RoadRunner

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1. Bizarre!!

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

   We had a nice old lady in our CCU who coded, was declared dead and then stripped off all her IV, catheters, etc... You know the drill. So, we all are at the nurse desk when the bell rings from her room... My collegue went to find the lady sitting in ...

2. Is This True? (extra coccyx bone, tail?)

   RoadRunner replied to Meerkat's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't know about extra bones or tail (!!!) but I would suggest you go see an osteopath for your coccyx pain. I don't know if you have osteopaths were you live (not chiropractor, but osteopaths! there's a huge difference!) They do miracles with thos...

3. MRSA Room-mates?

   RoadRunner replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

   We don't put a MRSA patient with a no-MRSA patient but we try to regroupe them if we can and if it's possible.

4. Does anyone have a walk in my shoes program

   RoadRunner replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

   What exactly is a walk in my shoe program? You work in another departement for a day? I'm curious. Never heard of that where I work. Thanks!

5. Has anyone ever been assaulted by a patient?

   RoadRunner replied to OUBobcat94's topic in General Nursing

   Spirit1, you got me thinking.... What other work environement does not press charges against violent clients? (I'm not thinking about dementia or neuro challenged patients here) Jail? How wonderfull...

6. Thyroid Storm?

   RoadRunner replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   Thyroïd storms are a rare complication and can lead to multiple organ failure. The only time I had to care for a patient with this syndrome, she developped heart failure so bad she had to had a heart transplant... In a 24 hours period, she "coded" t...

7. Protocols for nitric oxide (NO) inhalation

   RoadRunner posted a topic in MICU

   There's a great debate where I work on the precautions we should take when treating a patient with NO since it might be toxic for pregnant women. We have no specific guidelines other than "if you think your pregnant, you won't take care of this patie...

8. Four Star ICU Visitors

   RoadRunner replied to Ruby Vee's topic in MICU

   Had that one too. This guy had an MI while doing it with his mistress. Oh the creativeness of the medical staff who had to explain what had happened to his wife! But she found out because it looked suspicious... The patient was intubated and unconc...

9. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

   RoadRunner replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro

   Me again, sorry but couldn't pass this one. Sarah was COMATOSE!!!!! not DEAD!!! Comatose means you still have some reflexes, some brain activity, something! When you're dead, your not comatose! You're... DEAD! Sorry again! :chair:

10. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    RoadRunner replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro

    I just saw this thread and didn't took the time to read all the post, so I'm sorry if what I say have been said before! It's just that I'm working in an organ donation team (not the transplant team or the OPO, only the donation one, sounds a bit com...

11. 4 hours between shifts

    RoadRunner replied to dinkymouse's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, 8 hours are mandatory between shifts or I'm not covered by insurance and risk being suspended if it's know by my nursing board... If I were you, I would try to know what's permitted by law in your state and by your employer... Good luck...

12. Injections- still pull back?

    RoadRunner replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    Guess what? It happened on my very first IM! I should have bought a lottery ticket that day, no?

13. "Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative" structure

    RoadRunner posted a topic in MICU

    I was wandering if any of your hospitals is participating in the "Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative" structure and how is it working for you. We improved in a lot of ways since we did but when we read the reports of some hospitals, it's pheno...

14. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    RoadRunner replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I live in Canada where the americain dollar cost almost 1.50$ canadian so when we have to give ativan or haldol or whatsoever to a patient who REALLY needs it, we ask for an "USA dose"

15. Is my patient going to die??

    RoadRunner replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I'll just add that nursing means "caring" a lot more that "treating", so, I think what you did was great. We sometimes think that a procedure or a medication is more necessary than our empathy but in cases like these (and you'll learn with experience...