HappyNurse2005

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  1. First med error!

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

    Well, today I completely forgot that a pt had a 2pm dose of Ancef. Good thing that at the end of each 8 hours the secretaries print up a sheet w/ everyone's uncharted meds, so I only gave it at 2:45....

  2. moving to day shift---HELP

    HappyNurse2005 replied to sueQ's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    at our facility, baylor weekends can either be friday/saturday/sunday 12 hours each (you get 2 extra bucks an hour to do this every week, on top of the weekend premium) or some do 3p-7a on...

  3. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    ok, so explaining medications...is this REALLY done by MA's in the office? Really? pt teaching should be done by the office nurse-not hte MA. and medication teaching? again, by hte nurse, not hte

  4. Narcs on the loose?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    I hope a nurse wouldn't grab a full syringe, not knowing what is in it and ASSUME that it is saline. It's not labeled-how would they

  5. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    to address the original issue in the OP: I (as a nurse w/ 3 children) agree that the other nurse should have never assumed her reason was more important than yours. I personally think that hte only...

  6. Turning off your beeper while charting. Wrong or Right? Vote Now.

    HappyNurse2005 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I voted it was wrong, and abandonement, though I dont really think its abandonement, b/c you are still there, you are just making yourself hard to find. I can't really say that I don't care what other...

  7. frustrated...bad 2 days

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wanted to talk about it. Had a pt, post CABG. Still had IJ multi med line. Protocol is to pull the MML after securing a peripheral IV. I tried 2 sticks, didn't get it. Then I asked another nurse...

  8. Post-Its from the edge

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

    not on a pump? Why not? Our blood runs in thru a pump. the Y blood tubing, but a regular IV pump. WHats the rationale behind that?

  9. What punishment should this nurse get?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    nodding off is one thing,because when you nod off , its only for a few seconds but if you know you are excessively tired, which we all know when we are-why would you sit down in a dark, quiet room in...

  10. What punishment should this nurse get?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Well,what would you think if a nurse on night shift, while her paperwork was caught up and her patients were sleeping walked off the floor and was gone for 2 hours? If that was the case, there would...

  11. frustrated...bad 2 days

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

    UPDATE: i went back today and had that patient again. yesterday, while i was off, he had that leg would that opened up debrided and stapled/sutured back up and a Blake put in it.

  12. TV's ER new NM, Eve

    HappyNurse2005 replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I liked her. She didn't have the best attitude, but hey, neither does the nurse Sam. I think they showed her as a patient advocate well-trying to insist on a more experienced physician for the child,...

  13. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse myself, and I love students (most of the time). I like to help them out. I even helped one start her first IV. I always have time for questions (though many don't ask a lot). I've...

  14. Nurses with children.....

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have three kids. 5 year old-in Kindergarten. 3 year old and 6 month old-at home. No daycare, no babysitter. I work 3 days a week, 12 hours. hubby works 5-12 on the days I don't work. but he has...

  15. Are You Hard On Yourself?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to lisa41rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh yeah. i think i suck all the

  16. How u feel when u start training with ppl covered with blood

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nursing Eyes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    uhhh...... I have no idea what you are trying to

  17. Nurse terminated after having baby

    HappyNurse2005 replied to hokiern's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where do you work? (PM me ifyou don't want to say here). I see by your user name, I can get a guess at where you live, which is very near me. Can you get another job at a different hospital for...

  18. What will Cardiac Surgery Stepdown be like?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ManyRN2B's topic in Cardiac

    NO. I have many seniors, yes, but many patients in their 50s (hardly what I'd consider a senior) and a handful in their 40s, too. As far as strictly surgical pt's, we get a few 30-some year olds too...

  19. Question about RN's removing Chest Tubes...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kurtzmobile's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, no. RN's don't pull the chest tubes post cardiac surgery in my pcu. PA's or doc's do

  20. Ob Icu

    HappyNurse2005 replied to obnurse2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we have an ob icu here, of sorts. we are the referral hospital for high risk pregnancies, have the big NICU, etc. so high risk OB pts are nothing new. BUT, there is an OB ICU too. i've seen it and...

  21. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    longer, longer, longer drop=wenckebach. the PR interval gets longer each time then it drops. in the mobitz II, i beleive the PR interval stays fixed at over 0.2, and they do drop a qrs every so often....

  22. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    yeah, that. i've had the same rhythm training as the monitor techs here, but they sit and look at them for 12 hours straight, and I don't. They are better at it than me. of course, i've also not been...

  23. What will Cardiac Surgery Stepdown be like?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ManyRN2B's topic in Cardiac

    i'm on a cardiac surgery step down unit (PCU) as well. I see lots of chest tubes, blake drains, pacing wires,dressings, etc. YOu'll have to know rhythms, meds, etc as all above have mentioned. these...

  24. looking for medication tray to pass meds

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

    I agree as well. I get only one pt's meds out at a time. WE have a med scanning system-scan med/scan pt to make sure right one gets to right pt, but i still only take 1 pt's meds at a time. too much...

  25. Overbearing pt family

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nursestacy73's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can't beleive this is a true story. First of all, it is way out there. Blow drying pubic hair? Checking for impaction? THis poster has such a low post count, coming on here and posting something...