Emergency RN

Emergency RN

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  1. I want to be a nurse but

    To the OP, from your experience alone, you'll be the envy of nearly all your student colleagues. Many nurses graduate from school never having given one IM shot (surprising, isn't it?). The fact that...
  2. IV and blood under the skin

    application of a tourniquet above (or proximal to) the site, which increases venous pressure, will actually force blood to come out faster. you need to lower pressure in the vein by elevation of the...
  3. Pt with Unequal Pupils

    Anisocoria, or unequal pupils, as a singular presentation without any other neurological sign or symptom, is generally benign. It is considered a normal physiologic variant in about 20-25% of the...
  4. Leaving for Haiti tonight

    I just checked the HACI website and it looks like they finally got around to renewing their domain name. However, the info on the site remains rather outdated. It talks about "...The next clinic...
  5. UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    One has to remember, we're living in a society in which kids who can barely read are paid millions a year to throw inflated rubber balls through metal hoops. UPS drivers making 70K? God bless 'em....
  6. Venoscope II, Veinlight EMS/LED, transilluminators

    One of the problems that hasn't been discussed here is the fact that by purchasing such a transillumination device, the OP obviously has certain expectations that the person he gives it to will know...
  7. Venoscope II, Veinlight EMS/LED, transilluminators

    The venoscope2 and other transcutaneous illumination adjuncts are really nothing more than just fancy flashlights. Any good needle sticker can use a plain ole Minimag or Streamlight Junior and do...
  8. intraventricular hemorrhage

    While I have not had the experience of such a patient, from what I can gather from a review of the literature, Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) in an adult is generally a very bad diagnosis with...
  9. just wondering- good samaritan laws?

    Nurses do not necessarily need doctors to be present in order to be clinically effective. While we may need to follow medical orders (when they are there to follow), nurses are also independently...
  10. You'd understand, right?

    post hysterectomy ectopic pregnancies are indeed rare, but not unheard of. thus, recommendations for all women of child bearing years (who have had hysterectomies but intact ovaries), who present with...
  11. You'd understand, right?

    you have to understand that basic assessment is still required for every visit. i'm sure you'll understand when they also check your pulse and take your blood pressure, even though it has nothing to...
  12. My god, I saved a life for the first time!

    Even though her resultant pressure of 140 x 90 was still marginal for a normal person, one has to remember that she normally lives at a much higher range. Years ago, the treatment modality was to...
  13. Leaving for Haiti tonight

    milana, haiti is not the only place that you can go. if the medical mission bug hits you (like some people i've heard of who spend their annual vacations doing such things) there are lots of other...
  14. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    If you read through all of my posts in this thread (and I'm not a paying member so I can't go back to re-edit beyond a timed window), none of my comments were directed at the OP on a personal level;...
  15. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    I went to Haiti and spent a week of my personal vacation time helping to treat the poor. That to me was "volunteering." What you're referring to in the above, is instead, called "networking and job...
  16. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    people may rationalize behavioral responses to be something more politically correct in order to justify them. but if a starving man steals a loaf of bread to feed his starving family, he remains a...
  17. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    No, you did not get yelled at for volunteering, but rather you were yelled at for misrepresentation. Some might even label it as fraud. Your primary purpose for your contact was to look for a job, yet...
  18. Leaving for Haiti tonight

    Just walked in the door this morning after a week there, and it was an experience (both great and not so great). The good part was being able to deliver care and assistance to patients that would...
  19. Healthcare Reform-ER

    Well, actually yes. In many poor neighborhoods, where the bulk of the uninsured live, what will likely happen is that the lack of primary care business will disappear. MD's can now set up offices in...
  20. New health care bill..

    So what is your suggestion then? That we should save the insurance industry and tell the people with pre-existing illnesses they should just drop dead? LOL... If we bankrupt the insurance companies,...
  21. low blood sugar symptoms without actual hypoglycemia?

    Maybe you should check his blood pressure or temperature instead. Sometimes patient's assign the wrong reasons to what they're feeling. Since the patient isn't a known diabetic, never had a...
  22. What happened to make him die?

    I mean the OP no offense, as you're probably not going to want to hear this, but sometimes, a cold analysis is the best teacher. Frankly (and respondent Kymmi hinted at this), IMHO, too much time off...
  23. Atropine for ABD Pain?

    It was likely done to decrease intestinal motility, which probably was a contributory factor to the patient's abdominal pain. Bentyl (Dicyclomine, also dicycloverine), is generally used to treat...
  24. Quite Asian guy thinking of a degree in nursing

    I doubt you'd be an object of ridicule for your skin color and nature; but I'd work on that spelling (ie Quiet vs Quite). That said, being both a guy AND Asian and having spent 25 years in this...
  25. Doctor's touching account of Haiti experience

    That was an exceptional tale. I sincerely thank you for posting it. I would also be very interested in any of the experiences that nurses or medics have had