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plumrn BSN, RN

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  1. Does anyone remember this?

    plumrn replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    -54 yr old female -presents to ER w/ complaint of facial/tongue swelling. No pain. Afebrile. B/P 130/78 pulse-100,strong and regular.Resps 20,even & unlabored. Appears anxious. -states she just...

  2. unacceptable abbreviations - compliance problems

    plumrn replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    We are having a rough time with this also. Some of the doctors are trying hard to get it right. Some of the others aren't even trying. We nurses get stuck with having to rewrite their orders or...

  3. Stupid Nurse Tricks -- Or as a Patient, I should have known better

    plumrn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness everything turned out okay! Don't feel bad. I think most people belittle their symptoms, thinking it will go away and you don't want to look silly going to the emergency room for...

  4. Tetanus Booster, OUCH!!!!!

    plumrn replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    The first tetorifice shot I got several years ago hurt so bad the next day that I had to use my good arm to lift my 'shot' arm because it hurt so much to move the muscle! It was warm,tender and...

  5. Tetanus Booster, OUCH!!!!!

    plumrn replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    The first tetorifice shot I got several years ago hurt so bad the next day that I had to use my good arm to lift my 'shot' arm because it hurt so much to move the muscle! It was warm,tender and...

  6. nurse preceptors please read and respond to new nurse

    plumrn replied to RNIAM's topic in General Nursing

    Remember, this is a time to learn as much as you can. Don't hesitate to ask questions. You will feel much better asking about something now, then you will when you have been a nurse for a while. Act...

  7. nurse preceptors please read and respond to new nurse

    plumrn replied to RNIAM's topic in General Nursing

    Remember, this is a time to learn as much as you can. Don't hesitate to ask questions. You will feel much better asking about something now, then you will when you have been a nurse for a while. Act...

  8. team leading

    plumrn replied to skay's topic in General Nursing

    None of us like team nursing here, but we are forced to do it this way. It is too disjointed. At the end of the day, we find a lot of things didn't get done because we thought the other one was doing...

  9. What does Charge Nurse really mean?

    plumrn replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

    As charge nurse, do you do admissions, assessments, care plans, other paperwork, or do the primary nurses do these where you

  10. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    plumrn replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Blondes vs. Brunettes Salem sump vs. Anderson tubes Jelco vs. Protectiv Silly threads vs. serious threads ...just feeling silly tonight, too.

  11. My Fearless Boy & a "lost"ear

    plumrn replied to Squeeta2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad this scary event is mostly behind you guys. It's nice to be able to joke about it now, isn't

  12. advice from nurses for a new physician

    plumrn replied to pinkplumeria's topic in General Nursing

    Interact with nurses as valued co-workers, and they will make your professional life much easier, and

  13. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

    plumrn replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    My first day on the floor as a student, standing in the bathroom of my very first pt, holding a bedpan with stuck-on poop wondering, 'what am I going to do with this now?' I honestly wondered, 'what...

  14. Grounds for Formal Complaint about MD??

    plumrn replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    When my father had his pacemaker replaced, he was taken off of Coumadin, (for artificial heart valve),a few days before the procedure. When his protime got down to less than therapeutic, the...

  15. Great teaching tools: Spanish Patient Handouts

    plumrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a great help. Can we sticky this, or something like it, so that we can have access to it for some

  16. Borders 20% Discount this Weekend for Healthcare Professionals

    plumrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is that in every state, you

  17. Most admissions you personally had during shift or most your floor had.

    plumrn replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Only RN's can do admission assessment forms where I work...and we have less RN's than LPN's on any

  18. need to vent

    plumrn replied to z's playa's topic in General Nursing

    From what you describe, their tone and manner were rude. You're right. They treated you like a child and/or a criminal. They were right in telling you not to go into other rooms, but they certainly...

  19. Hippa info. please

    plumrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know I should know everything about hippa by now, but it seems it has leaked from my brain as we have been so extremely busy the last couple of months. Please let me know your workplace take on...

  20. Health Care Worker Stress - Another Example

    plumrn replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Unbelievable Oramar! And what if the patient gets a phone call in the middle of the procedure? Are they supposed to grab the phone away, and tell them "No, We don't have time for that!"??? What if the...

  21. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    plumrn replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's what stinks about team nursing. I can barely oversee the care on 5 pts, much less be responsible for 10 or

  22. Hippa info. please

    plumrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your replies. Very

  23. Dreading Work Again!

    plumrn replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. The last 2 mos. at our hospital have been the worst I can remember in my career. The responsibilities are greater, and with less staff on top of that, the stress is getting to all of...

  24. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    plumrn replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have read through most of the replies on this thread. Just a few thoughts along the way... First of all, if the pt was a 'critical' GI Bleed, he would be admitted to ICU. The GI Bleed diagnosis...

  25. Do RN's co-sign assessment sheets at your hospital? What does it mean to you?

    plumrn replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    How many LVN's are you talking about that you have to sign after? 1? 6? If you have your own set of pts, and the LVN(s) has a set, how can you possibly assess (completely) all of their pts, do all the...