rsh3rn

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1. What was the MOST BIZARRE thing a pt has been brought to ER for (and lived to tell)?

   rsh3rn replied to cari rn's topic in Emergency

   butane bottle in the rectum, could have been an explosive situation. that and the grntleman who decided to remove his penis because it hurt to pee

2. Jay Leno slams nurses!

   rsh3rn replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

   I know its off topic but we're nurses we do not diagnose CHF, or anything of the sort. I know where you are coming from here, but ....... Also how can the public possibly percieve nursing when nursing as a whole has no agreement on what that percept...

3. I need suggestions for my sons dressings

   rsh3rn replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   Often on the floor when we had such problems we would use the creams and then cover it with long john tops, always worked well, but got a bit warm in summer

4. Moving to Chambersburg/Waynesboro/Hagerstown area!

   rsh3rn replied to military spouse's topic in Pennsylvania

   Erin, both area's have a hospital they are smaller but decent. Neither are trauma centers. All high acuity pt's either go to Harrisburg or York. kelly Actually the level one trauma in the area is Hershey, Several staff take the drive from Chambersbur...

5. Family Witnessing Code Activities

   rsh3rn replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

   maybe I'm crazy here, but how about what would the patient want. Not what the family wants, not what JCAHO wants, not what Billy Bo Bob Bush wants. What does the patient want, shouldn't this sort of thing be addressed at the time we look at advance...

6. Job/experience questions

   rsh3rn replied to night fox's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know about other areas, but we definitely take students without any clinical put them some classes for a few weeks then assign them to RN's to learn the ropes. I was one and also have precepted several. They are doing basic stuff, baths amb...

7. Job/experience questions

   rsh3rn replied to night fox's topic in General Nursing

   Look into your local hospitals many of them have what my facility calls a nurse extern. even while you are in prereqs you can learn life in several depts and get paid for it. They actually teach you basic nursing tasks which will be great in clinic...

8. When to report a classmaste to your clinical instructor.

   rsh3rn replied to markbeast's topic in Safety

9. When to report a classmaste to your clinical instructor.

   rsh3rn replied to markbeast's topic in Safety

   Sorry but I think that reply was slightly out of line. 1 nursing students need to help each other learn. 2 It is NEVER too soon to be a patient advocate. The insulin thing still befuddles me would you actually concider pushing heparin with an insu...

10. I want a yellow stethoscope, know where I can find one?

    rsh3rn replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I think ultrascope makes a yellow one You can even get designs in the heads and most colored tubing. lots of online stores have them. happy hunting

11. Debate Topic for Nursing Skill Mix?????????

    rsh3rn replied to amynahmed's topic in General Nursing

    forgot the most important thing the number of staff total higher acuity requires more licened staff in general. Higher staff numbers = better moral for staff, but lower cash flow for mgt

12. Debate Topic for Nursing Skill Mix?????????

    rsh3rn replied to amynahmed's topic in General Nursing

    just guessing at what you're asking here. As far as safety goes the more staff the less likely injuries are to occur in pts or nurses from what I've read. Cost wise nurses are expensive NLAP's aren't as expensive but are limited in what they can do...

13. Men's sexualality in Nursing

    rsh3rn replied to greensleeves's topic in Men

    Don't try to make yourself out as a victim here Greensleeves you just questioned the motivation of a person who has chosen a particular calling, to expect anything less then an emotional reply is rediculious. Your question was not one that should no...

14. What kind of nursing do you do????

    rsh3rn replied to dspring's topic in Men

    PACU and a little med surg on the side

15. Men's sexualality in Nursing

    rsh3rn replied to greensleeves's topic in Men

    speechless, furious, and generally offended. sounds like our troll had some form of freudian hang up JMO but for the record there is a similar thread here about males and revealing procedures. I believe the concensus of it was in a revealing procedur...