Jennyw45013

Jennyw45013 has 5 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, cardiac.

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1. Passing out in the OR

   Jennyw45013 replied to Carrie_MTC's topic in General Students

   :) I am suprised that they were not more supportive. It has happened to plenty of people, one of my classmates passed out, knocking into a sterile cart and knocking a bunch of stuff over :) The grossed out hot feeling you get goes away with time. ...

2. Which laxative to use?

   Jennyw45013 replied to avatar78's topic in Student Assist

   LOL good q. Well, sennokot is a PO stool softner, probably easiest on system. Then PO dulcolax (PO and PR are kind of a different story, PR is more effective obviously :) Then MOM and miralax, Mag citrate is usually always effective but takes time. ...

3. large bore needles

   Jennyw45013 replied to MariaCarter06's topic in General Nursing

   agree with above. If you can get an 18, then why not. What cracks me up is when squads bring in a toe hurts with a 14 gauge :)

4. Eat Before You Get Here!

   Jennyw45013 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   I didn't get to read this whole thing b/c it was long, but this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have gross food too! Why do people not eat at home? Do they think we are a five star restaraunt?? The homeless people, I will slip th...

5. Most likely a stupid question...

   Jennyw45013 replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

   I agree with above, especially for insertion of central lines. I had a trauma patient with mult attempts for a central line, developed bilat pneumos and had to be tubed on arrival to recieveing hospital. Always good to know how insertion went!

6. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Jennyw45013 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Oh, and one guy had some plastic thing in his penis right underneath the skin, I guess to make it more pleasureable for her. It was in the shape of a money sign. Well, new girlfriend didn't like it so he tried to cut it out himself ???? That was du...

7. Life and ED Nursing

   Jennyw45013 replied to tigerlilyinci's topic in Emergency

   I feel ya sister :) I have 2 kids, work 32-36 hr/week, and am in school. It is tough!!! It took awhile to find my area of comfort though, that did not happen straight out of school. Does someone keep your child while you sleep?? It would be imposs...

8. From the mouths of non-nurses

   Jennyw45013 replied to mattcastens's topic in Humor

   Some of my faves: -Trichomannassas -Antecubical -Hyena Hernia -Trash (thrush lol) -Someone told my coworker their doctor told them the next time their virgina bled this bad, they would need an appalachian lol :)

9. Code blue nurse's/ rapid response team

   Jennyw45013 replied to p123's topic in Critical

   Well what are the first things you would do? Vital signs, Check JP, asess patient, put page into surgeon What are your common postop complications with abd surgery? Is JP working? Is there a large amount of blood in JP? There are many possibilities h...

10. Coronary angioplasty....

    Jennyw45013 replied to stephynic21's topic in General Students

    I agree, They would go back in and recheck to be sure there was no restenosis. Usually when the blockage is cricital, it is deemed necessary to put in the stent. Where I am from ususally at 60-75% they will place a stent. If this patient was havin...

11. How to thank an ED RN?

    Jennyw45013 replied to Heceasib's topic in Emergency

    That is very nice :) Usually a note to administration gets passed on to our nurse manager and filed in our employee file. Any thank you card we recieve gets hung up on a community bulliten board. Thank you for your recognition :) I love it when I...

12. prehospital EKG transmission

    Jennyw45013 replied to quickcath's topic in Emergency

    At our hospital, they put age, last name, and gender on the EKG before they transmit. When the patient arrives, we stamp it with pt. information and put in the chart.

13. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    Jennyw45013 replied to mashamontago's topic in Student Assist

    You can point the cuff to face the femoral (outer portion of leg) This will be upper thigh. It is quite accurate.

14. Rules for the ER (long)

    Jennyw45013 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Okl, so I didn't get to read this all, but what I have read is hilarious!! Here are a few rules I am adding: 1. If you plug in your cell phone charger into the wall when the ambulance drops you off for your "severe abdominal pain" It isn't that sever...

15. Public Service Announcement

    Jennyw45013 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Ahh.. A sandwich would have been nice :) An award for my charge nurse would have been great. I'm suprised she wasn't hiding in our lockdown psych room :)