Nurses Post

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[CapricornFarm]

LPN here, now retired. I started after training in the hospital. Learned a lot there. I felt at home in the woman's post op unit. Sometimes they would send us to other floors. You never knew what you might run into. Like the time I found a naked patient who had pulled out the catheter standing on a chair. When the hospital kept increasing our patient numbers, I went to work in a doctor's office for many years.
I must say, I am happy to be retired!

 

[Hayden Goseek]

I always tell patients, "I know. It looks like an explosion in a spaghetti factory."

But if your in ICU or PACU (recovery room), you will be getting patients fresh out of surgery. The CRNA pulled down every IV line, dropped it on the bed and rolled the patient to you. It doesn't matter if the bag of fluid or blood was empty or no longer needed.
One of the first things you want to do after patient is stable is go through and throw away any lines not needed or questionable. Better to start fresh than get confused by a jumble of extra lines.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

True story. I worked in a Pre-post/ PACU that the last thing we did before leaving at night was to gather all the pillows and lock them in a closet.
ICU was 24-7 and would steal sequester all your pillows. (If your not in nursing, a patient could easily require 6+ pillows. 2 under the head, two under the back to turn, one to raise the heels one between the legs. Sometimes less but sometimes more.)

I guess this is mainly for our nursing students to get an idea of the day to day operations. If your an experienced nurse jump in and if you a curious civillian enjoy.

 

[Sally PB]

Folowing along, just because this is interesing.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Folowing along, just because this is interesing.

Thanks. We'll try to keep it that way.

 

[Sally PB]

I would never have guessed that pillows would be something to guard. It makes sense though.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

I always tell patients, "I know. It looks like an explosion in a spaghetti factory."

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Ursuline Chick told me this was a very good representation of what her SICU, 'fresh open hearts' looked like.

 

[Brooks_]

So now we can use antibiotics for viral infections?

 

[h2oratt]

When I was getting report at work last week, the day nurse said the patient would take his pills with ice cream.
I thought "What a great idea! I'm going to tell DW the doctor said I need to take my pills with ice cream too."

This reminds of Larry over on granny’s thread.