mbess02

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1. what do nurses hate about doctors?

   mbess02 replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

   I don't yell at my nurses. When I am called to see a patient, I see the patient. Whether I follow the RN's recommendations or not is based on my clinical judgment of the scenario. I expect that you will not scream at me or roll your eyes if I do not ...

2. what do nurses hate about doctors?

   mbess02 replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, when physicians are using call rooms at night, it's not because they are sleeping on the "night shift." When a physician takes call, they are generally in the hospital for 30-36 hours at a stretch. It's not like we're working 12's overnight...

3. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

   mbess02 replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

   just a note of correction - podiatrists are not medical doctors!

4. Insulin Question

   mbess02 replied to Cubby's topic in Emergency

   For a type 1 diabetic, they are much more insulin sensitive than a type 2, and less insulin will cause more violent hypoglycemia more rapidly. This is also because the type 1's counterregulatory process (ie release of glucagon) is impaired compared t...

5. migraine faker at the ED!

   mbess02 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

   I went in to the ED once with a migraine and my nurse was wonderful, bless her heart, but I'm sure the attendings were skeptical, since it was a friday night and maybe they thought I was a seeker lookin' for a fix. The nurse told me they were giving ...

6. migraine faker at the ED!

   mbess02 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

   I went in to the ED once with a migraine and my nurse was wonderful, bless her heart, but I'm sure the attendings were skeptical, since it was a friday night and maybe they thought I was a seeker lookin' for a fix. The nurse told me they were giving ...

7. Needlestick-from IV tubing

   mbess02 replied to 1sweetnurse's topic in Infusion

   It would be highly unlikely that you would get HIV from this type of needlestick. Only 3% of exposures to HIV-positive "dirty" needles result in infection, and the chances are increased with hollow-bore needles that have been directly in the patient'...

8. When did we become???

   mbess02 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in NP

   I'm not a phlebotomist, I am a medical student, and I do phlebotomy as needed. I don't wish to argue with you. I don't think MD's are better than NP's, and I always say that when I'm sick, i'd rather talk to my FNP mother than my surgeon father- I j...

9. When did we become???

   mbess02 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in NP

   I dont appreciate the condescension with the little "look it up" reply. I am a medical professional and you are NOT above me, dear- so don't act superior. My mother is an NP and my father is an MD. My mother would NEVER purport to have the level of e...

10. When did we become???

    mbess02 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in NP

    Your statement that NP's are equally as trained as physicians is simply inaccurate. I understand that you are proud o fyour profession, and you should be: you are an educated professional who is able to provide skillful and compassionate medical care...

11. When did we become???

    mbess02 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in NP

    MD Terminator: I am surprised by your username. Why do you consider yourself to be an MD terminator? I am curious.

12. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    mbess02 replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    I would like to say that as a non-nurse, but having a mother who was a nurse in the ER for several years, I know what it's like for you nurses. I'm a diabetic and I get frequent sick migraines, so sometimes when I can't hold food down I need ER atten...

13. switching techniques

    mbess02 replied to mbess02's topic in Emergency

    Thanks so much, guys. One question I have about engaging the tube before hitting the vein: I was taught when learning to draw that removing the needle with the tube in could collapse the vein due to the vacuum pressure. Are there similar dangers with...

14. switching techniques

    mbess02 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hope this is an okay forum to post this in. I am not a nurse, but I do blood draws in my line of work, and I have always used butterfly needles, so I have always seen a flash when accessing the vein. (I used butterflies exclusively because I was draw...