Urinegdhands

Urinegdhands has 20 years experience and specializes in CDN.

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1. Detox nursing is sucking the life out of me

   Urinegdhands replied to number41's topic in Addictions

   My heart breaks for you. I have personally lost more relatives from drugs/alcohol as I am from a reservation and it seems to be a "normal" situation. I think being open is so important. No they are...

2. Detox nursing is sucking the life out of me

   Urinegdhands replied to number41's topic in Addictions

   I have worked fulltime/part time/PRN for substance abuse. You have to first remember that they have zero coping skills thus the reason they abuse drugs there are other reasons but overall they cannot...

3. Detox nursing is sucking the life out of me

   Urinegdhands replied to number41's topic in Addictions

   I am in AK and yes they do intubate those patients that have increased withdrawals/DT's that are very aggressive. Usually if they have CIWA's over 20 that are uncontrolled from PRN's or the protocol....

4. Detox nursing is sucking the life out of me

   Urinegdhands replied to number41's topic in Addictions

   I laugh at some of these comments. Where I am from our chronic inebriates drink hand sanitizer, lysol spray , aqua velvet, vanilla extract and will leave anything liquor aside to get this other stuff...

5. Advice for dealing with addicts?

   Urinegdhands replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

   I have worked in both detox with extended treatment attached. These people are used to having multiple meds together or the "cocktails" to give them an initial alight high and then to sleep....

6. Tablo

   Urinegdhands replied to diabo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Yes I am the care coordinator and only nurse for my hospital. And they had 16 PRN nurses trying to orientate and they all quit. I am now getting some interest but sadly its so hard to get them. This...

7. Tablo

   Urinegdhands replied to diabo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Yes all that and more. I believe the real reason they are going to these is money. They don't want to pay for specialty nurses and or they are too hard to find. So they can train their ICU staff to...

8. Tablo

   Urinegdhands replied to diabo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Howdy... I have been Tablo for two years now and can honestly say they are not for Acute HD. Many alarms! From blood pump errors, to Red Cap not seated which I have to soak caps and connections...