replied to becky88's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, I do. She failed first time with 75. She failed the second time, too (how many ? im not sure of). Passed the third time. She's just as much of a RN as me who passed first time with 75. No one...

  4. exempt status for bedside RN's

    HappyNurse2005 replied to thudson7's topic in General Nursing

    Exempt from what? From being paid overtime? Once you hit 40 hours, every minute afterwards should be

  5. Blood Filters and Lasix

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Same way on my floor. and we IVP the

  6. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    I had a male pt who (politely) refused a bath from a female nursing assistant. He would have preferred a male to do it, and of the 7 nurses and 3 CNA's on that day, we had only one male, who was a RN,...

  7. OBOY!....did I date myself today!!!!!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have pill crushers, but often they get left in the room of pt's with tube feedings.SO, in a jam, some have been known to leave pills in their unit dose package, give it a whack or several with the...

  8. RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I do know how to enter most orders for myself,

  9. RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I am on a Cardiac Surgery PCU, but we also get general cardiac patients. All on telemetry. I am dayshift. It's quite busy-if we had to enter our own orders, they'd never get done. NO way. WE have a...

  10. 7.5 months on floor...called Nurse LastName for first time

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a (confused) pt's wife talking to me today. She saw my nametag, asked what my last name was. I assumed this was because I have an unusual last name, hard to pronounce. Then she started calling me...

  11. How does your tele and ER work together?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Hrtnurse14's topic in Cardiac

    OK, how about if you are going to take care of tele pt's then know your rhythms. Had an ED nurse (where I imagine, they are supposed to be able to read a strip, right?) call report to me. WHen i...

  12. Who's at fault here?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to stranger's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Was he a DNR? Was there something you could have done had you found him sooner? Was it a private room? When was the last time anyone had been in his

  13. Who's at fault here?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to stranger's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, its hard to say. What type of unit are you on? Was pt on telemetry? Did you notice any rhythm changes/rate changes? When were his last vital signs-were they normal? SHould he have been getting...

  14. New Grads that wear RN on badge before licensure

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    Here, it is "new nurse hire" until you get your authorization to test letter (and you have 30 days from hire to get that letter) then "RN Applicant" until passing. And it says each on your badge....

  15. 12 hour shifts

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Caligirlrn2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    See, if I worked 8's, I'd have to work 5 days a week, and I really don't want to do that. Too much work, not enough days off! I work 3 12's. when im looking for extra work, i'll add in a 8. (so a week...

  16. Did it again, saved another life...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you saying this patient was intubated 3 times in a 4 hour

  17. What do patients say that irks you?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had one pt's visitor in room. Took pt's BP, it was high. visitor made the comment that she thought good blood pressure was your age plus 100. yikes, esp since pt was in their 80s, and the visitors...

  18. Commuting to work

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. See if your hospital offers any assistance to travelers. Here, if you work more than 50 miles from the hospital, they will pay for you to stay in a hotel the night before you work, all the days...

  19. Blood transfusions, pump or gravity

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We use a pump. Of course, we use a pump for anything and everything. We have Plum Pumps and blood tubing, and then we also have Alaris pumps, and blood tubing as

  20. Message from a CNA

    HappyNurse2005 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    Respect runs both ways. If you want respect, give it. Second of all, you have an incorrect perception of what nurses do, apparently. I am a RN, and I clean up puke, blood, urine and poop, too. I...

  21. Cutting Off Air Supply!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    Have you/him gone to a primary care practitioner? Your doctor or nurse practitioner, perhaps? Or just rushing to the ED? Anything that involves the throat swelling shut should be further investigated,...

  22. CNAs filling out home med sheet?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    We recently started using something similar (is yours a pink sheet by chance?) It has a space at top to write in medication allergies, then where info was obtained from (pt, family, med record, rx...

  23. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nursemelani's topic in General Nursing

    On my floor, we can do either, or both. I do 3 12's. Some do 2 8's and 2 12's. One does 5 8's. One does 2 16's and a

  24. she tried to access mediport, it was really a pacer

    HappyNurse2005 replied to jilliebean's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, we have to have an order to access portacaths. Did a clueless doctor write an order to access a portacath, not knowing hte pt didn't have one? Didn't the nurse know enough about her pt to know...

  25. Family wins lawsuit against hospital for unsafe staffing

    HappyNurse2005 replied to bargainhound's topic in General Nursing

    Hello?? Why didn't the nurse refuse? There is no way in heck I would accept an assignment of 20 patients. No way. Do we know if she was in teh ED or on the floor? Why weren't cardiac enzymes done...