Eric01

Eric01 specializes in ER, Burns and Plastics.

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1. My ER experience....what do you think??

   Eric01 replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

   In our Emergency Room, we do try to take care of our patients with migraines. If I encounter a patient who tells me they are having IV what is a typical migraine for them, I will often start an IV and run a bolus of 1L NS (assuming no contraindicatio...

2. C'mere and share your on-the-job laughs!

   Eric01 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a confused little-old-lady a couple weeks ago who was upset that she kept getting hemmoroids in the mail. I suggested she stick them back in the mail marked "Return to Sender". I had another patient who had ECG electrodes on and was dressing fo...

3. Trouble with Narcan

   Eric01 replied to mellomom's topic in General Nursing

   I currently work on a surgery floor where we occasionally get APS orders for PCA's. Our pre-printed orders from APS include a narcan protocol. They just revised it recently. Now for RR about 8 and rouses briefly with difficulty, we give one amp narca...

4. How much movement does it take to dislodge a tube?

   Eric01 replied to KsMICT's topic in CRNA

   Just a hint, as well. I currently work burns/plastics. We are the burn referral centre for the Martime provinces. A number of our burns come to us already tubed. A lot of facilities will cut the excess off the ETT after securing it. 24 hours later, d...

5. What is a "Code Black"?

   Eric01 replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

   At the facility where I work now, "Code Black" also means bomb threat. At the facility where I did my schooling, "Code Black" meant 'there is a situation that staff needs to know about; the emergency briefing will be (Dept A, via email, etc)'. Most o...

6. VIP Patients...A rant

   Eric01 replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the burn unit of our local hospital in Halifax, NS. It is on the fourth floor, immediately below ICU and the OR, and several floors below the heli pad. There are two entrances to the floor, plus one stairwell. Our unit has two large private...

7. Nurses Who Smoke

   Eric01 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I remember taking offence to this in high school, but my chemistry teacher said that it has never been absolutely proven that smoking causes lung cancer. He said that there have been numerous cause and effect studies, but no quantitative/qualitative ...

8. SMOKE FREE HOSPITALS inside and out

   Eric01 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

   My facility (in Nova Scotia, Canada) is comlpetely smoke-free, and has been for about the last year. I think that it is great (I'm a non-smoker). Anyone who wants to smoke must go off of hospital property. Nicontine patches are provided to patients v...

9. Questions for Nurses who are married to Nurses!

   Eric01 replied to Jen2's topic in General Nursing

   My wife and I met when we were in first year of nursing school. We were married the summer before our final (4th) year. Now, we've been married for 14 months, and are working at the same hospital, though different units. We're lucky; both of our unit...

10. Need help/advice concerning unpleasant coworker

    Eric01 replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    There is one nurse in particular on the floor where I work as a student who never seems to respect or pay attention to anyone with fewer than 15 years experience, especially a student. She always refuses help with patient care, no matter how busy she...

11. Rsd

    Eric01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have recently encountered a patient with RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy), and was wondering if anyone knows much about it. the only information that I have been able to find is on patient advocacy websites, rather than more clinical resources. A...

12. East Coast Winter Storm

    Eric01 replied to Chiaramonte's topic in General Nursing

    Well, in New Brunswick (Canada), we have between 4 and 6 feet of snow. The sidewalks are basically tunnels with walls that are for the most part over 6 feet tall. And we're likely to get more through the next month or more!!! Start shovelling.:)

13. Nurse's intuition

    Eric01 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    I may be new, but I kinda had the same feeling the other day. I work as a student on an ortho floor. We sent a pt down for surgery about 0830. She came back at 1200. I did her first set of vitals, and everything was ok. Her primary RN asked me to do ...

14. Any nurses that are married to other nurses here?

    Eric01 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My faincee and I met in first year of our four year program. Our first date was watching videos about vital signs. When they showed temperature, they showed all routes...a little more graphically than we had expected. How romantic. We got engaged the...

15. Nursing terms

    Eric01 replied to kurtz's topic in Humor

    Another joint military/nursing one is SNAFU: Situation Normal, All F***ed Up.