OMG! I thought these shows had medical advisers? How stupid can one be? What's worse, civilians watching this think it was perfectly normal for a transfusion to be given through an NGT. . I can just see them arguing with the medical team who ...
I am looking for a nursing home for a 90 year old relative, who requires complex or skilled medical supervision. So far, all the facilities I've researched are semi- independent living long term care facilities for the elderly. The patients are expe...
All babies are born clean & pink right after being delivered. Cooing, eyes wide open & alert, smiling. I think the youngest "newborn baby" they show appears to actually be 3-4 months old.
twinkletoes53 replied to MassRN1991's topic in Travel
I am a retired RN. When I read your note, I was attracted by the fact that Boston was going to certify you in PALS, ACLS, as well as IVs. All skills that you will use now & in the future, no matter what field of nursing you find yourself working ...
twinkletoes53 replied to silverbat's topic in Disabilities
I have had both knees replaced, and my right ankle fused, due to complcations from arthritis. I was off work for 3 months after BKR. I am sending best wishes & prayers your way. The first month of recovery is hardest. My surgeon allowed me to do...
I worked for a year and a half on a Med-Surg floor. It gave experiences with different types of acuities, as well as different diagnoses. Whenever I was floated to the ICU, I enjoyed the challenge. Nurse: patient ratio was 1:1 or 1:2. I transferred u...
He was very mildly hypothermic after his bath. I would check his axillary temp. in 30 minutes X 2. What you are looking for is an increase in and his ability to maintain his temp. at a range of approximately 97.3-99 degrees Fahrenheit axillary. ...
I had always been interested in working with NICU babies, but the hospital I started my career in had not yet opened one. It was a pediatric hospital, and this was in 1976. I started by working in a Medical-Surgical/ Isolation floor for 1½ years. Whe...
twinkletoes53 replied to OwlieO.O's topic in General Nursing
Without X Ray interpretation, you cannot state for certain which bone is fractured. You might chart something like this: "Patient presented with 10cmx10cm laceration on inner calf, with edges of bone protruding through skin. Diffuse edema around sit...
I voted for Obama. I have had pre-existing medical conditions for 30 years. I was tired of being turned down for health insurance b/c I had arthritis. Or b/ c I had (and beat) breast cancer. I have tried to obtain long-term care insurance since I was...
I live in the South and love Obamacare. I don't know if it's b/c I have relatives in England, & have visited it 4 times. So I have seen socialized medicine @ work. You are right. Lots of fearmongers here in U.S.