CamillusRN BSN

CVOR, CVICU/CTICU, CCRN-CMC-CSC

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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    CamillusRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just don't get a buzz cut. If you do, you'll no longer be qualified to take care of patients! Imma go back to oiling my nose hairs
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    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    CamillusRN replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

    ^^
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    Why are students stealing my food?!

    CamillusRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Nooooooo! Break out the
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    Why are students stealing my food?!

    CamillusRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Dirty Minds thread?!?!?!? I have to get in on
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    Why are students stealing my food?!

    CamillusRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I'm that way with my coffee. Touch my coffee and all hell will break loose. And I will use the residual ashes to rewarm my
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    Medication Error: I feel stupid

    CamillusRN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters - I don't see a med error here. Sounds like the beta blocker wasn't being taken as prescribed at home, and the patient wasn't used to it. Alternatively, was the patient...
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    CamillusRN replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES! There is hope! My current job has its quirks, but the docs and nurses get along well with each other (the docs actually respect the nurses!) and I have yet to see a case of
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    night nurse can't sleep during the day!

    CamillusRN replied to keener's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working nights for almost 2 years and still have the same problem. Gonna switch to days in a couple months if
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    Scanning in the supply room

    CamillusRN replied to elizabeast7's topic in General Nursing

    At my old hospital, we had a pyxis system that held our IV flushes at the end of one hall, while our attached ED was at the end of the other hall. Admin wanted every flush charged to a specific...
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    Scanning in the supply room

    CamillusRN replied to elizabeast7's topic in General Nursing

    We have a sticker system - little yellow sticker on the item is placed on a charge sheet taped to the wall in the patient's room. q midnight, the charge sheet is collected and processed by the unit...
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    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    CamillusRN replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

    Gotta give love to Gahart - that book has saved my butt more times than I care to think about (and not that expensive
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    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    CamillusRN replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

    We've all made errors before because - news flash - we're human! Every time a mistake is made, use it as a learning experience instead of something to beat yourself up over. When I was finishing a...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    CamillusRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hear that helps prevent booger buildup - just slides right out instead of
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    Do RNs do a lot of heavy lifting?

    CamillusRN replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the setting. In my ICU there are no LPNs/CNAs - we do LOTS of heavy lifting. Administration/Management RN's (typically) don't do heavy lifting where patients are concerned, but boxes and...
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    Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    CamillusRN replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. ABX infusions should be staggered, and you're right about the nephrotoxic ABX building on each other. High protein-binding abx like Ancef and Vanco both lower the renotoxic threshold, so...
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    Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    CamillusRN replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a facility policy issue. If I have an open port, I use it. Especially when handling drips that don't play nicely with the others. I've never heard of a port being dedicated solely for...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    CamillusRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just lost some coffee to my computer screen after reading
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    CamillusRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Between this thread and the one on encouraging everyone to doll up like supermodels in the ICU, I'm starting to think the OP may be hitting the cans a little too often
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    Is this what nursing is about?

    CamillusRN replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I just thought about how boring and depressing work would be if everyone wrote up everyone for every instance of "sexual harassment" at my facility. Not to mention HR's desk would probably break under...
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    Is this what nursing is about?

    CamillusRN replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, as in "No ADLS" as in "Let the CNA Do It." He (or she) has been one of our favorite trolls. That being said, don't feed the
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    CamillusRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think the "beauty theme" died long, long ago
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    CamillusRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Um, not really sure how to respond, other than General Hospital is a **TV Show** - NOT real life. I can understand the frustration with wrinkled scrubs and ungroomed facial hair, but as far as the...
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    Is this what nursing is about?

    CamillusRN replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Slightly more violent than regular backstabbing and takes years to
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    Powder use & Skin Breakdown

    CamillusRN replied to HBgirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my CVICU, we use baby powder pretty sparingly. A lot of our patients have some sort of respiratory deficit, and the powder can worsen the situation if inhaled. Also, I never use it for incontinent...
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    Nursing is making me ill.

    CamillusRN replied to justmovingon's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you thought about leaving the bedside for procedural work (cath lab, OR, Anesthesia)? Maybe the bedside is taking its toll