Pinky89

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1. IR Radiation Exposure-Thoughts?

   Pinky89 posted a topic in Radiology

   Hi all, I was recently in IR with my patient and had a situation that left me a little confused and upset. I'm hardly ever in IR, so I'm not sure what standard procedure is down there, but I just...

2. OGT securement in intubated patients

   Pinky89 replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Critical Care

   We tape ours to the ETT securement device, not the actual

3. The use of LPN's in ICU CCU

   Pinky89 replied to RNParamedic911's topic in Critical Care

   "The new Grad of today mostly BSN track are the worst nurses on the planet." I find it hypocritical that you start your post expressing your disapproval of RNs who make comments that are...

4. Making Heparin shots less painful for pts?

   Pinky89 replied to Rachd99's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Pinch the skin really hard while you inject. Patients always tell me that my pinch was worse than the actual shot and that I give the best shots! It really

5. Report Interruption--Was I Wrong?

   Pinky89 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   On our busy med/surg unit we give report to the oncoming shift in the hallways, usually at the med carts or where ever we can find some room. This can be frustrating at times (especially on day shift)...

6. Worst IV Pumps Ever!

   Pinky89 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   We recently upgraded to the IV pumps in the picture. Have had nothing but problems with the pumps beeping constantly about air bubbles (when there are clearly no bubbles to be seen) or high air...

7. struggling with med surg expectations

   Pinky89 replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Wow I am so sorry you are going through this I am also new to med surg, but I had a 10 week orientation. I didn't even start caring for three patients until my 4th or 5th week! It seems as though...

8. Giving Report

   Pinky89 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   Hey all, I really struggle with giving report and thinking about it gives me anxiety when the shift is coming to an end. I feel like we never got really good practice in nursing school and were...

9. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

   Pinky89 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

   I inserted an NG tube and checked for proper placement, both by auscultation and pH. Both confirmed it was in the stomach. The doc ordered the NG to be hooked to suction, so immediately after checking...

10. What's the coolest operation you've watched??

    Pinky89 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I scrubbed in on open heart surgery during an OR nursing course in nursing school and I was allowed to put my hands around the patient's heart at the end while it was beating. Pretty

11. EPIC

    Pinky89 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've been working with Epic since I started my job a few months ago and I love it. I've used a few other charting systems through my clinical rotations, including Powerchart (which I didn't like), and...

12. How to Deal with the Chaos of Med/Surg

    Pinky89 replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Lovetheoutdoors, Thanks so much for your response and encouragement! Honestly, every day gets better and better. I feel so much more competent/organized than I did when I first started this...

13. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    Pinky89 replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you everyone for all of your input! Reading all of your comments has been very helpful. I'm happy to know that others have heard of this practice, as when I asked some of my co-workers they had...

14. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    Pinky89 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey all, I just had a quick question about something I was taught in nursing school and was wondering if you learned the same thing, or practice this yourself. You have 2 different IV piggyback...

15. New grad, please Help with med surg organization!!

    Pinky89 replied to Futuresos's topic in Medical-Surgical

    PediLove2147, I just wanted to tell you that I thankfully stumbled upon this thread and looked at the brain sheet you created and posted. I have been using it for the past 2 weeks or so and it has...