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1. Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

   RN-RD replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

   I forgot to mention in my above post that when I worked in the ER I wanted to say many times "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part"

2. Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

   RN-RD replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

   How many times have I wanted to say "I am your nurse. I am here to save your butt not kiss it!!!

3. Murphy's eye

   RN-RD replied to RN-RD's topic in CRNA

   WntrMute2: No problem, I completely understand! I should have been more clear in my question initially, and I should have stated why I was asking the question. lsucrna04: Thanks for that additional information! It is very interesting. Thanks to a...

4. Murphy's eye

   RN-RD replied to RN-RD's topic in CRNA

   Thank you so much Passin' Gas! Your posting answered my question and I am very grateful. These types of questions come up when I teach ACLS, and I wanted to make sure that I have the correct information to provide to the participants.

5. Murphy's eye

   RN-RD replied to RN-RD's topic in CRNA

   Thanks yoga CRNA! We must have been posting at the same time and I did not see your response until after I posted.

6. Murphy's eye

   RN-RD replied to RN-RD's topic in CRNA

   Unfortunately it is not a joke. I was told something awhile ago that it had an additional purpose unrelated to ventilating the lungs, but I cannot remember what I was told. This subject has come up recently, and I could not find any references. Per...

7. Murphy's eye

   RN-RD posted a topic in CRNA

   Is the primary purpose of the Murphy's eye on the ETT to ventilate the right lung, or is there a more arcane purpose for it? Thanks in advance!!

8. Fluid resistant scrubs?

   RN-RD posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I was looking at a uniform catalog that I just recieved, and it had fluid resistant scrubs. It indicated that if spashed with blood, the blood would just roll off of the scrubs and not penetrate into the scrubs and reach your skin. ...

9. N.M. is a great place...

   RN-RD replied to Pilar's topic in New Mexico

   I live in a small town near Santa Fe. I do not know much about Albuquerque hospitals, but there have been some other posts that talk about them. Santa Fe is great if you like arts and cultural events. There is also good skiing and outdoor activite...

10. ACLS for experienced providers

    RN-RD posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anybody taken ACLS for experienced providers? If so, what was it like? Thanks!

11. ACLS for experienced providers

    RN-RD posted a topic in CCU

    Has anyone taken ACLS for experienced providers? If so, what was it like? Thanks in advance!

12. Any UNMH nurses out there?

    RN-RD replied to RN-RD's topic in New Mexico

    Traumanurse: Thank you so much for your response! Your answers are very helpful. Human resources called me back today and gave me the name and number for the manager in the Medical/Cardiac ICU for me to follow up with. I might PM you later as I pur...

13. Any UNMH nurses out there?

    RN-RD posted a topic in New Mexico

    Hello! I am interested in looking into a casual pool status at UNMH. I left a message with a recruiter and am still waiting a call back. The main questions that I have are the following: 1. Is there a minimum number of hours a casual pool RN woul...

14. Where do you want your nurse, in the event of a cardiac emergency?

    RN-RD replied to jjmouse's topic in Safety

    I would also be interested to know about your code team/response. If you went to the code on your own and were not part of the designated team, your coworkers have a point but could have been more professional about it. If you were part of the code ...

15. Wireless routers open door for crooks

    RN-RD replied to WyomingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know if there is any way to find out if somebody used my internet connection by tapping into my wireless router? I guess I should contant my ISP to see if they know. It seems like the crooks are always one step ahead of everyone else unfortu...