Gabby-RN

Gabby-RN

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About Gabby-RN

Gabby-RN has 4 years experience and specializes in Emergency Nursing.


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  1. morphine ivp

    Where. I work we start with toradol 30mg, zofran 4mg, a liter of NS, and Morphine 4mg q5m x 3 doses. I give the toradol, zofran, fluid, and 1 dose of morphine. Then send them off to CT. The morphine starts to work faster that the toradol and tends to...
  2. prn med help

    From the information you providex, I would have given the prn ultram and passed on to the day nurse that you did so. It is up to that nurse to decide if they will give the scheduled ultram, hold the ultram and to document why. The patient requested a...
  3. IV's

    Patients in the ED often tell me their IV hurts...hurts when they bend their arm, hurts when they touch it, hurts when they look at it. Usually they just hate IV's. If I cant find an actual problem with the line to indicate a need to change out the l...
  4. Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    25% is just the Federal tax. I pay state taxes as well, mine are 6% I believe. Maybe some states pay a higher state tax, not sure. Between Federal, State, Medicare and SSI, net pay could be close to 40% less than gross pay when it is all said and don...
  5. Pain assessments - gabapentin?????

    Where I work, gabapentin administration also generates a pain assessment field and 1 hour re-assessment. So does 81mg of aspirin and Tylenol given for fever. We have been told if the medicine is not given for pain to put "0" in the pain scale field ...
  6. When I was hired at a union facility there was no option to not join. Being in the union was a requirement. Unions have many great advantages but also some disadvantages. I have been passed up for a promotion because someone with more seniority bid o...
  7. Ideas for improving flow...

    I just meant that every cardiac arrest doesn't go to the cath lab, at least not where I work.
  8. Ideas for improving flow...

    What do you mean cpr in progress has to go to the cath lab?
  9. What's in your pockets?

    Trauma sheers and a pen. Everything else I could need is readily available in the ED.
  10. Is it OK to say no to a nurse?

    It is never ok. Its just my opinion.
  11. Is it OK to say no to a nurse?

    You should not feel bad for saying no ever as long as you are polite and have a valid reason. If appropriate I would tell the nurse you are in the middle of cleaning up another patient and will be done in xx minutes. I think she was rude regardless ...
  12. Annnnnd it happened anyways...

    I was induced at 39 weeks with my 2nd child. (cervidil no pitocin) There were no complications, I had the baby without pain meds in less than 5 minutes of pushing. Sounds like she wouldn't want a medical induction anyway but I just wanted to say no...
  13. Items a new nurse needs 1st day of work!!!

    The hospital where I work does not allow staff to use their own O2 sat because it would mot be calibrated and its accuracy can't be determined. Definitely do not waste your money, they aren't cheap either! Congrats on the job.
  14. Pain Management in the ER

    That is certainly not the case everywhere. I feel like we over treat pain. Sometimes it seems like everyone except migraine sufferers get morphine or dilaudid.
  15. Nail and skin care

    We are not allowed to use lotion from home where I work, the hospital provides fragrant free lotion made by the same company as the sanitizer. According to infection control, we cant use our own lotion because it could interact with the hand sanitize...