There's a middle-aged man who came in to our burn unit who has Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis due to a sulfa drug. He has skin sloughing that went from 60% of his body today to over 80% - just on my 12...
He went from our unit to the ICU, so I'm not exactly sure right now. He wound up having massive pulmonary edema a couple of days ago though, so I would imagine it would be that. It's just really,...
stkates - He rang his bell and when I went to answer it, he passed me his number when he was deeking into the bathroom. I didn't chuck it out. Call me ignorant, but I don't see how he was vulnerable....
So this is an old thread, but I thought I'd go to allnurses.com for some insight and opinions on this topic. I've been caring for a guy who is 6 months older than I am who came into my unit with a...
Hey, After my night shifts, I have a tough time sleeping. No problem getting to sleep, but I usually sleep like 5 hours and am SOL after that. I think my body's like, "Hey get your butt out of bed,...
If you want it, do it. I have a bunch of large tattoos. Occasionally patients will see them and it tends to spark positive discussion. The only place I've had issues with having tattoos was in nursing...