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  1. Working the night shift

    suanna replied to luvmykids1123's topic in General Students

    I've worked nights my whole career. My2cents: 1) Eat before you go in but avoid sugars, fats, and excessive protien. A lite dinner with lean meat and a salad is ideal. Skip desert. As a rule a heavy...

  2. clinical instructor from hades

    suanna replied to 9064's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Had her (25years ago) day one of clinical she tells us she dosen't think men have any business in her area of instruction but the school is forcing her to teach us so we will just have to make the...

  3. Nurses who wish you "hadn't" - other healthcare careers you wish you'd pursued?

    suanna replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

    If I had the grades and the $$$- medicine specif: interventional radiology. I looks like a blast! For my grades and the $ I had to spend on school- why oh why didn't I go into resp. therapy! Almost...

  4. Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

    suanna replied to burberrylover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your brothers friend had already expressed her wishes via her LPOW that she did not want heroic measures taken. Your brother had her prognosis discussed with him by an attending doc, who semed to be...

  5. So we have a Code coming in....

    suanna replied to kellyp374's topic in General Nursing

    You were very lucky to have the opportunity to do CPR while a student. Any patient that codes on you after you get your licence will have a better chance of a good outcome. You need to thank whoever...

  6. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    suanna replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    mild soreness for 24hrs- less even than the seasonal flu shot. Biggest side effect was a dramatic increase in my peace of

  7. New here...considering becoming a nurse..need advice

    suanna replied to footprints1973's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE, look into the job prspects for a new grad LPN in your area before making this decision. In a lot of the country LPNs with experience are finding it impossible to find a job- new...

  8. Code Blue Nervousness

    suanna replied to mommy123RN's topic in Emergency

    Take 3-4 deep, slow cleansing breaths. Relax your shoulders,, streach a little if you can. Think about you child, pet, boyfriend,- anything happy. You need to give your body the clues that this is no...

  9. Q4-6

    suanna replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    It's against the rules to have two modifiers in the same order- you can either have 1 percocet every 4 to 6 hours, or 1 or 2 percocet every 4 hrs. I have never understood every 4-6 hrs orders. What...

  10. I am allergic to...

    suanna replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who was "alergic" to Oxygen!- it made her short of breath!- it must be a bummer to live on Earth with that problem. Theraputically do I have to hold a pillow over her face to keep all...

  11. Speaking of facebook...inappropriate...but am I within my rights...?

    suanna replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    The ability of some people to get through Nursing school and still have a complete inability to think has always been a mystery to me. You are right- this contact is not appropriate. We have had this...

  12. new grad struggling with unit politics and poor performance

    suanna replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not medical advise- you were mostly looking for job/HR policy advise- GO TO YOUR PRESCRIBING DOCTOR AND GET AN INTERMITTANT FMLA filled out- you can most likely get this from your HR department. It...

  13. What part of "isolation" don't you understand?

    suanna replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    I am so thankful not to work peds or babys. If a a family member were endangering the patients on an adult unit- we would teach, remind and then expel- by security if necessary. If someone wants to be...

  14. First day back at work... and I find used narcotics in my mailbox!

    suanna replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you share mailboxes with anyone else? Is there a new nurse on the floor who has a mailbox next to yours? It looks pretty bad, but if I was diverting I wouldn't stash the drugs in someones' mailbox,...

  15. Racism at clinical site...what to do?

    suanna replied to ybstressed's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pockets of outright racists are still around. The climate on the floor seems to permit it and even encourage it. That being the case, any report you make isn't going to change the attitude or beliefs...

  16. Pneumothorax and...massage?

    suanna replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Yep - it's a tough pain to get under control. We have had some luck with ketrolac IV as well as ice or heat depending on the patients preference. Remarkably, repositioning seems to help as well-...

  17. Pneumothorax and...massage?

    suanna replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine how massaging a patients shoulder would have an effect on thier pneumothorax one way or the other. Shoulder pain is common with a small pneumothorax. If you have time- sure- rub it....

  18. LPN school: wasted a year of my life

    suanna replied to dulcemorena's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm convinced that the recruiters for LPN schools have a special place in predition for thier eternal black souls. In todays market RN with BSN new grads are having trouble finding full time jobs....

  19. CNA went missing....

    suanna replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    As a cost cutting measure my hospital just elliminated CNAs from my floor for most of the time- There has been some moaning but I'm fine with it. It was WAY MORE annoying to me to have the CNA sitting...

  20. Rn as a patient

    suanna replied to blackpants22's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for your luck, but as nurses we are used to being the captain of our ship- esp us old battle-axes. In your patients position it must feel like she is giving up a big part of who she is and what...

  21. Who's Getting a Flu Shot?

    suanna replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had the seasonal flu vaccine the day it was avail. Can't wait to get the H1N1- 2 more weeks from what I hear. We currently have between 60-90 patients with flu/poss pneumonia on our medical floors....

  22. Does this happen to anyone else? (female cath)

    suanna replied to studentnurse2012's topic in General Students

    Admittedly as a male in nursing my experience in placing a foley on a female patients has been limited, but I have seen as many as 3 foleys dangling out of a lady parts before one got placed in the...

  23. Question related to giving feeding through NG tube

    suanna replied to Student Cheryl's topic in General Students

    I always check for placement first- that way, when I check residual I am likely to aspirate the air bubble with any gastric contents. If I check for placement after I return the gastric contents I'm...

  24. should I quit my job?

    suanna replied to caroline147's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The hospital I worked for when I graduated had a policy of not hiring RNs from the support staff. Thier phylosophy was the RN would be unable to fairly supervise thier former peers!. A bunch of BS if...

  25. Routine Tylenol #3 and PRN administration

    suanna replied to nurse_clown's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see your error! the programmed TID med was to provide a basal pain relief- like the set rate on a PCA pump.If that is enough for the patient- fine, but if the pain is at a higher level than he...