Mommy2Katiebaby

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  1. Unsuccessful IV stick.

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, and if you can, find a patient who's some big macho guy to try on - a lot of the time they like to feel they're being helpful AND show you they can stand the pain all at the same time. You...

  2. Floating to other units, or not floating and how do you staff.

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to jmgrn65's topic in General Nursing

    Then there are we agency nurses... we cost money, but we're worth it when patient safety will be compromised by having folks work either shortstaffed or on zero recovery

  3. Unsuccessful IV stick.

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I'm sorry you missed, but you can't be a nurse if you're not willing to make a few extra holes in folks. I've been practicing for fifteen years and I still threaten my mom / baby patients with...

  4. Worst nursing experience

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Look out, you get the worst of the worst in this thread. Delivering a baby with osteogenesis imperfecta who died from it an hour later - and putting my thumb through her skull when I was trying to...

  5. IVs - Scared Nursing Student

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the drip factor number (usually 10 or 15) on your IV tubing set package. That's the number of drops per mL that flow through that tubing. So if you are running an IV at 100 mL per hour (just...

  6. How long until burn out?

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    The thing about this job that came as a shock to me (aside from the level of responsibility you take) was the myth of the kindly old patient propped comfortably on pillows in bed reading vs. the...

  7. Milk and Molasses Enema

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to medicrnohio's topic in Patient Medications

    I dunno about "evidence based," but if you ever give one you will see the evidence, rely upon it. And the major side effect of lactose intolerance / milk allergy is... diarrhea, not anaphylaxis. And...

  8. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you ever have a totally inappropriate thought or impulse, get the giggles, and not be able to quit? I can see that happening to myself in the ventriloquist story... NOT the best way to handle...

  9. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    EEEEEEEEWWWWW!! This sounds exactly like the guy we had! I haven't seen one of those beds in years, but you'd think they'd design them to be poo-proof... that bottom sheet is hard to get off, but...

  10. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine was taking care of a quad in a Clinitron at home. (For newbies, this was a state of the art pressure relief bed that basically "floated" a patient on a cushion of very fine sand that...

  11. Minimum wage for nurses!

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    Not on your life! Hee

  12. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    She was the dean at the nursing school I went to. "Dean Jean the Caring Queen," we called her. Most of my class liked her theories, but thought that practically speaking the lady was moderately nuts....

  13. Which nursing field gets the best job satisfaction?

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to joli's topic in General Nursing

    I admit I have it good right now in Mom / Baby through my agency - the hospitals I work in love me so I rarely get really bad assignments, I never ever have to attend mandatory unit meetings or worry...

  14. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

    I did home hospice for a number of years, and my best advice to you would be to start in an inpatient hospice if you can get hired. You'll have a chance to learn in a more supported environment than...

  15. better to work rotating shifts or full time nights?

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to cicf2005's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention that people on rotating shifts tend to EAT to make up for the sleep they're losing, and not be able to exercise because they're so darn tired. I gained like sixty pounds! Lost it all...

  16. I did something stupid... no, embarrassing and stupid

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to JessicaInOr's topic in General Nursing

    There are definitely cultural issues you run into in this job, and it's not my place to condemn anyone, I don't think. I once cared for a young man who was an Ashkenazi Jew from Israel - they have...

  17. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good God, what a story! I'm sorry you were wasted in such a way by a profession that needs ALL it's people. Not much else to say, sadly, except good luck in whatever you've decided to do

  18. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm pretty sure I wasn't born with "the wrong genitalia..." except occasionally while camping someplace cold, that is. member envy, indeed. That said, anyone who treats anyone else with disrespect...

  19. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I've said for years that if it were possible to get nurses to really agree on anything and unite, we'd be a SERIOUSLY powerful lobby. There is a sad tendency to bicker and squabble instead, though....

  20. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes, Dean Jean the Caring Queen. She was Dean of the CU School of Nursing when I went there, and... frankly, we all thought she was

  21. Preemie/NICU-isms

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OMG, we were high maintenance AND my DD had dumb baby

  22. Help! I am very dizzy

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    I would have liked to see that study, too. I'm with you - kids should NOT be being force-fed artificial sweeteners of any kind by the mass marketing industry, but darn it... I gave up sugared drinks...

  23. Help! I am very dizzy

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    It IS interesting, but did you catch the source? US Sugar Association. Motivated by their desire to see me healthy? I think not... The sad truth is, any statistics and studies created in the US...

  24. Horrible CNAs! Need to vent

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Scary! The whole place sounds like a total train wreck - if I was "next in line for a double" I'd dodge it too. I'm not safe to take care of anyone for sixteen hours straight! The state should know...

  25. Chronic Tardiness

    Mommy2Katiebaby replied to Tweety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    At one place where I worked, the team decided to tape report and then leave any patients whose nurse hadn't shown up in the care of the assistant head nurse during that time. You can bet they came...