arbley

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1. Pressors and Sepsis

   arbley replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

   I agree, Platon20. And I love that we are finally getting some protocols in place to prevent folks from heading too far down the sepsis highway before we catch on. While catching someone heading into...

2. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

   arbley replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

   There should be no need for the "holier than thou" routine, and there is really no excuse for being a general crab. But - having said that - ICU is a different world, as are most specialty units. This...

3. extubation after cabg?

   arbley replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I worked with fresh heart pts. up until a couple of months ago. We had some patients arrive in our unit straight from surgery already extubated. Obviously that won't work with some patients. Depends...

4. New Guy here, I'm considering nursing as a profession

   arbley replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men in Nursing

   Hopefully, Dougb61's cynicism and unhappiness are not evident to the patients he cares for. Sadly, feelings like that are hard to hide. As a couple of others have said, there are certainly pros and...

5. HH & Lab billing

   arbley posted a topic in Home Health

   I am a new director of a small home health agency. This agency recently obtained a Prothrombin machine and the nurses have been using it for monitoring PT's per MD orders for our coumadin patients. I...

6. Midlife Career Change - Need Advice!

   arbley replied to alphafe's topic in Nursing Career

   Larry, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understood your post to mean something positive. I think what Larry meant was, There's no way you are too old. Don't just sit there and THINK about it. Just do...

7. Men in Nursing

   arbley replied to BNS_Rob's topic in Nursing Humor

   Not often, but every once in a while a patient will ask me if I am a male nurse. My answer is usually, "Last time I checked." That whole male thing just gets old. I tell patients my name and that I...

8. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

   arbley replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

   Why no mention of the pharmacists that supplied the stuff? Even if there was Diprivan laying about all over the unit, it had to be accounted for

9. Stupid things nurses have written or said

   arbley replied to lovingangeluk's topic in Nursing Humor

   Didn't want to keep looking for the exact right thread for this one. It IS the middle of the night. Just looking over some MD orders on my patient. Found one that says, "Culture fluid from Rear."...

10. Fianacing CRNA school

    arbley replied to DIVER CRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The comma shows up as part of the link. That is why it doesn't work. Even with the comma removed I end up with a strange page. Tried the old Google search and it still didn't

11. How many of you married doctors?

    arbley replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey JHUNurse! You started this topic and then bailed out. What's the matter? Don't you like the responses? As far as bagging an MD . . . . be careful what you wish for. you might get

12. Butterfly Vs. 22 gage. What do u use prefer to use?

    arbley replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses have equipment that they prefer, and it varies from one nurse to the next. Personally, I find butterflies a little bit awkward and slow. I first learned to draw blood using a vacutainer...

13. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    arbley replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA in a nursing home while I was in nursing school. One day when I entered a patient's room, I saw a row of little brown balls about the size of marbles on the window sill. I really...

14. Floating nurses

    arbley replied to babsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I am a relatively new manager of a cardiac surgery step-down unit. We have "regular" staff, pool staff, part-time staff, local agency staff, and travel nurses. Usually our staffing and census are...

15. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    arbley replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    The other night at work, our respiratory therapist was busy suctioning a patient. He had almost completed the job to his satisfaction, but wanted just a little more. He says to the patient (no...