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  1. Neuro Assessment Form

    joyful nurse posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We have just started doing neurosurgery in our mixed ICU/CCU. Our current documentation flow sheet only has the Glascow Coma scale on it. Would any of you be willing to share a neuro assesment form...

  2. Infection control issue with pts. in precautions

    joyful nurse replied to evans_c1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just curious. Are most of you putting respiratory MRSA in "full precautions", ie mask, gown, gloves? MRSA is contact precautions

  3. What do patients say that irks you?

    joyful nurse replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THat's so funny. I started nursing at 22 yrs old and wish I had a nickel for every time I heard, "you look too young to be a nurse!" Unfortunately that was 29 years ago! I haven't heard that in a...

  4. How Long Will You Nurse?

    joyful nurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 51, have been in nursing since I was 22, I have no desire to quit other than the physical demands of the job. I'm in ICU, but it's a huge, poorly designed ICU-my feet and legs hurt so bad last...

  5. Propofol

    joyful nurse replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    As I understand it, most State Boards of Nursing address this issue as far as under what condtions, and what training an RN must have to push Propofol. Otherwise I agree totally with the earlier...

  6. Our Own Misconceptions

    joyful nurse replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    How frustrating and sad. And sadder still to realize that this same scenario is being played out everyday to other families. I've even wondered before if there could be a role for a family nurse...

  7. Please HELP - case study

    joyful nurse replied to Christian_SN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There is a syndrome called Shy-Draeger's that is a progressive neurologic disorder that keeps the vessels from vasoconstricting in response to activity, etc, and often will present with syncope, low...

  8. How best to move an entire ICU to newly constructed building???

    joyful nurse replied to masonsmom's topic in MICU, SICU

    Oh my gosh, I feel for you! We went through a terrible move 3 years ago for our step-down unit, and are moving the ICU this week! My biggest advice is to ask all different disciplines for review of...

  9. LPN in ICU?

    joyful nurse replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our ICU just phased out last LPN, that had been "grandfathered" in. She was given a few years to go back to school to finish her RN and didn't follow through. We don't hire LPN's and can't even use...

  10. What would you do if diabetic pt. has 14 blood sugar.

    joyful nurse replied to Sue7573's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've seen many patients go into coma or even arrest from low blood sugar, sometimes while a nurse is dilly-dallying or not moving fast enough, but I've never seen a patient hurt from receiving

  11. new students - what do you fear most?

    joyful nurse replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    All you students hang in there! My family died laughing when when I went into nursning school. I was scared of needles, scared of all procedures, fainted(really) when I saw blood, and cried every...

  12. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    joyful nurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: There's nothing wrong with making money! Most nurses deserve what they make and then more! In my 25 yrs experience patient complaints go up when the workload is unrealistic! On the other hand,...

  13. ortho patient load

    joyful nurse replied to caringRN's topic in Orthopedic

    You need to find another

  14. Question about crystal meth

    joyful nurse replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We're having an increased problem in S.C. One of my friends sons just got put in jail for dealing it! I did some reading on it, and one reason it's so bad is that the addictive effects stay in the...

  15. Can your RNs insert Dobhoff tubes?

    joyful nurse replied to Teach1995's topic in General Nursing

    Some institutions require "credentialling" because they are considered higher risk due to the sylet and the fact that and X-ray is the only way to ensure that they are not in the lung in an...

  16. Compare specialties!

    joyful nurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm going to post the first one at our coffee pot (dr.'s gathering area) in the

  17. How attentive should L&D nurse have been?

    joyful nurse replied to joyful nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the reply, that makes perfect sense-I bet they did have centralized monitoring. And she really was doing great, the room was dark, and everything was calm and went just as expected, except...

  18. How attentive should L&D nurse have been?

    joyful nurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    A question for my L&D nurse experts-(I'm ICU so I'm out of my expertise area.) My daughter-in-law just delivered our first grandbaby this week, and I was surprised at how little she saw her nurse...

  19. Where are all you SC nurses?

    joyful nurse replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm from Aiken, older nurse, but fairly new to AllNurses, didn't even know we had a SC

  20. Your opinion on HOSPITALISTS.

    joyful nurse replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We love ours, we have 4, 3 of the 4 are board certified intensivists/pulmonologists, also, so as you can imagine, they are a huge help. I heard a rumor that the hospital financial big wigs were...

  21. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

    joyful nurse replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't give up. I have been a nurse for over 25 years, and have been involved in developing orientation programs and preceptorships for the last ten. Also I have done a lot of hiring and...

  22. Nurses and doctors...

    joyful nurse replied to nursing 101's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's as bad in the

  23. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    joyful nurse replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting discussion. I've done ICU nursing for over 25 years in Texas and South Carolina, and I've never been asked by a patient "are you saved?" I did become a Christian in my mid-twenties,...