Tweety BSN, RN

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  1. Tweety

    Tuesday July 5th 2022

    Stars, so sorry to hear about your husband. Hopefully, they can give him some relief and get that BP down. Hope you're dizziness gets better. Ado, I can see how exhausting it can be and how...
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    Tuesday July 5th 2022

    Good morning. Joe, I hope you don't get covid. Dianah, hope you had a nice dinner out. J22, hope your daughter gets well and her family doesn't get it. My nieces daughter had it but no...
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    The Movie and TV Thread

    I finally finished "The Vast of Night" because I got side tracked with "Iron Chef" LOL. I was well done. Saw a cute mind candy movie called "My Fake Boyfriend" on Amazon Prime. It was funny and...
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    I used to write long letters. My mother says she has all the letters I wrote to her in the late 70's and early 80's. That I think is what's lost more than anything is the ability to look through...
  5. Tweety

    4th of July 2022

    Sorry you didn't sleep well Dianah. Was wanting to Amo has been heard
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    4th of July 2022

    Happy 4th of July! Joe, hope you get a better night's sleep tonight. I saw Dianah liking a post on facebook and I was thinking "it's 4AM there so she much not be sleeping well". Sleep is an...
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    Sunday July 3rd 2022

    I got the trauma CEUs needed for work out the way. They were due yesterday. They were so long I skimmed and jumped to the test. Then I would fail the test on the first try, write down the answers...
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    Healing Healthcare Through Healing Nurses

    "boundaries" and "self-care" do indeed seem to be the buzz words of millennials and gen z's these days. You see it on Tik Tok and Instagram coming from all professions. I think this is a good...
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    Intermittent Catheterization

    In the time you took to get a new catheter and if the patient was just lying there while the other nurse was in the room, I would guess the area was still adequately disinfected and the risk of...
  10. Tweety

    Sunday July 3rd 2022

    Good morning! Joe, hope you have a good day and that J feels better. I have to get some trauma CEU's because we're a trauma hospital and it's going to take a while so I hope to finish it...
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    Saturday July 2nd 2022

    People here have begun with the fireworks already here as well. So annoying but the dogs don't seem to mind. I have an iMac and use Safari for my browser and did some sort of upgrade a few...
  12. Tweety

    Saturday July 2nd 2022

    Good morning! I used to love hanging out the library and browsing books, and in bookstores like Barnes and Nobles. I hung out in the library of my Junior College so much when I was unemployed I...
  13. I guess sober impairment is a thing. I worked a night shift and fell asleep at a traffic light in heavy traffic once. The people honking at me woke me right up and I was mortified but wide...
  14. Tweety

    Friday July 1st 2022

    G'day. Best friend uses the library online and orders books to be picked up at the local library. I think he goes in to pick them up. (This is Florida where there are 10,000 covid cases a day...
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    Wednesday June 29th 2022

    I've been listening to a couple of podcasts and the verdict is now out that coffee has antioxidants and polyphenols and has health promoting qualities. Because of Americans lack eating adequate...
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    Wednesday June 29th 2022

    Good morning! Joe, I'm sure you always to a good job and get things done. I was checking my work email because there's a staff meeting today and wanted to know if the manager set it up so we...
  17. Tweety

    Tuesday June 28th 2022

    Dianah, sounds like retired life is treating you well. Great pictures! When I was Peru a few people I was on tour with got sick from the altitude. I live a 11 ft above sea level so it affected me....
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    Tuesday June 28th 2022

    Good morning! Joe, hope you have a good day and night out. Time does seem to fly on a day off. Stars, perfectly understandable to get irritated. J22, multi-drug resistant TB sounds...
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    Code Status- DNR After Resuscitation

    Right, it is unknown whether the provider even asked. Does "legally authorized person" mean they have power of attorney and are the health care surrogate (terms we use here in Florida) for all...
  20. Tweety

    Code Status- DNR After Resuscitation

    Gotcha. Well if the legally authorized person didn't know she was a DNR one can't blame the staff or even the MD for not being told this. Maybe the MD could have pried further or asked when...
  21. Tweety

    Question about TPN

    The only problem I can see would be electrolytes such as getting too much potassium which might have a cardiac effect on someone that is too unhealthy to clear it out quickly. But I imagine this...
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    Code Status- DNR After Resuscitation

    I'm a bit confused. What does LAP mean? Also, did the doctor's wife remind him the patient is a DNR or did the son call you back and say it was his
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    Got Fired Help Plz

    You had a preceptor and the preceptor will do the charting. Ultimately it's the preceptor that is responsible for the assessment and the care provided for the patient. At this point I would let it...
  24. Tweety

    Monday June 27th 2022

    Good morning! Joe, enjoy the day off. Visiting dog wags her tail when she sees me but is still skittish when I approach. But she slept in her bed in my room and she's with me know and lets...
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    Sunday June 26th 2022

    Welcome back Dianah! Joe, hope you had a good day. Stars, that's a sure sign of an impending fall the "I'm not going to fall" statement. Work was busy. I got a hug from a family member...