Maggiemoo1961

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1. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

   Maggiemoo1961 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   Many years ago I worked in a surgical intensive care unit. I was working night shift and trying to keep up with two unstable patients. One of my patients started to have uncontrolled bright red rectal bleeding, so I called the surgical resident who...

2. Post-operative gas pains

   Maggiemoo1961 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

   The pains in the shoulders are from the CO2 pressing on the diaphragm. Walking may actually make it worse. I've been an ambulatory surgery nurse for 29 years. We tell our patients the best way to relieve the pain is to lay flat. This helps the air to...