eamon66

eamon66 has 16 years experience and specializes in cariothoracic surgery.

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1. Why are nurses so angry?

   eamon66 replied to cmo421's topic in Relations

   Personally, I do think that when ppl post their feelings/advice thru internet forums these are often misinterpretted and come across as being negative and hurtful to other ppl. Maybe its the way we need to emphasise a point thru writing. I see it on ...

2. Rapid Response Team and Families

   eamon66 replied to Grumpy's Girl's topic in MICU

   Listen really sorry abt your personal situation but the failing their is with your son's nurse. Still think that was an unbelievably ridiculous post & I stand by that. What gives patients/families the right to call the RRT? I'm lost on that! If w...

3. Rapid Response Team and Families

   eamon66 replied to Grumpy's Girl's topic in MICU

   Heh well said! Without undermining the patient, the reality of the situation is that patients often do have unfounded concerns. If you can't identify a potentially adverse situation or help to alleviate their concerns or liase directly with the RRT t...

4. Is this inappropriate?

   eamon66 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

   Yeh inappropriate to say the least. She's showing unnecessary favouritism.

5. A Flutter irregular, it is A Fib?

   eamon66 replied to meimeiy's topic in CCU

   Hi, Afib is as a result of multiple foci within the atria whilst Aflutter is unifocal. Afib usually has an irregular ventricular rate (with the exception of when there is also a complete heart block). Maybe your instructor meant that the flutter rate...

6. Nursing Student's breakdown moment

   eamon66 replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

   You really didn't do much wrong. So you forgot to ask what her pain score was. The important thing is to learn by our mistakes. You'll remember next time. As for her refusal to wash.....that is every patient's right and must be fully respected. We, a...

7. need help with ABG question

   eamon66 replied to EDnurse2009's topic in General Nursing

   I think the difference between fully and partially compensated is that the pH is not corrected in partial. As for the co2....i just figured out that you's must use mmHg in the US. We use kpa in the UK so oops. Guess that blows my theory!

8. need help with ABG question

   eamon66 replied to EDnurse2009's topic in General Nursing

   At a guess think it represents a respiratory alkalosis with partial compensation. Although ph is still demonstrating an alkalosis (so only partially compensated), the Co2 is swaying towards the low end of average (alkalosis) whilst the body is attemp...

9. fluid management post cardiac surgery

   eamon66 replied to eamon66's topic in CCU

   Thanks for your responses. Marianne, I've been doing cardiothoracics for 7 yrs now but mainly in high-dependency settings where swan ganz/doppler studies are rarely undertaken so didn't have the luxury of measuring CO/CI/SVRs etc. However, have been ...

10. fluid management post cardiac surgery

    eamon66 posted a topic in CCU

    Hi, of all care aspects following open heart surgery, I think that the area of fluid management/haemodynamics is arguably the most challenging for nurses. Possibly because it needs particular attention to alot of fine detail. I just wanted to draw on...

11. Use of Narcan in cardiac arrest

    eamon66 replied to patricia_abrams's topic in CCU

    I never heard of IV Narcan given for anything other than opioid OD. Seen it used when a respiratory arrest caused by opioids is suspected. Ever seen the movie Trainspotting? Classic example of Narcan administration in that!

12. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    eamon66 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    It was the late 80's in Ireland and all I had to look forward to was a lifetime on the dole. An aunt (a retired nurse living in London) phoned one day and suggested I gave nursing a go. To be honest....my initial reaction was to laugh. I just didn't ...