f360

f360 has 18 years experience and specializes in CCU 3yrs, Emergency 15yrs.

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1. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

   f360 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   TerraRN - Your posts are so angry that I'm not sure it's worth answering you anymore. I think you just needed to vent because you can't possibly be asking if there is a LAW out there that states you can't transfer a patient from an in-patient ward to...

2. Vent

   f360 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   Sorry to hear this. I just can't understand why nurses eat their young Whatever you decide to do don't let this change who you are. I'm pretty certain that your patients love your bubbly personality!

3. Can anyone explain J waves to me?

   f360 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   Circulation (by the AHA) has put out an article with guidelines on Hypothermia in November 2005. It's a great read. http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/112/24_suppl/IV-136.pdf

4. Can anyone explain J waves to me?

   f360 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   My understanding is that J-point elevation that is caused by hypothermia is called a J-wave or an Osborne wave, so yes, it is essentially the same thing. We only use the term J-wave/Osborne wave if the patient has hypothermia. J-point elevation can b...

5. Can anyone explain J waves to me?

   f360 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   b eyes, I'm confused too. I'm not sure why you wouldn't use a bear-hugger on J-waves are the conduction defect of a cold myocardium. They look like a notch or a bump on the S wave in the QRS complex. They can vary in size depending which lead you're...

6. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

   f360 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   Who was presuming? You asked if they are 'ALLOWED to do that', many people answered. There was no presumption in any of this. The real question is... what did you do about it? If you knew it wasn't safe and you or your charge nurse allowed it to hap...

7. phone calls no outsider would believe

   f360 replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   A lady called in to say that her parrot ate one of her valium tablets and she asked what she should do... My colleague told her to 'lower the perch'.

8. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

   f360 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   The answer is yes and no... it really depends on your hospital's and emerg's policies. Unfortunately, many administrators don't see a problem with making the ED a dumping ground for all of the hospital's problems... so, not only do you get sick patie...