PatricksRNMommy

PatricksRNMommy

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  1. Let the chaos begin....family initiating rapid response teams

    PatricksRNMommy replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    There are signs in our hospital regarding a family/patient's right to call a "rapid response" but I have yet to see it happen. The nurses are pretty much the ones calling the rapid response team if...

  2. "It's a Family Affair....."

    PatricksRNMommy replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency

    I don't work in the ER, but on the floor this happens all too often, I understand wanting to visit your ill loved one, but I am THEIR nurse, not yours. There is a cafeteria and a coffee shop...

  3. what can be done????

    PatricksRNMommy replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    If your patient is alert and oriented and able to make decisions for themselves, your best bet would just be to DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT. Document that you educated your patient about the factors...

  4. Patients who stay on the phone when you come...

    PatricksRNMommy replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    Grrrrr... That is a big pet peeve of mine. I try to be pretty patient with them, but it's tough sometimes. You have 4 or 5 other patients and are trying to pass your meds or do dressing changes. You...

  5. could someone take a look at these ecgs for accuracy?

    PatricksRNMommy replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think it looks like a pretty good

  6. Can't even get an interview!

    PatricksRNMommy replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    That stinks, I know alot of nurses right now having trouble finding work. The only advice I can offer you is to maybe take some classes like ACLS, EKG courses, IV therapy courses, or even a hospital...

  7. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    PatricksRNMommy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I've only been an RN for a little over 6 months now and I am not sure I made the right choice by atarting this career. I work night shift on a PCU/tele unit, generally we have 5-7 patients...

  8. What do you love about working in oncology?

    PatricksRNMommy posted a topic in Oncology

    Hey everyone, I am a new grad in the interveiw process with several area hospitals. I was just offered a position on an oncology floor. The nurse manager and staff all seemed wonderful and the unit...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    PatricksRNMommy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Stop using the D*** call light every time you can't reach something (your phone, tissues, remote control, glasses, cup, etc.) when you are a walky talky who can get up and get it yourself. If you...

  10. MHT vs. Mental Health CNA

    PatricksRNMommy replied to yuyu75's topic in Psychiatric

    I think that it varies from state to state, but in FL you don't have to have any special certification to be a mental health technician. The facility I worked at trained us for a week in a classroom...

  11. To work nights or not to work nights? that is the question....

    PatricksRNMommy replied to tsbarbre's topic in General Nursing

    Working nights is not necessarily "the easy way out". In my experience, night shift is treated like the "clean up crew". Day shift often dumps on us what they cant (or dont feel like) completing...

  12. Survey for my Sociology Paper!

    PatricksRNMommy replied to EMT_to_RN's topic in General Nursing

    1. How long (years) have you been a nurse? 1 2. What is your annual gross income? 30-40K 3. Do you have an Associate or Bachelors degree? Associates 4. How long have you worked for your present...

  13. Nurses showing up late for work.

    PatricksRNMommy replied to justmanda's topic in General Nursing

    The only problem with that is then you KNOW that your clock is 10 minutes fast.... so you feel like you always have another ten minutes

  14. Documentation Of A Fall

    PatricksRNMommy replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital on a PCU/Tele floor in FL... When a pt falls, we have to 1) Fill out an incident report 2) Write a note about it 3) Notify the MD 4) Notify the nursing supervisor 5) Notify a...

  15. $ pay scale range

    PatricksRNMommy replied to parrot07's topic in General Nursing

    South Florida here... RN with Associates Degree and about 1 1/2 years experience. I make 19.60/hr plus 15% shift diff (I work nights), which comes to about 22.50/hr. I just got hired at another...

  16. Input Ft. Pierce area nursing work

    PatricksRNMommy replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Florida Nursing

    I live in Port Saint Lucie and have interveiwed at most of the area hospitals. New grads around here generally start at 19-22/hr in the hospitals for full-time with benefits. Per diem is about...

  17. Was this my fault???... just need to let it out

    PatricksRNMommy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something that happened at work the other day has really been bothering me and I need to get it off my chest... I was taking care of a patient who came in with pneumonia/exacerbation of COPD and CHF....

  18. Was this my fault???... just need to let it out

    PatricksRNMommy replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is a good point, but he'd been on O2 for days... and CO2 had been fine, could that happen suddenly after almost a week at same O2

  19. Ritalin Use in Preschoolers?

    PatricksRNMommy replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    My son is 4 and has tons of energy, and yes maybe sometimes he has som attention-span issues. A grouchy old lady in the drugstore came up to me the other day and suggested I "get that kid checked out...

  20. Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

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

    Funny, I have that same dream all the time... That it's end of shift and oops, I didnt even see most of my patients. And I frequently have dreams now where my patients crash and nobody can find the...

  21. Team Nursing?

    PatricksRNMommy replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a friend who works on a unit that practices team nursing. On her unit, there is an RN/LPN/CNA team that shares several patients. The CNA does baths, vital signs, personal care assistance (help...

  22. Have You Had the "Sortavirus" Yet??

    PatricksRNMommy replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Sure have.... me, my son, and my husband had it bad the week before christmas and about all the nurses and cnas on my unit have had it on and off for the last months or

  23. Common Meds in Tele

    PatricksRNMommy replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    Heparin, Tridil (nitro), Cardizem, Amidarone, Lidocaine.... like the previous poster said the beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, ace-inhibitors, ARBs, nitroglycerin in all its forms (drips,...

  24. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    PatricksRNMommy replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe that's the trick LOL. expec the worst and you'll never be disappointed. Thanks everyone for all of your

  25. Super PICC's

    PatricksRNMommy replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    Caps must be changed every time blood is drawn or administered. I also always change them daily when the pt is on TPN when I hang a new TPN