shill

shill specializes in med/Surg Tele, ER and HH visiting RN.

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1. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   shill replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hi From Med/Surg-Tele to ER now to HHVN and I'm really liking it, alot less stressful...it really is interesting to see what goes on after the Pt is discharged from the hospital and to see why so many Pts return back into the hospital. I've been doin...

2. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

   shill replied to shill's topic in Emergency

   Hello, You're probably all thinking that, "man that was a long dinner", I guess with all that's been happening to me, I got a little tired and have laid back a little bit. and as I reread my last post, I see that I put my diagnosis as hippocampu...

3. Excellent Resources for Cardiac Nursing

   shill replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

   hi, i thought that this might be useful to the new nurses going to the "cardiac floors", as a quick reference: chest pain assessment for non-cardiac nurses acute coronary syndromes (acs) are imbalances between myocardial oxygen supply and demand (ox...

4. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

   shill replied to shill's topic in Emergency

   Hi Everyone, Long time no hear, and to some I wasn't missed, but through a rough upbringing, I've learned to be kind to the ones that are resistant, and to continue to help those that are interested. Oh gosh, where do I start? Let me start ...

5. So overwhelmed! I can't do this

   shill replied to Bluestem's topic in New Nurse

   :studyowl: "please slow down and take care of yourself!!! see your doctor about your bp asap! try to switch to a slower paced unit--i don't care if i get flamed on this, but new grads should start off sloooowwwwly and not in a unit like icu, micu, ni...

6. The Last Hours of Living: Practical Advice for Clinicians

   shill replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   i think it's a great article too. it covers just about everything from the beginning to the end. it's a great teaching for anybody thinking of going into hospice care. i myself for the last year have been thinking about opening a hospice house. we ha...

7. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

   shill replied to sharann's topic in Humor

   How about, "I'm going to stick this in your mouth under your tongue, don't bite it, just hold it with your lips"...:imbar. as you go to take an oral temp..

8. Need help dealing with difficult CNA

   shill replied to htrn's topic in General Nursing

   .... a couple of months, huh and you have notified your nurse manager many times, almost seems like there's a problem with your nurse manager,... it seems like this nm can't prioritize the importance between, patient care and safety and keeping a reb...

9. Why place mom on her left side???

   shill replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The answer to this question lies in the anatomy of the abdomen, which has to harbor the ever-increasing uterus as the baby grows. The Vena Cava is the main vein that drains the entire lower half of the body. Anatomically, it lies just to the right of...

10. ER Nurses. Read This!

    shill replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    this doctor is amazing, he actually took timeout and responded to my e-mail, (with in a matter of five hours(i believe ohio is an hour behind ny)). **************** just a suggestion for those that responded to this post, (just like ererer said he we...

11. What Would You Change??

    shill replied to Back2School@40's topic in Emergency

    I know one thing that I would love to change but it would be impossible, is to make the primary care physicians to stop telling their patients,:angryfire "if you're not feeling any better go to the ED". Sure it's different if the patient is short of...

12. NICU nurse thinking about working in the ER

    shill replied to Annken's topic in Emergency

    hi “humor-‘laughter‘.. is the best medicine”…(isn’t that an ancient statement)..but it’s true, not only for the nurses but the patient themselves.. ’maybe not for the patient with abdominal pain, kidney stones, fractured ribs, or a mom to be, that’s ...

13. ER Nurses. Read This!

    shill replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    "wow.. what an article to find. it's great! it fits the er nurses to a t!":thankya: i salute dr. baehren! :yelclap:

14. going back to school blues

    shill replied to Brigi23's topic in General Students

    hi, this response is a little late, and being that this is almost the end of september i'm sure you're back in school, so how's it going? i went back to nursing school at the age of 48, :uhoh21:going back was a scary deal and stressful, considering i...

15. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

    shill posted a topic in Emergency

    Just a tid-bit of info to those who are planning to work in an ER, or would just like to understand terms and what certain meds are for and what their uses are and why they are used. Correction of any mistakes are appreciated and by-all means, i...