NewEnglandRN16

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  1. Med Error

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Rada's topic in General Nursing

    Not to beat a dead horse but I want to mention the dual sign off again. The reason it’s there is to protect from a potential med error. Personally I won’t sign off someone’s med unless I saw the...

  2. How does your unit determine who floats?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    We go by per diem first, then by a rotating list. Also you can’t float until 6 months of orientation. But we are union so it’s easier to follow the system since it’s in the

  3. Telemetry Monitoring

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to JessicaT's topic in General Nursing

    I assume your talking to me. Its a step down unit. But it’s the same for all units except the monitoring via EMR is every 4 hours. You would still post the same. ICU is every hour. Also we monitor...

  4. Telemetry Monitoring

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to JessicaT's topic in General Nursing

    We print a strip at start of shift and post to a monitoring sheet that goes into the chart. We document every 2hr on EMR. If there is any change in rhythm we post another strip and document. If there...

  5. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital that used an SBAR report. When they assigned the room the charge nurse would get the patients name via pager. When the patient is ready to come up to the floor the charge nurse...

  6. Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    I would change your Phrase “negative” when referring to covid test. Say “not detected”. He could still have covid with a non detected result. Also was chest X-ray or chest ct done? Any...

  7. Need help with syringe test question?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It tells you the answer on the picture of the box. 150mg/ml which means In 1ml there is 150mg. You will draw up 1ml to get the full

  8. Need help with syringe test question?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can you post the actual question? Because you posted the stock photo. Not every concentration on med is the same. And you said the instructor said it would be 1.5ml which isn’t possible with the...

  9. Need help with syringe test question?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did the question have a picture of the medication? if the side to be administered is 150mg. You will need to draw up 150mg from the vial. But you need to know what the concentration of the...

  10. iv's

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to hopern84's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad I wanted more experience. I talked to my manager and we used an education day and I was sent to the ED and put them in for all the

  11. My First Write Up

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to berrynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know it’s resolved but I’m curious on where the patient was coming from? Did you get report? I had a similar situation when I had patient transferred to my unit (I’m a step down unit). The...

  12. 2 year night shifter thinking about days need help!!

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Smartash89's topic in General Nursing

    I was on nights before going to days. Days works better for me for my family and plus I felt I gained so much knowledge during days. I was getting bored on nights because I finished my work so early...

  13. bedside report

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think a full a handover at the bedside is inappropriate. I do give report outside the room and then go in with the nurse after and do a quick goodbye/introduction. I like to update my...

  14. Free teaching labor

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Theresasnakeinmyboot's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently precepting a BSN student. I don’t get paid extra but this girl is amazing. She is really advanced and takes the whole team. I need to be there for med passes, assessments, etc. She...

  15. Did this patient overreact?!

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Apatientnow's topic in General Nursing

    It's not your job to prove anything. For now give her support, only use female staff if at all possible or provide female witness if males are

  16. Did this patient overreact?!

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Apatientnow's topic in General Nursing

    You need to stop. I've had a baby. I'm not use to it all hanging out. Also stop blaming her for not wearing underwear. If she's uncomfortable stop making it seem like it was her

  17. Delegation During Clinical

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to sillymu's topic in General Students

    But also part of nursing is prioritizing. If you know someone has to go to the bathroom, toilet them first and then do your dressing. Feed another patient before doing a dressing. I'm a big fan of...

  18. Delegation During Clinical

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to sillymu's topic in General Students

    I keep writing and erasing. When I was a student nurse, my job was do everything for that patient. I did vitals, am care, transporting to tests, set up for meals, blood sugars, etc. If it was my day...

  19. new staffing laws in mass? CA nurses

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to lorie101's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard this argument in naysayers. But I cannot seem to find evidence that this

  20. new staffing laws in mass? CA nurses

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to lorie101's topic in General Nursing

    In the MA law it specifically states they cannot reduce ancillary

  21. PRN scale opioids

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    I would clarify your hospital policy. Our PRN opioids are ordered with 3 separate orders. For example 1mg morphine for pain 1-5 q4h, 2mg morphine for pain 6-10 q4h with a breakthrough pain q2h of...

  22. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    I have a hard enough time opening some of my med packages with bare hands. And no I don't wear gloves for every patient interaction. I wash my hands thoroughly before and

  23. Charge nurse

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to YstRN12's topic in General Nursing

    We rotate charge on my unit. We have a few that won't do it. We have a few who love it and are awful. We have a few that don't love it but are pretty good at it. I'm pretty good at it (my manager...

  24. Is this really that controversial?

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in General Students

    It wasn't true for my school. In fact we had a student work at Hooters and it wasn't an

  25. When they're SO sure they're right...

    NewEnglandRN16 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked an overnight shift in July. We had a patient have tele changes and the the RN called the resident and stated the patient tele was reading wandering atrial pacemaker. The doctor came up to...