Lurker011

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1. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

   Lurker011 replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

   i didnt know that this thread would turn out like this..so,let me say that i am not an official "code" recorder. my supervisor mentioned that since i can type and write fast that i should go to all the codes that are called and if i happen to arrive ...

2. this is an amazing case!

   Lurker011 replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

   http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644%2894%2970144-X/abstract this if proof that this case really happened.

3. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

   Lurker011 replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

   altra,don't get so defensive..i may not be a nurse,but i do work at a hospital and at times i am interested in nurses imput on some cases.

4. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

   Lurker011 posted a topic in General Nursing

   first let me say that i have no nursing experience..i do computer work for the huge local teaching hospital. 2 days ago i was told that i could become a "code" recorder. a "code" was announced yesturday for the Cardiac ICU and i had to be there to re...

5. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

   Lurker011 replied to kristandrews's topic in Relations

   this is what life really is all about. i hate going to hospitals for these reasons. i have severe anxiety and i know that nobody will give a crap about me. honestly,if people were not getting paid,they would never take care of strangers. and that is ...

6. this is an amazing case!

   Lurker011 posted a topic in General Nursing

   http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644%2894%2970144-X/abstract have any of you ever had an experience similar to this with a pt.?

7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Lurker011 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   while these stories are surely fun to read,i am a big time skeptic conserning the afterlife. i think that everything supernatural is the work of our brain. i'm sure the nurses who work in neurology would understand our brain function and what causes ...

8. Calling a Death

   Lurker011 replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Nursing

   i have never seen a doctor pronounce a pt. dead. when pronouncing,does he/she simply say time of death and give the time or does he/she say "i am pronouncing this patient dead"?

9. can young,healthy,athletic men have heart attacks?

   Lurker011 posted a topic in General Nursing

   this is a sad case. i like to read bodybuilding message boards. about a week ago,there was a 22 year old australian bodybuilder who was found unresponsive and breathless in a sauna. he was rushed to a local hospital but could not be revived. the post...

10. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    Lurker011 posted a topic in General Nursing

    there was a case at a hospital about 4 days ago when a 28 yr old male suffered a massive stroke. there was bleeding in the brain. he was put into a medically induced coma. the next day,he went into full asystolic arrest and after 20 minutes of CPR wi...

11. Near Death Experiences?

    Lurker011 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN/LVN

    i'm sorry to rain on everyone's parade here,but you guys do realize that near death experiences are just a chemical hallucination reacting of the brain. our brains are so powerful that when they realize that something is wrong,the go into this mode a...