0.adamantite

0.adamantite

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  1. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

    0.adamantite replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    As a PCA - I used to work at a nursing home with the same group of residents. I would dream about doing a toileting round on them, taking each one to the bathroom in my sleep, in the same exhausting...

  2. First Patient Death Experience

    0.adamantite replied to HenrySD's topic in General Nursing

    Something just happened. You may never know. I've had this happen once or twice. These deaths are very devastating and unfortunate. It could be that she threw a massive clot. There may be an autopsy...

  3. WELL, WOULD YOU???

    0.adamantite replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    I would totally do

  4. You should know better

    0.adamantite replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't exercise and my eating habits (quality of food, quantity of food, times of meals) are atrocious. I have to take 2 pills a day and forget to take them constantly!! I also enjoy a malt beverage...

  5. Why don't you just read the chart?

    0.adamantite replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is an easy one .. I do read the chart Floor nurse extraordinaire! Except some questions can't be answered by the

  6. Scripting sounds patronizing

    0.adamantite replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    BAHAHAHAHAHA! I could have written this

  7. Burnout/ Compassion fatigue

    0.adamantite replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Haldol and a few big security guards after calling a Code Restraint Personal Requested

  8. Delirium tremens, level of care?

    0.adamantite replied to hybr1d's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Typical orders for the alcohol withdrawal patients we see would be seizure precautions, K & Mg checks (like q8h), bedside swallow eval, fall risk precautions, CIWA scale (with scores greater than...

  9. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    0.adamantite replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    More threads like these, please! As a new-ish nurse I love to see the critical thinking process of more experienced nurses, and nurses in other

  10. Don't talk bad about your patients

    0.adamantite replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I need to know about patient behaviors because I need to know if there have been any changes. If I have a patient who is agitated and nobody told me in report, I'm going to wonder if there has been a...

  11. Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    0.adamantite replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    I don't particularly care either way unless it's clinically relevant. I think we do need to know the patient's biological gender. However if I get in report that they prefer to be identified as...

  12. What can I do to increase my knowledge, skill, and critical thinking?

    0.adamantite posted a topic in General Nursing

    At 2.5 years into being a practicing nurse, I feel that I am on Patricia Benner's "Advanced Beginner" stage in my nursing career. I am no longer a novice, but not anywhere near a highly skilled /...

  13. Every other weekend & holidays??

    0.adamantite replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, bring on the people like this! I'm not a new grad, but I'm willing to work all the weekends and holidays I can get. I need the money to pay off my student

  14. Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    0.adamantite replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    I learned about Dave Ramsey from this board and who ever mentioned him, I owe you a huge favor. I have paid off about $30,000+ of student debt with him. I will soon be paying the remaining balance,...

  15. Black Humour

    0.adamantite replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    One time a coworker and I were doing post mortem care on a patient that had died in a not so pleasant way. Think fluids oozing out of orifices. Family wailing all around the room. Very tense and...

  16. Would you send this patient to the unit?

    0.adamantite replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree. This patient is at risk for seizures with a sodium that low. Also, a K of 2.4 is very low. However, I work on an un-monitored floor so I have a few "dumb" questions. How could the patient...

  17. Relationships with floor nurses?

    0.adamantite replied to theantichick's topic in Emergency

    I'm a floor nurse, med-surg, the lowest of the low I know you guys are having a hard time, just like me. So I put a smile on my face when you call (or I call you) because they say when you smile that...

  18. Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    0.adamantite replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with other posters that obesity is a very complicated factor and all 3 points the OP listed probably combined with other factors are what can cause an individual to be obese. However the...

  19. Nonsedated Pt's equal self extubations

    0.adamantite replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a critical care nurse and do not work with patients who are intubated. Therefore, I may not be educated enough to comment on the matter. But as a patient, if I have a tube shoved down my...

  20. Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    0.adamantite replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, nobody has addressed the issue of wearing rings. This is far more disgusting to me than my occasional regular nail polish wearing. Do those of you saying that you dont wear nail polish at work...

  21. Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    0.adamantite replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I wear regular nail polish sometimes at work. I think its less nasty than those people who wear their rings at work. Can you image all the germs in those crevices etc. I leave my wedding and...

  22. Giving Lovenox to emaciated patients

    0.adamantite replied to cardiacqueen's topic in Patient Medications

    I asked a similar question in the past. How about those patients with like no body fat who have big, bloated bellies too? I hate giving the shots to these people. I am talking about people who are...

  23. Has anyone ever escaped?

    0.adamantite replied to ellieheart's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you meant patients escape. Then yes, I have had a patient or two escape. Lol. I'm still here

  24. Long hair unrestrained at work

    0.adamantite replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have hair almost to my butt. I always wear it up. It's just a pain in the rear end when it's down as it is, can't image dealing with it while at work, with all the bending etc it would get dipped...

  25. Police Holds

    0.adamantite replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    As another poster said, any patient in police custody has an officer with them in their room at all times. They are usually shackled and/or handcuffed. That is their job. It is only my responsibility...