ClearBlueOctoberSky

ClearBlueOctoberSky

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  1. RNs, I got a question about pain meds

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to tarotale's topic in New York Nursing

    What about the countless professionals who seek or are addicted to pain meds? They are certainly not in the lower socioeconomic class. Addiction isn't confined to just one class. And as an aside, as...

  2. PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, I have to admit, I am as pretty as my Avatar, and this really is my name...really!

  3. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oohhh, where to start? Highway to Hell Bad Day Perfect Day Crazy Train Metallica's Sandman Breakdown Girl on Fire F.I.N.E I Want It All Reboot the Mission I don't have a theme song, I have a...

  4. Calling all nurses: Enough with the high-velocity urination contest!

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to CheesePotato's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One more thing, I am glad to see you back, CheesePotato. I missed

  5. Calling all nurses: Enough with the high-velocity urination contest!

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to CheesePotato's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a hard time choosing between Lemon Cream and Butterscotch Apple, but since it is cold out, the Butterscotch Apple won. Oh, and I totally agree with your rant. Please excuse any grammar/spelling...

  6. I'm so confused

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to rosemary_petals's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Some patients also do home

  7. The state is coming the state is coming

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Younglpn87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

  9. The state is coming the state is coming

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Younglpn87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Early. State is entering early in our area as well. Our window opens in March. Hmm. Really hope they don't come THAT

  10. C-Diff and commode disinfection

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to momandstudent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sugar bags. We still have them, however wouldn't work in a commode, since they dissolve with any moisture, even wet

  11. Dementia resident hoarding, shredding, destroying toilet paper

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to MemorycareRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The problem with this is that it actually sounds like typical dementia behavior. If it is not causing harm to the resident or to others, then there is not a good reason to medicate, simply because it...

  12. What do you think of 6 hr transport time from Aspen X-games?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    With Aspen, I agree, especially since they tout that they are connected with Mayo and is in the top 100 of Critical Care Access. But at this point it is a could have, would have, should have moment....

  13. What do you think of 6 hr transport time from Aspen X-games?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Muno, I think the key phrase is "should be." My experience with the smaller hospitals is that it isn't always the

  14. What do you think of 6 hr transport time from Aspen X-games?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I am not saying there isn't room for improvement or that their protocols don't need to changed, however, you also have to look at resources. I just looked at Aspen Valley Hospitals website. It is a...

  15. What do you think of 6 hr transport time from Aspen X-games?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    He went to Grand Junction, which is a bit closer to Aspen. I don't think it was an EMS delay, as it was a diagnosis and send to a more appropriate facility type of delay. If Flight for Life took...

  16. LPN and Advance Directives? What if?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Yule B. AyOkay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Each facility is different. I work LTC and our current policy is that is the nurses responsibility to know what your patient's COR status is. Our charts are not marked, it is not handed to you in...

  17. Restorative Program

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to mds2011's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

  18. Are my pts "brain dead"?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  19. Do you ever feel like a social worker?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Sometimes, it isn't the solving that is needed, but the listening and understanding that that being compliant with a regimen just isn't the biggest priority that they might have at that

  20. Alert but confused

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    AVPU describes levels of Responsiveness. If you have a patient that is Awake and Alert, then the AVPU scale is unnecessary. You may have a patient that may respond to LOUD Verbal stimulus, Painful...

  21. Alert but confused

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    I will write Awake Alert Oriented x 2, with conversational confusion. I might also chart Awake Alert Oriented with Short Term Memory impairment. Resident able to recall ... however will state "I am a...

  22. Would you accept this call out excuse?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to motherof3sons's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work, the primary reason we ask for s/s when staff is calling out sick is because if they have N/V/D, they are required to stay out for 72 hours past the last episode. Also call outs for...

  23. Safe sleep aid for alzhiemer/dementia residents

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Viva, I couldn't like your post enough (although my phone won't let me like it at all.). Sometimes with Dementia residents, they will flip their sleep cycle. Unless there it's an extreme behavior...

  24. What is the worst hardship/story you have ever seen/heard in your nursing career?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to succinate's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a Paramedic, I had my own personal "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy. I just didn't want to

  25. What is the largest dose of insulin you have given a patient?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient Medications

    Kinda sounds like my mom's regimen, though, she will drop to the fifty's when she decides to go no carb at