zapperbapper

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1. Pain meds for the addicted

   zapperbapper replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

   DT's- short for Delirium Tremens. This happens to some pts going through ETOH withdrawal. Can be life threatening.

2. Pain meds for the addicted

   zapperbapper replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a neuro ICU and have to be very carefull with pain meds. I frequently give half a dose or sometimes even withhold a dose for fear of masking a neuro change. From experience I know that you cannot medicate someone with a subarachnoid bleed ...

3. What rules have you broken to help a patient?

   zapperbapper replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I once had a terminal lung CA pt in the unit. He was on facial cpap and was struggling for every breath but did not want to be tubed. His daughter happened to be in the same hosp in L&D delivering his first grandson. Me, another nurse, and RT pac...

4. Charting Bloopers

   zapperbapper replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   Recieved a pt late in the afternoon after she coded on the floor. The nurses am narative stated "pt found apnic and unresponsive. Will monitor"

5. Inquiring Minds Want To Know: Outrageous Orders!

   zapperbapper replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   place TED's/SCD's to bil lower ext. Pt had bil. aka.

6. How many names do you have for constipation?

   zapperbapper replied to CEN35's topic in Emergency

   Lilgirl, I don't know about the ER but I work in an 18 bed neuro ICU OPEN unit. NO toilets in the unit. Its either in the bed, on the bed pan, up to a bedside camode chair, or the ever popular "scoop and thump" However it comes out-- EVERYBODY know...

7. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   zapperbapper replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Teshiee is absolutely right. Doctors would go to the end of the world not to implicate each other in any situation. Nurses on the other hand do not hesitate to lay blame on another nurse. I've seen nurses where I work search for mistakes. For a group...

8. Funny Names for Nurses

   zapperbapper replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   We have a nurse Screws in our unit. We also have a doctor named Maroun Dick, neurology. Pronounced "Deek"

9. Any new grads that went into the ICU?

   zapperbapper replied to KR's topic in Neuro

   I graduated 4 years ago and struggled with the same decision. There was no fellowship program only a lengthy orientation. I decided go directly into the ICU because there I would have only 2 patients (max 3) that I knew were critical and would need a...