lapappey

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1. Which Hospital in Mass?

   lapappey replied to ER_RN's topic in Massachusetts

   Beth Israel Deaconess has a good reputation for treating their nurses well. They're also a fantastic hospital. Mass General is a wonderful hospital, medically speaking, but not as well paid as certain others; I have been told that the hospital quite...

2. Share your mnemonics and tricks

   lapappey replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Humor

   Acute Pancreatitis: I GET SMASHED I - idiopathic G - gallstone E - EtOH T - trauma S - steroids M - mumps (paramyxovirus) and other viruses (EBV, CMV) A - autoimmune S - scorpion sting / snake bite H - hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia and hypothermia E ...

3. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

   lapappey replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Belize from Angels in America ... yes, it's a play, but it was on TV (HBO) ... so I guess it counts :chuckle . Doctor: Nurses are supposed to be in white! Belize: Doctors are supposed to be in bed in Westchester! :rotfl:

4. Nwe Grad in PACU? Ever?

   lapappey replied to sunnyjohn's topic in PACU

   PACU's will probably like acute care experience, which can be a sort of catch-22, since most acute care nursing assistant jobs like acute care experience ... however, it may not be a requirement. In my PACU, PCA's are responsible for 12-lead EKG's (f...

5. Nwe Grad in PACU? Ever?

   lapappey replied to sunnyjohn's topic in PACU

   Our PACU (large teaching hospital) has a few new grads who worked as PCT's here beforehand. Other than that, most RN's have med/surg if not SICU experience beforehand. If you're really interested in PACU nursing and still in school I would suggest go...

6. What does this mean for Michigan LPNs??

   lapappey replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing

   Ratios are nice, but some of these particular ones seem like oh so much pie in the sky. 1:2 in my PACU? I'd love it. But do we have it? No sir. But wouldn't it be nice? And what does: mean for Surgical Techs in Michigan???

7. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   lapappey replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   Wow. I've done the same thing. Have you ever opened a door with your back? In public? I have. :rotfl:

8. New edition of Miller bashes CRNAs

   lapappey replied to gotosleep's topic in CRNA

   Well, without seeing it, I'm not sure that quoting from a research study qualifies as "bashing." I know that there is research out there that says that CRNAs are just as safe as MDs and also that CRNAs tend to have better pt satisfaction ... what exa...

9. Is it SAFE to be the scrub AND assistant to the surgeon during c-sections?

   lapappey replied to mfshirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ideal? No. Safe? Maybe. But in these situations, you do what you have to ...

10. Do you clean B/P cuffs between pts???

    lapappey replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    qd (night shift techs) and after a patient on isolation or if they are exposed to blood or bodily fluids ... infection control wise I'm sure we could be doing better, but typically, the pt is wheeled out of the slot (PACU) just as the next one is bei...

11. No She/he Did Not!!!

    lapappey replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Introduce myself as working in the "NEUROLOGY" department to my UROLOGY pre-op patient (seeing as I work all services) and, without missing a beat, start the pre-op interview ... until I saw the look on the pt's face ... :stone ... I guess I was the ...

12. Do you refer patients to websites for helpful information?

    lapappey replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Look at what showed up as an advertisement on that page (granted, not something that the author endorses, but still something that a pt could very easily come across) ... http://www.healthy-heart-books.com/ Just goes to show that you never can tell.

13. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    As the only male in one's class, one gets used to the class being referred to as "ladies, and, um, gentle-man" fairly quickly ... :chuckle

14. New York Times: Robots can replace nurses!

    lapappey replied to lapappey's topic in Activism

    Oops Should've given credit where credit was due That was Carl Elbing's "Nurstoons" http://www.nurstoon.com/

15. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    You know, all those registered NURSES with associates degrees in NURSING who desperately want to be NURSES ... wait a second ...