RVMI73

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1. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   RVMI73 replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   i had one incident again.. i asked my student nurse what is the meaning of EF?...she told me its EJACULATION FRACTION....

2. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   RVMI73 replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   i cannot stop laughing on this thread..about 80 percent of this are encountered by yours truly...

3. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   RVMI73 replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   i remember when one of my friend called me on my mobile and i answered it..CCU...Amanda here can i help u?...and she immediately said sorry it was a wrong number. and she hanged up....my phone shows private number....

4. What would you do in this case?

   RVMI73 replied to al7139's topic in Cardiac

   Fair play to you..you handled the situation very well..in the cases like this just always listen to ur own judgement ..at the end of the day its your own signature who are at stake in drug kardex...the court will see that just in case something will ...

5. TR Band following Radial Angiogram

   RVMI73 replied to jobyjoz's topic in Cardiac

   we started using TR band due to the fact of numerous hematoma + pseudoanurysm that we encountered post angio...and also infection wise...we just followed whats in the literature and also we had an inservice about that...i think i prefer this TR band....

6. TR Band following Radial Angiogram

   RVMI73 replied to jobyjoz's topic in Cardiac

   we are using TR bands now in our unit and i find it very easy to handle because of the lesser infection than the one in femoral...its like a small femstop..very easy to manipulae but u have to be very careful when removing air on it or else it will b...

7. Hematoma post Angiogram

   RVMI73 replied to AussieKylie's topic in Cardiac

   on our unit we usually check for the coag of the patient..or if she/he ahd clexane or not..then after that we applied pressure on the site wih kaltostat dressing with adrenalin on it and put it on top of the site and plus pressure bandage...be sure t...

8. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   RVMI73 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I just want to share my embarassing moment when i was doing 1 of my nursing routine..aka..changing pads...ok..here we go...i was assigned to work in a geriatric ward and its 4 pma nd its time for me to change my pt. nappy...she was sitting on a chai...

9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   RVMI73 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   This thread is ssooo funnyy..i nearly fell on my chair reading all this hilarious stories..this will surely make your day after a hard time job ...

10. help....need advice...quick

    RVMI73 posted a topic in Cardiac

    hello lads...i'm just want to ask some quick advice on how to get my self confidence back eversince i failed the defib study 2x..i cannot concentrate anymore:o..i'm feeling down and think my yrs and yrs of nursing experience are gone:trout:..pls do h...

11. atrial fibrillation versus atrial flutter in comparison

    RVMI73 posted a topic in Cardiac

    help..i just want somebody to explain to me in a very clear and thorough explanation regarding atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter..i do have the idea but i want to find a simple english that my friend will understand clearly...pls do reply ASAP.....

12. Any Tips for Teaching ECGs?

    RVMI73 replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

    i might say..why don't you tell them the normal heart circulation first then the conduction (Right atrium follwed by SAN etc.)...then follows start with a simple rthym say..normal sinus rhythm then brady ..etc..i teach my friend about that and he alw...

13. I am a new nurse and need help with tele, please!!!

    RVMI73 replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    here is a simple pocket book that i can give you..ECG MADE INCREDIBLY QUICK by Lippincott and Wilkins..this book is always on my pocket..very handy...try it..there's illustration as well...very simple english..

14. proximal atrial tachycardia

    RVMI73 replied to sixes's topic in Cardiac

    I just suffered the same problem before..i was having my breakfast with my colleague and all of a sudden i felt a palpitation ...felt that my heart will going to come out or something..felt a numbness on my jaw and felt dizzy...i immediately run to o...