Fly4Life12

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1. true orthostatics

   Fly4Life12 replied to stampinron's topic in General Nursing

   we do lying supine, sitting with feet dangling and standing if able.

2. Can someone tell me how 12-hr shifts work?

   Fly4Life12 replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

   I worked 3pm-3am like this- (week 1)-mon, tues, thurs, (week 2)-mon, tues, thurs, (week 3)- mon, saturday, sunday (week 4)- mon, tues. the only hard part was working the 4 12's in a row. i had a deal with another worker and switched to work my sat, a...

3. Bipolar and Depression

   Fly4Life12 replied to strawberryice's topic in General Nursing

   is lithium still the drug of choice for bipolar? i didnt like how lithium worked for me, so now im on 5mg of zyprexa and 225 of effexor XR. seems to be a pretty good combination as my rapid-cycling is not so severe. although i do still think of suici...

4. Bipolar and Depression

   Fly4Life12 replied to strawberryice's topic in General Nursing

   I've been recently diagnosed with type I bipolar disorder and I seem to work just fine when controlled with meds. I dont know what I would do if i stopped taking them.

5. Starting nursing school next week with one seizure under my belt.

   Fly4Life12 replied to daisy9980's topic in General Nursing

   I'm good friends with a nurse who has epilepsy. She does just fine at work. Sometimes she will just sense a seizure might come on and has had to go home because of that. and i've witnessed one of many seizures. just as there are other nurses who have...

6. Breaks in the ER

   Fly4Life12 replied to chellet98's topic in Emergency

   I work in the ER and when I work a day shift i usually get a lunch break, when i work evenings i sometimes get a dinner break, and when i work nights, i rarely get a dinner break. and when i do, i usually scarf something down at the nurses station. b...

7. ER experiences with cooking

   Fly4Life12 replied to sierranurse's topic in Emergency

   I worked this last fourth of july and helped the PA suture 16 people's lacerations and I was only there for 8 hours!

8. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

   Fly4Life12 replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

   All these stories just remind me of an experience I had last week. This sweet woman in her 60's came in with difficulty breathing. She was more comfortable in her wheelchair than the cot and hard to get up, so we let her sit in the wheelchair. When s...

9. RSI meds

   Fly4Life12 replied to thanatos's topic in Emergency

   it just depends on what doc is on. usually sux and versed. i've seen etomidate and vecuronium and rocuronium though. never seen ketamine.

10. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Fly4Life12 replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    While i was working as a tech in a busy ER, one of the nurses asked me to see what her patient was yelling about. I went into the room of a 63- year old woman who spoke very little english. She was there for possible GI bleed and I had a hard time un...

11. What's the hardest shift to work in?

    Fly4Life12 replied to 91WhiskeyM6's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with 3pm-3am... most of the time I just ran and ran and ran. But that all depends on everything. never can tell in the ER except you just know its going to be bad with certain docs, certain events and, of course, the moon.

12. My experience in the ER- long rant-sorry

    Fly4Life12 replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    When I hear stories like this I always think to myself, "Who are these nurses and where did they come from?" Most ER docs that I've worked with are so good about letting the nurses give pain meds (and not necc. narcs if seeker is a frequent abuser) u...

13. ? about becoming an ER nurse

    Fly4Life12 replied to KR's topic in Emergency

    I work in a Level I trauma center that does hire graduate nurses. In my experience I've worked there for 3 years as an EMT/tech position when I graduate from nursing school like many of the nurses now did. They also put you through ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ...

14. My shift sucked last night.

    Fly4Life12 replied to 91WhiskeyM6's topic in Geriatric

    I'm sorry you had a sucky shift- I did too! Had a 20-year old girl hit by a car at 40-mph. Definately DOA but they worked her anyway. It was terrible. Family was worse. I hope tomorrow goes better. Hope your resident is okay too. Hang in there.

15. Professionalism and Nurses

    Fly4Life12 replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    i use first names more when im working in the ER (except for 40+) then i do when im on the floor. thats probably because there are younger people there, more my age. But always the older adult should be addressed by his/her preference. as stated in a...