zookeeper

zookeeper has 15 years experience and specializes in Telemetry, ICCU, Home Care, Psych/MRDD.

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1. Standing orders for chest pain

   zookeeper replied to wellstar's topic in Cardiac

   I had a pt, say 5 yrs ago maybe, that I was giving his ordered nitropaste to. (It was just after we had had an inservice mentioning nitro in an RV MI and the result if you do) It wasn't 5 minutes...

2. Indiana towns and cities

   zookeeper replied to DRenfro's topic in Indiana Nursing

   I don't live in Indpls, I live in Richmond which is 60 mi east. My brother and 2 nieces now live there though. I used to commute to Methodist though when I was in nursing school. It is a 900 plus...

3. Standing orders for chest pain

   zookeeper replied to wellstar's topic in Cardiac

   Only CP r/o MI are on a CCC. On our tele floor if someone develops CP we have standing orders that we can give SL ntg x3, O2, and do an EKG. If we're doing all this we're usually on the phone pretty...

4. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

   zookeeper replied to harley_fan's topic in Cardiac

   Do you have basic or advanced arrhythmia classes you can sign up to take? You can't have PAC's in A-fib. A-fib can speed up to over 100---hence the RVR or slow down to a controlled rate (below 100)....

5. Standing orders for chest pain

   zookeeper replied to wellstar's topic in Cardiac

   We have a couple different pathways called CCC's which I think stands for Collaborative Care Continuim (sp). There is one for low risk MI and one for hi risk MI. In ED they do MONA, serial EKG's,...

6. Staffing a telemetry unit

   zookeeper replied to ShayRN's topic in Cardiac

   I have worked tele for about 15 yrs. We have 33 beds divided into 3 modules that used to be split 11 each but we remodeled the floor about 8 yrs ago and mod 1 has 10 pts, mod 2, 11 and mod 3, 12 pts A...

7. Doctor interaction?

   zookeeper replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

   I am an RN and my husband is an LPN in ICCU (go figure) anyway, he gets along with ALL the docs splendidly. There is one doc in particular that I can't stand much. He changes the spelling of his name...

8. Maybe what I want to be when I grow up...

   zookeeper replied to SWAT_RN's topic in Legal

   Question for you LNC's that do your cases out of state. Do your atty clients fax you the cases or what? (I am wondering if I will need a fax machine while I'm filling out this loan app $) This is a...

9. Maybe what I want to be when I grow up...

   zookeeper replied to SWAT_RN's topic in Legal

   Wow, thanks for the quick reply. I actually called the institute today and spoke with a guy who was so helpful and also told me I could upgrade if needed. He spent quite a bit of time on the phone...

10. Maybe what I want to be when I grow up...

    zookeeper replied to SWAT_RN's topic in Legal

    I have logged in a lot of hours at Vickie's site the last few days. I am thinking very strongly about doing the basic course. I guess I am wishing the basic had more mentoring opportunities than once...