Well-Seasoned

Well-Seasoned has 27 years experience and specializes in ED/ICU.

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1. Should I go ahead and get "RN" engraved after my name when

   Well-Seasoned replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

   I believe in the power of positive thinking..go for it!

2. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   Well-Seasoned replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   LOL...I know....my definition of a "pendulous breast" is one that a pt could carry her chart under. I have actually found a TV remote control under a pt's breast and also a doughnut...but I guess that's a whole'nother thread!

3. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   Well-Seasoned replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   Wow I love trauma...saline in the boob...if it did last long could be quite lucrative:)

4. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   Well-Seasoned replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   To CGMedic..Yes I am referring to the rapid IO. The old ones were brutal. We started using some lido with the initial infusion if the pt is awake and that seems to help. I worked with BUDS medics in ICU in the San Diego Naval Hospital. I was shocked ...

5. Pregnant, Nursing School, and Full time LPN

   Well-Seasoned replied to maui12886's topic in General Nursing

   You can do it Trisha. I was a single mom working full time as an LPN and going to school full time as an RN. You will look back and say,"How did I do that?". Get Pizza Hut on speed dial, delegate to hubby..and if you need any more encouragement I'm s...

6. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   Well-Seasoned replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   Hi CWhite, an EJ is an external jugular point of access to start an IV, usually used on a pt who has nothing else in the way of veins and usually in an emergency situation. Another option is an IO, which is an intraosseus stick. This goes directly in...

7. big babies...

   Well-Seasoned replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks Klone...and all these years I thought it meant high blood sugar during pregnancy. I have never worked with pregnant women other than the ED. Must have got my wires crossed somewhere along the line..thanks for clearing that up:-)

8. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   Well-Seasoned replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   I have done one in a code with the Dr present. He was happy I got it and so was the nursing super who responded to the code. More than that I cannot tell you.

9. i shouldn't be asking this.

   Well-Seasoned replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   pediatrics vol. 105 no. 5 may 2000, p. e67 electronic article: undiluted albuterol aerosols in the pediatric emergency department david j. gutglass, md*, louis hampers, md, mba*, genie roosevelt, md, mph*, doreen teoh, md*, sai ...

10. big babies...

    Well-Seasoned replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Macrosomia (high blood sugars during pregnancy or gestational diabetes) can cause newborn to be significantly larger.

11. Save my Newbie!

    Well-Seasoned replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a case manager or social worker available I would initiate a consult.You can do that as an RN. In my facility our case management and or social worker would draw up a contract with this patient and set limits regarding her behaviour. When...

12. Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    Well-Seasoned replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric

    I agree with this philosophy. However, being honest and if the pt can swallow them all without difficulty I would be more likely to say "oh..I just happened left that one today" (as long as it was not a prn or a med she had c/o side effects with...I ...

13. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

    Well-Seasoned replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

    In the ED you generally see people at their worst. You get the chronic beligerant drunks and methheads, You get the people who have no healthcare who use the ED (because of cobra laws) to go in for every little sniffle and sore throat and clog up the...

14. Do older adults tend to have slower pulse rate?

    Well-Seasoned replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    After triaging pts for many many years and asking the same questions as this I can tell you that for an elderly, inactive pt to have a low pulse in usually one of two things: A. and the most common is drug related (beta blocker, dig ect) The majority...

15. i shouldn't be asking this.

    Well-Seasoned replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    CNL2B..It is Exactly the same dose. The only difference is that the pt would be inhaling a little more of the inert NS. Which in most cases is beneficial and in no cases in not. Most pts with breathing problems feel added reassurance when the neb run...