nursejohio

nursejohio ASN, RN

NA, Stepdown, L&D, Trauma ICU, ER

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  1. Ambien Use for NOC workers

    nursejohio replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE my ambien! Especially when my schedule gets a little out of whack, it's so nice to help me get back into my routine. I sleep for a solid 6 hours, wake up without a hangover. I have noticed I'm...

  2. I think I'm gonna get my first write up

    nursejohio posted a topic in General Nursing

    This turned out to be a lot longer than I'd planned, but I'm a little freaked out. Our unit (L&D) has a 5 visitor policy, but it's 'up to the nurse's discretion'. Fine, I can come on shift, be the...

  3. I think I'm gonna get my first write up

    nursejohio replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the support guys! It'll definately help when/if the letter comes through. I had convinced myself that I'd overreacted, but now? I was doing the right thing, for my patient and the one...

  4. I think I'm gonna get my first write up

    nursejohio replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    What makes it even better is that the nurse in the group works in NICU. Who better to understand that things can go very bad, very fast in our world???? Of all people she shoulda been the one policing...

  5. efm during an epidural placement ?

    nursejohio replied to maxienurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of our nurses completely unplug from the monitor during an epidural. Their thinking is that no strip looks better than 5 miuntes of 60s (or whatever moms HR is) I at least try to keep baby on. If...

  6. do you allow visitors to leave or enter a delivery room during a delivery?

    nursejohio replied to mangorita123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck! I wish we could do something

  7. I'm about the be *that* nurse

    nursejohio posted a topic in General Nursing

    We've all had them, the ones who are there visiting a friend/family member and insists on staying the night, all up in our business about meds and diet and such. Yep, that's gonna be me, in about 4...

  8. Nurses managing epidurals on L&D

    nursejohio replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same here. We usually set up the pump while anesthesia is taping the catheter, I've got my bag spiked & primed before they ever hit my room. After the loading dose I have them check the settings...

  9. "Tossing" fetal monitor strips

    nursejohio replied to lapink55's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A good strip can reassure you that baby is tolerating things well, but it is not necessarily indicative of a *good*baby. A coworker had a decent strip with good variablity and accels... baby came out...

  10. "Tossing" fetal monitor strips

    nursejohio replied to lapink55's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We've never kept our paper strips. We use QS also, and do all our charting in the computer on the strip. Charting is real time, while we're doing whatever interventions, so it's stored with the...

  11. L&D Traveler - NYC

    nursejohio replied to CARCAM75's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can't help you with your choices, but I'd say go for it. I did an assignment in NYC over the summer last year and the hospital left A LOT to be desired, but I'm actually thinking of signing on for...

  12. Use alcohol to clean ear piercing?

    nursejohio replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably also a matter of how fresh the piercing is. I would never ever use alcohol on anything that was still healing, but my newest just hit 6 months. I still get the occasional crusty and...

  13. ICU Stepdown

    nursejohio replied to bulldoggurlie's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked stepdown we had a good mix of everything. We were the designated pedi-trauma unit in my hospital so we got the kids (youngest was 12) that didn't go to Childrens. We were also the CF...

  14. Use alcohol to clean ear piercing?

    nursejohio replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, with all 10 of my piercings *except* the first set in my ears and my tongue, the rules were soap & water 2-3 times a day, salt water soaks BID and leave them alone. I think that kids...

  15. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    nursejohio replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mine is horribly tame compared to some of the stories, but it certainly gave me and the rest of my unit the creeps... I had a foley bulb induction on 4mu of pit, irregular ctx, nothing much to do with...

  16. Does Cervidil have the same med as Cytotec?

    nursejohio replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use both on my unit. My preference is cervadil though, if mom hyperstims we can pull it. Cytotec? Once you place it and it dissolves, it's in and there's nothing you can do to remove it. It's a...

  17. Ever have a day like this???

    nursejohio replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because, with very few exceptions, a woman giving birth is no where near critical condition. She's having a baby, not actively dying. And if that changes (hemorrhage or what have you) she goes to ICU,...

  18. Versions and C Sections

    nursejohio replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats on the upcoming arrival!!! I don't know if this is going to violate the TOS, since the decision has been made and it doesn't really seem to me like you're asking for advice *MODS-delete this...

  19. Always yellowey orangey stools?? Would REALLY love some advice

    nursejohio replied to Dytsran's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't allowed to give medical advice, sorry.... if you're worried about it, you should go see your

  20. Family just doesn't get it!!!!!!!

    nursejohio replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    And that, unfortunately, is all we can do with family like this. My mom is the same way. She'll come to me with something that's going on with her, or my grandma and I'll give her suggestions, heck, a...

  21. Carrying It All - Fanny Packs ?

    nursejohio replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used (and LOVED) the nurse pro pack before I transferred to L&D. I worked step-down, and it had enough pockets for everything I needed through most of the day. 2 big pockets for my 'scope, phone...

  22. If I move to a different state, will I have to do the nursing boards exam again?

    nursejohio replied to mack7580's topic in General Nursing

    If you aren't planning to work at all in the state you're in now, you can just take the NCLEX for the state you'll be moving to. The beauty of the computerized testing centers is that you can take any...

  23. Nurse Assistant BEFORE school

    nursejohio replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    That's gonna be a heck of a list... but I'll try First off, I got A LOT more comfortable with the basics (beds, taking care of another human being-diaper changes and such, hands on stuff.) While some...

  24. Discontinuing Mag Sulfate

    nursejohio replied to nurturing_angel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't do postpartum, but for the pp moms we keep in PICU we just turn it off. The docs keep her on our unit for 12-24 hours, then she goes to the regular pp floor for a day before being sent

  25. JCAHO vs. non-JCAHO hospitals

    nursejohio replied to Shiggles!'s topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: