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  1. How many miles does an average RN walk per shift?

    ER nurse. I walk 7000 to 12000 steps per 12 hour shift. My phone has a step counter in one of its Apps. A couple nurses have actual pedometers and the phone is usually 1000 or so steps behind them. Personally I think these amounts are ridiculous and ...
  2. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    Unfortunately until the organizations that make these educational programs like TNCC, ACLS, PALS, ATLS & BTLS do not authorize under the license of a doctor to perform the procedures trained during the certification. Example of a tension Pneumo t...
  3. I have heard this also. My background: fire, rescue and EMS moved to cardiac interventional unit as a RN and now as an emergency room nurse. I envy you nurses who are able to educate. If I place a foley I tell the patient to return for any problems i...
  4. I'm a sexless nurse

    Simple answer is you as a male absolutely need another person with you for the procedure with a female and not because of lots of reasons women nurses on here have stated. Those same females would not want a male nurse doing their urinary cath in the...
  5. Now THAT'S a lab result

    Alcohol level 760 conscious and walking. Came in for the next shift and blood redraw was over 400. Chronic, ya think? Another patient: hemoglobin less than 2 conscious and alert. Another patient: teen traveling with parent sleeping unable to be wok...
  6. Yup!! It's a killer. Healthcare is so big that a small business person with a dream could not start a hospital. The greed of the established healthcare run systems and political legis causes this possibility to be something like a miracle out of t...
  7. Size matters? (IV question)

    I use the smallest needed. Blood goes in just fine in a 22G and if ya think a baby or toddler will take a 20g for blood than you are mistaken. 20g is my most common mostly because is the smallest CT prefers for some studies but again - 22g works we...
  8. Persistent hypernatremia in infant

    My first comment and I hope I hit the right button. New kidneys that just had a shock of ABX are probably not filtering well to balance. The extra cellular fluid is being evaporated super quick and his/her fast resp also not helping the NA. Howeve...