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  1. Hospital Furniture Question

    Nurse1966 replied to eddiemg's topic in General Nursing

    The beds with the air mattresses (turn and assist) have baffles that deflate, so the patient, using gravity, rolls to the side. We also have an option to blow up the mattress to max inflate, which...

  2. Sinustachycardia and pregnancy

    Nurse1966 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I'm an ICU nurse and don't do baby's or momma's! but my daughter is 36 weeks pregnant and has questions. I'm NOT looking for medical advice. A little background, she's being seen by her gyn,...

  3. Sinustachycardia and pregnancy

    Nurse1966 replied to Nurse1966's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How do doctor's feel about asking for a high risk OB? and is this even a "high risk" situation? I don't know how all that works, both my pregnancy's were normal and a long time ago. If a patient...

  4. Possible termination for HIPAA violations

    Nurse1966 replied to Magnolia619's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't agree...it's not the same as talking about pts in the lunch room. Honestly, I don't see the big criminal offense in this. This is a new nurse, who was bored, trying to stay awake, perusing...

  5. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    Nurse1966 replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is so true. I started on M/S, went to Tele and am in ICU right now, but my M/S years were a long time ago! Yes, I can go to a M/S floor and work, but it ain't gonna be pretty! M/S nurses are a...

  6. Discharged and left to die ????

    Nurse1966 replied to Gabby820's topic in General Nursing

    Playing the devil's advocate here, so don't tear me apart....perhaps they don't want to subject her to tests that will compromise her condition further? The colon prep and sedation can be so hard on...

  7. Question for more experienced ICU RN's

    Nurse1966 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I had a bizarre code today with a bad outcome, and I'm not sure what happened. General background is pt had a pneumothorax, found unresponsive, brought to Er, pt was intubated in the field, major...

  8. Question for more experienced ICU RN's

    Nurse1966 replied to Nurse1966's topic in MICU, SICU

    He wasn't vented at this time, we were bagging him into the MRI machine when this started. If the ETT was dislodged, I can see blowing his belly up, but his entire abdomen and subq air at his...

  9. advice on philosophy of pt. care...are we called to patronize them?

    Nurse1966 replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in General Nursing

    I agree pain needs to be addressed, but the OP stated she had two new admits with serious hypotension. In my book, having a heartbeat and respirations beats pain, hands down. Prioritize, like the...

  10. ...annoying little BCx pet peeve...

    Nurse1966 replied to 80sNurse's topic in Emergency

    Yep, what they said...you wouldn't want to treat your patients for false positive cultures based on the normal flora of the people making the culture bottles. I've seen it happen, to a patient with...

  11. Stop! I don't want someone like you touching me!

    Nurse1966 replied to Seth O Scope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, on the telemetry unit I used to work on, we had a Muslim male patient who refused to let females do accuchecks, place telemetry leads, assessments, etc...awfully hard to care for him when we were...

  12. Calling ICU/CCU nurses!

    Nurse1966 replied to Jenni811's topic in Critical Care

    I'm not sure what a PICO is, but how about CRRT? That's interesting stuff or maybe barotrauma with high levels of

  13. Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    Nurse1966 replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    The point (I believe) of the OP's post is: smoking is legal. drinking is legal. Can the hospital mandate what the employee does when they're not at work. Are they going to check and see if you had...

  14. Code on the way to CT scan

    Nurse1966 replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    Our patients always seem to wait until they're on the table, being scanned. There's something to be said for taking an intubated patient down for a scan, at least resp arrest isn't an

  15. Becoming a nurse with being bipolar

    Nurse1966 replied to luke1985's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to dissuade you from being a nurse, nurses rock. But, I think you should look into addictions counseling as a possible career. The reason I suggest this isn't because I don't think...

  16. Hello nurses !

    Nurse1966 replied to Respiratoryguy's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome RT Guy! Just wanted to say some of my favorite people in the ICU are RT's...ours rock! Good luck in your new

  17. TPN and Lipids

    Nurse1966 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I'm in orientation for a new job, and during the IV therapy class, the educator said we could run TPN and Lipids through peripheral IV lines. I always thought they had to run through Central lines....

  18. Things about your workplace that make it nice to be there

    Nurse1966 replied to cerendipity, rn's topic in General Nursing

    Free coffee and real coffee creamer for staff!! The ability to be paid for yearly education/updates if done at home on personal computer, instead of making me drive 30 minutes (one way)to complete an...

  19. Howard County General??

    Nurse1966 replied to nicole109's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Sorry this is so late compared to your original post! But don't want others to read it and get the wrong idea! HCGH opened it's new tower and had many new nursing positions open. Don't know what...

  20. Things you wish you knew when you were young?

    Nurse1966 replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    -Saying "no" isn't mean, sometimes it's self preservation -God does listen, He just doesn't always answer the way I want! -I can't change other people, just myself -Doritos and M & M's are not...

  21. 21 year old male with tachycardia

    Nurse1966 replied to alissajo33's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter's 20, almost 21. She's been on lopressor and then cardizem for sinus tachycardia. The cardiologist didn't think it was serious (echo, halter-monitoring, all that was done) but is...

  22. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    Nurse1966 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Look, I didn't express my views on the topic at hand. I'm just saying that mocking someone's belief in civil rights or calling someone a lapdog is juvenile. As a nurse, after your graduate, you will...

  23. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    Nurse1966 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Silentmind...you're turning a debate into something junior high. While you have a right to express your views, you should try to be a little bit more respectful. There are a lot of "closet" smokers...

  24. Lyme disease and dogs (long)

    Nurse1966 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so this isn't really a nursing post, but I figure we're all pretty smart folks here, so here goes! Does anyone have any experience with lymes and dogs? My french bulldog has had anorexia,...

  25. Lyme disease and dogs (long)

    Nurse1966 replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge! We nurses are a very special group of people, aren't we? Lymes test came back neg. Vet's seem to live and die by their lab tests. Took him to another...