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    Dear Vocera

    elthia replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Starting at the 2 minute mark The guy has 2 vocera start arguing with each other...it lasts for 2
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    You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    elthia replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    I don't love my patients, some of them I don't even like. Some of them grate on my nerves, some put my teeth on edge. Some break my heart and bring me to tears. But I am a darn good nurse. What is...
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    TPN question

    elthia replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes in chronically ill pts or pts that have bad vascular disease it is hard to put in multiple lumen PICC line, especially if it is a power PICC. At least that is what I have been
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    Shower with IV

    elthia replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We shower pt's on heparin gtts all the time. Especially if they are going for open heart surgery, then they get two pre-surgical showers with chlorihexidine soap, in addition to bactriban to the nares...
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    Ever have an addicted patient complain about post-op pain medication?

    elthia replied to Munch's topic in Neurological

    Yes it happens. I can't really say much more than
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    Caring Under Pressure

    elthia replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    After my recent health experiences. I truly am starting to feel that how you are treated by the majority of the employees of a hospital or healthcare system states a whole lot about their work...
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    I just had to share because I am so excited

    elthia replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations
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    What's the task you like doing most on the job?

    elthia replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

    Walking pt's. I don't get to do it enough, I usually have to delegate that one. But it's 15 minutes of just spending time with the pt, and it's a great psychosocial interaction. I love seeing pt's...
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    Top three patient complaints?

    elthia replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    1. I know you said he can't have anything to eat or drink after midnight...but he can still have water right? No, ma'am..your husband is having open heart surgery, he cannot drink water, or anything...
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    Anxiety and frustration

    elthia replied to RN in 10!'s topic in Health, Stress Management

    Let it go. You can't work if you are sick. If you go to work and have an attack of biliary colic at work, then how is going to care for your patients?? It is better to not go in, then go in and have...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    elthia replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    To a complete stranger. I need to see your groin. Pt was s/p PCI,
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    should i be concerned? suppose to meet with nm

    elthia replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    That happened to me one time...it turned out my orientation was going soo well, they wanted to know if I felt comfortable cutting it short by 2
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    What are these called?

    elthia replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone beat me to
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    Working with student nurses

    elthia replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe if I were a teacher...I'm not...I'm a nurse, my pt's come first not some students overblown sensitivities. However, nowhere in the Nightengale pledge I took in nursing school, nor in the code...
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    What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    elthia replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Carol...what truly makes it a nightmare is that no one would believe you except maybe a few other nurses, and usually only experienced ones at that. I have found those that are not in healthcare...
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    elthia replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It took me awhile to find it. There was a thread a few months back, very sad case. This is what happens when someone who needs to be in a facility is taken care of at home by people who have no...
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    Cardioverting A Nurse Coworker?

    elthia replied to carolinef_2002's topic in Cardiac

    Once I had a Lab tech come to the desk, saying she didn't feel well and had heartburn. She was ashen, grey, and had circumoral cyanosis. We called the Unit manager to have her sent to the ED, and...
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    What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    elthia replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a lot of health problems over the years, and I have had dreams where I have had to go to work pulling my IV pole along side me. So I am taking a full load of pts in between getting my own...
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    Multi-shift problem discovered during hand-off.

    elthia replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have found problems like that before. It is upsetting to me every time. I usually make it my practice to go back as far as I possibly can on chart checks as I possibly can when I have the...
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    New Nurse and I dont think dialysis is for me HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    elthia replied to Cindy 17's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry if I can not word this as eloquently as it needs to be worded. Dialysis is a cream of the top job where I work. There is a waiting list for dialysis and cath lab jobs at my facility....
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    Careplan at work

    elthia replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes every shift, every admit, every transfer, and as changes in condition
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    24/7 Video Cameras in ICU rooms

    elthia replied to umcRN's topic in Critical Care

    I know of a case in Texas where a mother was caught of video trying to smother her baby while he was in the hospital...of course in this case the medical team suspected abuse....
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    If I see one more post titled....

    elthia replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest keeping metal spoons away from hardcore cowbell users. I have heard that in a time of crisis, that 2 metal spoons can be used as a replacement. Just a word of
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    elthia replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You don't always have the right to know. Sometimes the reasons are highly personal and excruciatingly painful, so much so that even with years of therapy these people can barely discuss it with...
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    Can Anyone Help Me Out? (Looking for a specific post)

    elthia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    These two threads come to mind https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/xbox-addict-dies-598323.html or https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/you-are-angel-604183.html maybe?? If you find it,...