CountryMomma ASN, RN

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  1. CountryMomma

    How do you scan insulin?

    CountryMomma replied to Ann.E's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Each sticker has the drug name, dosage, and the bar code. You'd have to try to mess
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    How do you scan insulin?

    CountryMomma replied to Ann.E's topic in Medical-Surgical

    For our system, you draw up the novolog from a multi-dose vial at the accu-dose. The novolog sticker you scan at pt bedside is only kept in that drawer with the novolog. You can't get a sticker unless...
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    Objects that represent a nurse

    CountryMomma replied to Moran11's topic in General Nursing

    A telephone and a half - eaten protein
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    CountryMomma replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    Not going to jump in on the emergent vs non emergent issue. I just wanted to mention that in many locations there are no minute clinics, and in my area, all of our urgent cares/WICs close in the...
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    Links about Integrative Medicine

    CountryMomma replied to yhl1975's topic in Holistic

    No. Just, no. If an herbalist (me) is telling you you're wrong, take it to
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    Discrimination Application Question

    CountryMomma replied to Smill204's topic in General Students

    I'm sure you've *seen* discrimination in action, even if it wasn't directed towards you. Ever stood up for someone being treated badly? Told an obnoxious a-hole bothering someone different where to...
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    Report vent turned mega vent

    CountryMomma replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Nursing

    Look, I know if my patients are on tele. How do I know? Because I LOOKED AT THE CHART. I don't expect the off shift to read me the kardex. If you need the off shift to tell you whether or not your...
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    Report vent turned mega vent

    CountryMomma replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Nursing

    We've had an influx of new hires (mostly new grads) to my unit. I'm very much a hit the floor running kinda nurse, so I have to keep telling myself to just breathe and smile through the bumbling,...
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    Purpose for word, power point, and excel in nursing

    CountryMomma replied to slynn2010's topic in Nursing Career

    The answer is right above you. Me personally, I was quite irritated this weekend when I wanted to open a docx and couldn't because we didn't have
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    Intertrigo (atopic dermatitis)

    CountryMomma replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Interdry is perfect for these
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    How was your first code blue? What role did you have?

    CountryMomma replied to journey2success's topic in General Nursing

    My first code was chaotic. Well, in my perspective it was, but really I'm sure it was just fine. Pt was planning to discharge that afternoon, had just completed their education with their nurse. I...
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    Never wanna take students again.

    CountryMomma replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not to be pedantic, but even the refusal to turn the pump off while repositioning a pt is dangerous. It raises the very real risk of aspiration. In some pts, that's a bad, bad risk. One that wouldn't...
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    Never wanna take students again.

    CountryMomma replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    #3. And in the comments section I'll add "I'd love to do it, but not at the risk of my patients and the student. Plus, mo money mo money,
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    Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    CountryMomma replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    But more socializing with the family = increased customer (oops, how silly of me, I meant patient) satisfaction ratings which somehow magically means better care from the staff and NOT better bonuses...
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    HELP! professor going to fail me on final

    CountryMomma replied to gallbladder's topic in Patient Medications

    Just because you had the right answers does not mean your math was right. It sounds like after reading the end of your equation, you had to flip your answer to have the correct answer format. That...
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    Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    CountryMomma replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we sat on a guys ca dx once because we didn't know the exact type or stage which meant we didn't have POC for it yet. Pretty hard to say "and he's got fungating ca of some sort" in front of a pt...
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    Profession for some...attempted by many..

    CountryMomma replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

    That's nice. Care to contribute to the actual
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    Profession for some...attempted by many..

    CountryMomma replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, well that makes it all better, doesn't it? I'm either not a safe nurse (because I won't refuse what you consider an unsafe assignment), or my floor isn't a "true" med-surg floor. Look, I'm not...
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    Scripting?

    CountryMomma replied to meg0620's topic in General Nursing

    I'm supposed to ask our discharging patients to please fill out a survey after they get home. I'm also supposed to use the word excellent often in the conversation to subconsciously influence their...
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    Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    CountryMomma replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    We do a hybrid approach to bedside rounding. We go over the nitty-gritty at the station or at the door, then come in and introduce the next nurse, go over drains, lines, IV settings, vent settings,...
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    Profession for some...attempted by many..

    CountryMomma replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

    Right. First it was m/s doesn't have vents, now it's vents are okay as long as the FiO2 is below a certain level. This illustrates perfectly how the acuity level in m/s is creeping up. The frog will...
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    Profession for some...attempted by many..

    CountryMomma replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

    Vent = pts who require a ventilator to remain not dead. We take pts wo haven't weaned yet, are weaning, are weaning with ridiculous difficulty, and long-term vent dependent. I HATE the long-range...
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    Profession for some...attempted by many..

    CountryMomma replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

    You should come talk to our house manager then. I'm on a M/S floor. We take vents, insulin gtts, Cardizem gtts, heparin gtts, full blown septics, suicidals, Lasix gtts, tele pts, post surgicals, post...
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    The holidays and legal issues

    CountryMomma replied to OldGrayNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a person with newer food allergies, I would greatly appreciate a list of ingredients. I've had to take benadryl at CEU class before because no one labeled the whole grain orange muffins as having...
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    Today's cringeworthy event..

    CountryMomma replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    It's like an empty milk carton in the fridge. If you are the last person to use the item before it is unusable, then you should change it out. *That's* why it's the coworker's issue. If a...