greenjanell

greenjanell

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  1. Could anyone please help with anatomy question?

    greenjanell replied to nurse2b2007SC's topic in General Nursing

    Potassium most

  2. Well Patient Who Did Not Want to be Coded

    greenjanell replied to SilentfadesRPA's topic in General Nursing

    at our hospital, in order for someone to have surgury, they cannot be a no code, because The OR crew does not want to let someone die on the table as a result of surgury. especially if the problem...

  3. Oddest things found in a patient!

    greenjanell replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    a doctor at our ER told me a story about a very obese woman who came to the ER for multiple complaints and upon changing her and assessing her, her tv remote control came out from under one of her...

  4. What happens if someone codes?

    greenjanell replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh sorry, but at a nursing home, yeah they have to call 911. they call codes in the nursing home, they have a code cart (which is not much use becaue most of the nurses are LPN's and the RN's dont...

  5. "Pre" code team

    greenjanell replied to ERERER's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds cool. we could use that

  6. What happens if someone codes?

    greenjanell replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Every facility is defferent, so you sould have to become familiar with their policy. Where I work you call a code by calling the hospital switchboard by dialing a special phone. then it is paged...

  7. Best nursing shoes? recommendations?

    greenjanell replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    I, as well as almost everyone I work with (even the doc's) wear New Balacne Tennis shoes. they are

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

    greenjanell replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in General Nursing

    with your attitude of loving a code, or loving the adrenaline, you should be in the ER or ICU thats where adrenaline junkies like you and I

  9. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    greenjanell replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    OTDMF................. out the door my friend (or somethin' else) AMF .......................adios my friend ("""""""") going to the 6th floor (or one story greater than hospital...

  10. Critical Care vs. ER Nursing

    greenjanell replied to Hoping LVN2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    critical care nursing is more like the ICU or the Cardiac ICU. Or surgical ICU. The emergency room deals with everything, and then some. The patients are only on the ER (typically) untill they are...

  11. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    greenjanell replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse because my mom is a nurse, my grandma was a nurse and i have about 15 relatives that are nurses (my grandma had 18 children...Irish catholic) Also, my brothr had leukemia, he passed...

  12. What nursing Managers fail to see

    greenjanell replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    your post brought tears to my eyes. very touching...and it is all about us in a nutshell.... thank