MaudKennedy

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1. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   Thinking about it,I probably answered messages that were posted months if not years ago so sorry about it but my main points remains. Even as a patient,you're still a nurse who's seen way worse. Layperson patients? Not so sure,like my example with ne...

2. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   I don't really see why you're talking about it again when all was said and done but since you did,I'll answer. You know that "medically speaking everytime a new IV is started there is an increased risk",a "normal" patient? Probably not. You're a nurs...

3. MAC anesthesia versed / propofol

   MaudKennedy replied to ffliper27's topic in PACU

   Thanks for answering.:)I wondered because I saw it was used alone for procedures like colonscopies and endoscopies and I wondered if it was the rule.

4. MAC anesthesia versed / propofol

   MaudKennedy replied to ffliper27's topic in PACU

   In what circumstances do patients versed alone?? I mean,if it isnt a pain relief,why use it alone? I understand the fact you can t suffer from something you don t remember but...You don t take a medication to forget you were in pain,you take it to no...

5. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   I wasn't really talking about me actually because I have very crappy veins and I doubt any nurse would even try to get an IV in another vein than the antecubital if I had to get antibiotics or blood... I was asking more about the fact it seemed the a...

6. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your teaching and your patience,I understand your point. :)

7. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   I wouldn't have made many of my choices if I couldn't tolerate "a little discomfort"and I don't think a permanent discomfort that lasts for days is just a "little discomfort"... I have already said I understood if it was a matter of life or death. My...

8. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   So,the patient's comfort just doesn't matter?

9. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sure you don't like hearing it and with what you and Lev

10. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    MaudKennedy replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I've never got an IV in the antecubital but I've given my blood and that's the worst IV site possible. It's meant to bend! There are other veins,why not put it elsewhere,where it's less uncomfortable?? Especially if the IV is supposed to stay for a f...

11. Colonscopy...won't say "never again" but..probably never again

    MaudKennedy replied to Marshall1's topic in Gastroenterology

    I understand how important a colonoscopy is but Ive read some horror stories on the internet about it,even on here where patients got just versed and were in pain for the whole procedure that scare me.

12. analgesia before cardioversion

    MaudKennedy replied to mrnewman's topic in NCLEX

    i If someone is drugged with ghb and doesn't remember their assault,were they really raped? Sorry but that's the same reasoning. If a patient can't get pain medication for medical reasons then so be it but "they won't remember it so their pain doesn...

13. Seizures Real vs Fake

    MaudKennedy replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

    And if they don't,they get slapped on the face?? That's for all people who fake it?

14. Customer satisfaction callbacks

    MaudKennedy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Talking about wasting time... That's ridiculous!

15. AC IV starts

    MaudKennedy replied to LetItBe_12's topic in Med-Surg

    Thanks for the information,that's really helpful :)