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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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....
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...