HappyNurse2005

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  1. Computer charting for meds and no paper Kardex

    HappyNurse2005 replied to newrn05's topic in General Nursing

    We have MAK's, which are paperless, but we also have printed med guides we can go by, that have all the meds for the 24 hours. You can use the MAK w/o hte printed guide, if you want. Can't do the...

  2. Lopressor... anyone take it?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm not on Lopressor, but I pass it out like candy on my floor (cardiac floor) It does well for rate control, bringing down too fast heartrates. I've not had anyone have any complaints about

  3. Float Pool or Telemetry?? First nursing job offer..

    HappyNurse2005 replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, we never give float nurses the most unstable patients. The patients ar assigned based on acuity, so that no one person gets all the heavy patients, float nurse or not I wouldn't do float...

  4. SCOPE of practice ??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a hospital, and our NA's can do Foleys if htey have extra certification and take some extra classes and be NA 2's. (like a clinical ladder) the NA's can all do accuchecks. NA 2's can put in...

  5. What is an HCA?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    HCA is a for profit hospital system. We have an HCA hospital in my area, i DO NOT work there, but did have some nursing school clinicals there. The nurses are paid less. New grads are paid .50 less...

  6. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    HappyNurse2005 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, this happened the other day. Elderly, confused pt w/ PEG tube. Had been on continuous Glucerna, then changed to bolus feeds. Had stopped the continuous feeds at 10am. Did noon meds, and of course,...

  7. Has anybody heard of Liberty University's nursing program?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Beth_audrey's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm not from Lynchburg or in Lynchburg, but live fairly close to there (less than 100 miles). I've been there a handful of times. Liberty University is run by the famous Jerry Falwell. Conservative...

  8. Foul Speaking Nurse..............

    HappyNurse2005 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    OH, I'd LOVE to say this some

  9. Greatest code brown stories!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    One 94 year old man. Went all over the bed. Loose, tube feeding stool. Got him cleaned up, then OT came in to help him get up to the chair. Got him standing up, and he went again. All over the floor....

  10. No patience yesterday, now I feel like crap

    HappyNurse2005 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a hospital? Or LTC? 11 patients????? That sounds

  11. Meds you hate to give....

    HappyNurse2005 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also a cardiac nurse and they get potassium alot! Anyhoo, isn't potassium non-crushable? Always says on our MAR "don't crush, may dissolve in water" I've dissolved it in water and had them drink...

  12. Is this legal?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Really. THey don't trust us enough to trust we'll do our work/get our job done without being tracked? Thats demeaning, in my opinion. Demeaning that we cant be trusted. see, the tracker thing can say...

  13. Hello I am taking a pole

    HappyNurse2005 replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when I was a student, my name was RNon51305 or something to that effect, though technically that was just my date of graduation, not date of RN status. my name is HappyNurse2005 now, and I am a...

  14. Got a thank you card from a patient!

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This past monday, I was pulled to another unit to work. (another cardiology unit). Had a pt who was having a cath. They found severe 3 vessel disease, and he was scheduled for CABG next day. Then I...

  15. my first practical nursing assignments

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

    Thats my

  16. Discharge Order Help

    HappyNurse2005 replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

    Not all write "contine home meds". ONe PA, and one doc that I can think of will write out "resume following home medications" and list them. Many just include new rx's. WE have to write out all meds...

  17. Meds you hate to give....

    HappyNurse2005 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm.... PR meds. In fact, any med that makes a patient poop. LOL. Especially an incontinent patient. Peg tube meds. Especially when there are lots of them. You have to crush them all up, and crush...

  18. Do you have internet at work?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KCIN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. THough, they are taking it off the MAK's. We'll still be able to access it at the desk

  19. things that drive me nuts...care to add??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to tampabaylpn2rn's topic in General Nursing

    how about names of diseases? Saw on a kardex once, in the pt history "general herpes" instead of "genital herpes" It bugs me when the doc gives the pt their own prescriptions. Hello! I need those to...

  20. Is Your Last Name On Your Badge?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Our ED and neurotrauma nurses can have first name last initial only on badges. rest of us have first and last name. Only time i've ever covered up my last name was when my pt was a prisoner. I didn't...

  21. Are Blake's (JP's) routine after a lap choley?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Now, back in nursing school I saw 3 lap choleys on my OR observation. It's been awhile, but I certainly don't think they had Blake's put in. My MIL had a lap choley yesterday, was released this AM,...

  22. Nonclinical Supervisors - vent

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in General Nursing

    arrrgh, I didnt mean to post that yet. HOw can someone who is not a nurse really know if their employees(the nurses) are performing properly if they don't know what it is they are doing? how can they...

  23. Nonclinical Supervisors - vent

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in General Nursing

    But, on the topic-No, I couldn't imagine having a non nurse

  24. Nonclinical Supervisors - vent

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in General Nursing

    Dummy question-I see you're a LVN. I thought LVN's couldn't do triage b/c it was considered assessing? Or is this a state to state thing? Maybe its just this state, but I;ve always been told that only...

  25. What is your opinion and the BON ruling in your state?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to button2cute's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what I think about this. In one way, I want to say it all depends on the nurse, the narcotic, and why she/he is taking it, and how it affects them. Some people could take a narcotic and...