nursejohio

nursejohio ASN, RN

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

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  1. AM care?

    nursejohio replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nope, that's about right. I worked LTC for 3 years and we'd carry between 8-12 patients depending on staffing. We'd each have 3 or 4 total cares and we STILL didn't get everything done till right...

  2. FHR - antepartum units?

    nursejohio replied to KimEveRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a 24 bed ante unit, staffed with their own set of nurses. L&D nurses can get floated to them, and they can be pulled to the high-risk obs area of L&D. They don't do continuous on the...

  3. co workers birthdays

    nursejohio replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    My unit does a 'birthday board'. You volunteer to handle a month, and then decorate a poster board with all the names. Everyone gets a goody bag with lipgloss, emory boards, candy and such in it. The...

  4. Graduation pARTY HELP!!

    nursejohio replied to futgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Those are the best ideas EVAH! Of course, I'm picturing various mixed drinks in the foley bags, using the spout to dispense...

  5. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    nursejohio replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    ME TOO!!!! Scared me half to death when I noticed the thump thump.......thump.. thump thump

  6. Suggestons for ER miscarriage

    nursejohio replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might wanna have on hand some cytotec, for a missed AB with bleeding. You may also get the occasional 'much farther along than she thought' patient and you might not have time to transfer her...

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

    nursejohio replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    bump and

  8. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    nursejohio replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not, when you think your water breaks at 28 weeks, sit at home for over a week and then come to triage complaining that you haven't felt the baby move in 'a few

  9. Heroic measures on a full DNR pt?

    nursejohio replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    My personal fav is when a patient has very clearly and cognitively made the choice to be a full DNR. He or she understand the implications/brutality and success rate of being subjected to a code and...

  10. L&D ladies who work nights...

    nursejohio replied to allthingsbright's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Totally OT, I had a stretch in the BX over the summer, where did you work? OP, start off a week or so before you start, gradually switching yourself around. I don't have kids, so I have no advice to...

  11. Slightly OT: Lasik

    nursejohio replied to futurern123's topic in General Nursing

    best decision i've ever made. mine was in jan 2005. i had to have prk done on the right eye, but i got lasik on the left. my left eye was almost crystal clear the next day, my right one took about a...

  12. Baby went bad

    nursejohio posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know that we aren't always going to see the happy endings. I can accept that. What I have trouble with is calling a doc, repeatedly, for issues and getting poor responses. At almost the exact same...

  13. Baby went bad

    nursejohio replied to nursejohio's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, lot of good advice. Sorry you had to be put through the same situation to learn it all. To start, I wasn't planning on posting any more details than I've already written. But I had to say...

  14. What do CNAs do in L&D

    nursejohio replied to zahryia's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow!! Can I come be a nurse with you guys? Our aides read the paper and watch American Idol. They'll occasionally answer a phone, or get a boxed lunch (but that comes with rolling eyes) On a good...

  15. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    nursejohio replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    While I didn't read all (or even the majority) of the 68 pages of regulations related to the medication aids in Ohio, what I did read made sense to me. The aides only give PO, topical, inhaler or...

  16. Foley Balloons for cervical ripening?

    nursejohio replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aww Gompers... Sorry you had such a rough time of it. I've seen the foley bulbs work really well and moms go from closed to complete in 6 hours, and I've seen them take 12 or more hours to get from 1...

  17. funny things Phleb's hear when with a p.t

    nursejohio replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It true. I've got 6 and none of them hurt as bad as having an iv

  18. What is your opinion?

    nursejohio replied to L&D-RN-Mom of 4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only see a couple things I would have done differently. I would have turned mom side to side, or even to knee chest to try to get heart tones up, maybe with some scalp stim thrown in for good...

  19. Foley Balloons for cervical ripening?

    nursejohio replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Foley is placed by the doc, inflated with 40-60cc. It's usually with low dose pit (4-6mu) and EASI @

  20. Colors used to identify IV sets usage?

    nursejohio replied to jorogume's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking if the lines are colored for different solutions? For example, an ICU patient on heparin, propofol, NS and potassium with different colored tubing for each? The answer to that would be...

  21. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    nursejohio replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    While I totally understand the OPs desire to pick up spanish, I also understand the frustration of everyone else! The times I've visited foreign countries, I've picked up at least some basic phrases...

  22. Laboring down

    nursejohio replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most of them are still pushing a lil bit, but I have noticed much less swelling/bruising in the ones who don't do the full out pushes for hours. I'm in the room the whole time, except for quick runs...

  23. Laboring down

    nursejohio replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love letting primips (and occasional multips) labor down! Nothing worse than pushing for 3 hours for a 6# baby. I explain that to the moms, and help them breathe through the ctx until they get the...

  24. Telemetry?

    nursejohio replied to chmiller1229's topic in General Nursing

    Couple differences at my hospital. ICU pts would go to a stepdown floor before a med/surg usually. I worked on stepdown and we still had vented pts and cardizem gtts. Our staffing was 1:3-5, tele had...

  25. NONCOMPLIANCE, why be at the big H? in the first place?

    nursejohio replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Thank you! I'm not talking about saying certain groups can't have kids. I don't have a problem with MRDD women having a baby, provided they have a good support system and the kid isn't...