Pat_Pat RN

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    what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'll have to break the "Aviator is best" theme. I got a set of the "light duty" or whatever they call them. I am ALWAYS hot, I thought a lighter weight fabric would be better for me. After a few...
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    The Trauma after the Trauma

    Pat_Pat RN replied to ScrappyED's topic in Emergency

    Wonderfully done. You made me teary-eyed. You expressed the feelings into words so well. Being disconnected is what has kept me sane, I believe. Now, working on a med/surg floor I have to be somewhat...
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    Conscious Sedation in the ER

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Silktea3's topic in Emergency

    Depends on the doctor. I prefer they use etomidate, as mentioned, the patient is G-O-N-E seconds after giving it and recover quickly afterwards. We usually use it in reducing joint displacements, as...
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    A name for Computer on Wheels

    Pat_Pat RN replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

    MWS = "Moo's"?? ha ha
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    Other ways to hydrate kids?

    Pat_Pat RN posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Other than oral/NG tube (vomiting) or IV (can't get a line) are there any other ways to give fluids to kids? I've heard of SQ infusions, do these have to go at such a slow rate that it wouldn't help?...
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    Did you ever doubt your nursing abilities/judgement?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    I will "learn" something "new" then think, "Hey, I remember that! I used to know that!" It is cyclic, and will depend on what area you specialize
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    Did you ever doubt your nursing abilities/judgement?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    No, it isn't normal, you should come out of school and be PERFECT!! You will have excellent nursing judgment upon graduation, actually it is when you pass the NCLEX, they give you a little pill at the...
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    Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

    Pat_Pat RN replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Glad things turned out best for everyone. I'm sure the pharm tech has learned HIS lesson!
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    Comfort measures for an end stage COPD pt

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Blessed RN's topic in General Nursing

    How about trying a BiPap machine? We've done that for COPD pts. before. Sometimes it helps, sometimes they hate
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    For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I live on 300 acres of timber. Needed to keep up the place. Plus, guys are always little boys inside that like to play with bigger Tonka
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    For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I graduated in May, so I'm a little late, but this is what I bought.... You'll have to follow this link:...
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    narcotic orders help needed Legal Qs!?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to ciber-1's topic in General Nursing

    I vote "E" None of the
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    Med Error

    Pat_Pat RN replied to mrscoozy's topic in General Nursing

    I did the exact same thing, gave XL instead of "plain" Toprol. She was a new admit and (of course) didn't have a list of her meds... Don't get down on
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    Anyone Else Always Anxious?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to NewCanadianNurse12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would agree with what others have said. Get in to see a
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    What do your CNAs do ?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to poppy101's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing, we don't have
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    Good Old HIPAA Violation!

    Pat_Pat RN replied to shodobe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to see someone else talking with the best interest of the patients in mind. Enough spanking the OP isn't it? Four pages worth of "you did wrong", even though his original post said, "I did...
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    You don't feel like soap and water so I think I'll run away.....

    Pat_Pat RN replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    A simple "procedural" mask will filter out some odors, plus you can coat the inside of it with Vicks to kill the rest of the smell. And, perhaps wearing a mask in to see this patient would get them to...
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    How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is actually sited as "the easiest and least invasive" way to cure the hiccups. The reference is "Emergency Medicine, A comprehensive study guide. Tintalli et al. American Counsil of Emergency...
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    How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pardon if this has been said, but maybe has something to do with all the MSG?? Also, I've found, and read research, that lots of "wives tales" etc. are rooted in fact. I'll see if I can't dig up some...
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    Professional relationships

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Bandaid08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some of the nurses I've worked with for 5+ years are like family to me. We talk about all kinds of things: religion, politics, you name it! We are a very close-knit bunch. You just have to get a feel...
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    Our unit clerk

    Pat_Pat RN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I kinda like those colors...like little candycanes!
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Pat_Pat RN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My old ER supervisor and the EMS director were in a HEATED debate over a patient (and I mean, yelling over the unconcious patients body). The debate was over whether or not this drunk guy who had...
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    Weekend/Night shifts only- how rare are these opportunities?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to SiennaGreen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work a "WOW" shift. We have to work Saturday and Sunday night, 2-12's but get paid for 36. I also work an 8 hr shift weekly in the ER, but don't get overtime for the hours over 40, since I have...
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    MRSA question

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. My hospital does this for anyone with a history of MRSA or that comes from a
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    piggybacking?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    To get every bit of the fluid out of the bag through a pump you would have to have some other source of non-medicated fluid for the pump to push behind the medicated fluid. We have Abbott Plum+...