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    I see burnt out nurses walking amongst the living

    smf0903 replied to brad30's topic in General Nursing

    I may be in the minority here, but I love my floor job. I work a tele/med-surg floor (12s). I like working 2-3 days a week...well, nights actually LOL. I have a friend who works OR and is always...
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    Dosage Calculation Assistance

    smf0903 replied to KrCmommy522's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You did
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    Pediatric Question

    smf0903 replied to FromtheGroundUp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Urine output. Adequate urine output must always be documented prior to hanging
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    Frustrated and Unsure

    smf0903 replied to ajlamb's topic in General Nursing

    I have a very dear friend who is a serious 'control enthusiast'... she is now in quality/patient safety, but when she was an ICU staff nurse, she wore an enormous, bulging fanny pack - full of...
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    Passing the buck?

    smf0903 replied to novicenurse2015's topic in General Nursing

    "Oh h3ll to the no" would have been the thought that ran through my mind when asked to make that call! Talk about passing the buck! I agree completely with HereIStand, that call should have been made...
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    Who loves med-surg?

    smf0903 replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I adored my critical care rotation too. I loved the complexity of the patients and the interaction with families during such a delicate time. The interaction with patients and families is there in MS...
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    Who loves med-surg?

    smf0903 replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I forgot to add, good luck on the new job!!!
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    Who loves med-surg?

    smf0903 replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love it too!! I work an 18 bed med surg/tele floor and love the variety of patients we get. I've been here about a year (my first nursing gig) and have seen and learned so much. CHF, COPD, end-stage...
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    Multi-dose insulin vials

    smf0903 replied to Sunshine716's topic in Patient Medications

    Our facility does this as
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    smf0903 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a rural hospital on a med surg floor. We usually have 1:4, sometimes 1:5. The RNs refuse to take more than 5 patients so the ratio is never more than that. (Forgot to add that I work...
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    When are you too old to start nursing school?

    smf0903 replied to 2soon2beOTC's topic in General Students

    Well considering there are nurses in their 20s and 30s who are very out of shape and struggle with being on their feet 12 hours at a stretch, I say do what you feel like you can/want to do. Read your...
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    Highest/Lowest K+ you've ever seen

    smf0903 replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    I saw my high and low within the last couple months. 1.3 and 9.0. Neither patient had much by way of EKG changes. 9.0 patient was a HD patient, I don't remember offhand what the other patient came in...
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    Question to Catholic nurses

    smf0903 replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    Holy moly, we got read the riot act if we were caught chewing the wafers when I was growing up. I remember when I was in about 6th grade, one of the girls in my class (yup, Catholic school) got sick...
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    what's your pet peeve?

    smf0903 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    We have a doc who hands discharge papers to any patients who go smoke. His philosophy is "if they're healthy enough to get up and go out and smoke then they're good enough to go
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    smf0903 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Our mothers must have been cut from the same mold. I also always knew that my mother thought the world revolved exclusively around her, but we finally cut ties when she started in on our 10-year-old...
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    nursing care plan for multiple fractures.. help!

    smf0903 replied to ksurette's topic in General Students

    What do you have so far in terms of pain and immobility/limited mobility? I think you're headed in the right direction. I would suggest looking at medication order. Also think about things like side...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    smf0903 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    OC, I am sorry to hear about your friend. I hope that it was caught early and that things will go well for her
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    smf0903 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    WILTW: -Bezoars can be treated with Coca-Cola -People with Fabry's disease have an enzyme deficiency which causes poor breakdown of phospholipids. -No one wants to have a Type III MI...
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    what's your pet peeve?

    smf0903 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    This! The last time I worked we had to start a new IV on a pt because the IV was wrapped around the high-flow O2 tubing and when the patient moved it yanked the IV right out IV tubing was wrapped...
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    still waiting for my att in Ohio

    smf0903 replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Ohio as well...Ohio's BON seems to take a long time doling out atts. I believe May grads from our school receive theirs typically around mid-July. I graduated in December 2014 and our class...
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    Telenursing: The Future of Nursing

    smf0903 replied to lilcyn's topic in General Specialties

    Not nursing but we have teleneurology at our hospital because we no longer have in-house neuro group. It works great for us and allows us to still provide neuro consults when stroke patients come in....
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    Group project issues

    smf0903 replied to Ginja85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Group projects...the worst part of school!! Do what you have to do to get the project done. As much as that sucks it's also YOUR grade on the line. And don't dumb it down for the numbnuts of the...
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    Cerner Charting systems

    smf0903 replied to artisticmind's topic in General Nursing

    I chart "not intact" or "intact with abnormalities" and then chart in the wound section as
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    Cerner Charting systems

    smf0903 replied to artisticmind's topic in General Nursing

    Education is just in the "Forms" on the left side of the screen. I always check that at the beginning of the shift so that I know whether or not I need to chart education for the
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    Physical Ax: head-to-toe / focused

    smf0903 replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    I do a full assessment for admits and for my pts at the beginning of my shift. I do focused assessments any time I assess after that. For the most part the full assessment would include any...