first_lobster RN

first_lobster has 4 years experience as a RN and specializes in ICU.

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1. Funny Typos

   first_lobster replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

   Considering I ALWAYS wear my badge on my waist (always have had horrible pictures on badges), I'm pretty sure that he didn't realize that i was a "coodinator". Nope, i kinda noticed him staring, out of the corner of my eye, but was pretending not to ...

2. Funny Typos

   first_lobster replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

   when I was still a "unit coodinator" (that's what it said on my badge- coodinator), a doc was in late one night writing orders. I want to take them off, and read "mri breast with contrast, r/o cva". I ran it by three nurses and they all agreed tht th...

3. What to do?!

   first_lobster replied to EstOyLista's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry it took a second to get back...i am an ICU nurse. I don't have clinical ladder, and I've only been out of school for 4yrs. Not removing my husbands over head from the equation (which takes up about 75-80%) of what comes into his practice, yes h...

4. What to do?!

   first_lobster replied to EstOyLista's topic in General Nursing

   It just sorta seems to me that if you are this wishy-washy about going to med school, then it probably isn't the best place for you. being a physician is getting harder and harder. you mention 60+ hour weeks? My husband is an ob/gyn...try100+ hour we...

5. Amiodarone and Cardizem drip??

   first_lobster replied to MedicRN151's topic in Emergency

   Sounds to me like a combo of both failure and sepsis. Why no Dig? Works great for a-fib, increases co, slows the rate. We use it frequently for a-fib c rvr.

6. Most interesting Micro-organism!!

   first_lobster replied to kcstudentnurse06's topic in General Nursing

   We've had a recent rash of acinitobactor baumanii. Also, histoplasmosis is a very interesting one.

7. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

   first_lobster replied to gt4everpn's topic in Relations

   i was asked if a ventilator and a respirator were the same thing. This from the family that wanted to sue us because dad was 98 and dying from end stage chf. Even better, had a sweet little 80 something lady say that she didn't want to take her love...

8. Postpartum Spanish Terms (Need Assistance please)

   first_lobster replied to azzurra29's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Here is all of the spanish that I know: 1. tu tienes une cabeza de caso. (you have a head of cheese) 2. Une mas cervesa/tequila por favor. (one more beer/tequilla, please) 3. Donde esta el bano? (where is the bathroom?) 4. el burro sabe mas que tu (a...

9. night shift and dogs

   first_lobster replied to adnstudent2007's topic in General Nursing

   I once came home after a series of nights, while my husband was away at a conference, only to find that my babaies had dug a hole (4x4) in the wall about 6in up on the wall. after that, i left them in their cage all night while I was gone. They delt...

10. Ideas to help friend who is having double mastectomy

    first_lobster replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    really, really sorry for your friend. give her our love and prayers. I had a strange thought, and maybe this is agood idea, maybe not. But sorta along the same lines of shaving your head with her, maybe wearing an ace wrap or really tight support bra...

11. How long will someone survive after removal of life support?

    first_lobster replied to GeminiQueen's topic in General Nursing

    Just the other day, I had a patient terminally weaned, from levo and dopa, and the vent, and lived with a pressure in the 40-50's and a sat of50-60% for 5 days. This does happen. people die when they are ready. And yes, we've terminally weaned people...

12. Say something or not?

    first_lobster replied to pannie's topic in General Nursing

    You said that you really liked this doctor, so consoder this. At some point, this tech is going to do the same thing to someone else, and then this doctor is going to get sued, and/or another patient or yourself is going to get hurt. someone needs to...

13. Worst visitors ever

    first_lobster replied to Laught3r's topic in Humor

    We once admitted a drunk guy whom they had found in front of the bar having been beaen quite badly. His sons showed up (this was baout 0300) carrying a CHIHUAHUA!!!!!!. The best part is that the dog and the boys lived with mom and dad....yes, you gue...

14. Good Advice for nubs.

    first_lobster replied to first_lobster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm beginning to feel like my little baby has grown up and gone so, so far astray. I was tryning to get advice for (ahem ) New Nurses, and I got an exposition on grammer, and tangent about the best place to fart, and a mention about nipples. Loving i...

15. Good Advice for nubs.

    first_lobster replied to first_lobster's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a girl!!!!! anyway, nub is the progression of saying newbie, into n.b. into nub. if you say n.b. fast enough, it sounds like nub. and besides, it got everyone's attention! and for any new nurses that might have been offended by the term, i say t...