LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Pyxis problems

    LovingLife123 replied to avergowven's topic in General Nursing

    There are times with Pyxis that even if you have a waste it won’t ask you for a waste. I still waste with a witness. Say your fentanyl order is for 50-100mcg. You pull 100mcg. The Pyxis will not...

  2. Anyone here who loves bedside nursing?

    LovingLife123 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy being a bedside nurse. I do not want to be an NP nor do I want to go into any type of management. There are things about bedside I do despise, but I love patient care. I love the puzzle...

  3. Paramedic Experience beneficial?

    LovingLife123 replied to Michael Cook's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your wife. Paramedics don’t make a lot and to be a paramedic at least around here, they require a degree. EMTs require a certification but don’t have the scope a paramedic does....

  4. Thoughts On Eliminating Nurse Report

    LovingLife123 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, half the time I just say bring the patient up. The reports I get from the ED are awful anymore. The one taking care of the patient never calls. The info is never correct. I don’t ask...

  5. Vaccinated and Hospitalized?

    LovingLife123 replied to ajdizzle43's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Unfortunately no vaccine is 100%. I wish it was. But the point is getting high numbers vaccinated. I had covid last Summer. It was not fun. I suffered from terrible headaches for months...

  6. Things I wish my patients understood

    LovingLife123 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    That I have very little control on anything. I don’t control the visitation policy, when the ct gets read, when new med orders get put in. I don’t control when a bed will open up on the other...

  7. NGT medications

    LovingLife123 replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

    It’s not about ingesting them, but thank you for calling my comment the stupidest thing. When you crush the pills then put them in one container and mix them up, it’s considered compounding a...

  8. Longest Shift You've Worked

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You lose. I worked 36 hours once, not in healthcare, but retail. And many moons ago. This was a contest, right?

  9. NGT medications

    LovingLife123 replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

    It’s our hospital policy to do them separate. It’s considered compounding meds if you do them together according to our pharmacist. Which is out of our scope. I do them separate. I hate...

  10. Disagree with physician about restraining a patient

    LovingLife123 replied to palila's topic in General Nursing

    Pulling out medical devices is actually a reason to restrain someone. It’s one of the choices when the order is placed. I work in the ICU and we use a lot of restraints. I personally...

  11. Immense guilt

    LovingLife123 replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Lumens on PICC lines become clogged often. What you are envisioning happening doesn’t happen. Do you not have a policy where your picc line is flushed every 8 hours? I understand you had...

  12. Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    LovingLife123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I’m trying to find more and more ways to get away from bedside. I’m so tired of every, little thing being my responsibility at the bedside. Because, we will get dinged by JCHAO. I’m tired of...

  13. Side effects from med administration

    LovingLife123 replied to IHateMyJob's topic in General Nursing

    You should have a manual on drugs that are toxic and need special handling. Something was passed a couple of years ago and now we go education on it yearly. I think it’s called U800. Certain...

  14. Unhappy with CCU job after one week

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Many ICUs do not have techs. The nurses are responsible for total care. My unit has only recently started hiring techs, but it's one tech for 30 patients so it's not much help. Bring tripled...

  15. New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    LovingLife123 replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You need to clearly ask for what you want. It can also depend on the physician. Sometimes I state what I want, don’t necessarily get it, try what they want, and end up calling back and reiterating...

  16. Neuro trauma interview tips

    LovingLife123 replied to hapham3693's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Strokes, strokes, strokes. Post TPA, post thrombectomy. Hemorrhagic strokes. You will need a stroke scale NIHSS certification if hired. Blood pressure control is imperative with strokes....

  17. Whats next after the pandemic?

    LovingLife123 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Trauma isn’t the end all. But, if you work in a hospital that doesn’t keep critically ill due to lack of resources, I could see a census being lower. They are either being sent out to a higher...

  18. Whats next after the pandemic?

    LovingLife123 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I’m going to say it depends where you live. Our hospital is always full and we can’t find enough people. I remember years ago having low census here and there but even before the pandemic those...

  19. Should I become a nurse if I don't like bedside care?

    LovingLife123 replied to Sweetjen09's topic in General Students

    Then become an administrative

  20. Time Management

    LovingLife123 replied to harvestmoon's topic in General Nursing

    That’s crazy changing 3 times in a shift. And I do know how it is to not be able to find your techs. But even taking 5 minutes to search for one, grab them and just say, hey I’m really behind...

  21. Time Management

    LovingLife123 replied to harvestmoon's topic in General Nursing

    5 patients on a progressive unit? Why are your techs only doing vital signs at 2000? Why are they not doing your blood sugars? There’s a lot in there a tech can do. Delegate to them what they...

  22. Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

    LovingLife123 replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

    I also wonder why her age is relevant here. Do you think she’s jealous of your youthfulness? I joke. These don’t seem like they are that big of a deal to me. But since it does bother you,...

  23. Nurses Caring for Nondiabetics After an Insulin Injection

    LovingLife123 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It’s actually pretty common in the ICU. TPN, tube feeds, steroids, just the basic trauma to the body can make anyone’s numbers go up and require insulin for a short period of time. An actual...

  24. 12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year

    LovingLife123 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We aren’t heroes anymore, nobody cares what we sacrificed. So sad.

  25. Chest Tube LCS

    LovingLife123 replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    It’s hard to say without actually being there. I’m going to guess night shift was being a little dramatic but again I wasn’t there and not privy to every detail about this patient. If ICU...