MadisonsMomRN

MadisonsMomRN BSN, RN

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  1. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like the word "stooling". Not sure

  2. PRN wages

    MadisonsMomRN replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    I make about $4 more (an hour) than the staff

  3. Walmart flip flops

    MadisonsMomRN replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez! Thats

  4. IV fluid for a PT on a Fluid restriction? ! ? !

    MadisonsMomRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was thinking... That is really

  5. "Did you report her?"

    MadisonsMomRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I havent reported anyone either... and I have seen this pre-charting before. I have seen it come back and bite a nurse in the butt before. No, the patients may not be harmed at that time... but...

  6. Strange diagnosis

    MadisonsMomRN replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Oh ok... gotcha (sort of:lol2:) My 9 yo has had two seizures (when he was six) and they put him on Trileptal. (he had generalized aka grand mal seizures both times with the horrible post ictal phase...

  7. Strange diagnosis

    MadisonsMomRN replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious... do these types of seizures have a post ictal period like say a grand mal seizure?? Are these really seizures? (the pseudo-seizures) I assume that these types of seizures are hard to...

  8. Is it the right time for Nursing School

    MadisonsMomRN replied to 2ndGoRound's topic in General Nursing

    If nursing is something you really want, I say go for it. I started nursing school when I was 30 yrs old and I had a two year old. Then when I graduated I got pregnant right away. THEN I ended up...

  9. Personal question about a doctor's appt

    MadisonsMomRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a 13 month old daughter named Rylee... I hate to go against the advice of a doctor BUT I called her ped's office today to see if they wanted to see her. This is what has been going on... Not...

  10. Did I do the right thing? *long*

    MadisonsMomRN replied to nursesaideBen's topic in General Nursing

    I would have held it too. Keeping him breathing is a priority over pain. Not saying pain management isnt important but we gotta keep him alive... especially since he's a full code. I totally agree...

  11. Narcan in possible illegal drug use?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    Just 2 weeks ago (I work in a prison) we had 3 heroin overdoses. We had to administer Narcan to two of them because they were NOT breathing and were cyanotic. We bagged them with O2 and gave them...

  12. Vancomycin..first choice drug??

    MadisonsMomRN replied to lsyorke's topic in General Nursing

    Cipro is usually our first drug of choice for UTI's. I have seen Vanco used for MRSA infections but thats

  13. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of MRSA where I work... A LOT! It is mostly skin we see. They are put in isolation and get disposable meal trays. We wear gloves definitely. We only wear a gown if we suspect that we...

  14. Moving from US to Canada

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so

  15. Moving from US to Canada

    MadisonsMomRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone give me some info on how hard it is to change a nursing license from the US to Canada?? We are considering moving there!!

  16. Am I Just Bein a Baby or should i quit ???

    MadisonsMomRN replied to traumajunkiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thats just crazy to even think that a 20 hour shift is safe. Its not. First thing... NO you are not a baby, you seem to want to practice safe and competent nursing and second thing... RUN! Get out...

  17. boards need to regulate MA's

    MadisonsMomRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Only RN's can push medications through an IV access in Maryland. There are some medications that they cannot hang piggyback too. It has to do with the assessment of the patient while the medication...

  18. Our prison made the news...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    Just an update! All of the CO's that work in the 2 housing units that this happened in are being investigated. I am SO glad that we documented in DETAIL!! Oh, all the nurses involved, including...

  19. Our prison made the news...

    MadisonsMomRN posted a topic in Correctional

    Saturday night as we were counting we had 3 "suspected" overdoses (about 11:15pm). We had to bag 2 of them and the other was pretty bad off but was breathing. The next morning about 6am another one...

  20. Our prison made the news...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    sorry duplicate

  21. Too much to do and not enough time: How do you do it?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    I prioritize, delegate when appropriate, and ask for

  22. Reasonable requests made to the med-surg nurses?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have a problem with this request

  23. Professional appearance

    MadisonsMomRN replied to fergus51's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I remember when I was younger, when someone said nurse I would have one visual... Clean and well kept All white uniforms Nurses cap Nice clean hands with clean short nails Constantly educating people....

  24. WHAT DO NURSES DO? --help me respond to this question

    MadisonsMomRN replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez! Are you serious? WE are the ones that take care of patients... not the doctor. We are the ones that keeps their a$$e$ out of the court room. We go behind them and clean up their errors...

  25. Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    MadisonsMomRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow! I am really sorry about your health issues. Just wanted to give you a BIG bear hug!