0.adamantite

0.adamantite

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  1. Hospital RNs - how do you organize your shift?

    0.adamantite posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know this is going to vary from shift to shift, facility to facility, and based on patient ratios, but I'm wondering how everyone organizes their shift? I have been an RN for about a year. We have...

  2. Did I do the right thing?

    0.adamantite replied to nurs1ng's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar experience with a patient. The supervisor was mad we had to move the patient but then the patient coughed up a bloody lougie and I believe later on the TB was confirmed. Learned from...

  3. IV push

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

    Here is the article, which outlines safety risks associated with drawing up medication from a carpujet. Although I guess there is nothing you can do if you need to attached a 10cc syringe to a PICC or...

  4. IV push

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

    I like to dilute medications as well but I read an article by the ISMP (?) that states that you should not draw up medications from carpujet containers, which are not intended to be punctured by a...

  5. Snowed a patient

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

    Luckily we had reversal agents readily available. I have HS meds that I would imagine kill a bull elephant. For example, trazadone, oxycontin, xanax, seroquel, oxycodone, etc etc all at once. The...

  6. How do you deal with mistakes

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

    I did something similar once. I send a patient to a small bowel follow-through while they were on aspiration precautions. The fluoroscopy people tried to get the patient to swallow the contrast. I...

  7. I failed my Blood pressure assessment

    0.adamantite replied to Bluebrown's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't mean to make light of your situation, but I also failed my blood pressure assessment and had to redo it in nursing school. It was the only skill I failed. I had been working in healthcare for...

  8. Other jobs for RN besides direct patient care?

    0.adamantite replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks all. I'm not sure if I could do teaching without at least a master's degree. I am interested in what you have to say NurseGhostHunter. What kind of office job did you get? I will certainly be...

  9. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

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

    The only time I have yelled is when a confused patient grabbed me by the neck of my scrub shirt. I loudly said "NO!" and many of my co-workers came rushing in to help me. I also raise my voice to hard...