CEN35

CEN35

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  1. Chemical code vs full code

    CEN35 replied to grnvillechick's topic in General Nursing

    well he was very inappropriate. if somebody does not write him up, or do something to put a leash on him........it will happen again. technically our hospital is not a teaching hospital. however,...

  2. hiccups

    CEN35 replied to amyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    ok forget the medications. i know this will sound a little off the wall, but it does work! it is something a friends garndmother told him about at one time. take a glass of water with a straw...

  3. Med/Surg to ER

    CEN35 replied to cesca's topic in Emergency

    med surg first????? i went right out of school to the er!!! you'll be fine, or you won't! i have come to the conclusion, it's not the experience (totally), or what you learn, it's the person....

  4. Charge nurse woes

    CEN35 replied to wendyssmile's topic in General Nursing

    i responded to a post similar to this once before, although i can't remember te thread or topic? i did charge for a year, and was told did a great job. yes, even i at times lacked self-confidence...

  5. Check out those veins!

    CEN35 replied to susanmary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    alright i was just thinking about that when i read your post nurs4kids! i can't tell you how many times, people walked up behind me at work. proceeded to run their finger down the back of my arm,...

  6. Just Go Pee!

    CEN35 replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    ok all this urine talk has reminded me of something. clearly, this would have been the place to drink, for all the nurses with bladdermegally, secondary to their career! :chuckle yes even the quick...

  7. Just Go Pee!

    CEN35 replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    what does one do? be glad they don't work in that er in mapleton, il :chuckle just kidding trus me

  8. tips on being an effective charge nurse?

    CEN35 replied to minnib's topic in Nurse Management

    along with what the others have already said, there is one more thing you can do! :) to many people look at charge as their oppurtunity to prove themselve's and try to hard. just keep in mind,...

  9. Waiting Room Signage

    CEN35 replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    eldernurse, you mean back pain for a year, and diarrhea for 3 months isn't an emergency! me

  10. Waiting Room Signage

    CEN35 replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    well i was actually thinking of a sign that read, if you have waited less than 4 hours to get in back, we are ahead of schedule. now i can explain where this one came from! we had a lady who...

  11. Migrane Headache Treatment in the ED

    CEN35 replied to keaston's topic in Emergency

    well for us it's because there is a compazine shortage. that has always worked well. except for the epse's. me

  12. Positive Doll's Eyes???

    CEN35 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the response on that one!!! i remember it now that you refreshed it for me. i just haven't used it in a long time! me

  13. Positive Doll's Eyes???

    CEN35 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    actually............there is another test also, for neuro/brainstem function, which i cannot remember the name. you take a 30cc syringe, and an iv catheter. you fill a cup with ice water, and...

  14. Positive Doll's Eyes???

    CEN35 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    positive dolls eyes is a good thing! negative dolls eyes.........and the first thing i think of is organ donation! sad but true. me

  15. How Are Summer Vacations Decided?

    CEN35 replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    seniority me

  16. Deescalating aggression

    CEN35 replied to ERguru's topic in Emergency

    our system makes us take a class called non-violent crisis intervention. it's ok i guess? lol! not! really........when it comes down to the them or you, they emphasize moves and defenses to...

  17. Benefit of CEN?

    CEN35 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Emergency

    mitch, i know how that goes......i have 127 ceu's in the 4 year period (cen period), in which only 91 of them count towards it. i have about 17 ceu's, 2 months prior to the start of that period...

  18. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    thanks lynn! :) btw? i liked the sig about farting!!! lmao!! me

  19. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    i think jw knows.........i think everybody knows. fact is......everybody is being pounded into the ground, without enough help or support. the end result is, stress, snippyness, attitude, and then...

  20. Vecuronium question

    CEN35 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    diprovan, vecuronium and mso4 all together??? why? somebody please help me out on this one? me

  21. Vecuronium question

    CEN35 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes it can cause paralysis to the intetinal muscles. so can zemuron, pavulon, succylcholine and diprovan. keeping the paralytic to a narrow confine as you say, doesn't neccesarily mean that your...

  22. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    good post jw........ me

  23. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    fab? brains in the denture cup? i never saw that one? although i sware i have seen someone leave their brains in the bedpan........lmao!!! :chuckle me

  24. A squeaking heart

    CEN35 replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    margaret!!!!! pericardial rub........that was my first thought also!!! mario the bad news is you are going to die........sometime? in 5 yrs, 10 yrs, 20 yrs, 50 yrs? who knows........like they...

  25. Benefit of CEN?

    CEN35 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Emergency

    yes i know.......that little bit of money is better than nothing. although, i was told the november i registered for it if i passed they pay, if i don't they won't. well i was scheduled to take...