sweetielin

sweetielin

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  1. Discharge Order Help

    sweetielin replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

    our doc write continue home meds. sometimes they do this on admit orders, too, leaving us with the work of finding and writing them all

  2. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    sweetielin replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    this isn't something a nurse did but something a patient did. suddenly, a 40 year old a&o male patient called on his call light and said "please get this woman out of my bed." turns out the 80...

  3. Watching the patient

    sweetielin replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    beautiful!

  4. Team Nursing...yay or nay

    sweetielin replied to MokeRN's topic in General Nursing

    we do team nursing at our hospital. this is the only place i've ever worked and they've done it since before i started. i like having an rn that knows my patients and that i can ask questions if...

  5. Calling in sick

    sweetielin replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    on night shift, if we fail to call in at least 4 hours before our shift we get written up. those on the day shift typically call in less than 2 hours before their shift and are never written up for...

  6. I am worth less for Christmas?!?!?

    sweetielin replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital, the only thing we get for christmas eve and christmas is we get 2 shifts off paid (base pay only). but we only get paid for 8 hours of the shift. everyone in nursing service works 12...

  7. Medication Robots

    sweetielin replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    me too! lol We don't use any robots at our hospital. During the day, either pahrmacy brings the meds to the floor or you have to go get them. At night, our pharmacy is closed and you have to go...

  8. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    sweetielin replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i was diagnosed with add about 3 years ago. i started out taking adderall xr. i stopped taking it after only a month or two because of side effects. now i'm thinking the dose was too high. i did not...

  9. New Admissions

    sweetielin replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    three new admits brought to floor within 30 minutes after getting out of report is a horrible way to start

  10. Different Pen colors

    sweetielin replied to cajrio's topic in General Nursing

    black on days. red on nights. for writing orders, we use black. some of the docs use blue,

  11. Visitors Code of Conduct

    sweetielin replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    do not go to the doctor's house at 9pm and proceed to tell him your mother is in pain and we are not doing anything for her and that we have not even been in her room. yes, this actually happened....

  12. I am sick and tired of being asked "Who is watching your kids?"

    sweetielin replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    i don't have kids yet but i understand how aggravating it would be to hear these kinds of questions. a lot of mothers have to work to be able to pay the bills. when i have kids, i hope to be able to...

  13. Is there a time frame for a patient to be seen by an attending MD once admitted?...

    sweetielin replied to angelinaRN1974's topic in General Nursing

    if a patient gets admitted to our hospital, the doc sees them the next day. one particular doc doesn't see his patients on weekends. so if one of his patients get admitted friday after he makes rounds...

  14. Can I be a good nurse, I hate being a CNA

    sweetielin replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    you will be a good nurse because you care about the wellbeing of your patients. i know how frustrating it is to bed short staffed and how it feels when you can not adequately care for your patients...

  15. Pet Peeves

    sweetielin replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    i thought of a couple more. when you have a "painer" screaming and cursing at the cnas because he has not gotten his pain med. meanwhile all the nurses are in the next room tending to a patient who...

  16. What is the highest blood sugar you have seen in a walky talky patient?

    sweetielin replied to austin heart's topic in General Nursing

    1165 and it was my father. he had a massive staff infection. non-compliant type 2 diabetic. he suddenly went off his glynase. he never allowed anyone to check his blood sugar. wound up in the hospital...

  17. Question about Trachs

    sweetielin replied to mpbc25's topic in General Nursing

    i also have a question. are lpns allowed to suction a trach? maybe it depends on your

  18. Can anything be done about feeling like a waitress?

    sweetielin replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    in my small hospital, we have a small kitchen directly across from the nurses station. it has a big sign on it stating only staff are allowed inside and that all snacked and drinks are for patients...

  19. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    sweetielin replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    i think you were right to set her straight. every nurse on our shift assesses her patients immediately after report. we do team nursing so the rn and lpn go together to assess the patients. once we...

  20. Admission/Discharge nurse

    sweetielin replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    we do not have an admission nurse. an er nurse comes up to help if they are not busy. sometimes a nurse from 1st floor comes up.(we only have 2 floors.) also if the nurses from the other end are not...

  21. 3 Consecutive 12 Hour Shifts

    sweetielin replied to loconno2's topic in General Nursing

    when i first became a nurse, i worked a 3-2 schedule, 12 hr days. a lot of the nurses/cnas loved it because it gave them every other weekend off. i was always tired and never felt rested when i...

  22. Pet Peeves

    sweetielin replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    here are a few of my pet peeves: making the first round on my shift, only to see patients covered in powder. caked all around their pacs, their catheters, and on their sheets under their heads. iv...

  23. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

    sweetielin replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    10cc ns and 5cc

  24. Holiday Pay

    sweetielin replied to aktransplant's topic in General Nursing

    we have 12 hour shifts. we get 8 hours to take off. if we work on the holiday, we get regular

  25. Are grains still used as units in medication?

    sweetielin replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital, one doctor occasionally orders meds in grains. then we have to convert it to