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You can aerosolize iodiform to help with strong foul smells. If you prime your fluids upside down, by squeezing out the air first then allowing the fluid to prime, you are MUCH MUCH MUCH less likely to get an air in line error. Never recap! Scoop! My 3 best tips I can think of.

I am a new nurse and just recently experienced my first code blue. The pt was not mine but I was the first person in the room. A call had come in from tele to check on the pt in room 000. I ran in there followed by the pts nurse and a few other people he isnt breathing blood everywhere (looked like he had tried to take out his iv). I drop the rail hit the code blue button and start compressions. Code team came in and took over and I stayed in to help with whatever they needed. The pt was worked on for 30 min, he didnt make it. When I got off my shift I didnt sleep that day (I work nights). The image of the pt, cpr, the feeling of compressions, the whole scene left an imprint on my brain. He had just been up walking and talking an hr before so it was very surreal. Do you still remember your first code blue?

When I come on shift I get report from the previous nurse and that nurse and I round together going into each room to introduce/say bye to each pt. This is the standard on my floor and the other floors are looking to start doing it as well. At first I didnt like it and thought it was dumb, but it has really helped with issues like you are experiencing.

I was just reading that yesterday. That would be a life changing experience to assist during a disaster. Here is the article I read: "It's Just in Our Nature": Hundreds of Nurses Volunteer to Aid Typhoon Victims | NBC Southern California

Recently pulled to the ER for a night and a pt that comes in with a left elbow injury stated he wasnt sure what happened. Going over his social assessment do you smoke use etoh etc pt states "No I DONT use drugs never have, these arent iv marks I just donated blood and the lady had a hard time sticking me" Sure she did that would explain all of the iv track marks running up and down both of your arms. Same night couple hours later lady comes in with abd pain, dr suspects appendix. Psych Assessment if she has history of previous suicide attempt pt states "no these scars aren't from me cutting myself or drugs I was in a car wreck" keep in mind her arms were completely covered so I never saw her arms to this point. She rolls up her arms and has nothing but what looks to me to be scars from slitting wrists and old and fresh iv marks.

could it have been ordered by mistake and the dr meant to order K+

On nights that I work I take my breakfast to work and get there just a few minutes early and eat at 6pm (gives me time to get into my locker and look over my assignment while I am eating my sandwich or whatever I brought). Then at some point through-out the night normally around 12:30 or 1 is when I will have my lunch. I sometimes grab dinner in the cafe in the morning when I am headed out the door

Heartbreaking stories. Wiping tears from my eyes as I read each one of them. Thank you all for sharing.

I am on a med surg/ surgical. I am a new grad (May 2013). My orientation on the floor was 90 days. Before I was on the floor I had a week learning the computers and ins/outs of hospital. I started out taking 1 pt and as I got more comfortable took more with my preceptor helping me as needed.