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That's not silly at all. We don't know the particulars of the arrest, but gastric contents sometimes to end up being aspirated. It's possible that it was the cause of the arrest or that the pt...

My dream is to work in a hospital that only admits Supermodels and Olympic athletes. Can someone please tell me where I can apply. Any floor. Any shift.

Hats off to the peds nurses out there. I work in a neuro ICU in a trauma center and in another highly specialized unit and all the things that go with don't bother me in the least. But not...

I'm going to add one thing to a growing list of important traits: Intestinal fortitude and the inner strength to do what needs to be done (like advocating for your patient or yourself). We don't...

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It depends on what's going on. I have 4 jobs, 1 f/t, 1 contingent, 1 as Adjunct faculty and another job in education. Short week: 40 hrs Medium week: 52 hours Long week: 64 hours Longest...

I don't know if they beep any more than any other pumps I've used (Alaris and Baxter). I think there was more beeping early in the adoption of the pumps. Overall I think they perform well. We use...

We use the Hospira Plum A pumps. They're ok for simple stuff and are easy to use, but they only come in either a single pump (with 2 channels) or in a triple pump (with 6 channels). The triples...

Pay for a Staff Nurse who is contingent is about the same as a f/t RN. The difference is no benefits. Shift premium is about 7% for afternoons and about 10% for midnights. I've never heard of...

Charge is an extra $1.00 per hour. Senior staff is expected to share the duty. After about a year you're considered senior staff. Charge takes an assignment just like everyone else, usually two...

I work in a hospital-based wound care clinic. We measure and picture wounds every week. We use Pt labels on post-it notes stuck to paper rulers and only frame the wound. Eveything goes directly...

Big dude-As a graduate of the SDO program as well I'd like to disagree with some of what you said. First, I disagree with your assessment of the faculty. The academic faculty is largely made up of...

We call them Unna boots, too. We wrap from just above the toes to just below the knees. We also put a fan fold more or less centered on the tiba with each layer to provide a little relief when it...

I seem to have, yes. When I went into school I was interested in Hyperbarics. Going through the program I enjoyed L&D a lot and considered Midwifery for a while. Coming out of school I was...

You could create a wick in the area that's tunneled with something like iodosorb or a thin slice of hydrofera blue or an acticoat flex 7. Pack the rest of the wound with the Aquacel Ag and cover...

One hospital is Navy ofr RN, Maroon for PCAs, Black for RT. Another is Ciel for RNs, Maroon for Techs and a third is Navy for RN, Kelly green for Techs. Sometimes I think we should switch back to...

Wound care outside the OR is normally a clean rather than sterile procedure. As long as good aseptic technique was used it's fine.

This is not something that I'd put up with for a second. In fact, I work in an outpatient clinic now and last week we had a patient make an inappropriate remark to one of our techs. I found out...

The following response is my opinion only. I do not speak for UDM in any capacity. I have a couple of issues with this. First, if you're in the program currently, you've heard more than once...

If it's a true triple lumen cath then get a stopcock and run the cardizem and 0.9 into the same lumen. Then you have a free lumen for pushes. You can also hook up a pressure set to the now open...

Several patients in room 7 on my unit reported seeing a little boy in or around their room. This was a few weeks apart and the patients did not know one another. It was noticed by a nurse who...

For those of you who are offended by what you read, remember, Evansville is the 160th largest radio market in the US, just behind places like Huntington WV and slightly larger than Poughkeepsie, NY....

Congrats on starting your career and thanks for asking to hear our thoughts. First, read this: http://katesaid.wordpress.com/2010/0...ff-your-pants/ It will help you remember why we're all...

I came across this some time ago. I often show it to residents I work with and think it ought to be required reading in Medical and Nursing School. ...

I went back to school p/t when I was 36 doing pre-reqs for about 2 years, then went through an accelerated BSN program in 12 months. My first job right out of school was Neuro ICU. My system...