Montucky Murse replied to Appleofmyeye's topic in General Nursing
I think it is rediculous to give a flying terd about such insignificant crap, and if you are someone who gets offended by this, then you have wayyyyy to much free time. I refer to the people that I work with as "my coworkers." No i do not own them, I...
Montucky Murse replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical
Another important factor is the severity of his COPD, it may not take much of a bug to put him into respiratory distress. the accessory muscle use, are we talking just abdominal, or is this sternal/costal retractions.
Montucky Murse replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical
a CBC and sputum cx are great ideas, but wouldnt be regularly ordered unless pt was exhibiting signs such as fever, focal findings, toxic and ill appearing etc. If someone had a cough/malaise going on for a long period even without focal findings, th...