whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. tracheostomy tricks of trade

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Ewww, no I hate trachs!! The only way I want to suction a trach is if the patient is on a vent with a ballard suction setup. Fortunately our RTs do our trach care so I don't often have to do it...

  2. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having lived in Arkansas, I can totally relate to that statement. I can still remember some of the ugly things my grandpa would say about black people (of course, that's not what he called them...)...

  3. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Mandi, you are not a BAD CNA, for heaven's sake. We've all done it at some point, worked when we really shouldn't have. You have to know whether you can make it through the shift at 100%. What's...

  4. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yay!!! This thread is on general, where it

  5. Nitro tubing

    whipping girl in 07 replied to 2rntish's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use low absorption tubing for nitro, Cordarone, TPN, lipids and

  6. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Look under polls for LasVegasRN's thread about minorities. It is truly an enlightening discussion without namecalling or ugliness. At least at this point it is!:kiss Who knows what could happen...

  7. Am I crazy or just a masochist?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    A little masochism gets things done! I never would have made it through nursing school if I wasn't a sucker for

  8. Am I crazy or just a masochist?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great that you want to further your education. I've been out of school for almost a year now and I have been constantly taking classes and getting CEUs (even though they are not required...

  9. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the PM I sent to LasVegasRN when I thought her really thought-provoking thread had been deleted: I thought this was a good thread; however, I got busy putting my son and dogs to bed so I...

  10. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I find that it's regional in my opinion. When I lived in a certain state north of here, I found that there were a lot of problems between black and white staff members. However, where I live now, I...

  11. Student Nurses in ICU for clinical

    whipping girl in 07 replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our ICU clinicals in school, there was one nurse that was responsible for the students and didn't take a patient assignment. Then each of the students were assigned to a nurse for the day and...

  12. orientation for CABG nurse

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Sonya G's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our mixed ICU, we orient to the unit for 12 weeks, then after one year out of orientation we orient to fresh hearts. During this year I have gotten quite a bit of experience with titrating drips,...

  13. LSU Health Sciences Center?????

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Kaleigh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Still quite the party school, but by the time I ended up there, I'd outgrown my partying! LSU is still listed on Playboy's top 25 party school list, but they are no longer #1. I remember back when I...

  14. LSU Health Sciences Center?????

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Kaleigh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You have to live in La. for six months to be considered a state resident. However, if you move to La. for your HUSBAND's job, you can be considered a state resident immediately. I did that when we...

  15. Antibiotic bone head question

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I mix Ancef all the time to send down with the patient to surgery as on-call med. I always use whatever I'm running it in to reconstitute it. As long as it's fully dissolved in a compatible solution...

  16. Antibiotic bone head question

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I mix my own Abx all the time and I use either the fluid out of the IV bag that I'm mixing it in, or NS from the bag we draw from to use for flushes and to dilute injections (like MS when titrating)...

  17. Legal/Ethical issues in nursing

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Tigger100S's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't really know the answer to your question, but I'm going to try to respond to keep it near the top, as this is something we as nurses need to think about. 1. As a nurse I usually don't address...

  18. that song that bashes nurses

    whipping girl in 07 replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    The song is by Pink, I can't think of the name right

  19. Does your hospital plan for code blue events?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We usually have a "code" bed available, and we usually start the shift with admitability of two beds, unless we are full. When we are full, a code is supposed to go to ER. But, if we are full at a...

  20. How do you deal with rude patients?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I encountered a rude, demanding patient last week. Her IV pump was beeping and I went in to fix it (not even MY patient, mind you). She was nagging me ("You must not know what you're doing, why...

  21. Mayonnaise treatment for lice

    whipping girl in 07 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I hear the words "head lice" it conjures up two images: 1) In 4th grade I got sent home with head lice and my mom treated and combed my long hair with that little comb. Ouch! To this day...

  22. Terms of endearment

    whipping girl in 07 replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on the patient. I'm 28, but I look about 23, so a lot of the older patients (especially ladies) call ME "terms of endearment" like darlin', sweetie, chere (Cajun French for...

  23. Pixis for everything?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NSDRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a supply pixis only, and it seems to work OK for our ICU. Our stock meds are not kept in pixis, which can cause problems when someone forgets to sign something out and then whoever is...

  24. What do you do to get past the 2am slump

    whipping girl in 07 replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    I save some physical work for my 4:00 slump. We do our baths in ICU at night, and so I do my second bath at 4am. Drives my co-workers crazy, but I never have any trouble getting someone to help turn...

  25. What do you carry your pens, tape, scissors, etc in?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Right jacket pocket: 2 pens, tourniquet, tape, paper for notes, report sheet Left jacket pocket: hemostats, coke $$, lipstick, eye drops, sudafed 12hr (1 pill) stethoscope around my neck. If no...