Zee_RN

Zee_RN BSN, RN

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  1. My 16-year-old wants a navel piercing

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, well so much for deliberation, lol. We went to ask the RN-piercer questions and now it's done. Not only her, but her identical sister too (I have triplets). They are both sporting titanium navel...

  2. My 16-year-old wants a navel piercing

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The piercer I know is an RN. That gives me a definite comfort

  3. MD can't walk across the room to get a chart

    Zee_RN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously the doc is an A$$. But what I want to know is ... why didn't the case manager just walk the 10 steps over to the doc? No one should *have* to deliver the chart to the physician but I see it...

  4. What scared you most at first?

    Zee_RN replied to tracey2705's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest fear was inserting an NG. I think that's because on my second day in the hospital as a student, a few of us were called in to watch an NG insertion. This poor patient was about 85 years...

  5. How do nsg recruiters get paid?

    Zee_RN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nurse recruiter. I was simply paid a salary. No bonuses, no incentives, no "rewards" of any kind, no OT pay. Just a regular old salary. I make more as a nurse than I did as a

  6. Question about Common Meds

    Zee_RN replied to Templar1961's topic in General Nursing

    Add a few ... K-Dur, nitroglycerin (ointment, etc.), heparin, insulin--it comes in many forms, pepcid, lipitor, vasotec, ativan. Oh, the list could go on &

  7. IV Protonix tubing

    Zee_RN replied to Crocuta's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any evidence for you except to say we sure don't do that at my hospital. It's every 72 hours just like most IV tubing. We even have people on continuous Protonix drips for 2 or 3 days;...

  8. Looking for "Duties of a Nurse" from ~1860?

    Zee_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know many of us have seen it...a list of "nursing duties" required of early nurses. Things that included cleaning out the coal stove and restocking the coal, washing the floors, etc. Does anyone...

  9. Looking for "Duties of a Nurse" from ~1860?

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Found it! It was 1887...Duties of the Floor Nurse, 1887 The following job description was given to floor nurses by a hospital in 1887: In addition to caring for your 50 patients, each nurse will...

  10. Looking for "Duties of a Nurse" from ~1860?

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    No such time for that research, unfortunately. The idea just hit me last night to incorporate the list for fun--and class starts in a few hours. The idea is easily omitted; it is not crucial to the...

  11. Looking for "Duties of a Nurse" from ~1860?

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Siri, thank you for the reference websites; I have been to some of them and they have an impressive amount of information. Unfortunately, it is **too** impressive for my immediate needs, lol. I have...

  12. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    Zee_RN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    My patient said just the opposite today, bless his heart. He has toxic megacolon. I held his hand during a CVP placement -- the look in his eyes and his "thank you!" when I grasped his hand were so...

  13. Nurse Retention..........

    Zee_RN replied to CardioTrans's topic in General Nursing

    I stay at my facility because: (1) I respect my manager (2) Our nurse: patient ratio is appropriate and deviations are rare (3) My pay is commensurate for my experience level in my part of the country...

  14. RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

    Zee_RN replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    20-bed Intensive Care Unit. We have a secretary until 6:30 p.m. Many of us enter our own orders anyway; it's a huge unit (physically) and the unit secretary is just too far away and your chart is out...

  15. Rapid Response Teams

    Zee_RN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Our hospital has just initiated a Rapid Response Team (sometimes called Rapid Assessement Team). Floor nurses can call for an RRT assessment if they think there is an acute change in their patient. We...

  16. swan lines

    Zee_RN replied to melinated's topic in MICU, SICU

  17. Patients always needing something no matter what.

    Zee_RN replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    and of course ......... they're in

  18. Come and tell me what you think? Please :)

    Zee_RN replied to Lisey's topic in General Nursing

    I started in long-term care. Then went to med-surg. Then to ICU (still there). It can certainly be done; it depends on what YOU

  19. I am a cursed idiot

    Zee_RN replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    If you wanted support, you should take in the spirit in which it was offered, not rip others for taking the time to respond to you. This individual is not looking for advice. She is looking for more...

  20. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    Zee_RN replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't dwell on this. This sounds like the surgeon's problem, not yours. You'll acquire a better sense of whom to call when as you gain experience. In many cases, you are right to call the...

  21. Weggoners granulomatosis HELP!

    Zee_RN replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I've only had one patient with Wegener's. He was the kind of person who never went to the doctor so by the time he was diagnosed, it was too late. His hearing was affected, he was in renal failure and...

  22. Rapid Response Teams

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    RRT by family members! OMG. I can't imagine. Personally, I think we'd be getting paged for ice water and blankets. Just my opinion, of course, but I've seen some of the things visitors think are...

  23. Diastolic BP of zero

    Zee_RN replied to littlehobo's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, that frequently happens to me and has for years. When I was in nursing school and we used to take BPs on each other for practice, I always confused my fellow students because my BP "bumps all...

  24. Help Speaking at Career Day

    Zee_RN replied to BittyBabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to post the Johnson & Johnson site, too,

  25. Help me find pictures of different types of nurses, please!

    Zee_RN replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    Check out this site: