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1. Help, what is lowest Hematocrit for post C-section

   tangrene replied to tangrene's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone!! I feel better knowing that they are not being letting her get too low. She has been unable to get out of bed and walk, but she was able to sit up in a bedside chair for a short while but was too weak to hold the babies for more t...

2. Penile Implant emergency

   tangrene posted a topic in Humor

   Years ago when penile implant surgery was fairly new I had a patient that I got the FIRST DAY I was floated to the outpatient clinic. ( don't ask me why the dr sent patient here instead of ER, I was just the nurse) This patient had been discharged re...

3. Charting Bloopers

   tangrene replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   UHHH could the patient have had a nose bleed or some sort of facial injuries?? Foleys work great to put pressure in areas you can't pack with guaze easily. Remember the Caldwell Lucs?

4. Charting Bloopers

   tangrene replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   OR he wanted to irrigate the patient! IV BAG of 1000cc or 3000cc of ns, depends on how much you want to irrigate. IV is just a standard term in charting in this case. Or maybe the patient didn't have a Foley... LOL. Connect IV to F/C I gues...

5. HELPPPPPPPPPPPP

   tangrene replied to Frustrated RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hon, you don't worry about it. Remember your psych nursing, chances are you got a manipulative patient, and you will have company soon in those complaints. Remember, they like to stir things up and make complaints about day shift to evening shift, ...

6. What Freaks You Out?

   tangrene replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Without a doubt, roppy sputum from a trach!! I can handle any amount of blood, drainage, and wounds..........but I have trouble not heaving when I encouter a trach with thick and roppy sputum that doesn't want to budge. I will never get used to it!

7. Help, what is lowest Hematocrit for post C-section

   tangrene posted a topic in General Nursing

   HELP! I am a surgical RN, with no recent OB-GYN experience. My sister had a c-section for twin girls, her hematocrit is only 6 and they are not insisting on transfusion for her. Needless to say her heart rae is over 110 constantly, and crit only wen...