McCoyRN

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1. telemetry transport

   McCoyRN replied to jmsteinberg's topic in General Nursing

   depends on the patient. a routine cxr on a stable patient- we send them without their tele and hook them up when they get back; if they have chest pain and need to go for cardiac cath, then a resident or rn would go with them and a pro pack. beside...

2. Ouch, I'm tired!!!!!!!

   McCoyRN replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

   what makes me tired? confused/ steroid psychotic/ pump- headed/ sundowners/ encephalopathic patients. it's not enough to do assessments, meds, charting, care plans, teaching etc etc etc,... but for every five seconds...don't pull on that... you are...

3. What Freaks You Out?

   McCoyRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   where i used to work, all the nurses threw money in a container and the one who did the dressing change would get it. here's why... a mid 50's man w/ a h/o uncontrolled diabetes, necrotic foot ulcers, smelly and gangrenous went to his doctor for an ...

4. Request wisdom from fellow RN's in ICU

   McCoyRN replied to cacatrn's topic in MICU

   in the icu on my floor (only a 6 bed unit), all the nurses work together like an orchestra. no one talks, they just know what to do. it's great. each has 2 patients but is aware of everything else going on. i know your fear about "the code" but c...

5. our son's R temporal lobe tumor resection

   McCoyRN replied to bearanne's topic in PICU

   i don't know too much about neuro icu's, but my prayers are with you. that other reply sounds very comprehensive. good luck, and remember your cranial nerve assessments!

6. transplant to ob

   McCoyRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   i currently work in transplant surgery (mostly liver and kidney) and am making a move to work in ob. i was wondering if any more experience nurses had any advice. either i can work in L&D, postpartem or nursery, OR be a part of the float pool a...