chrisrn24

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  1. Staying safe vs being new with too much to do

    chrisrn24 replied to Tooimpatient's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have much advice but First off recheck the vital yourself. With BP grab a manual BP, can't tell you how much I hate those automatic

  2. Creative way to help RN's remember to cosign for chemo

    chrisrn24 replied to cebolton's topic in Oncology

    Perhaps somehow make it so that the nurse can't physically hang the chemo until the other nurse signs. Like something in the

  3. Pneumonia Question

    chrisrn24 replied to jamd11's topic in General Nursing

    D to me. Patient is "distressed." That is a key word to

  4. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    chrisrn24 replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem taking a patients full trash can out, wiping up a juice spill, etc.. But I would draw the line at mopping, scrubbing things and the like. Not that it's below me -- by any means --...

  5. Reporting a hipaa violation

    chrisrn24 replied to kjnsweets's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Curious how did you end up seeing the

  6. FLACC vs. Wong-Baker FACES

    chrisrn24 replied to pyroknight's topic in General Nursing

  7. Family Complaint... Why am I so bothered by this?

    chrisrn24 replied to Alex87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To me you are in the right. Also another tip - learn NOT to answer your phone! You have no obligation to answer or respond unless signed in your employment

  8. Tegaderm and tape dressing on VERY diaphoretic patient

    chrisrn24 replied to Beanyamean's topic in General Nursing

    What about lightly wrapping the site in kerlix or something

  9. I can never ever again miss an IV.

    chrisrn24 replied to vermomdebelg's topic in General Students

    A lot of hospitals have IV teams and such and you may never even have to deal with inserting them. Plus your anxiety probably had an effect. Once you become more educated and better I bet you have no...

  10. losing a special resident....

    chrisrn24 replied to motherof3sons's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is. Some of the residents end up very special to you. Glad this lady has a good nurse caring for

  11. LTC "Brains" Do you use one?

    chrisrn24 replied to Ginnym1981's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep don't chart "continue to

  12. Charting Bloopers

    chrisrn24 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not a charting blooper per se but back in my volunteering days at a hospital in high school there was always a person on the ER admission board named "Holdbed, EMS" and for admission there were always...

  13. Charting Bloopers

    chrisrn24 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm dying. Great order can I get sour cream with

  14. Any good nursing books?

    chrisrn24 replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    The Good Nurse. It's an account of Charles Cullen the serial killer nurse who is estimated to be one of Americas most prolific serial

  15. Dialysis unit in Nsg Home for a new Grad, any tips?

    chrisrn24 replied to missnoc360's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm confused. Are you working at the dialysis place or the LTC connected to

  16. Care of Childbearing Clinical

    chrisrn24 replied to meridian8004's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Juvy is not scary. Most of the people actually like the nurses. Also by self scheduling they may mean that they have a person in mind but you have to choose what day/time you

  17. How to earn the CNA's respect

    chrisrn24 replied to Ginnym1981's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Glad you are thinking about this. - Help out whenever possible. If someone is an easy Assist of 1 and they need to use the bathroom and you have a minute take them. If you're swamped ask the aide, use...

  18. Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    chrisrn24 replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    Coming from a woman I see no problem with it so long as the other person helps you to. "Yeah ill help lift Mr. Johnson...but would you grab a set of vitals on Mrs.

  19. resident/staff boundaries in LTC

    chrisrn24 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends on how they say it. I usually just say back "aw thank you! We love having you here but we hope you can get better and go home." Unless they are like "rip your scrubs off and make love to me" I...

  20. Help with Dosage Calculation Problem Please! :)

    chrisrn24 replied to Kiah115's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    100 ml bottle and TID has nothing to do with the problem. If the question had something in it like "how many mLs is pt getting a day" TID is valuable. If the question was "how many doses can you get...

  21. HELP!!!question about prn med

    chrisrn24 replied to smithb10935's topic in Patient Medications

    I would probably give the scheduled dose. (Unless patient appears like they may not tolerate it well. Nursing judgement

  22. Worms in Bladder

    chrisrn24 replied to rdowdy0529's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Wow! I never thought of that happening in the bladder but I suppose anything is

  23. Disposing of medication rolls with patient names

    chrisrn24 replied to QABSN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto!

  24. What is your Achilles heel?

    chrisrn24 replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    Sputum. Give me poop any day. I shudder to pick up a dirty wet Kleenex filled with congealed sputum.

  25. I suspect at least 4 residents have scabies, and....

    chrisrn24 replied to Tana13's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you a nurse or an aide? Why don't YOU call for an