GrnHonu99

GrnHonu99 RN

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  1. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need to vent. Had a terminal, TERMINAL brain CA pt. Family states, "she doesnt want any more surgery, she just wants to go home and die". We don't do chemo/radiation on our floor. Gave her 2mg mgso4...

  2. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. I guess thats really why they say nursing is all about being a pt.

  3. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously. I don't even know what to say to

  4. Does Nursing make you Obsessive Compulsive.....

    GrnHonu99 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Im so OC..I think OC people flock to nursing as you can be in your glory lol...I check and recheck and recheck about 80 times...EVERYTHING..I just do it without thinking really...check meds in the...

  5. Crocs!

    GrnHonu99 replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

  6. My CROCS made me fall tonight..

    GrnHonu99 replied to jodyangel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    oh that happens to me all the time..i dont think its the toe thats catching though, for me it was when id drag my feet a little. However, as much as I love my crocs I cant wear them anymore..they...

  7. Really hate this nurse

    GrnHonu99 replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm they sound lazy. They prob. spend more time hassling you to take their pt. off the bedpan then if they just did it themselves. I would say something to your NM. There are several other pts on the...

  8. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have a pain nurse. Im not sure what happened to her but shes gone. Usually we are very liberal with pain medication, however, sometimes around this year, or so I hear, some of the newer...

  9. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. This is what I am screaming. Let alone, it was 0630 and I was intubating my other pt next door...so my patience for him was wearing thin....I argued with him for awhile, but in the end he wins....

  10. Getting report from the ED

    GrnHonu99 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Doesnt sound good...doesnt give you the chance to ask questions! I always have questions. However, we still have phone reports and most of the time I still know little to nothing when that pt. hits...

  11. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    yep, we tell them over and over again not to use it...the pharm wont accept it, so its a huge pain for me bc depending who is on call, I have to call and tell them and get it changed and re fax...

  12. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice would have been the best place for her but apparently they don't have hospice in Mexico? She was just going to be with us until her family arranged a charter plane to get her back to

  13. dcotor asked me to leave room

    GrnHonu99 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a teaching hospital. When the residents make their first rounds at 0400, yes I would abs. be offended if they asked me to leave. Work in the ICU. They are giving the pt. a quick neuro exam...

  14. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Plus its August. We have new residents..first years...and this particular one is super new..so I sympathize, I understand what it feels like to be inexperienced in a specilized field...so I can almost...

  15. Vent..."sedation"

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    DPH is dilantin, or phenytoin. I went to my nurse manager. He told me that I did a good job, stood my ground in demending pain meds...he says nursing management is working on the situation with the...

  16. setting up EVDs

    GrnHonu99 replied to slholmes's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Remember it works by gravity. Always close it when you move your pt. so you can re

  17. should i move to AZ?

    GrnHonu99 replied to 2008el's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am from out of state. Migrated from the midwest. LOVE it. Don't mind the heat. I like it better than the humidity in the midwest. The pay out here is much better than my friends I graduated with....

  18. First day without preceptor and first error

    GrnHonu99 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We give KCL in 10 MEq bags if running through a Periph IV. We give 20MEQ if through Cline. Depending on what the pts. K was, that depends on how much KCL we give....we have a unit protocol. The day...

  19. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

    GrnHonu99 replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grad. I chose to be on NOCs. However, there are many new grads on days. Everyone on my unit works 3 12's a week. We self schedule. Aka make our own and occasionally management will ask you to work...

  20. Explaining: WHY nightshift, to family and friends

    GrnHonu99 replied to skislalom's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!

  21. Explaining: WHY nightshift, to family and friends

    GrnHonu99 replied to skislalom's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't work days if you paid me double. I love nights. Thats how I usually start out. Then I say, I am on the same schedule as you just flip the AM to PM. So I go to work at 7 just like you, and...

  22. Learn From My Mistakes

    GrnHonu99 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be short and sweet with the docs aka get to the point...ive learned to talk very quickly and the most info in the shortest amount of time lol.....that SBAR thing is good. I like

  23. should i move to AZ?

    GrnHonu99 replied to 2008el's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad in AZ I make close to 30/hr (diff included). I work nights. I dont usually work weekends. We get double time for on call shifts. Id make more if I worked weekends but we have a weekend...

  24. We all hate overtime!!!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    no one ever says anything about our OT. Its expected. We have a lot of pts. We are busy. Things innevitably happen right at shift change. Ooops it 730, my pt. is vomiting blood all over the place...

  25. Doing the Happy Dance!!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    yay tweety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats. all that hard work paid