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plumrn BSN, RN

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  1. Our Own Misconceptions

    plumrn replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    My heartfelt condolences to you, and your family. I am truly

  2. Our Own Misconceptions

    plumrn replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for the pain you all have been through. Your family will be in my

  3. Is "HOMAN'S SIGN" supposed to be positive or negative?

    plumrn replied to passing thru's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our vascular surgeon scoffs at nurses who report +homans sign. But, if they have other signs/symptoms along with it, he will follow up.

  4. Any nurses with plantar fasciitis?

    plumrn replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nikes and Naprosyn helped me. I took the Naprosyn the night before, and by morning, it really made a difference. Wear shoes around the clock. No flats without some kind of padding. Tincture of time is...

  5. med surge staffing ratios

    plumrn replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What kind of care could you possibly provide for 11 pts? Answer: Very poor! How likely are you to have an occurrence where a pt is injured or dies because you were spread much too thin? Answer: Very...

  6. Ear Troubles- Question

    plumrn replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who was just hospitalized with mastoiditis with similar symptoms. Better go see a

  7. Boneheaded Nursing: A Cautionary Tale

    plumrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I think these stories help us all to 'take another look', and help us all be better nurses. We all have these stories to tell,

  8. How often is a TB Mask Fit Testing done?

    plumrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. Maybe you can talk to them one on one and explain you're clastrophobia. Yearly testing seems a little too often to me, too. Good

  9. Potassium piggybacks

    plumrn replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    Of course! Too little to make a difference. I didn't stop to think it out like that. Thanks

  10. Potassium piggybacks

    plumrn replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    This is a long thread, and I admit I haven't read all of the posts, so forgive me if this has already been addressed. We run the K-riders on another pump along with the primary solution to decrease...

  11. This is sick

    plumrn replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with fergus51. We administer potentially fatal doses every day, but not to kill someone. If they are at deaths door and in agony, we medicate the heck out of them. Sometimes the window between...

  12. Help needed to trace a retired nurse.

    plumrn replied to Wendus's topic in General Nursing

    Do the nursing boards keep records on retired nurses? Could check with them. Good

  13. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    plumrn replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    It seems as if the administrators making up these ratios just don't want to listen to what nurses are telling them. They refuse to believe that nurses are telling the truth about the dangers with...

  14. nursing magazine info please

    plumrn replied to mamaof3's topic in General Nursing

    I feel really dumb. I hear so many people say how they love the Incredibly Easy.. series, but for some reason, I just don't find them that 'easy'! I started reading the one on Fluids and Electrolytes,...

  15. PDA a must or a bust?

    plumrn replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I use mine many times every day, from the drug guides, to the calculator, to the list of phone numbers (docs,nursing homes,hospitals,other hosp.depts, etc.), drug calculations guides, ...and tons of...

  16. How do you stay awake?

    plumrn replied to Compton's topic in General Nursing

    This made me remember something funny! I remember when we use to tape report, every once in awhile someone would nod off while they were taping! They would start talking really slow, then just...

  17. Chart Review

    plumrn replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    We use to have to do them, but we are way to busy to get them done now. There is no way I'm coming in on a day off to do them. I don't really know who does them now. If we had a shift set aside for...

  18. Patient assignments during pregnancy

    plumrn replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Not only do we have several pregnant nurses right now that aren't wanting to take infectious pts (no matter what it is), but we have several new mommies that don't want to take them either ('don't...

  19. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    plumrn posted a topic in Pediatric

    We get a few spill over pedi pts each winter on our med/surg unit, and I need a little refresher before they start coming, if you don't mind. We measure the diapers, and report the number of grams the...

  20. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    plumrn replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    TNnurse05, that sounds like a great way to do it, but you probably don't squirt the whole 1cc or 2 of saline in their nose, do you? Do you just put that much in the syringe so that you will have...

  21. Challenge: 25 Words or Less

    plumrn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dark. report. run. discharge. admit. discharge. admit. lunch. b/p 72/48. bolus. bolus again. bolus & transfer/run to ICU. admit. admit. chart.

  22. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    plumrn replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks so much for all the replies! I will share them with my fellow

  23. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    plumrn replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks so much for all the replies! I will share them with my fellow

  24. Reglan Reaction?

    plumrn replied to Rachel2004RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the update on this. I missed it the first time around, and will certainly keep this in mind for my future pts on

  25. Gabitril side effect?

    plumrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend recently had a trip to the ED after having a possible reaction/side effect to Gabitril. It was prescribed for some longterm insomnia. It is normally given for seizures. He had been on it for...