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  1. liquid agents

    monkeyman1000 posted a topic in Travel

    I keep getting emails from this company and I don't remember giving them my name. Anybody ever heard of them?:barf01: (I couldn't resist this

  2. Pacer question

    monkeyman1000 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Allright, I'm a relatively new nurse (2 yrs) and I have spent the whole time on Med/Surg and Trauma/Surg ICU's, no cardiac experience. I've had a patient off and on for the past 4 weeks who came in...

  3. Neurogenic shock

    monkeyman1000 posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hi, my question has to do with SCI's and bradycardia. When do you begin to worry about it? I've had two patient's with SCI's the last few weeks with HR's in the 40's; both had systolic pressure's in...

  4. Eugene/Springfield, Medford, Bend, K-Falls?

    monkeyman1000 replied to snowchaser1's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Thought I'd drop in on the conversation. My fiance and I (actually I'm asking her on this trip) are going on a scouting trip this Sept.. We are traveling from Bellingham, WA to Redding, CA. Trying...

  5. square wave test

    monkeyman1000 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Does anybody do this? I usually try it on my art lines and CVP but when I get a wierd result, either no one knows what I'm talking about or they say ignore it. For instance, the last 2 days one of...

  6. square wave test

    monkeyman1000 replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU, SICU

    I get that a lot too. It's really annoying when I've already explained to the family about art lines being the most accurate way of measuring the BP then the doc tells me to go by the

  7. Pacer question

    monkeyman1000 replied to monkeyman1000's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    No I didn't see any labs at that time regarding amiodarone. The standing orders in the chart normally for amio are what you said but the cardio specifically stated to keep him at that rate. Doesn't...

  8. Pacer question

    monkeyman1000 replied to monkeyman1000's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for the reply. No I didn't see anything like that in the progress notes but a rumor that the pacer settings had been changed during all this was somewhat passed on in report. I think that at...

  9. Neurogenic shock

    monkeyman1000 replied to monkeyman1000's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sorry, Both patient's are in their early 20's. Both C5-C6 fx's. The resource I found stated that neurogenic shock occurs due to loss of sympathetic control resulting in, among other things,...

  10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    monkeyman1000 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Also thought this might be funny. During nursing school I did a brief rotation in an ER in a seedy part of town known for seeing all the drug addicts and prostitutes. The nurse I was following was...

  11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    monkeyman1000 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Not sure if this qualifies or not but I'll put it out there. I'm an ICU nurse and we get our share of strange families (although it sounds like you poor guys are weeding out most of them, how do you...

  12. POLL: Do you still use trendelenburg?

    monkeyman1000 replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    A PAC told me the same thing the other day. Here I was feeling all proud of myself for 'dumping him on his head'. The last hospital I came from that was what I was taught. If I ever have a raging...

  13. eICU

    monkeyman1000 replied to patccrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    What in the world is an

  14. abetta healthcare

    monkeyman1000 replied to mangubatmc's topic in Travel

    Wow, I'm glad I found this site. Abetta was one of the companies I was looking into. I don't plan on trying to travel until this winter so I can get more experience before I venture out. I'll have 3...

  15. So, I had a bad day......

    monkeyman1000 replied to CardioTrans's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Cardio, sorry about your horrible day. Be proud of yourself for still being human, I'd want you as my nurse. I don't know what your religious convictions are but there is a verse that helps me at...

  16. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    monkeyman1000 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    google did

  17. care of the C spine fx patient

    monkeyman1000 replied to dorimar's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    thanks for the

  18. spinal clearance protocol

    monkeyman1000 replied to british bird's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    our trauma docs leave them in the collar (usually an Aspen) until they are both cleared radiographically and the patients are able to tell them they aren't hurting to palpation. Sometimes they are in...

  19. ICP Transducers

    monkeyman1000 replied to Treb4K's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Just curious (read: ignorant), why is Ancef always used. I just looked it up in my drug book but nothing specific noted about meningitis or anything. Does this med cross the blood brain barrier...

  20. care of the C spine fx patient

    monkeyman1000 replied to dorimar's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm fairly new too (2 years). I make sure I ask the neurologist. I had a patient the other day that was in cervical traction and a collar and wouldn't have surgery to stabilize his cervical spine...

  21. I can taste that

    monkeyman1000 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I've had a few patients tell me that they could "taste" the IV meds that I'm giving them. Anybody else heard of this? What is the

  22. train of four

    monkeyman1000 replied to rarjn5's topic in MICU, SICU

    papawjohn, thanks for the reply. I enjoy reading your posts as well as those of the other more experienced nurses on this forum, it really helps me at work. I used to work in Jacksonville, fl with a...

  23. train of four

    monkeyman1000 replied to rarjn5's topic in MICU, SICU

    papawjohn, thanks for the reply. I enjoy reading your posts as well as those of the other more experienced nurses on this forum, it really helps me at work. I used to work in Jacksonville, fl with...

  24. train of four

    monkeyman1000 replied to rarjn5's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well before you start the med (vec in this case) you establish a baseline of how much mA (milliamps) it takes to elicit a response from the patient. By response I mean that the stimulator applies 4...

  25. New Grad., jumped into the ICU - AAAH!

    monkeyman1000 replied to RN_BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've been working in ICU for just over 2 years and I'm just now starting to feel somewhat comfortable, although I still ask a million questions a day. I was told to give it about 2-3 years before you...