brissie

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  1. Lasix gtt

    brissie posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just curious how often you check a K on a pt with a lasix gtt. I had a situation at work the other night where a pt was on a Lasix gtt at 10ml/h and apart from the occasional PVC was SR w/ no ectopy,...

  2. Help How to keep pts IN Bed

    brissie replied to Mazzi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One thing that can lead confused/unsteady patients to get out of bed is needing to go to the bathroom. We did a little evidence based practice thingy on a unit I used to work on and we found that...

  3. Respiratory Assessment: Put your thinking caps on!

    brissie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I only got 5... 1. Pursed lips 2. Tripoding (leaning forward at least!) 3. Core and peripheral cyanosis (I think) 4. Use of accessory muscles 5.

  4. Intubation & Chest Tube skills

    brissie replied to naz220's topic in Emergency

    Paramedics do not insert chest tubes rather they do needle decompression which of course is usually just a temporary fix. Chest tubes themselves are inserted by physicians. Intubation can be...

  5. Is it a HIPPA violation?

    brissie replied to DixieNurse2244's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think you mean 0.09 not 0.9 lol. 0.9 and you would be pretty

  6. Know meds before you give them...how...

    brissie replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for wanting to be safe and professional. I have worked with nurses with big egos how are too embarrassed to use a drug guide. I have been a nurse for 11 years now, mostly in critical...

  7. From school to ICU...What was I thinking?

    brissie replied to ArtOfNursing's topic in General Nursing

    It will take you at least a year to begin to feel comfortable. If your co-workers are helpful then that makes things easier. I have to agree with some of your co-workers; yes it is good to be...

  8. Ethical question-being friends with a patient

    brissie replied to tharris22's topic in General Nursing

    Your license is safe. Your friend overreacted. You have treated the whole incident as a lesson learned and you will be a better nurse for having learned it. Good

  9. How much do you do for the next shift . .

    brissie replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    I applaud you for your efforts to help the next shift. You went above and beyond to provide assistance. Nursing is all about having unexpected things happen at inconvenient times, that is what we...

  10. Student Loans

    brissie replied to saskrn's topic in General Nursing

    What is your status here in the U.S.? Are you a permanent resident or are you here on a student visa? If you are a permanent resident then you are entitled to federal loans. If you are here on a...

  11. what is the best place to be at as a nurse?

    brissie replied to zaky's topic in General Nursing

    Best place for me to be as a nurse is home, watching TV with an ice cold

  12. Is hypnosis within the scope of nursing practice?

    brissie replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    Man, I would be hypnotizing patients all night...."you don't have a call

  13. New director is a nazi

    brissie replied to olddog1's topic in Emergency

    If your manager can't take the heat she should get out of the kitchen! If you love your job hang in there, with all the PC stuff and "sensitivity" training that goes on in hospitals today she won't...

  14. How to respond to these type of nurses!?

    brissie replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    So many factors could be coming into play here. I am not offering excuses for their behavior, swearing is absolutely unacceptable behavior in a professional setting, yet maybe the nurse had been...

  15. Kootenai Medical Center?

    brissie replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Kootenai Medical Center's starting pay for a new RN is $23.88. Deaconess Medical Center's starting pay for a new RN is $23.79. Sacred Heart Medical Center's starting pay for a new RN is $23.08....

  16. Spokane area nurses?

    brissie replied to selulion's topic in Washington Nursing

    I currently work at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. The starting wage for a new RN is $23.79/hr. Deaconess is currently going through a process of being sold and becoming part of a for profit...

  17. 72 INCH long wound!

    brissie replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Have to plug like a shop vac into that sucker to get a wound vac goin. Thnk of all the

  18. Congrats Bakpakr On Passing Your Cna Course !

    brissie replied to muffie's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats

  19. Goodbye, PACU! Hello, ER! Any tips?

    brissie replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    Just remember.....stay lookin

  20. Liablity question..

    brissie replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If the nurse who left did not hand over patient care to another licensed nurse then she abandoned her patients. Saying can you feed my baby at 1400 is not handing over patient care. Did you contact...

  21. Daytonite....

    brissie replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in General Students

    On days where I sometimes regret my decision to become a nurse, I have only to read some of Daytonite's posts and see the passion for nursing that exudes from them and to aspire to hold such a passion...

  22. Should you be able to refuse an isolation assignment when pregnant?

    brissie replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Interestingly enough our NM brought this up yesterday at our biannual staff meeting. She said that for the obvious infections that are dangerous to a pregnant woman, those pregnant will be excused...

  23. Coworker causing problems...

    brissie replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Restraining order????......just

  24. New nurse question re: NPO and meds

    brissie replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    I betcha your unit has a policy and procedure manual and it might be in

  25. How to deal with coworker during report?

    brissie replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would just give report in a calm manner and totally ignore the inane questions. Although I would have gone back and documented the IV if I had started