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  1. I feel dumb. re: talking to doctors and patient's family.

    sofaraway04 replied to file03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have got used to talking to the doctors pretty much now, one of the things I do before ringign them for anything is to check that I know as much about the patient as possible. have read the most...

  2. restraints in acute care

    sofaraway04 replied to KneKno's topic in International Nursing

    I have never working in ICU but I had a 5 weeks placement as a student in neuro ICU, I didn't see any restraints used at all, the pateints were all sedated to the extent that no restraints were...

  3. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    sofaraway04 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't carry mine with me, it stays in my locker when i'm working and I get it out when on my tea and lunch breaks. if there was an emergency of some kind my mum and my partner both have the ward...

  4. Does a Dr HAVE to round everyday??

    sofaraway04 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    In the UK at the weekends almost all of our pateints aren't seen. There is an on call doctor who nurses can call if we are concerned or need something for a pateint. The pateints who have been unwell...

  5. my techs are STILL walking all over me! help!

    sofaraway04 replied to NPs4health's topic in First Year After Licensure

    agree that this is important, I also usually say what I'm doing aswell. example "Could you please take Mrs A to the toilet, whilst I get painkillers for Mr B" To show them that I'm not doing it...

  6. NHS Trust eliminates MRSA

    sofaraway04 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    We have a similar system where I work, although venflons aren't prescribed by the doctors. Patients only have them if there is a clinical need and on the insertion sheet you ahve to put reason fro...

  7. Any Diabetic nurses out there?

    sofaraway04 replied to turtletyme's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have had diabetes for 8 years and been an RN for just over a year. i haven't found many problems. the biggest thing is night shifts, whilst my basal is spot on for nights when I'm alseep, nights...

  8. Changing jobs the first year

    sofaraway04 replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i know I'm a bit late and you've already decided but I thought I'd share my expereince. my first job after graduating was in rehab and although i enjoyed my job and it was a good start i felt that...

  9. what time do you give meds....

    sofaraway04 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    the 8:00 meds I start giving as soon as handover is finished usually 7:45ish, that'll take me 60-90 minutes normally. the 12:00 meds i'll start giving from 12:00, theres never time to start early and...

  10. Frequency of observations

    sofaraway04 replied to RGN1's topic in International Nursing

    I work on a medical ward. so we only ever have a few surgical patients, I will always do obs as soon as the pateint arrives back on the ward, then 30 minutes for 1 hour, then hourly for a couple of...

  11. first year nurses.......what is the longest you have stayed passed your schedule.....

    sofaraway04 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a nurse for a year now, but only a few months working in an acute hospital, on an acute medical ward. the longest I've stayed is 25minutes after my shift and that was because someone had...

  12. How do you, on a Med-Surg floor, get report from the ED?

    sofaraway04 replied to cdm.rn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an acute medical ward in the UK, when we get a patient admitted from the emergency department, we will get a call from the bed manager to let us know the name of the patient and check that...

  13. Night shift

    sofaraway04 replied to sister s's topic in First Year After Licensure

    night shifts do give me a hungover feeling and i always feel like i'm coming down with a cold. the night shifts I do are 20:45- 07-45 I find it impossible to sleep before the first night, so i just...

  14. Charting Time of Death

    sofaraway04 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work, on our resus status forums there is a section where the doctor can sign that a nurse can verify death (we have to go on a course first). If that happens and a pateint dies the nurse can...

  15. Getting out on time?

    sofaraway04 replied to njbikernurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I generally do get out on time, I am never more than 15 minutes over time. if we leave late we don't get paid anymore (only under exceptional circumstances), it's our responsibility to finish on time...

  16. Do the day nurses clash with the night nurses?

    sofaraway04 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I work all shifts as we have internal roatation. i find the biggest conflict is between the people who always work night or days as they have no appreciation of the other shifts. I do personally find...

  17. How do YOU check a temp in an orally intubated person?

    sofaraway04 replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    I've probably taken an oral temp about 2 times ever. everywhere I've been as a student or worked has used tympanic thermometers. they are easy to use and i've never had a problem with accuracy, apart...

  18. Number of Meds per Resident

    sofaraway04 replied to aander2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i've given liquid digoxin and lasix (which is furoesmide i believe), these have been for a patient who's meds went down the

  19. BSL low - do you still give insulin?

    sofaraway04 replied to Bluecap's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    First I would treat the low blood sugar, either with a glucose power drink, or hypostop (as per our protacol). and retest in 15 minutes, then give carb snack (normally toast or biscuits) then i would...

  20. shifts?

    sofaraway04 replied to dari98's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i work in a community hospital but we have a twilight shift which is 5pm to 10pm, also people with kids work a short early shift which is

  21. anyone online now, can you help me, it's so urgent

    sofaraway04 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest you ring in now, because it's likely you will get sent home. if you ring in now they have a chance of finding someone to cover your shift. maybe you could see if your neuro is able to...

  22. What meds do you see the most often?

    sofaraway04 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    paracetamol, senna. simvastatin, AD-cal these are the drugs I'll get a packet out for my trolley before i start a drug

  23. my first mistake

    sofaraway04 replied to lilnat03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this hasn't happened to me yet. I will sometimes leave meds with a patient, our drug rounds are at the same times as meals so some patients will have their meds after they have finished eating. I...

  24. Dr. Bernstein

    sofaraway04 replied to arthursmom's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I have heard of him but not read his book, what i don't like isthat for me this type of diet would be very restrictive and would be diabetes controlling me rather than me being in

  25. Crying when stressed/overwhelmed

    sofaraway04 replied to SillyLilly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have quite often cried on my way to work because I am dreading going in. If I am at work and I feel overwhelmed and that I need to cry i will go and stand in the toilet for 5 minutes and compose...