nursemoons14

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1. BNP-question for ED nurse

   nursemoons14 replied to oramar's topic in Emergency

   BNP is a waste of money, CHF in the ED can be done by doing simple chest xray and going on your clinical assessment. The only ED docs i see using a bnp in the emerg are ones that are very unsure of their dx's and are not confident. Its an expensive b...

2. travel nursing canada

   nursemoons14 replied to nursemoons14's topic in International

   Oh im in no way expecting a ride in the park ahah. Things must be a little wild if they can't staff a small unit like that. Shoudl be interesting and im looking forward to it. I like a challenge

3. travel nursing canada

   nursemoons14 replied to nursemoons14's topic in International

   Lucky for me I'm an Emerg nurse, im going to abbotsford ER. And It sounds like they areally have a hard time staffing their ER. probably since its only n 8 bed unit with 1 trauma bay. If I can do magnet hospital ER, hopefully it shouldn't be an issue...

4. travel nursing canada

   nursemoons14 replied to nursemoons14's topic in International

   Actually I'm starting my first assignment in Abbotsford, BC in 2 weeks time. 8 week contract, it sounds almost too good to be true, I know the hospital is small but thats what I wanted, busy, and be able to do more clinically compared to a magnet hos...

5. Best-smelling liquid meds!

   nursemoons14 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   I read it fast, my mind processed dilaudid ahah, thats one hell of a medication error, luckily it was on a board not in the hospital. Don't report me goldstein

6. Best-smelling liquid meds!

   nursemoons14 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   Like we don't have enough problem with addicts, good idea drug company

7. Best-smelling liquid meds!

   nursemoons14 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   you got problems, peg lyte smells better then lactulose.

8. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

   nursemoons14 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

   I wrote my post after working a 12 hour night and unfortunately didn't get across what i was meaning to get across, i didn't mena we were bolusing her, she was on a pump but she didn't tell us her arm was blowing up so it kept pumping in, nevertheles...

9. Fibromyalgia

   nursemoons14 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   hahaha, thats priceless, im sorry

10. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    nursemoons14 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    Thank you, some back up

11. Lung sounds question....

    nursemoons14 replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    GingerSue, you forgot to add a reference from Jarvis inc. for that detailed explanation ahah, kidding. I would accuse you of copyright if you hadn't have spelled fillup as one word

12. Lung sounds question....

    nursemoons14 replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    I too had a very hard time differentiating between lung sounds. I would hear things nobody else would, and was the only thing i really struggled with when i started. A good way to help you would be get someone else to listen too, determine what you t...

13. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    nursemoons14 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    Well boss, at our hospital it is not protocol to run a ba of 1000ml nacl with 20kcl on a pump. Bolus yes, pump no, so I shall continue to do so. Its recommended, but nowhere does it say you have to. when you have a 42 bed emerg with 35 admitted pt's ...

14. ER Questions

    nursemoons14 replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    def. no tourniquet for ABG's. Lactate doesn't go on ice at our hospital, ABG's and ammonia do tho And our protocol for a stemi is to give "clot busters" we use TNK,unless contraindicated, then start on Nitro drip/heparin gtt.

15. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    nursemoons14 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    alright guys i think we all know K can cause arrythmia's I don' think 9 posts saying the same thing is really necessary.