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traumamomtx

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  1. Screw-ups?

    traumamomtx replied to CH080605's topic in General Nursing

    one time i had a pt receive regular insulin on the unit before he transferred to me. I miss read the kardex and gave him a second dose after not finding that it had been given in ICU. The thing was...

  2. You know you work nights when.......

    traumamomtx replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    when it is 3 a.m. and you are talking about the next night you have to work and say something like "tonight she gets the medications" and you have to figure out how to word so people understand if you...

  3. Question for night shifters

    traumamomtx replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    first night on I either sleep in a little in the morning or if I have to get up early that day I try and take a little nap before coming on for the start of my week. On my final night when I get off...

  4. You know you work nights when.......

    traumamomtx replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    the worse thing you ever want to hear from a day shift nurse is "that patient slept all day"

  5. You know you work nights when.......

    traumamomtx replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    you get excited when the kids are back in school from school breaks because you know you will get at least 6 hours of uninterrupted

  6. Sometimes I wanna strangle people....goes along with the "Rules" thread

    traumamomtx replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    Had a very rude pt once on the trauma/surgical floor. All the nurses groaned when they had to take care of him. One evening he had called to have his urinal empty since we only have 2 techs at night...

  7. IV policy

    traumamomtx replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work trauma/medsurg and everyone has IV access even if it's a heplock. Never know when someone will go bad and you need one

  8. Dysfunctional patients, families, and visitors

    traumamomtx replied to mshultz's topic in General Nursing

    I know that patients with medical backgrounds are always the least favorite patients to take care of although I have found that sometimes they are the best to take care of. The pts that are legit...

  9. Ok I need somehelp here with coworkers

    traumamomtx replied to nighteyes719's topic in General Nursing

    As far as medicating you pts if she is covering you then that responsibility falls on her. She should of checked with you, checked the chart, checked the MAR, or Pyxis; which ever system you use to...

  10. The War with the Floors

    traumamomtx replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    At hospital we have eliminated giving a verbal on the phone from ER. Now they fax a detailed report: meds, hx, abx, everything and just call and ask if we got the report. They send the patient once...

  11. AAACK! My first Code!!!!

    traumamomtx replied to loridoo's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 8 yrs don't worry you never get used to it!!!! Also, no matter how many yrs you are in this business you are never completely prepared or feel like it went well even when the...

  12. Another "OMG i can't believe you did that!" family member story

    traumamomtx replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Try this one! Had a family very eager to see their father/ husband after surgery. The hospital was extremely busy with few beds anywhere. Well we had a bed for him but in the processed of being...

  13. claiming to be what she isn't

    traumamomtx posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever had someone claim to be a nurse when they weren't? Last night at my hubby's ballgame one of the other players girlfriend claimed she was a R.N. and when I asked her what school she...

  14. Help! What should you buy a nurse for graduation? Reccomdations needed...thanks.

    traumamomtx replied to matt22's topic in General Nursing

    definitely the massage is a good idea or a few hours at a spa; she will need it since being new is very stressfull and

  15. DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT G-Tubes and J-Tubes

    traumamomtx replied to Guest26407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the j-tube goes to the jejunum which is right below the stomach. it cannot be replaced by a regular person. you will need a doctor to do it and they will verify with an x-ray. good

  16. It's always the nurses fault

    traumamomtx replied to stomper's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem has come in where management isn't sticking up for nurses. If nurses have a problem with family or patients, i.e. attitude, disposition, expectations seems like management goes in...

  17. Please help ASAP! Need patient care info!

    traumamomtx replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you are putting serious risk to the patient and to yourself not being trained in this area yet. You don't know proper lifting technique and could injure your back let alone injure this...

  18. Nursing Shortage

    traumamomtx replied to olichi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just read something the other day that was talking about the nursing shortage in Florida. They found out that there were more nurses not practicing then nurses practicing in the state. That's...

  19. Rapid Response Teams

    traumamomtx replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we have RRT in our hospital and have had it up and running for about half a year. We are a teaching hospital and so we have residence 1-4 yrs in the hospital at all times to come and see pts...

  20. Future of Nursing

    traumamomtx replied to cmc320's topic in General Nursing

    That is actually a very interesting

  21. IV scenario

    traumamomtx replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    I know that our institution we never stop TPN and if we run out before a new bag arrives we hang D10. Also, our TPN comes to the floor tubing and all so there isn't even any place to hang lipids with...

  22. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    traumamomtx replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Absolutely ridiculous!!!!! I would be insulted that my job is to SERVE someone. I am there to care for and keep them alive during my shift not constantly worry about bring them juice, emptying the...

  23. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    traumamomtx replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never take a stick and jam it in your ear a 10 times trying to kill the centipede that crawled in there while you were sleeping at the camp site (messy messy infection) Never let your husband tie...

  24. That Good Housekeeping article

    traumamomtx replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    I can't wait to read this article and I plan on responding if it isn't fair and just. Seems like the respect level for nursing has gone down so much in general.. I guess that patients think that the...

  25. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    traumamomtx replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work trauma/medsurg but basically trauma so we get all the MVC's, GSW's, Stabs all the good stuff :rotfl: ....Anyway, I work the nightshift and I was walking past a pt's room one night and he had...