LilgirlRN

LilgirlRN ADN, RN

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  1. Hospice Oxygen Therapy

    LilgirlRN replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I was wondering why sats were being monitored too. I would think that if the patient weren't struggling, that CO2 narcosis would be a good thing. If I were the patient, I would just want to be...

  2. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    LilgirlRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Isn't amazing what the correct dose of tylenol or ibuprofen can

  3. pain in the ed

    LilgirlRN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    As with another thread, the AMA recognizes addiction to drugs and/or alcohol as a disease. I don't agree with everything the AMA says or does. If you look at addiction from the that stand point,...

  4. 50 mg of Phenergan IV push!!!!!!!!!

    LilgirlRN replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would put the phenergan in a soluset , piggyback, buretrol or however you want to dilute

  5. Your Nursing Opinion, Please!

    LilgirlRN replied to Marti Ann's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    She should have been given insulin. While her illness probably caused her increased blood sugar I fail to see how treating the blood sugar is goign to affect the illness or mask it's symptoms. There...

  6. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    LilgirlRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Believe or not parents have concluded that if they do not treat the child's fever then they will be seen faster, so they treat the kid up until 4 hours before coming in and then give them nothing for...

  7. "When Anesthesia Fails" on Discovery Health Channel

    LilgirlRN replied to Sarah Kat's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I woke up briefly when I was having my tubes tied, I can just remember seeing my doctor with the mask on her face and her telling me to put my butt back down on the table. Not sure what I was doing....

  8. what are you doing with violence in ed?

    LilgirlRN replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

    I'm the triage nurse, I often have disgruntled patients due to wait time or someone going ahead of them that is sicker. Last week I had a woman waiting to be triaged, but I had a couple of wheezers...

  9. Can attitudes be taught?

    LilgirlRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Get your EAP involved, they had an inservice for our ER when no one seemed to be able to get along. It

  10. tropical vacations

    LilgirlRN replied to robynrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    Reef Club Cozumel, Mexico http://www.reefclubcozumel.com/ I've been there it's nice and it's all inclusive

  11. need a psych nurse's opinion

    LilgirlRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Just got off the phone with my BF who doesn't live in the same state as me, seems his nephew who is in his mid 20's has had some behavior that is untypical for him. He is recently married and has been...

  12. PLEASE say something POSITIVE about Nursing

    LilgirlRN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I really love my job.

  13. Time Heals???????????(long)

    LilgirlRN replied to ladytraviler's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((((((((((((((travilinglady)))))))))))))))))))))) I am so sorry for your loss. Something you can never get completely over. I don't kno what to say to you except that feel free to vent to us...

  14. Why all the fuss? Influenza.

    LilgirlRN replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    I too can understand where the original poster is coming from. I think that the media blows things out of proprtion too. Every year thousands and thousands of people die from influenza complications....

  15. Flu epidemic?

    LilgirlRN replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    What is with parents not treating their child's fever? I've had several come in this week with temp of 104. WHen is the last time you gave tylenol or motrin? "yesterday." !!!! I actually think we are...

  16. The fatting of America.

    LilgirlRN replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    I triaged 2 kids in the ER last week, a 3 year old that weighed 75 pounds and a 5 year old that weighed 125 pounds. Blew my mind!! How did that happen? I cannot recall when I was a child another child...

  17. migraine faker at the ED!

    LilgirlRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I've worked the ED for a long time. I'm wondering if any of my fellow ED'ers have noticed this.... it's the weekend, most people are not working, means time spent together. Have you noticed how many...

  18. Help With Blood Draws

    LilgirlRN replied to EyesForward's topic in Oncology

    Erin you're right, it causes hemolysis. What I've done in the past is this, use a BP cuff as a torniquet, get a 25 gauge butterfly needle, pop the top off of whatever color tube you need and let it...

  19. 10/10 pain..venting!

    LilgirlRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Good point purple. I used to work with a doctor who said he couldn't relate to it at all (the scale). Said he'd never had any really bad pain. Pain means different things to different people. My son...

  20. 10/10 pain..venting!

    LilgirlRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Thanks nma

  21. migraine faker at the ED!

    LilgirlRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    So just because you don't recall having the pain, means you didn't have it? j/k People don't recall having the pain after having conscious sedation because of amnesia producing medications such as...

  22. 10/10 pain..venting!

    LilgirlRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    You have to remember that the average reading level in the US is on the 8th grade level. I have patient's that can't understand the 0-10 scale. I show them the Wong scale and say show me the that's...

  23. need a psych nurse's opinion

    LilgirlRN replied to LilgirlRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thnks for the reply. He has finally agreed to go back to the doctor. We'll see what's what when he goes I suppose. Hope he doesn't go off the deep end in the mean

  24. :pBODILY FLUIDS

    LilgirlRN replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    Should I put on that really short, white nursing dress, ya know the one that zips down to there? Under I'll have on my push up bra, my garter belt and thigh highs along with my 4 inch stilleto nurses...

  25. They are laughing at the patients

    LilgirlRN replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I think most of us have worked more than one shift in these kinds of conditions. Not sure what the answer is. I used to be the charge nurse, it's just too frustrating and with little increase in pay....