sonja77

sonja77

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  1. need MD order for Triple Antibiotic Ointment?

    sonja77 replied to JCLVN67's topic in General Nursing

    our tao is kept in the pyxis so yes, we need a written order to get it

  2. work schedule

    sonja77 replied to Dofarel's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital works 12-hour shifts and has 4 different rotations, 2 day shift rotations and 2 night shift rotations. we work in "blocks": monday/tuesday wednesday/thursday friday/saturday/sunday you...

  3. Piggyback Problems!

    sonja77 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i've had that happen once. the primary was hanging lower, everything was connected right and all the clamps were open. but the piggyback would not drip, only the primary would drip. after playing with...

  4. Lab work connected to which medicaiton!!

    sonja77 replied to Singlemom40's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    vancomycin gentamycin and lately our pharmacy won't fill an order for lovenox if the pt doesn't have a current platelet

  5. How big is your facility?

    sonja77 replied to Fonenurse's topic in General Nursing

    149

  6. Flu shoots

    sonja77 replied to Jenn-eRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    here's what we use, you can see the prefilled syringe at the bottom of the picture:

  7. Flu shoots

    sonja77 replied to Jenn-eRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    i can't remember the name of the company that we get out flu shout from, but ours don't come with a needle. they come with a little plastic cap at the end. we just take the cap of and "screw" one of...

  8. Low Census-Cancelled Shifts-Where Are You Located?

    sonja77 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    texas!

  9. "Uses call light extremely well"

    sonja77 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:love this one! i'm gonna have to start using

  10. Hemostats

    sonja77 replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    i use mine to: unscrew iv tubing that's too tight unscrew suction tubing that's too tight (e.g. to clamp an ng tube) clamp a foley cath to get a urine sample clamp off a peg tube when i open the...

  11. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

    sonja77 replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    Here's my report sheet! I use a binder with dividers and I use one report sheet for each pt. The report sheet goes into the pocket of the divider and then I print out the mar (we have emars), the pt's...

  12. How long between graduation day and first day on the job?

    sonja77 replied to AprilW3's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i graduated mid may 2006 and most people in my class had jobs before graduation. there are 2 hospitals in the town where i lived, one hospital started their new grad program about one week after...

  13. Ode to Urbane Scrubs

    sonja77 replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    amen to that!! i have one pair of urbane scrubs. i love the look but i never wear them because of the missing pocket! i now wear peaches/izzy instead, same look but they have 2

  14. iv therapy

    sonja77 replied to Alana211's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i really don't think that the problem is that lvns are allowed to do iv administration. the problem is this particular nurse!! i am an lvn and the facility i currently work in allows me to do iv...

  15. drug tests??!

    sonja77 replied to nursejennnnn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yes, i got drug tested at both hospitals i've worked

  16. C-Pap vs Bi-Pap

    sonja77 replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    good question! i didn't know the difference either! when would you use one or the

  17. warfarin nocte'

    sonja77 replied to dkduncan's topic in General Nursing

    i have learned in nursing school that you give warfarin/coumadin at 1700/1800 (depending on the hospital) because it reaches its "peak" in time for the routine am labs. ok, i did a little more...

  18. Raises

    sonja77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    same

  19. need info about IV vancomycin

    sonja77 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    we usually draw labs with every 3rd vanco dose. a trough is drawn 1 hr before the 3rd vanco dose, then we wait for the results come back from the lab. if the level is within normal limits we hang the...

  20. crocs

    sonja77 replied to RN2B07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    mine are sky blue, navy, orange, red, and

  21. Need information about Norco

    sonja77 replied to edsdcs's topic in General Nursing

    norco comes as 10/325, 7.5/325 and 5/325 lortab comes as 10/500, 7.5/500, 5/500 and 2.5/500 vicodin comes as 5/500, 7.5/750 (vicodin es), 10/660 (vicodin hp) those are the most commen...

  22. ancef 1g reconstitution

    sonja77 replied to nursiemellie's topic in General Nursing

    my drug guide (mosby: iv meds 07) says: "each 1gm or fraction thereof must be reconstituted with at least 7.5 ml sw for injection; shake well; to reduce the incidence of thrombophlebitis, may be...

  23. PICC lines in the U.S.A. and the World

    sonja77 replied to AZMSNnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i live in north east texas and so far i've never even seen a picc line! but i do know that there is supposed to be at least one nurse in the hospital or on call who is able to insert a picc line. if...

  24. LPN Employment Poll

    sonja77 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i work in a hospital (medical

  25. glucose meters...

    sonja77 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital also gives out free glucometers, but as others have already said, it's usually the strips that are so expensive. a couple weeks ago, a newly diagnosed pt needed one and the dietician asked...