FazzDazzle

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1. Emergency situation-- how should I have handled it?

   FazzDazzle replied to ksola's topic in Emergency

   Remember it's not ABC but CAB in all situations. In the ED we deal with a lot of seizing people, it's scary at first but you soon learn. Check a carotid pulse or radial pulse (it's hard when people are seizing but pulse rates tend to go up, and dead/...

2. Fluid Resuscitation for Renal Failure/CHF

   FazzDazzle posted a topic in Critical

   I'm an ER nurse and have attempted to find some articles online but want would appreciate hearing how you or your facility handle sepsis bundles/fluid resuscitation in your hospital for pt's with CHF or renal failure. Recently I've had pts who are "...

3. False positive EKG

   FazzDazzle posted a topic in Cardiac

   I don't generally ask questions about my own health but I worked for two years on an observation unit and never saw a false positive quite like my own and am wondering if this is even normal. As a nurse, this experience has left me quite shaken. I do...

4. A feeling of impending doom

   FazzDazzle replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   As someone with experience you should offer to train newbies. I was on a semi-short staffed unit and had a nurse train me who had been there for years. She taught me things a less experienced nurse couldn't have taught me. Suggest to management that ...

5. dumbest nurse in the industry.

   FazzDazzle replied to sarahg88's topic in New Nurse

   I am still a student and am in my preceptorship in an ICU. I recently came upon a keyring for small flashcards. I keep it with me at all times and I know I will keep it on me as long as I am a nurse. I keep all my lab values/IV drug values that are i...

6. Mentorship in ED, Advise Please

   FazzDazzle posted a topic in Emergency

   I'm a nursing student in my last semester and found out today that I will be beginning a mentorship in the ED next week (five weeks of mentorship before graduation). My teachers feel this will be a good fit because I have a strong knowledge base, yet...

7. What Freaks You Out?

   FazzDazzle replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm still a nursing student but have been very good about poop, urine, blood, pus, etc. My story is one of an PCT I helped one day.... I walked in the room to find liquid poo all over the floor, the side of the garbage and on the pct's shoes. I guess...

8. Senior nursing students I just want to say.....

   FazzDazzle replied to Unique87's topic in General Students

   Thank you!!!! I'm so proud of everyone in my class and everyone else that is out there on their last semester of nursing school. If you made it this far you have worked your but off because I know that I have!!!

9. PTSD nclex question

   FazzDazzle replied to FazzDazzle's topic in Student Assist

   The answer is A. Although everyone I've asked has put B. Like I said, we are trying to argue the question.

10. PTSD nclex question

    FazzDazzle posted a topic in Student Assist

    Question from our final that I don't agree with the answer. I won't post the answer yet to prevent bias. Please tell me what you believe the answer is and possibly a rationale. Your patient is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). You...

11. Getting over the needle queezies

    FazzDazzle replied to Awesomepossum's topic in General Students

    I am also in the same boat. I have super easy to find veins but have viens blown on both arms and at one point leaked blood around the the needle (it was a steady flow onto the floor!). I cringe at the health department when I have to get titers, and...

12. Does anyone take supplements to stay healthy?

    FazzDazzle replied to ncbutterfly's topic in General Students

    I like to take: Fish-oil/omega-3 (food for the brain), B-vitamin complexe (to keep your energy up, especially when you aren't eating right), Calcium (in case i'm not drinking enough milk) Vitamin C (to "boost" my immune system, and help with heali...

13. Endocrine system help

    FazzDazzle replied to CDOW82's topic in General Students

    I always give this advice to other students...YOUTUBE!!!! On youtube there are many videos from varying textbook companies, free tutors and medical students who make videos to test themselves. This has always been a great help to me while i'm studyin...

14. Practice question that doesn't seem right.

    FazzDazzle replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    C.) Albuterol. Since this is fast acting. Although, I'm sure the correct answer would be D. the O2 mask, Simply because I don't need a doctor's order to give a pt O2. It doesn't say if these are MD approved meds. Please share the answer!

15. instructor is out to get me

    FazzDazzle replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    People call me a "kiss-ass". I'm not a kiss-ass. I'm a student that enjoys learning. If I don't like how an instructor is doing something usually it is because I'm not used to doing things their way (even if their way is STUPID). Approach him and te...