shinerchia

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1. how many times can a human be defibrillated?

   shinerchia replied to TinyNurse's topic in CCU

   Cardiogenic shock is pump failure and Vfib is an electrical problem. The two may be related for some reason, but you have to ask yourself more questions if you shock the same heart constantly. Like why am I refractory? Why I am I not getting bette...

2. Insulin gtt questions

   shinerchia replied to nurses4all's topic in CCU

   Judging by the question, I'll assume that you don't normally titrate drips. If you do, you'll find that you always have a backup fluid as your maintenance and even if the pt is on the brink of CHF every minute...you'll backup your drips with a main...

3. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

   shinerchia replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   the bullet story was on Myth Busters recently....good try....next

4. flight nursing in the air force?

   shinerchia replied to KR's topic in Flight

   AF flight nurses transport wounded and sick on aircraft of opportunity. There are no longer and dedicated medical transport platforms since the retirement of the C-9 Nightingale. The Air Force does not operate from the FLOT to the rear for aircraft...

5. so Im fat, i cant be a flight nurse?

   shinerchia replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Flight

   eat what you want, but remember that lance armstrong, inarguably one of the most physically fit people on the planet, consumes 70 to 80% carbs.

6. Interview on the cardiology floor

   shinerchia replied to moliuchick's topic in Cardiac

   As a CNA you will have access to a lot of years of expert nursing knowledge. Tap that resource as often as possible. I was a CNA in a critical care unit while I got an ADN and got an education money cannot buy.

7. Murses

   shinerchia replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

   I say fine. Just understand that if we use "murses"...we are going to have "worses". Who's ready for that?

8. Prefilled syringes

   shinerchia replied to Pipsqueak's topic in General Nursing

   Any nursing 101 book should show what: IV IM SQ Z track Air Lock Injections are and why you would consider each. Please pay attention to needle length as well of you think you are giving true deep IM's with a 5/8 needle to an adult.

9. GTube, med administration..HELP

   shinerchia replied to perksrn's topic in General Nursing

   some meds do better if they are dissolved in water without being crushed. in fact they will just float if they've been crushed, but will be quite dissolved if simply placed in water first. you'll quickly find which is which.

10. Med route error?

    shinerchia replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Just have the doc write the order to say " per xxx protocol". You do it for standing sliding scale insulin, why not for Ativan.

11. I am a man, can I study nurse course and be a nurse?

    shinerchia replied to cgzca's topic in General Nursing

    Men invented nursing.

12. certifications

    shinerchia replied to dsav824's topic in Cardiac

    dale dubin's 12 lead book. acls will be mandatory no. no matter to whom you explain that their 2pm is your 2am...nobody will ever care. everyone will expect you to get up and be a part of the family no matter your hours. get used to hearing......

13. ER first assignment for new RN?

    shinerchia replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    so you came from a critical care background where people had been (for the most part) diagnosed and where there for critical care. this is exactly the experience i suggest before someone walk into a job at her/his local ed. as for the "lots" of new...

14. d/c with meds....are you a RN or Phamacist?

    shinerchia replied to shinerchia's topic in Government

    I've been polling military RNs everywhere I can and the common thread is that they have never worked in the real world. All they know is military nursing so all they know is what command tells them. Unfortunately, they've never worked in a civilian...

15. ER first assignment for new RN?

    shinerchia replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    Dear new grad: Going into an ED straight from school only places you and your pts at risk. It might not be fun to hear, but you are only taxing an already stressed system if you go directly to an ED from college. You will draw from the seasoned n...