nursejohio

nursejohio ASN, RN

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  1. White sand like particles in wet stool

    nursejohio replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    When I was still an aide working in LTC we got new briefs for the residents. If they were wet for any period of time, the paper layer would get broken down and we'd notice little white particles of...

  2. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    nursejohio replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    That irritates the snot out of me too! Especially when I see them at the register, taking payment, and then wanna come make my food with the same money germy gloves on.

  3. Learning to scrub

    nursejohio replied to ADreamersWife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had about a week of lead time from when my manager gave me the dates I'd be in the OR. I pulled one of the c/s count sheets and googled images for all the instruments. I did have our scrub look them...

  4. Recovering newborn in OB PACU???

    nursejohio replied to KimEveRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My unit has a 9 bed triage, 16 LDR rooms, 7 high risk PICU rooms, 3 ORs and 6 PACU beds. We also have a 24 bed ante unit, and 2 PP units with 24 beds each. We deliver ~5k a year also. We have a...

  5. Mrs. Doctor, I don't care what he does

    nursejohio replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I know that things are a bit different on your type of unit, but on most, everyone in the room is supposed to follow the precautions. If the infection was hospital acquired (cause unfortunately, that...

  6. hospitalists clashing and nurses stuck in the middle

    nursejohio replied to gagirl1124's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How do you manage that? Our hospital went smoke free in July, but our patients still leave the floor. We educate them on the policy, but we aren't allowed to restrain them or anything. TPTB are...

  7. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    nursejohio replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty as charged Milk and graham crackers or juice from the pt fridge for a quick snack on the crazy nights. Raid the docs lounge for bagels, salads, sandwiches, string cheese, soda, yogurt, fruit or...

  8. How Does Your Job Keep You From Giving Good Patient Care?

    nursejohio replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    In L&D we have to chart our meds on mom eMAR. Fine, but we also have to put meds (steroids, narcs and such) on the delivery summary, so the nursery folks can see it all. I understand the...

  9. Hostile patients?

    nursejohio replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care what unit she's on, or how old she is! If a patient is A&O and being violent, it's assault and needs to be treated as such. If your facility security won't address the issue, you've...

  10. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    nursejohio replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I've got nothing to spectatcular to add, but I just had to toss in my \ Had a PTL pt who said she was allergic to mag, because she had it with her last baby and "it made him come out all bruised up"...

  11. Double Glove with HIV positive patients

    nursejohio replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    That is so sad, or infuriating, however you'd like to think of it. Standard precautions are just that *STANDARD* because if you consistently use them, you're protecting yourself from undiagnosed HIV,...

  12. Tie a knot on pt's bed keeps them alive for your shift??

    nursejohio replied to LrElizabeth7's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked LTC as an aide, a few of the nurses would do that... All fine and good if you're trying to give family a chance to come in, but sometimes it was just cause they didn't wanna deal with...

  13. Alaris pca pump...most annoying IV pump ever!

    nursejohio replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We've been using the IV pumps for about a year, but we just started the PCA pumps. Rumor has it that we're also gonna start using them for our epidurals, can't wait for that:uhoh3: I have found that...

  14. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    nursejohio replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get that sometimes too. Either the stop n drops who come in at 8 cm and want to leave when they're too close to delivery to get an epidural or the loooooooong labors who just get tired of being in...

  15. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    nursejohio replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had patient come in about a year ago demanding a c/s. The reason? She was pregnant with twins, one of them was a cat, and they were fighting in her belly. Pregnancy test was negative, so she didn't...

  16. Do you think midwife deliveries are less safe than doctor deliveries?

    nursejohio replied to slippery_seal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And the realist in me thinks you may be

  17. Epidemic of dumb!

    nursejohio replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I understand that even the best parents can end up with a pregnant teen. What I can't understand is why they left the hospital before the IUD placement or depo shot. I'd be upset but could deal if my...

  18. I"m Scared To Death To Scrub!

    nursejohio replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    No way would I subscribe to the 'see 1, do 1, teach 1' theory when it comes to scrubbing! Our hospital gives us a week to learn, there really is a lot of stuff you've gotta pick up, most of it totally...

  19. Frustrated with Interns who can't (or won't) treat pain!

    nursejohio replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely DID deserve it! You worked your butt off helping this woman and did every possible thing you

  20. Pregnant and not know it?

    nursejohio replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    I can do one better.We had a woman transferred to us from the ER, active labor, at term. She said she'd had an IAB at 12 weeks. Apparently she thought the continued weight gain and 'gas pain' was...

  21. HELP! 12 yo, first appt w/gyn questions

    nursejohio replied to midnitelpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've got nothing for you as far as the rest of your post, but I can weigh in on the tampon thing. If she's old enough to have periods, and having issues with pads, please please please help her figure...

  22. Fundal Measurement - Postpartum

    nursejohio replied to Yayamaya's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I like my pp moms to be at umbilicus or lower immediately after delivery. The height can depend on gestational age of baby, single or multiples, if she's a primip or multip. I very rarely notice that...

  23. Hold that Push!

    nursejohio replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah.... no. So you have a baby doing that 'get me outta here!' decel, and don't push/deliver her? You have a bad outcome, and she's gonna let you take all the heat for it. No way would I sign

  24. Checking dilation help...

    nursejohio replied to Jocee82's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i know there have been multiple threads on the issue. try doing a search for them, there's really great advice in some of the

  25. Wanna quit because of patients attitude?

    nursejohio replied to verper's topic in General Nursing

    We've picked up a new frequent flyer on my unit lately exactly like this! She's made 14 visits to the ER and L&D triage since the beginning of May. 14 Never been admitted, hangs out a few hours,...