Irishgirl

Irishgirl

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  1. Young & Ignorant

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    RedCell, you were born in the same month/year as me. Way to

  2. Young & Ignorant

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    P.S., Tazzy I love your prayer. Amen to

  3. Young & Ignorant

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what those nurses are doing who told me to use regular tubing for platelets? They must not be using blood tubing. Is it dangerous? That said, I'm so glad I have some maturity and experience...

  4. Blood Exposure & Risk

    Irishgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh21: Has anyone accidentally gotten blood on their hands? I have dry cuticles and got some blood/saline mix on my finger today. I washed it immediately and didn't worry about it after. Is this an...

  5. Young & Ignorant

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not quite sure, It's just one of those things. I guess the latent guilt is getting me, big

  6. Blood Exposure & Risk

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily the guy has no hx of Hep C or HIV, so I'm good this time; but it makes you say "oh crap, don't do that

  7. Neurotic or Not?

    Irishgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I drew blood today, and I washed prior to the blood draw and used 2 alcohol swabs on the patient. I ripped off the index finger of my glove to feel the vein better, and then swabbed my index finger w/...

  8. Neurotic or Not?

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's definitely a bad habit that I developed in the ER, because we get a lot of peds, and don't want to stick twice b/c we can't feel. BSN, you're saying that the risk is to me and not the pt? I...

  9. Neurotic or Not?

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Oops, it did go through. My computer is acting

  10. Neurotic or Not?

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    :wink2: You're awesome, TriageRN. I do feel better. I'm very hard on myself. I beat myself up b/c I set out cookies for patients and used my hands to transfer them to the serving dish, thinking "what...

  11. Neurotic or Not?

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not worried about me, b/c it was before I stuck the patient. There wasn't any blood yet. I'm worried about giving the pt an infection, i.e. staph, MRSA, sepsis....etc. I'm so anal that when I feel...

  12. Nightmare!

    Irishgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone else had an "I wish I'd done that differently" experience. I remember a guy running in my triage office c/o headache after lifting something heavy, he was panicky, and I had...

  13. Nightmare!

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I was freaked out by the guy running in my office. I thought he was crazy, but then when I assessed him I thought he had high BP from pain, which may be true. I thought he might have pulled something,...

  14. Nightmare!

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody has any

  15. What's Dangerously Low?

    Irishgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    How low of a Hemoglobin is life threatening? I saw a patient who had 8.5 and doesn't want to go to the ER for it...For an anemic person, how fast does Hgb drop? I'm going to worry all weekend about...

  16. Wearing scrubs home??

    Irishgirl replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    How come we're not all dead yet? I licked my finger to turn a page today after touching a patient's sheet, and couldn't remember if I used antiseptic foam afterwards. I was freaking out. Am I really...

  17. Rules for the ER (long)

    Irishgirl replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    WOW, I worked ER for 4 years, and it's like ya'll are taking the words right out of my brain...so

  18. Blood Transfusion Question

    Irishgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know the recommended size IV for blood is 18 or 20, but what would happen if you transfuse through a 22? Anything bad, or is just not recommended because of the possibility of it

  19. Blood Transfusion Question

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, let me review those posts. Phew! I know they do it all the time in infusion (22g), and I read on a web site in can be 14-23g for blood. I'm just extrememly particular and want to do...

  20. Losing Confidence

    Irishgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does any other nurse here feel like they are losing confidence in their skills? I always feel stupid lately, and feel that I just can't do it anymore. I think I'm going to bow out of patient care,...

  21. Losing Confidence

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'll go back on my Lexapro. I just know that I'm in the business of healing and when I do something that in my mind may cause harm, it freaks me out. I started a 22 g IV for a nurse in an...

  22. Blood Transfusion Question

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Now I'm worried, b/c begalli said you can give a patient cardiac/renal failure. What are the odds this will happen from maybe 30 minutes of blood going through a

  23. Losing Confidence

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I left the ER after four years there. I did well, and the staff was like a second family. I've changed over to nursing research, which is what I've always wanted to do. But, I do have OCD, and always...

  24. Blood Transfusion Question

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We hang blood on pumps in our facility, but we don't really hang platelets on pumps, because they can be crused. But I've seen it

  25. Blood Transfusion Question

    Irishgirl replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but will the hemolyzed cells pose any harm to the