TomGuy

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1. Case Study: Fever

   TomGuy replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical

   Not an ED nurse.. But I'll give this a shot. There are certain things that are "glaring" at me when I read this. 1) Just moved to Central Valley, new job with father in a "small business" (that's a clue), Philipino decent 2) Mild respiratory distres...

2. Case Study: Solve A Neurologic Mystery

   TomGuy replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical

   Not and ICU nurse but I'm a psych nurse... Thought I'd give this a shot. 1. List possible explanations you would expect to hear from her medical team that could explain her neurologic presentation and why. First thought was neuro malignant syndrome -...

3. Lying about a med to a psych patient

   TomGuy replied to cel58's topic in Emergency

   I also agree 100% with Stargazer. I'm a fairly new nurse, I work in an inpatient psych facility where we are known for taking a lot of violent patients that other facilities in our area will not take. Here is what I do when a patient is acting out or...