CountryMomma ASN, RN

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    Have you encountered useless residents?

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

    This was a difficult lesson for me to learn. I started out as a fresh, wet-behind-the-ears nurse in July, the absolute WORST time to start in a teaching hospital, and the residents are brand...
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    Pushing meds through NGT/OGT with the plunger

    CountryMomma replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my practice on a high - acuity med/surg floor (we take weaning vents, diltiazem/heparin/insulin/Lasix gtts, tele/nstemi pts) meds are pushed w a 60cc toomey no matter the tube placement. Obviously...
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    Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    CountryMomma replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well apparently you need to school the attendings on my floor, as I have seen 3% saline given for hyponatremia. In fact, I double signed the MAR with his primary nurse. I believe I read that the key...
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    Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    CountryMomma replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pt was immediate post-op for unstable mandibular fx, bilat. 2 plates, 10 pins, wires, the whole shebang. We'd been struggling with htn the whole pre-op period, and when I recv'd pt back from PACU pt's...
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    How long is your commute?

    CountryMomma replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    1 hr 15 mins, up to 2.5 hrs in bad weather. It gets bad enough, I go in a day ahead of the storm and ride it out at a hotel next to the hospital (on my dime of course). This is 95%...
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    honeymoon during orientation

    CountryMomma replied to notah's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't take a honeymoon for ten years after I was married. I had to request my wedding day off, trade the day after, and come into work two days after I got married. All because I had just...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    CountryMomma replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly hope they don't. I do NOT want an impaired nurse, or doctor, or CNA caring for my family or myself. With marijuana there isn't an effective way of determining level of impairment, so I...
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    Large ladies! Best scrubs?

    CountryMomma replied to thf6v's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like the Cherokee workwear Luxe or flexible. The Uniform Advantage Butter Soft are nice, but their lengths listed in the catalog are a lie and they charge for return shipping when
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    The must have T-shirt for every male nurse!

    CountryMomma replied to Zooey72's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If I had had a classmate who wore that to class, I would be very, very torn. Ledger as the Joker is my favorite rendition. But what he represented was the OPPOSITE of nursing. I'd be wary of a...
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    CountryMomma replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Me. But see, I drink high-octane alcohol to prevent infection - antiseptic ya know! It was a therapeutic
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    why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    Mom's doing fine, they had to make three passes. At discharge, I asked if my mom was supposed to take her aspirin tomorrow, since the d/c instructions said no NSAIDs d/t increased risk of bleeding....
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    Nurses behavior towards CNA's?

    CountryMomma replied to x0xerika's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did aide work for years before getting my RN. To say you prioritize patient requests over a direct order (oh, excuse me, request) from the nurse shoes gross disrespect to the nurse and a deep lack...
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    why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    Just finished staying with my mom during her Moh's procedure. The dermatologist introduced the NA as her "nurse". My face involuntarily rearranged itself into the "you've got to be $#%+ING me pose"....
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    Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    CountryMomma replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Would you believe I had a patient recently vomit coffee-grounds emesis all over my hands, and he's hep C positive, AND I didn't have a complete nervous breakdown after convincing myself that I was...
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    Butter Soft - regular vs. stretch

    CountryMomma replied to ixchel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have only tried the buttersoft stretch tops, not the regular. The stretch tops fit fairly well for me as fluffy chick, and are sized larger than the Cherokee workwear
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    Quadrivalent flu vac

    CountryMomma replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    We're giving the high dose quadrivalent IMs in our elderly population for precisely the reason iluvit mentioned. The immune system in the elderly is not as reactive nor efficient, and typically needs...
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    Nursing Info Meet Today

    CountryMomma replied to TexasRosiee90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That is not enough. I graduated from a 2 year ADN program in 2014. I had lecture Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Lab was Thursday and Friday. When we switched to clinicals, we had an 8 hr clinical one...
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    All my friends are RNs

    CountryMomma replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I currently have 1 best friend. We certainly didn't plan on becoming best friends - our first couple of encounters looked similar to when you introduce a new cat into a home with older cats. Life is...
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    Vent about toiletting patients

    CountryMomma replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That depends - are we using the biblical sense of the word know? Because then 'knowing' is quite complementary to feeling something.
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    Vent about toiletting patients

    CountryMomma replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm disappointed it took you this long to get in here and lay it straight. Get stumped on that last level of Candy
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    CountryMomma replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I may have some white hairs showing through my dye job, young pup, but nursing school for me was only a year and a half ago. I still remember it quite well, thank you. I remember that I was assigned...
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    Libertarian Healthcare

    CountryMomma replied to 1edwood79's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just asked them in an above post. No links please, I don't like to drive traffic to political
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    Libertarian Healthcare

    CountryMomma replied to 1edwood79's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So all you're here to do is give us links, instead of actually discussing the questions? That
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    Libertarian Healthcare

    CountryMomma replied to 1edwood79's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What's the difference between libertarianism and anarchy? How can we restrain the natural greed of unfettered free markets from impinging on the human right to health and access to care? Why do I...
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    Firearms

    CountryMomma replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing