Krysten

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1. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

   Krysten replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

   This just happened last week both traumas on the same night. My first trauma was not the coolest but just the mechanism of injury was unforgettable. A guy sleeping in bed with his girlfriend, when the g/f ex broke in stabbed the guy in the eye with a...

2. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

   Krysten replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

   I had a lady call me a "uncaring mean nurse" because she was being transport form the ed to the floor and wanted me to clean her dishes she had brought from home and ate while in the ed. I told her no i was not going to clean them you can clean them ...

3. Looking for A GN Job in Tampa

   Krysten replied to soontobenurse2's topic in Florida

   Are you looking to work in a hospital? I know my hospital St. Joes has a great GN program. I did it myself a 2 yrs ago. They get you into the area you want to work and you if you have no clue were you want to work they let you rotate thru the differe...

4. glass of water-stat

   Krysten replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   We have a Dr that writes "put pt in gown" before he even sees the pt.

5. IV's on obese patients

   Krysten replied to sandslady02's topic in General Nursing

   What works for me sometimes is if you double up the tourny (having two on top of each other) it helps pop the veins out. It is very tight though so don't have it sit on the pt's arm for too long

6. TGH Internship??

   Krysten replied to JenRN1983's topic in Florida

   I work at St Joe's and they have a internship program also. This internship will put you where you want to work (icu) but it is up to you to have them want you. The nice thing about this internship is you are not stuck in an area if you decide that i...

7. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

   Krysten replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   HHS=hysterical hispanic syndrome We use this for the ones who are crying like they just lost their loved one but came to the er for a runny nose.

8. Any advice on how to study for OB/PEDI?

   Krysten replied to YoungWiseWoman's topic in General Students

   I saw that most of the people in my class taking OB/Peds that were having problems was because they were bringing in their own life. They were always saying "well I had that but that is not what happened or that isn't what the Dr. did." So when it ca...

9. Not quite understanding preeclampsia

   Krysten replied to nursejoey05's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I learned that if women are dx with Preeclampsia, that if she starts to have the epigastric pain that the pain is a precursor to having a seizure and more than likely will have a seizure.

10. What Is/ Was your grading scale in nursing school?

    Krysten replied to brina's topic in General Nursing

    our class scale is: 75-84 = C 85-89 = B 90-100 = A Our clinicals are pass/fail also BUT you have to have a 100% on the math test every year My school is changing their req and their grading scale. You will need a 80 to pass the class.

11. Enlarged Tonsils

    Krysten replied to RU_nurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    i always had huge tonsils with pus pockets all over them. they were around a +2 and +3, but when ever i went to my dr he would not take them out because i didn't have strep. In his opion, I need at least 3 reaccurance of strep to get them out. so whe...

12. Would greatly appreciate help with crazy care plan.

    Krysten replied to JKostok's topic in General Nursing

    Our teacher told us to use Pubmed...http://www.pubmed.com and just type in what you are looking for and it will come back with everything under the sun. The problem with this search is the free ones will have a green icon sign, so that means you coul...

13. BSE - Not taught??

    Krysten replied to goodknight's topic in General Nursing

    Im still in school, doing my Ob rotation, and we are told to teach the ladies BSE. We had to do women's health at a community health clinic and even there the nurses and the Dr's were teaching BSE. I know also my personal exp. that my gyn makes sure ...

14. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    Krysten replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see the show but I decided to see if maybe ABC had responded to any of this on their webpage. They made a nursing blog from one of the nurses at the SG hosp. Nobody I saw had mention this so here is the web site http://abc.go.com/primetime/...

15. We need to protect our children, check your area for sex offenders.

    Krysten replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in General Nursing

    if you live in florida here is the data base link http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sexual_predators/search.asp?