The Sphynx

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  1. What do you think makes someone good or bad in emergencies?

    The Sphynx replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in General Nursing

    The ability to be calm, collect, and clear thinking through it all. That is not something that cannot be

  2. Assisting in abortions

    The Sphynx replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the moral objection applies.Unlike the clinic's, you are not the medical assistant or nurse regularly taking part. You would likely have other nurses who can step in if they feel

  3. What Would You Do?

    The Sphynx replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    Forget the lasix part. I just remembered, if you are on a psyche unit then your patients would'nt have IV's either. Your only option would be to get them down to the ER/ICU (No 02, no monitor, no IV,...

  4. What Would You Do?

    The Sphynx replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    I got 4 questions: 1) Why did'nt the physician order lasix? 2) Where was the house supervisor? 3) Why the ER and not the ICU? 4) Why don't they have a crash cart? Intersting. ....Interesting....

  5. Excuse me, I wasn't talking to you!!

    The Sphynx replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Follow the patients request. Let the family sue!!! It's not your problem. It's the familys lawyer's

  6. Figuring out dose for Rocephin

    The Sphynx replied to KuteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    1.4 mL sounds right. Call your

  7. Excuse me, I wasn't talking to you!!

    The Sphynx replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    I deal with this stuff all the time in the ICU. If the patient is A&0x3 and states to medical personell what he wants..that's it! End of Story! Family can go find a judge to change it (they will...

  8. Question about BP

    The Sphynx replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I would check the calibration of the manuel cuff first. Manuel pressure would seem more definitive but it's easy for the calibration to be off and not properly checked by biomed. Its little things...

  9. Any good advice for someone starting into an SICU unit?

    The Sphynx replied to nursing 101's topic in MICU, SICU

    1) Don't be intimidated and don't let the Type-A's bully you 2) Learn all that you can but don't go too fast (Don't get ahead of yourself) 3) Trust but Verify. Check the patient and not the machines....

  10. What is the nature of Critical Care in the USAF?

    The Sphynx replied to Mattatoar's topic in Government, Military

    Thats a good point. You will have a good number of years to work on your masters anyway. Take some clinical OIC spots to make the resume look nice (even in a small ER) and you'll be looking good come...

  11. What is the nature of Critical Care in the USAF?

    The Sphynx replied to Mattatoar's topic in Government, Military

    When the ICU opened up at the old Nellis hospital in 1992 it was 4 beds but they never really used it. The physicians shipped everyone downtown so they would'nt have to be on call. 1n 1994, they...

  12. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    The Sphynx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good thing we were not in the Navy or we would be the one's looking

  13. What is the nature of Critical Care in the USAF?

    The Sphynx replied to Mattatoar's topic in Government, Military

    The ICU at Nellis is awesome! You will mainly see the old stuff and take part in procedures (broch's ect... in room 8). Plan on drinking lots of coffee and mentoring the enlisted medics. As stress...

  14. Help!! Question on pretest about IV rates and tubing

    The Sphynx replied to newrn05's topic in General Nursing

    60 drop tubing (or microdrip) is more refined. If you want 120 ml to manually infuse over an hour-use microdrip tubing at 120 drops per minute. The rate is equal to the drops per minute. We mainly...

  15. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    The Sphynx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    In High School, considering being a male nurse was out of the question because I found the field boring and their was the stigma of being gay. I went in the air force and was made a medic. I liked it...

  16. What is a union????

    The Sphynx replied to cvwshadow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By the way, if you get a chance at a union pension. Continue to take advantage of the 401K's, 401K's and 403b's are IRS supplementals so you can have both the pension and your portable

  17. What is a union????

    The Sphynx replied to cvwshadow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Originally, I was not in the pro-union camp. They did come to my aid when I needed them. In Nevada (particularly Las Vegas), the entire health care system is owned and run by for-proft hospitals....

  18. Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    The Sphynx replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

    As a former service member, Ex-demo and ex-repub, I stay anti-partisan. I admit to giving Bush a big pass especially after the Clinton Administration as a matter of fairness). President Bush is the...