StacieRN RN

StacieRN is a RN and specializes in ICU, Med/Surg, Ortho.

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   What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

   StacieRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   Do you read it back to him? That usually causes them to realize how inappropriate they're
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   Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   StacieRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Or: Ok, I charge an extra $10.00 an hour for maid service - CASH and in
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   Flomax For Women?

   StacieRN replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

   Female here. I had some adhesions due to radiation and was given Flomax to try to increase output - I was down to a dribble. Didn't work for me though. I had to be cathed and keep a cath while the...
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   Question for CCU or ICU nurses

   StacieRN replied to mawwriter's topic in General Nursing

   Love it. Very enticing. I appreciate how hard you work to get the medical details right. I really hate when I'm reading a book and wrong information jars me out of the story.
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   Question for CCU or ICU nurses

   StacieRN replied to mawwriter's topic in General Nursing

   Very nice imagery. A few things though: A newly trached pt has to be taught to speak. And they can't speak while hooked to the ventilator. For speech to happen, air must move over the vocal cords....
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   TLSO Brace

   StacieRN replied to Daisies's topic in General Nursing

   A TLSO (thoracic lumbar sacral orthotic) brace should be worn whenever pt is upright. Pt should logroll from side to side as brace is placed and fastened. Only then should pt be allowed to raise from...
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   Neutropenic Precautions

   StacieRN replied to Daisies's topic in General Nursing

   Additionally: Depending on policy at your facility, pt may need to be on bottled water only. If that is the case - no ice (ice machines possible source of bacteria.) Limit sticks. Make sure pt has...
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   lowbeds/enclosure beds

   StacieRN replied to qpmz's topic in General Nursing

   But, of course, according to the National Quality Forum, falls are never events. I tell you, if anyone figures out how to keep all of these health care monitoring agencies happy with their wildly...
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   Told to pee in her depends

   StacieRN replied to dv0806's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with sending the patient to the hospital and then not accepting her back. If your facility director will not agree to this, I would have her notify the family that they must provide home...
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    How do you convice elderly people of certain things?

    StacieRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother's cure all is Vaseline. If you have an arthritic limb or sprained joint. She spreads .the pain away within an hour. By the way, the only food that doesn't spoil is honey. There have...
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    "Weekends aren't a shift!"

    StacieRN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they give you a PAID lunch, they cannot legally prevent you from leaving during lunch. They CAN require you to clock in and out to make sure you're getting back to the facility in time. I used...
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    Am I stupid? Med question...

    StacieRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Stomach acid will take care of most anything picked up from a surface that is not obviously dirty (if the oral and esophageal lining is intact). So, yaeh, I'd have done the same - and
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    Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    StacieRN replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I feel that being a nurse made me a better patient not the other way around. Knowing what the nurses were going through helped me understand when things didn't go exactly easy or
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    How was your service today?

    StacieRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. If management really wants good customer service, They should hire staff specifically to address these needs (wants). We really have our hands full NURSING. When DID it become our job to tend...
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    Perception vs. Reality

    StacieRN replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. I'm off work now because of cancer. I'm in remission now and hope to be well enough to return to work soon. I'm paying close to $400.00 a month for COBRA. Everyone keeps telling me to...