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mced

ER, OPEN HEART RECOVERY

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  1. Male staff-Female Pt. - ECG

    mced replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    If it is a true emergency, I will do it myself (don't really care how pendulous their breasts are, I just heave them out of the way and hope the leads stick). If it is a typical "emergency", I will...

  2. G-Tube Feedings and loose stools

    mced replied to kwagner_51's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Patients on tube feed always have diarrhea. Thats how they get back at you. If I were you I would call, V.O. whatever you need to do to get a rectal tube. Insert tube and the problem is solved....

  3. Who does your IABPs

    mced replied to TennRN2004's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thats interesting TennRN2004, I have never heard of an RT running or for that matter even having anything to do with an IABP. I do not think it would be that difficult to explain and teach to an RT,...

  4. "Don't Send Anyone Out!"

    mced replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you think that sending a gomer to an emergency department equals a higher level of care? Remember the XIII Law: The delivery of medical care is to do as little as

  5. foley catheter question

    mced replied to J.R.theR.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds kind of kinky....I think you might be posting on the wrong

  6. foley catheter question

    mced replied to J.R.theR.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    30french 3-way, Coude if you have one. That is what I try to use. Most guys love it and come back asking for

  7. V-tach question

    mced replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, forgot the why part. Most beta blockers will block circulating catecholamines such as norepinephrine, epinephrine, etc... and have a membrane stabilizing effect that decrease the chances of...

  8. V-tach question

    mced replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest a load of amiodarone to break the V-tach followed by a beta-1 blocker such as metoprolol once they were in a more life-sustaining

  9. Anyone ever take NCLEX right after school & no extra studying? And Pass?

    mced replied to happygrad06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would not worry too much about studying Happygrad06. It is my opinion that the main purpose of nursing school is to ensure that you pass the NCLEX. If you made it through school you should do just...

  10. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    mced replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We frequently have days in open heart recovery when only male nurses and male techs are working. I guess we fit in well on the unit. I do not think the patients we recover have any adverse...

  11. Ambulance Personnel and wait times

    mced replied to Kince's topic in Emergency

    I pull shifts in a 50+ bed ED where it is not unusual for 4-6 rescues to be waiting in our bay. We triage the patients as you bring them in and will find a way to get a bed if the patient is truly on...

  12. Main Problem In The Nursing Field?

    mced replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    1) Female nurses stabbing each other in the back day in and day out. 2) Need to make the BSN degree the standard for all entry level RN's. ASN and diplomma RNs are good nurses, but having so many...

  13. Trouble with Narcan

    mced replied to mellomom's topic in General Nursing

    Narcan is a great drug. Just make sure that you or EMS has restrained the patient prior to administration. Same goes for

  14. Male Nursing

    mced replied to jturpin4's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yes you bathe "nude" patients in nursing school. The good news however is that you get to see some interesting tattoos. If you go into the ER this will not be something you will deal with. Hardest...

  15. Need advice quickly

    mced replied to Late Bloomer's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that your "friend" is trying to hold you

  16. Police Killed Our Patient

    mced replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    "psych SWAT team", I like that idea. Maybe they could use tasers with prefilled syringes of haloperidol. This of course could only be utilized by officers who have completed some sort of sensitivity...

  17. Roll Call UNF 2006

    mced replied to sweetdreams531's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Im ready, cannot wait to get the required reading material this Monday. Looks like

  18. Recommended Req'd reading before NS?

    mced replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    Relax man, nursing school is not that hard. I would recommend, The House Of God. Hilarious book but kind of an old school view of