melrina75

melrina75 has 6 years experience and specializes in MS/Tele/Urgent Care.

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1. Diluting SQ Epi

   melrina75 posted a topic in Emergency

   Could someone please tell how how to dilute Epinephrine 1:100 1mg/mL into Epinephrine 1:10,000 for SQ injection. Thank you!

2. strange request?

   melrina75 replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We had a young CHI patient, who was a Rancho III with no hopes of improvement, on our floor and his family asked us to put him on the transplant list. We needed clarification as for what the transplant was for. They were very enraged, because how d...

3. HELP!! Neddlestick w/Hep C + patient

   melrina75 replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

   The company shw works for does not have safety insulin needles. She did not recap. She gave her 2 injections, placed the 2 needles in the plastic sheath. When she placed the 2nd needle is when she stuck herself. The company she works for do not h...

4. HELP!! Neddlestick w/Hep C + patient

   melrina75 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a friend who recently was administering insulin with an insulin syringe and stuck her thumb. She followed protocol, reported it and went for labs four hours after stick. Her Hep panel was negative, but the patient is positive for Hep C. Sho...

5. Merry Christmas!

   melrina75 replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

   :santa5: merry christmas!! i am working tonight - kids w/grandma! gonna be a real slow night though! to all my nurse's who are working hard and spending this holiday with our "other" family - merry christmas!! we all are in it together! keep smi...

6. What's your holiday bonus?

   melrina75 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   :rotfl: We got a hospital cafeteria turkey dinner with stuffing and greenbeans. Sodas we had to pay for!!!

7. TEXAS nurse/patient ratios?

   melrina75 replied to smk1's topic in Texas

   Work in Corpus Christi, only 2 hospital systems; I work in larger system; acute rehab 6-8:1 no CNA/unit clerk, medsurg 4-6:1/CNA 17:1, unit clerk, icu 2-3:1; starting LVNs $10, exp LVNs $16; start RNs $16, experience RNs $26;attempting Magnet status ...

8. Best state/hospital/city to work in

   melrina75 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   my husband and i are both med-surg lvns. we are exhausted with the treatment we are receiving at our current "employer" and contemplating moving to another city or state anywhere in continental us. just wondering if anyone can throw out some city o...

9. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

   melrina75 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i like my daughters names: molly elene (i-leen) and jocelyn gabrielle. my son i went kind of different roel (row-elle) his middle name is a family name secundino. molly and roel are in high and middle school and love the fact that no one has their ...

10. Help with TBI Presentation!

    melrina75 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    This is my first time doing a presentation on "What is the Nurse's Role in Rehab-Regarding TBI Patients". I have been looking for nursing articles on the subject, but come up short. (Manager wants articles quoted) We will be presenting to 3 hospit...

11. Share Your Saying

    melrina75 replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

    "god has a sense of humor. if you don't believe me, tomorrow go to wal-mart and just look at people." carlos mencia :roll

12. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    melrina75 replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    :rotfl: omg!!!! that is soooooo me!!! my kids like to call me between 2030 & 2130 when i'm@work; first thing i ask:"is anyone bleeding, house on fire, everyone alive?" :chuckle "nevermind mom - call back when you're done w/meds!", is always the ...

13. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    melrina75 replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

    thank you all for your suggestions -i plan to bring up to interdisciplinary team on monday - i really hope they'll help!! everyone's just on the edge and can't stand it anymore!!

14. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    melrina75 posted a topic in General Nursing

    need nursing advice!! we have a 60-something yr/old pt newly diagnosed w/guillen barre on our phymedrehab unit. pt loss most of the use of all extremities. active, independent, then this - life altering syndrome. i understand their frustration a...

15. Just want to vent about a coworker.

    melrina75 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    For some reasons, some staff has NO common sense about sleeping hours!! I work night shift and if someone calls in before 2300, believe me, I am on that phone (won't call later than 2200 though)! If someone calls in later than that, we will start c...