AlaskanRN

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1. Dry, Cracked Hands

   AlaskanRN replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

   No one has mentioned my favorite. I use lotion to prevent as much of the problem as possible but once the crack is there, I use Krazy Glue. It comes in a small bottle with a brush like fingernail polish. You can be very precise in it's applicatio...

2. Funny Sign In Slips

   AlaskanRN replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   When a very young girl signs in with 'Mite be pregnate' makes me think if you can't spell it, you shouldn't be it! Man with rag over R eye CC 'Pan in eye' Turns out to be conjunctivitis and merely a pain in the eye...lol

3. My travel nursing nightmare

   AlaskanRN replied to ShannaBananaRN's topic in Travel

   I can fully relate to your situation. My home hospital was great. First rate equipment, great doctors, helpful nurses, traveler friendly...really everything you could want in a hospital. Then I decided I wanted to go traveling. My first assignment...

4. Housing in Houston

   AlaskanRN posted a topic in Travel

   Does anyone have any info on the 4444 Westheimer Apartments (aka: Westcreek at Highland Village Apartments)? They are right inside the 610 Loop in Houston, Tx. My daughter will be moving in there soon and since I'm across the country in CA and can'...

5. transportation

   AlaskanRN replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Travel

   You can also negotiate a rental car in your contract.

6. Agency Work in Tulsa

   AlaskanRN posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, I would like to go to Tulsa for a contract, but am having trouble finding a travel position there. As an alternative I'm considering Agency work. Can anyone suggest an agency that has placements in Tulsa? Thanks for any help you can offer CJ

7. Do You Have A Favorite Area in Nursing?

   AlaskanRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I work ER and have never wanted to do anything else. Maybe because I got my start in EMS. I like never knowing what might come through the doors next, the range of patients-newborn to those beyond the century mark, the wide variety of illnesses (and...

8. Now THAT'S the way to hold a Staff Meeting !

   AlaskanRN replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

   We are fortunate to have a fabulous NM also. We have staff meeting in our dept once a month. It is always a veritable food fest with contributions by most of the staff so we can munch while going over the month's business. As with jnette, our NM ...

9. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

   AlaskanRN replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked with two different doctors that were nurses first. On one hand, it makes them more tolerant of what is involved with nursing care in the ED (eg. the time it takes to juggle all your pts, get everything they want done when they want it...

10. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    AlaskanRN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    How about the agressive, intoxicated, early 20 something male brought in by PD. Placed in four points. When asked to give urine, says yes if we undo his hands...obviously not, but I will assist you in directing yourself to the urinal. After digging...

11. Would you assist in abortions?

    AlaskanRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Having done SART/SANE training, I have to say that yes, I would assist with the procedure. And yes, I have given the morning after pill on more than one occasion.

12. Curious of different backgrounds

    AlaskanRN replied to dramaluvr's topic in General Students

    Bartender, Working with multi-disabled children and frail elderly, RN Figure I got my psych training being a bartender, my peds and geriatrics in my next job, so I was ready to start nursing school and get a degree to go with my experience...lol

13. patient lingo...

    AlaskanRN replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    In my nursing school OB rotation we each had to do a post-partum assessment of a pt's fundus. One of the students in my class announced that she was ready to go do her "post-mortem assessment of the pt's fondue". Needless to say...she is NOT an RN ...

14. This is great!

    AlaskanRN replied to mamaof3's topic in General Students

    mamaof3 I say...Go For It!!! I was in my late 30's with 2 kids at home when I changed careers and started nursing school. It was very difficult to juggle sometimes, and there was more than once when I didn't think I could do it for one more minute. ...

15. Lidocaine patches

    AlaskanRN replied to ernurse2244's topic in Pain

    We used a Lido patch on a pt with Shingles around her left back/ribs. It seemed to make the pain more tolerable for the pt.