PediLove2147 BSN, RN

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    Hurricane Sandy - Wishing Everyone To Stay Safe

    PediLove2147 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    How can a hospital go without power though? Vents, monitors, pumps.. I mean those all need power to keep people ALIVE. I assume the generators work for an extended period of time? We have used paper...
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    Hurricane Sandy - Wishing Everyone To Stay Safe

    PediLove2147 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I luckily have off until Wednesday so I should be able to wait it out safe at home. Good luck all those in Sandy's path! Why would you have to do paper downtime? The hospital wouldn't (I hope) lose...
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    Typical shift for private duty nurse?

    PediLove2147 replied to fireball78's topic in Private Duty

    I did PDN for a year after graduation. I worked for a small agency though, but a friend worked for PSA and liked it. I had two cases. One was a 10 year old boy with a trach/vent and g-tube. I went to...
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    Patient assignments by room # not acuity

    PediLove2147 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, this might have been asked before but I just got off a 12 hour night shift and I am tired and lazy so bear with me. Our floor is changing up how they do patient assignments in the next couple...
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    diagnostic tests that require npo

    PediLove2147 replied to BacktotheBeach's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Agreed, this is definetely a good start! It depends on your floor too, as you progress you will learn those procedures that require it. We just found out that when getting a CT Scan w/contrast the...
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    Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    PediLove2147 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    We usually witness, the nurse will draw up the medication and waste the proper amount in front of the witness. The nurse then takes their syringe and empty med bottle in the room to scan and...
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    Pulled to other floors?

    PediLove2147 replied to DroogieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We only float to our "sister unit" which is another post-surgical unit, just a different patient population. We are cross-trained (4 hour orientation) so if the need arises we should be able to...
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    Do I call a recruiter with whom I interviewed with before and did not get the job?

    PediLove2147 replied to iridium54's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would definetely contact the recruiter. I would say something along the lines of having interviewed previously, still interested in working for said facility and tell them you've submitted an...
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    unfair assignment

    PediLove2147 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    It definitely happens on my floor. Sometimes we have a patient (or two) that need to be rotated between staff. To have them two or more days in a row is just too much. It may be the patient themselves...
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    As a nurse will I be exposed to dead patients a lot?

    PediLove2147 replied to Mrs.Davis's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a post op floor so I see death rarely but lately we've been getting CMO (comfort measures only) patients from the neuro ICU. They are difficult but these deaths are expected and the families...
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    Patient assignments by room # not acuity

    PediLove2147 replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. It seems like those who do it don't really like it We're a 32 bed unit but usually have a max of 25, post op floor. The other problem I see arising if someone discharges 4/5...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    PediLove2147 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I made two med errors, neither too damaging. I gave full 25mg tab of Metoprolol instead of half 12.5mg tab. I also gave Ativan instead of Oxycodone. Both patients were fine, just a little sleepy for...
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    can a nursing student in ma work as a cna?

    PediLove2147 replied to lilmama10211's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yup! I worked for a year while in nursing school. Usually when you apply they will assume A) you are in nursing school B) you have your CNA certification, usually you are only doing Per Diem which...
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    Is your Facility 'forcing' you to get the Flu Vaccine?

    PediLove2147 replied to madwife2002's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We have the same policy as you OP. Flu shot or mask. It's not new though, same thing happened last
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    Covering up Medication Patches

    PediLove2147 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Patient Medications

    Usually use tegaderm but I agree there should be some documentation of where it was placed in the first place. Also, patients usually know where they are, just
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    Dropped pills

    PediLove2147 replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Patients usually drop them on the bedding but occasionally the floor. I always offer to grab another and they usually agree but if they wanted to take it I would let them and there would be no...
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    The perfect private duty setting

    PediLove2147 replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    You sound like you have a very nice set-up and I think you will make any nurse happy! :) When I did PDN my primary kiddo was the son of not one but TWO doctors. They weren't too bad though and very...
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    If a phlebotomist corrected you on order of draw, what would you do?

    PediLove2147 replied to pyriticsilence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP (phlebotomist/lab tech) was fighting with the RN about blood cultures and the proper order of
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    Aneurysm Clipping Pro or Con

    PediLove2147 replied to clfrn's topic in Neurological

    Oh yes, vasospasm! I forgot about those. We actually just got a patient who spent 22 days in the ICU for that exact reason. She is neurologically intact, could have gone the other way though I
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    One case only or a whole bunch of them?

    PediLove2147 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    When I did private duty nurses I had two kids that I took care of. I was not trained on any other cases as a back-up and I don't remember hearing anyone that did. I liked getting to know my kids and...
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    Perspective and sympathy

    PediLove2147 replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    Yeah, it sometimes bothers me when people whine about little stuff when I was taking care of a 10 year-old with a trach/vent and g-tube that complained less. Some people don't see the "bad" that we...
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    If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    PediLove2147 replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was a CNA prior to being a nurse and I hated it. CNA work is definitely a part of being a nurse but it is also very different. It also depends on the unit though because not all units have CNAs...
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    New grad, first week off orientation and assigned at student nurse

    PediLove2147 replied to aem31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had students right off orientation too but didn't do anything with them. They just had my patient, the instructor did everything. I occasionally (if I felt comfortable) allowed them to be with me...
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    Pain management

    PediLove2147 replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    You have great orders! Our fresh post-ops get two options, IV something (usually Dilaudid) and PO something (Dilaudid or Percocet.) I usually will start with the IV pain meds (unless they already...
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    Question about the 6 rights of medication administration?

    PediLove2147 replied to Lucidity's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Absolutely documentation! I think a few people gave VERY good examples of