amydayre

amydayre specializes in flight, critical care, ER.

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1. Do you think working with a knee walker would be possible?

   amydayre replied to beachgirl17's topic in General Nursing

   One concern you might need to address would be having your circulation compromised for 12 hours. If you are on the knee walker for that long your foot may take longer to heal. Most places are willing to work with someone who really wants/needs to wor...

2. Anyone here bulk up to become a better nurse?

   amydayre replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in General Nursing

   Aerobics will probably help more than pure weight lifing, and in my personal opinion a circuit training routine is very beneficial because of the cardio/strength training. If you don't do anything though, you will feel it more when you are up for 12-...

3. Anaphylaxis Information

   amydayre replied to studentNURSEwyo's topic in General Nursing

   Anytime there is a question on a test that deals with Airway, Breathing or Circulation, that is exactly how you approach it, A, B, C. This is to get you in the mode of thinking I need to establish a clear airway before I can breathe for the patient.....

4. Anaphylaxis Information

   amydayre replied to studentNURSEwyo's topic in General Nursing

   You need to give the epi first, but if the patient has an edematous airway, you need more help than just you in the room. One individual (usually the most experienced with the airway) needs to manage the airway with the most basic maneuver to keep it...

5. use of capnography as 'vital sign'

   amydayre replied to deetta rn, emt-p's topic in General Nursing

   ETCO2- end tidal carbon dioxide, is the exhaled or "end tidal" CO2 in a breath. For most intubated patients it is a standard of care to monitor ETCO2, norms are from 35-45, and capnography is the method by which end tidal CO2 is measured. We use it o...

6. Freezing cold- what can I wear under my scrubs?

   amydayre replied to caffeineRx's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Cuddle duds at Sears or JC Penny's in the lingerie section. Love em!

7. Drawing blood/phlebotomy tips and tricks

   amydayre replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

   Find out which wrist the pt wears her watch on, usually the "snuff cuff" the radial aspect just below the thumb has a nice fat vein. The arm the pt wears her watch on will have more engorged hand and wrist veins. Don't know the mechanism, just 15 yea...

8. Any RN willing to be interviewed?

   amydayre replied to duka's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I am a flight nurse on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, you can PM me. Worked most of the night though, so it will be later this afternoon before I check it.

9. experienced nurses (edema question)

   amydayre replied to seaspray700777's topic in General Nursing

   One more thing you might try would be if she is in a hospital type bed, position her legs higher than her head for about 15-20 minutes a couple of times a day. This may help her venous return. Good luck with Krebs...it never really goes away!

10. experienced nurses (edema question)

    amydayre replied to seaspray700777's topic in General Nursing

    Not related, but I have a 21 year old with CP, when she was very small we did "Jane Fonda's" to strengthen her legs. It may help. You begin by manipulating the ankle, flexion and extension, then doing the knee, then the hip and back down. It helped m...

11. LPN....I'm still a nurse, right??

    amydayre replied to kkluczynski's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated from RN school the best preceptor I had was an LPN, she took the time to actually explain why we were doing what we were doing, never was rushed, even when she had 7 or 8 "low acuity" patients. LPN stands for Licensed Practical Nurse...

12. experienced nurses (edema question)

    amydayre replied to seaspray700777's topic in General Nursing

    Another problem may be the fact that the muscles in her legs just don't get used. The body uses the natural muscle action around veins to return blood back to the heart and then onto the kidneys where excess water is filtered out. Because your daught...

13. Words you never dreamed you would say as a nurse...

    amydayre replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago we had a new admission to the ER from a local nursing home. The poor old lady was febrile and delerious, and she needed to be changed. While we were changing her, cleaning her up, putting in the foley, taking the temp, she kept hitt...

14. Unique Nursing Jobs

    amydayre replied to redheadludi's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, transport/flight nurses, embassy nurses (they actually live at the US embassies (? sp) overseas to take care of ambassadors). Good luck!

15. USPHS

    amydayre replied to jennysong81's topic in Government

    Hi Viper, I just used a template available online through Microsoft for my resume. I don't think they look for any particular style. I have a job offer, just waiting on the security clearance. Another thing, you are going to have to send in addition...