sharann

sharann BSN, RN

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  1. svt question

    sharann replied to RN92's topic in Cardiac

    A "run" would be 6 in a row or more. Sustained would be up to the persons opinion. How long do we wait before we call it sustained? 30 seconds? I'd say 30 seconds and I'd be running for the crash...

  2. Confidentiality

    sharann replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    So, basically you are saying it is ok to use the first name in the PACU where there are other pts in close hearing distance. We have very FEW family visits so we don't worry on that aspect.

  3. really bad news on dad's biopsy...any advice from onc RN's?

    sharann replied to SpecFuz's topic in Oncology

    Hi Spec, My dad was just diagnosed with NHL as well. He had this 5 years ago, so here we go again. I don't know what type yet, but I know according to his PET scan that it shows mutiple site activity...

  4. Some days I feel blech

    sharann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work recovery and when it comes time to take my patient up to the floor I just get a knot in my stomach. I know I have to get them to their room, but I also know how crazed the floor nurses are and...

  5. Some days I feel blech

    sharann replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the positive responses. I just remind myself that we all have a job to do but we must work together and respect one another in the

  6. Some days I feel blech

    sharann replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I always call in advance to warn them. I worked the floor my first year and I remember well the agony of getting yet another patient. It's the nurses who pretend I don't exist that get me down....

  7. I'm Tired Of Being Cursed Out

    sharann replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY. Well

  8. Post Op. Nurse Escorts.

    sharann replied to clare lewis's topic in Operating Room

    In our PACU we transport our own pts to the floor(Ward) with an orderly. The other PACU nurses keep an eye on our other patient. We occasionally call report and send the patient without a RN, but only...

  9. I would like info on the different kinds of nursing, please.

    sharann replied to dreatx's topic in General Nursing

    Try the Johnson and Johnson web site. It has info on all these specialties and nursing in

  10. Health Assessment Tests?

    sharann replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    McBurney's Point is an area on the RLQ of the abdomen (inside the iliac crest I think). IF tenderness to palpation you have a positive to McBurney's point which may indicate acute appendicitis(or 1000...

  11. Pre-op assessment and testing

    sharann replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

    It would be nice if this were Italy and we all could understand the above comment. I believe that the physicians office with standing orders needs to have an order made by the doctor and they can...

  12. Reglan Reaction?

    sharann replied to Rachel2004RN's topic in General Nursing

    Reglan can also cause weird rxns when given P.O. My dad gor hypotensive and very weird on it.Confused and slow. We can think these drugs are all benign. Just b/c it is not "addictive" we tend to take...

  13. It's the day after Thanksgiving, and well, I'm at work again

    sharann replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

    :rotfl: that's too funny(or is it sad?) nope, it's funny :rotfl: (in a sad way of

  14. It's the day after Thanksgiving, and well, I'm at work again

    sharann replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

    Shopping incidents? O.k, tell more please. Are people mauled fighting over a sweater at Target or what? People suffering from cold exposure from waiting outside a store for 6 hours before it opens?...

  15. Post total hip/knee pain management

    sharann replied to sharann's topic in Orthopedic

    Thanks for the input everyone. Happy

  16. I was punched

    sharann replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you decided to file the charge. This is a legal matter, not a political b.s hospital matter. I don't know what their problems are. If you were a registry or temp nurse there and that happened,...

  17. Impaction in toddlers?

    sharann replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Tell dad to take the child to a peds GI ASAP. She could also have Crohn's Disease(this can cause extreme constipation. If it gets bad enough when she is w/dad, have him take her to the ER rather than...

  18. Underwear question

    sharann replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would be sooo tempted to write "what are YOU looking at?" across my buttcheeks if they told me what color underwear to wear....I would write it on white underwear though in accordance with the...

  19. Underwear question

    sharann replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    All right, I'll bite. Any kind that does not show through or peep out the waistband. As for bras, well,it depends on my mood if I wear one. Our hospital provided scrubs are cheap so they turned all...

  20. When physician's act up/out

    sharann replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice. I will take a bit from all of you (the mooning part made me chuckle but my butts too flabby:)

  21. Retention of nurses

    sharann replied to S. Stell's topic in General Nursing

    I am not picking on registry nurses, but at the fact that hospitals need them at all. If hospitals treated their staff well(this includes the techs, secretaries,RT's etc) then there wouldn't be this...

  22. roles for BSN

    sharann replied to rnmelissa's topic in Nursing Career

    I am 35 and working on my BSN. Why? I want to teach clinicals to RN's and I am not able to do so without a BSN. I also value education and actually enjoy most of the coursework. It may take me another...

  23. Retention of nurses

    sharann replied to S. Stell's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't a secret on how to retain nurses, really! It has always had to do with nurses feeling like unappreciated servants. It's the same everywhere(where retention is an issue). PAy the registry RN's...

  24. Most Common Med/Surg Drugs, Including New Drugs

    sharann replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol

  25. Adn To Msn

    sharann replied to VANCIALA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mr Bill. You are correct in essence that the BSN is not awarded so to speak. The RN to MSN programs I am aware of do this so students just "continue" through to the MSN.They are required to take...