PediLove2147 BSN, RN

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    IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

    PediLove2147 replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

    Agreed. Why are their IVs no
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    IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

    PediLove2147 replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

    Oh okay I understand. No problem
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    Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    PediLove2147 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are working on it haha. She's in nursing school and will give all the advice in the world, girl loves to talk but ask her to do her job. OMG. I am not the only one that notices, I don't think...
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    Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    PediLove2147 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our pumps can be silenced but that's it while in lock mode. We need pumps like your
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    Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    PediLove2147 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It was out of my hands. The nurse supervisor and security was involved at this
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    IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

    PediLove2147 replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

    All tubing? We change ours every 96 hours at my hospital. Except for tube feeding and TPN, those are both changed every
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    Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    PediLove2147 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes! Sorry, I fixed my OP. I couldn't believe she thought it was a good idea to touch her neighbors pump! Sometimes family members of long term patients learn how to silence the alarms but we've never...
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    lovenox injections

    PediLove2147 replied to iwanna's topic in Patient Medications

    I was on Lovenox for a week or so. Nothing you do will make it comfortable. The shot itself sucks. So keep doing what you are doing and the patient will appreciate you keeping them
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    PediLove2147 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I do this
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    PediLove2147 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work on a neuro floor and find myself constantly checking people's pupils! My fiancé has the most amazing veins, I am not very good at IVs so I beg him to let me practice, it's always a no. It's...
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    What kind of watch do you wear?

    PediLove2147 replied to NellieOlsen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a white Swatch. It is plastic so I can wash my hands/sanitize
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    SHOES... glorious shoes

    PediLove2147 replied to FLmed's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I switch between Danskos (which took a little while to get used to) and sneakers. I can't wear one or the other every
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    HATE Peds Nursing??

    PediLove2147 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in Pediatric

    NeoPediRN, how did you like TMC? I have heard opinions regarding BCH (haha) but not too much on
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    What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    PediLove2147 replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a floor with a mix of neurology, trauma, and surgical (mainly neuro, urology, GYN) patients. 1:5 on days. 1:6 on nights. We are fighting for better ratios, not like we'll win
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    ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    PediLove2147 replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    I wouldn't have minded your report. We get a print out of the HPI and the ED course. We have to call if we want any more than that and we're lucky if they say more than 2 words. BTW, a pt needing Q2H...
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    Med error stories

    PediLove2147 replied to gemini81sg's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad I found this thread because I need to get this off my chest. Today I made my second med error in 8 months I had a patient that was anxious so I grabbed 0.5mg of Ativan and was going to give...
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    PediLove2147 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    i say this to patients all the time. usually they understand what i mean. i hope i have never offended anyone! in regards to this post: " back in the olden days when i was a student, i took a patient...
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    Surveillance cameras in pedi patient's home?

    PediLove2147 replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    I was describing the set up at my particular case. I assumed they were filming the whole room in your case. You asked if I was bothered by this, I am not. These people are letting random strangers...
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    Surveillance cameras in pedi patient's home?

    PediLove2147 replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    The family I worked for had a cameras in the bedroom and in the nurses room. I was told by the other nurses that they are aimed at the bed and the O2 monitor. She also didn't know if they were even...
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    There's nothing worse than a FAT nurse!

    PediLove2147 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    you are not the only person who knows someone with an id. just because your brother accepts the word doesn't mean it doesn't offend someone else. otherwise why would there be a campaign. the op may...
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    There's nothing worse than a FAT nurse!

    PediLove2147 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    I am so glad you said something about this. I cringed when I saw the word. I am sorry I am mentioning this but this subject is near and dear to my heart and needed to say thank you to
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    Why I guard the referral telephone like a dog...

    PediLove2147 replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree with AngelicDarkness. Some nurses talk FAST and it can be hard to understand what they are saying especially when they are using abbreviations. And they do give attitude when needing...
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    Trauma on Med/Surg unit

    PediLove2147 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I work at a hospital that recently got Level 1 status so we now have a ton of trauma patients that we didn't have before. Our floor is now where they go. I love trauma, I think accidental is way...
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    Do you feel like a failure when you don't get the job you interviewed for?

    PediLove2147 replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    I try and not take it personally but it's hard. I had 3 interviews (different units) at the same hospital within a few months, didn't get any of them. I was upset but ended up getting another job that...
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    Experienced RN job hopping...is it that bad?

    PediLove2147 replied to CApediRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are leaving your current jobs for better ones but it could hurt you down the line. A NM is going to see your history and may not want to take the chance that you'll jump ship in a...