laurakc

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1. Help! Stuck between a rock and a hard place!

   laurakc replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in New Nurse

   Unfortunately, the first job for me was not easy either. Every day I was surrounded by people who felt overwhelmed. I think that a lot of new grads feel this. Most of the time, this is normal. I started more than 10 years ago. At that time, we had a ...

2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   laurakc replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   never go to the ER of a not for profit hospital sign and think that means you will not recieve a bill...just because the sign says so..and then come back and argue with the nurse at triage because you did get that bill...she does have better things t...

3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   laurakc replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   woman 16 weeks pregnant had unprotected sex last night with someone who smoked pot and wanted to know if the baby would get any of it and if so could we "clean her out please"...

4. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

   laurakc replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   I have one from last night...either it was funny or I am/was tired.. A homeless guy comes in, has been living under a tree... drinks too much, lights a cigarette, falls asleep and burns his tree down.. talk about bad luck!!! Anyway, had to be treated...

5. Intermittent compression boots vs. TED Hose

   laurakc replied to JC74's topic in Orthopaedic

   I think the TED hose make things worse for some patients because they do not fit right. However, some patients find the SCD's very annoying, and they must be put back on whenever the patient is out of bed..

6. Total knee and drain question......

   laurakc replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Orthopaedic

   The blood should just reabsorb..It should not really cause any problems after the first few days...Chances are, if he pulled the drain the next morning anyway, it would have swollen anyway.. I worked ortho for about 4 1/2 years...some docs used const...

7. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

   laurakc replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   I have a few... I accidentally drank peroxide that was on my nightstand instead of water. How much? Why the whole bottle of course. I thought it was water until I turned on the lights. and.. My heart started beating fast after I smoked crack.. and.. ...

8. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

   laurakc replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   Ok, this is what we were told. We were told to rehearse. Look at the questions. It does not say, "did the nurse abuse or hurt you"? It's like..was the nurse concerned with your privacy...so you say, Let me close the door and provide you with some pri...

9. Abg Help

   laurakc replied to laurakc's topic in Emergency

   thanks for all of your help guys.. will take a look at the website and look for more..

10. Abg Help

    laurakc posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok, I got the arrows..can tell resp or metabolic acidosis or alkalosis...now is where I need a little help... does anyone have information on treatment.. when to vent, when to give o2, when not to...when to increase the o2.. I am just having a horrib...

11. welcome to the hilton...please dont forget to tip your waitress

    laurakc replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Last night, I had a 20 year old...severe rlq pain x 2 months...n/v all day. was seen in 2 other er's already yesterday but obviously did not like what she was told there, so she wanted to see what our docs thought. Refused pelvic because she had one ...

12. Most Embarassing Moment

    laurakc replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    I was a new nurse, with very little experience. I was orienting with an old navy nurse, all business.. We went into a pt's room...she had asked for the bedpan and was quite large... I started rolling the patient over to place the bedpan under her..sh...

13. What do you think is the MOST difficult clinical skill to acquire in your experience?

    laurakc replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    For foleys, I found that--find the clitoris-there is an upside down v just below it, and urethra is just under that---occassionally this does not work--I think twice in about hundreds, possibly thousands of people... IV's, labs--there is always a goo...

14. Broken Bones and Pain Management

    laurakc replied to panda_181's topic in Pain

    I used to work on ortho and have tried many combinations... PCA pumps are really great..they relieve the anxiety that many people have from total knee or hip surgery...and from broken bones. Dilaudid is the best...morphine will work for some...as was...

15. theory for new pain scale

    laurakc replied to laurakc's topic in Pain

    I guess what I am trying to say is that there should be a more objective way to document the pain instead of only what the patient is saying... Quickily, I know, this is how they percieve it, so this is how it is.... However, sometimes there are noti...