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  1. Calling report to the floor.

    marialsnd replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't happen often that we have insulin drips, mostly because we are primarily an oncology floor, but I have had a patient with an insulin drip with 3-4 other patients who also might be getting...

  2. Calling report to the floor.

    marialsnd replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure I sometimes sound cranky about getting admits from EOD staff without intending to. A big problem with transfers between units in our hospital is that the EOD staff work a different shift...

  3. Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That goes

  4. Day 6: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Be a duck, Be a

  5. Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

    marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    PITA Pain in the

  6. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

    marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    1. If it's wet or sticky and not yours, wear gloves. 2. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any deviance is a problem. 3. All bleeding stops, eventually. 4. Nursing school really does...

  7. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    YES!! The incontinent C-Diff missed my

  8. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

    marialsnd replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Code

  9. Obesity; The "Second Hand Smoke" of Modern American Society

    marialsnd replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Another issue, at least with my BCBS health insurance policy is that they won't cover "obesity related" charges. I went for my annual physical and because it was coded wrong, they didn't cover any of...

  10. Suspended without pay for expired TB requirement?

    marialsnd replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    At the facility I work at, all of our yearly tests and CPR are due to be done during our birthday month. It makes it easier to remember when to have things complete rather than keep track of a bunch...

  11. port accessing tips.

    marialsnd replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    When I get my own port accessed or when I access a patient's port, I have them inhale and hold their breath. I feel like it helps to bring the port a little farther forward, plus it is a little more...

  12. Metallic taste/nausea with saline flushes

    marialsnd replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Oncology

    In my experience of having my port flushed, I definitely can taste the saline flushes but not the heparin flush. For the bed taste from the flush I either suck on wintergreen certs or chew gum,...

  13. Cancer Patient Falls

    marialsnd replied to websterk's topic in Oncology

    We have a lot of falls on our inpatient oncology/renal dialysis unit as well. I've only been there 6 months, but we have yet to go a month without a fall, frequently we don't even get to double...

  14. Nursing Kits???

    marialsnd replied to HopefulLPN83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I start my BSN program next Monday and I am ordering a Littmann stethoscope. My Mom is a nurse and when I was talking to her about equipment, her only recommendation was that I should get a...

  15. E-Book vs. Printed Textbooks

    marialsnd replied to marialsnd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the input. That's kind of the way I am too. I don't have a choice about purchasing the e-book. If I choose to purchase the printed version of the books, we still automatically get the...

  16. E-Book vs. Printed Textbooks

    marialsnd posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am starting my first semester of my BSN program on the 20th of this month. Over the summer, my school did a lot of revamping of the nursing school and one of the major changes was a change to our...

  17. Paramedics rank higher than LPNs?

    marialsnd replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hated to give up my EMT-B license when I came back to school to get my BSN because I know that I will never go through the training to get it back. Here in ND, if an RN works on an ambulance...

  18. Books!! Do you think it is necessary to study before Sept. Start??

    marialsnd replied to missy0910's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Depends on your instructor. I actually got an email a few weeks ago from an instructors encouraging us to start reading now. As was posted before, check with your school's bookstore. They should...

  19. Nursing school at age 50

    marialsnd replied to maddy50's topic in General Students

    I just turned 40 and am starting my BSN courses in a few weeks. It's definitely different being back in school at my age, but I find that except for being "Mom" to some of my classmates, they treat...

  20. Study Groups: Help or Nuisance?

    marialsnd replied to MrsCuoco's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have a classmate that is starting nursing school with me in a few weeks. We have actually taken several courses together and study well together. We planned which sections of courses to take so...

  21. Just found out my partner's dad is a DNR

    marialsnd replied to ionatan's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you that as a former EMT, if there was no signed order in front of me, I was legally obligated to perform all measures possible to save that patient, no matter what I was told. Just being...