Logan

Logan specializes in Peds.

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1. Awkward Situation

   Logan replied to Lily C.'s topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm no "young buck"... but the argument that the pt. is a "pervert" is pure nonsense. How old is the pt. again? How many of you puritans condemning him remember yourselves and your 'aches and desires' at his age? Yes, it could be argued that he w...

2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   Logan replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Hi, Here's a twist to the title of the thread: something that I DID say to a patient and I haven't been "reprimanded for" (... yet). Every once a while, I pick up extra hours in the Emergency Department. John Doe was one of our "frequent fliers" (a m...

3. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   Logan replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   Hi, Will this stupid thread ever die??!! :banghead: thanks, Matthew

4. Oh no she didn't!

   Logan replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm not a hospice nurse. The "dying patients" I usually am involved with are the "actively trying to die" type. So take my post with a grain of salt. ????That statement alone just confuses the heck out of me. I just can't comprehend the ration...

5. Spinal wash?

   Logan replied to Sister Fox's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I used to work on an ortho-med/surg floor before I switched to pediatrics.I admit that I'm stumped. I've had some pts. come back post-op with epidurals in place for pain control. But I've never heard of "spinal wash". Perhaps you could ask an a...

6. Husband uncomfortable with my job!

   Logan replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I admit that I'm somewhat surprised by some of the posts I've read advising the OP to "run for the hills". "These are warning signs of an abusive, control freak". "He won't stop with this. Soon he'll be all over you and your life". Wow! Husband m...

7. 1st on scene of accident yesterday...what would you do?

   Logan replied to 3sodapop's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I think you did a comendable job - given the circumstances you described. I've responded on one scene myself (a four car spin/wreck on I-90). - Safety first! And that means YOU first! As someone already mentioned, the last thing EMS needs is anot...

8. Spinal wash?

   Logan replied to Sister Fox's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, This is the closest thing I could find relating to a "Spinal Wash": http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2052491 Hope this was of some assitance. thanks, Matthew

9. So nursing is not his thing

   Logan replied to ExpensiveBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Given today's hi-tech world (and it's only going to get more high tech in the future), I would consider marrying the two fields - such as RN-informatics... Or some such. I do also; partly echo the poster above who said that 3 months seems to be a...

10. Preemptive Horizontal Violence, Get 'em Before They Start

    Logan replied to hvlqodvhiniyc's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Horizontal violence? Me thinks you doth protest too much.As Gila already pointed out, profering medical/legal advice is against the Terms of Service of these boards. It's one thing to seek support and commiserate - it's quite another to seek le...

11. 8:1 pt load, foreign nurses, let's import more to maintain profits, keep costs down!!

    Logan replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, At my old job, I was routinely subject to 7-8 pts. per noc. With one CNA/Tech for 36 pts. I'm a "half breed" - but other than me, every other nurse and tech on the unit was born and brought up USA. This was good ol', midwest USA. Cornfield countr...

12. Restraints too Tight?

    Logan replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'll be blunt (and I'm not doing this to put you down or call you an ill informed idiot or what have you. I sincierly meant that) but, Most of us nurses can't begin to judge the scenario the OP presented with. The simplest explanation is that "...

13. medical dosage problem

    Logan replied to sunshine0808's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, To answer your question:It depends on the symptoms/problems the pt. presents with. Example: If your pt. presents with a BP of 90/50 and you're ordered a nitroglycerin drip - your calculations say 1.5 ml/hr (based on 50mg Nitro in 250ml of dilut...

14. Where do you draw the line?

    Logan replied to fuuchan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi leslie, Thanks for the clarification. :) thanks, Matthew

15. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    Logan replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    Hi, If nothing else, you must be commended for the following: Such openess and approachability is refreshing to see in a teacher. As you can probably imagine, I had some really difficult teachers. Don't get me wrong, technically and theoritically t...