audreysmagic RN

Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control

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    "I am a nurse!"

    audreysmagic replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When my baby niece was born 2 months ago, we were laughing at the medical conference we had in the room...my brother - a critical care paramedic; my sister-in-law - also a paramedic and in nursing...
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    "I am a nurse!"

    audreysmagic replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I'm like that at my doctors' office. I volunteer I'm a nurse if they start in with the super-simple explanations of things, because I'm like, "We both speak medical-ese." I always keep my mouth...
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    audreysmagic replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    We had a phlebotomist at a facility I worked at who totally said she was a nurse on her Facebook. When called on it (HR wasn't amused), she claimed she meant she worked in the "nursing department"...
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    audreysmagic replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I am absolutely petty enough to look at license verifications for PITA family members who say they're nurses. A few of them actually have been, but mostly it's the "I work in healthcare so I'm a...
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    Today....

    audreysmagic replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    New jobs are always a learning curve, and I sympathize with you. When I first started school nursing, I was sent in by an agency, so there was no one to orient me in many cases, and so much, "I was...
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    audreysmagic replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you what they have to do with each
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    How to handle condescending doctor

    audreysmagic replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    Not to repeat everyone's great answers, but...yes, I can see where your concern comes from, OP, but sometimes shutting up in front of family is necessary. Catching the doc away from the...
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    audreysmagic replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I will NOT feed the troll...I will NOT feed the troll... But as someone who has seen many trans kids in my psych hospital for suicide attempts, you want to know the best way to stop these kids from...
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    Another manic Monday!

    audreysmagic replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    That's so awful. They definitely have prayers and healing vibes coming their way. I'm still pretty shook up about the situation in NYC, too, where the two small children were killed and their...
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    Who cleans the poo?

    audreysmagic replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in IL, and my facility is psych, but that's our policy - visible body fluids/matter should be cleaned up by nursing staff, then housekeeping will disinfect. How do we decide which nursing staff...
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    I feel like Oprah...

    audreysmagic posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, as part of my duties in my most recent position (tune in another time when Audreysmagic, RN, waxes poetic upon the many positions she has held with her current employer), I order DME and some...
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    I feel like Oprah...

    audreysmagic replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing in them with expiration dates is the Neosporin... I'm actually probably going to send a box or two back, because NO ROOM IN STORAGE, but a lot of them have found (useful) homes, like...
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    March 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    audreysmagic replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    The morning after St. Paddy's at the detox
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    I feel like Oprah...

    audreysmagic replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how Davey keeps getting this security camera footage from my
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    I feel like Oprah...

    audreysmagic replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Understood. Our accounting folks are very good about reminding us about that! :) Which is why my first instinct was to send back the others, but it was determined I should keep them so we wouldn't...
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    One of our students lost everything in a fire

    audreysmagic replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Agreed with OldDude - "it's just stuff" is something they'll hear and tell themselves a lot in the coming days, but it was THEIR stuff and they've still lost everything. Thank God everyone's...
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    Did CPR for the first time today.

    audreysmagic replied to Amethya's topic in School

    For healthcare BLS, yes. But the AHA is recommending no pulse checks in the presence of abnormal breathing for bystanders these days. I'm going to assume that's where the recommendation from the...
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    Did CPR for the first time today.

    audreysmagic replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Good job! I'm still a bit confused as to why with a good pulse, the operator was advising CPR, but some people get a little overzealous/misunderstand protocols (saying the operator, not you), as...
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    Clonidine...

    audreysmagic replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    There was a period of time when my hospital had to count loratadine (yes, Claritin) because the staff kept helping themselves to it. I, too, find it kind of fascinating how different hospitals decide...
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    Clonidine...

    audreysmagic replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I find this happens a lot. We use clonidine ALL THE TIME in my (freestanding psych) facility - for detox in our adults and ADHD/anxiety in the kiddos. I've had a lot of new-to-us nurses wanting to...
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    Parent off the hook

    audreysmagic replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    This is the thing - self-lead learning can be good for some people, but definitely not all, and definitely not for super young kids. I've seen the "unschooling" work but only in structured...
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    Nursing nightmares.

    audreysmagic replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I moved into a more administrative position (infection control and staff education) in November. While I pick up floor shifts occasionally if we're short, it's not my norm. I still have that...
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    Did I make the right decision not to aggressively resuscitate this baby?

    audreysmagic replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It sounds like you did the best you could, under the circumstances. If the baby had arrived in a hospital with a top-level NICU, there might have been more to be done...but with the equipment and...
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    Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

    audreysmagic replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a nursing home like this. They even tried to fire me for "being dramatic" when I was so sick I was throwing up at work. Wouldn't take the doctor's note - "This doesn't even have a...
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    School Shootings

    audreysmagic replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    My problem with arming staff, if I'm honest, is everyone THINKS they know how they'll react in an emergency, but it takes extensive training to act on instinct. I've been in a lot of aggression...