EMTI19

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1. Taking my boards on 2/8/05?????

   EMTI19 replied to almostanurse26's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   have confidence, think positively, and good luck!!!

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

   EMTI19 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Responded to a call for a middle aged male who needs his staples removed. (and he needs an ambulance for this?) You always know the best ones are when the dispatcher pages out "call by phone for more information" It is usually something they can't ...

3. More Strange Baby Names

   EMTI19 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Worked with a nurse named Lucy and she swears that she once dated a Charlie Brown. :rotfl: In hs the band conductor was Bob Evans and in college the swim coach was Dave Thomas. No wonder I was always hungry :chuckle Work with Wayne _______ II. ...

4. question about blood transfusion and medication

   EMTI19 replied to EMTI19's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for all the help. I don't have any answers about exactly what she was doing (giving 2 units, only had one line, etc...) I feel better about the discussion that I overheard. Maybe that bad feeling in my gut was about something else at the...

5. question about blood transfusion and medication

   EMTI19 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am currently a first year nursing student and in my last class it was highly stressed that the only thing you could give with blood was NS. Yesterday I was working at the hospital as a CNA and heard an RN asking the other RN's about giving lasix t...

6. What does your spouse do?

   EMTI19 replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

   Mental Health Counselor (not officially "spouse" yet, but close enough!)

7. International Scholar Laureate Program??

   EMTI19 replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

   I got an invitation yesterday. I felt honored to be nominated and I feel it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I would love to go, but unfortunately won't be able to due to the money and other classes here at home.

8. I'm leaving this forum....

   EMTI19 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Congratulations and good luck!!!!

9. I'm leaving this forum....

   EMTI19 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Congratulations and good luck!!!!

10. Now that finals are over, what was your DUMBEST test question??

    EMTI19 replied to Jill1215's topic in General Students

    I just recently had a question on an exam that went something like this: A nurse initiating IV therapy or changing an IV bag is most likely to cause: A. infiltration B. air embolism C. phlebitis D. thrombophlebitis All I could think when I read this ...

11. Now that finals are over, what was your DUMBEST test question??

    EMTI19 replied to Jill1215's topic in General Students

    I just recently had a question on an exam that went something like this: A nurse initiating IV therapy or changing an IV bag is most likely to cause: A. infiltration B. air embolism C. phlebitis D. thrombophlebitis All I could think when I read this ...

12. ER nurses compared to EMT's

    EMTI19 replied to Dinith88's topic in Emergency

    "I'm not sure where you work but, in our ER the nurses and those that bring the patients in (paramedics and EMTs) are very different. I would say that the prehospital care is very important, however many times I have had to go back and correct mistak...

13. IV Site Prep

    EMTI19 replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    "When prepping the client's skin for venipuncture, cleanse the skin with betadine and wait for it to dry. Do not apply alcohol after the skin has been prepped with betadine. If these substances are combined, they form a toxic material that may be a...

14. Med Errors

    EMTI19 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Medications

    Caught a med mistranscribed onto the MAR at my last clinical. Doctor's hand-written order was for 20 mcg (with decent legible handwriting) and the MAR listed 20 mg. Lesson learned in clinical: ALWAYS check the MAR against the written orders.... not...

15. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    EMTI19 replied to PhePhe's topic in Relations

    OMG I can't believe some of the posts that I have just read on this thread. I am sorry that some of you have to work with people like that. I work as a part time CNA on the medical floor of a small hospital and I would NEVER say no to a nurses req...