NecosMom

NecosMom specializes in Trauma/critical care transport.

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1. Time effectiveness of NaHCo3 in TCA od?

   NecosMom posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, for all you ems junkies out there I have a question that my medical control doc has put to me to investigate.......I am trying to find out how long it takes bicarb to reverse the widened QRS on ekgs for TCA overdose pts. Been searching the web li...

2. Is this true about most nurses..

   NecosMom replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

   This has to be the best advice for nurses I have seen in a long time. Thanks to Ms Viejas for making this a very profound and true statement!!! Nicely put!!

3. Is this true about most nurses..

   NecosMom replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

   I think we can all agree as good nurses that the most important thing and the reason we entered into this profession, is our patients. I agree that we should all be assertive and proactive for our pts. I have to say that I am the first one to avoid c...

4. Is this true about most nurses..

   NecosMom replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

   Oh my goodness honey, you need to loose the nice girl skin and toughen up!! Im not trying to be direspectfull but to survive in the nursing biz you have to be assertive and stand up for yourself and dont worry about hurting other peoples feelings. T...

5. Scariest things you've seen

   NecosMom replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in level 1 trauma center for 4 years and one of the other staff members charted that she placed a pulmonary catheter with plueral centisis. what she really did: helped put in a chest tube

6. Flight Nursing

   NecosMom replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in Flight

   I recently became a flight nurse. I've been a nurse for 12 years and this is a job that I never thought I would have been able to get. Not because I dont have the experience, but because its a job thats held in high esteem and because someone either ...