kampartist

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1. Needle Stick Icu/ccu

   kampartist posted a topic in CCU

   Lucky me, had a patient that comes down from a step down floor, with a temp of 91(report given to me the nurse only took an axillary!, and failed to take a rectal after 4 hours) But that is another story! Anyways transferred down hooked up to a zoll...

2. Male nursing students/nurses

   kampartist replied to krebs.cycle's topic in General Nursing

   I am a male nurse and have been out of school several years. While I was in school, I had witnessed some females expressing emotion for grade consideration on three accounts and it worked how I have no idea. I also did find a few instructors "man hat...

3. LPN functions in your dialysis unit

   kampartist replied to lisalh's topic in Urology

   Actually at our clinics we use LPN's who do meds, no iron, though and do not assess! and do not work in acute in the hospital. generally in my company they try to put an LPN in charge on another Isle though Liability isn't justified in my thoughts

4. What's your typical day like?

   kampartist replied to aathomstew's topic in Urology

   I also work acutes as well as chronics. We cover 5 hospitals,im on call once a week we do not mix bicarb etc we have techs for that we set up the machince etc I do 8 hour shifts, i also fill in nocturnal which is a 10 hour shift. pay sucks 22.00 thou...

5. Bevel up, Bevel down???

   kampartist replied to ESRD's topic in Urology

   The rational of bevel up bevel down has been discussed for many years. Generally in a fistular bevel up works best however in a graft depending on the access level and location sometimes bevel down is indicated, Generally I find bevel up to be best a...