DVorahRN BSN, RN

DVorahRN has 18 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care, formerly Oncology.

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1. Foley placement in COPD exacerbation pt

   DVorahRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have an obese female pt on BiPAP for COPD exacerbation who needs a Foley catheter placed. She cannot tolerate supine or lithotomy position, or lateral position. Has anyone else faced this circumstance? The only thing I can think of to try is revers...

2. NICU Nurse Resources

   DVorahRN replied to baby_nurse19's topic in NICU

   I think NRP and STABLE are good resources

3. Running vassopressers separately?

   DVorahRN replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

   On my unit we run compatible gtts together frequently. Waiting for another line when someone needs vasopressors could result in a very poor outcome. Obviously, it’s best if you can have a triple lumen central line, but use what you have to save their...

4. Am I too old to become an RN??

   DVorahRN replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN-RN

   I was 38 when I went to nursing school, and while I was in the older half of my cohort, I was far from oldest. One of my classmates was using Social Security retirement benefits to pay tuition! And as has been said many times before, how old will yo...

5. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

   DVorahRN replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

   We jury-rigged a better female urinal by attaching an ambu bag mask to a urinal. The squishy edges of the mask held it in place well so we didn't have any leakage.

6. Night shift is killing me-Help!

   DVorahRN replied to pedsnurse22's topic in Career Support

   I've been straight nights for 8 years. I keep my sleep/wake schedule the same, so even on my nights off I sleep during the day and stay up at night. If you have family obligations (I don't) this probably won't work for you, so you should try to get a...

7. Patient Ratio

   DVorahRN replied to Imagine720's topic in Oncology

   Our ratio is 1:4 and very, very rarely 1:5 if they are extremely low acuity patients and we are understaffed d/t a sick call or something like that. I am fortunate to work on a unit that puts patient safety above finances -- our unit director has ev...

8. What's your dress code at work?

   DVorahRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

   All clinical staff may choose whatever scrubs they like (well, OR has their own hospital-supplied and laundered scrubs). Specific coloured polo shirts with the department and hospital logo are supplied to the non-clinical staff. Our CNO did a resear...

9. Charge Nurse Pay

   DVorahRN replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Management

   Our hospital pays 7% over base pay for relief charge duties. We no longer require the charge to take a full pt group as a general rule, although it does happen at times depending on staffing.

10. Nursing shoes that aren't clogs

    DVorahRN replied to BeachsideRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have two pairs of Keens and two pairs of Pearl Izumi running shoes. They are all really comfortable and I alternate which ones I wear. There are several shoe stores in my town that actually give health care workers a discount -- don't forget to ask...

11. SCRUBS (Mailorder)

    DVorahRN replied to nurse2211's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I like Allheart.com and Tafford.

12. Best most comfy and durable scrub pants

    DVorahRN replied to dannygirl04's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I like White Swan. I also frequently get scrubs by Allheart.

13. Studer Group "Bedside Shift Report SM"

    DVorahRN posted a topic in Safety

    Our facility introduced the concept of Bedside Shift ReportSM as proposed by the Studer Group a few years ago. Frankly, I think they did a poor job of introducing it and an even worse job of training us (yes, scripts and role play feel silly, but it ...