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  1. Having the "Right to Fall"

    JustMe replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a guy one night in the CICU who was on a GII/IIIB inhibitor (like Integrilin) and WOULD NOT stay in bed as instructed. He was told that if he fell and hit his head he could die from bleeding...

  2. Did Hillary really say nurses are glorified sitters ?..... No fact to support

    JustMe replied to time4meRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just my When Hillary was working on the Healthcare Reform committee that was initiated by President Clinton, one of the people working on that committee was Virginia Trotter Betts, RN who was the...

  3. Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

    JustMe replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    This is EXACTLY what I try to teach my RN students! As nurses our powers of observation are phenomenal and we need to improve, expand and rely on them. I had a student come to me (an LVN who worked in...

  4. Chito-seals

    JustMe replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've heard of these seals being used in the ER for control of hemorrhaging, but never heard of its use in the Cath Lab. We use either the AngioSeal or PerClose device which requires NO manual pressure...

  5. Nursing Union questions

    JustMe replied to strider14's topic in California Nursing

    I look at paying my unions dues like I pay my malpractice insurance. I don't want to be sued so I have malpractice insurance. I also don't want to be wrongfully terminated so I belong to a union....

  6. Why so negative ?

    JustMe replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    First I want to thank you for starting this thread. Yes, there seems to be a lot of negative feelings in these postings, but where else can we vent when it's been a really bad day? My husband is...

  7. Do u know any hospitals that may pay off my Nursing student loan of $40,000?

    JustMe replied to parkingmanager's topic in California Nursing

    You may want to consider the Army Reserves. I work with a nurse who is paying off students loans with Reserve duty and she has never been deployed, tho she came close once. She's already a

  8. UC Davis Sacramento

    JustMe replied to marie88's topic in California Nursing

    I have never worked for UCDavis but live nearby. I have transferred patients to them and have never heard a bad word. They have a trauma center plus the medical school, so there's never a shortage of...

  9. Police Officer Husband and Nurse2b Wife

    JustMe replied to Rianna1's topic in General Nursing

    I had been a nurse only a few years when I met my law enforcement guy. He was very supportive of my job--pm shift, weekends, holidays, etc. Because I was the only nurse in my family no one understood...

  10. Repetative injury question

    JustMe replied to kdecarl's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I was just browsing the critical care threads and saw your posting. We pull sheaths in our CICU (it is one of our competencies). We have a device called a Compressar that holds pressure on the groin...

  11. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    JustMe replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    romansten9: "As for myself, I am currently taking an ADN program...I will graduate with 7 years of school under my belt and 20 years of Critical Care experience as a Paramedic and as an ACLS and PALS...

  12. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    JustMe replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Unfortunately it was my 41yo husband who came in with the heart attack. His boss's secretary sent a card to him c/o the "Cardiac Arrest Unit." Thank goodness...

  13. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    JustMe replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Speaking of nursing philosophy--Virginia Henderson asked the question: (she is a nurse theorist): "What is the unique function of the nurse?" EXACTLY! Nursing is a unique and separate profession, part...

  14. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    JustMe replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is the first posting I've read that discusses the professionalism of nursing. "Professionals" like doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc. all have college degrees. Nurses are professionals and we,...

  15. Re: Portland Protocol

    JustMe posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I looked back through several months of threads and did not see this issue addressed. Anyone out there LIKE the Portland Protocol?? So far it is being limited to our Surgical ICU but it sounds like...

  16. Want to Discuss Hearts?

    JustMe replied to nedanurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Oh you guys!! Surgery isn't the only way to treat a heart! Give me a good ol' MI, CHF, pulm edema, crappy valve any day!:roll I've noticed when I float to the Surgical ICU, where our CABG pts go,...

  17. Who does your IABPs

    JustMe replied to TennRN2004's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I thought anyone monitoring the pumps had to be a certified perfusionist or an RN. Isn't there a school in Texas to train perfusionists? An RT managing the pump?? Our perfusionists run the bypass...

  18. R.N. Vs. Masters in Nursing

    JustMe replied to surfergirl's topic in California Nursing

    It might depend on how old you are. Many new students in nursing are people who are looking for second careers. I was a younger student and started with my ADN. After a few years on the job I went to...

  19. Scrubs for Short People!

    JustMe replied to Pinky2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm 5ft 1in and too fat for my own good. I like the petite size Cherokees, in large. I don't want my scrubs to fit like a glove--I want to be able to breathe while I'm at work. What I have problems...

  20. Eating and 12 hours shifts

    JustMe replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12-hr days in an ICU. I eat breakfast before coming to work and try to take a lunch break around 11AM. Then I take a 10 min. break around 4pm. I guess what I'm trying to say is---TAKE YOUR...

  21. Sacramento/Davis

    JustMe replied to haji's topic in California Nursing

    When I read about UC Davis losing their Magnet status I read between the lines. The ANCC that awards the Magnets is part of the American Nurses Association. And the union at Davis is the California...

  22. Sacramento/Davis

    JustMe replied to haji's topic in California Nursing

    Unfortunately UC Davis Med Center just lost its Magnet status. I read that in the "Nursing Spectrum." Wondered if anybody knows anything about what

  23. Arterial Line Question

    JustMe replied to wonderbee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Pawpa John, I couldn't help but smile at your comment about the accuracy of the arterial waveform. One night, a million years ago, I had a patient that went south on me. He had an arterial line that...

  24. Question about BP

    JustMe replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    One of our cardiologists insists we keep a mercury cuff in our ICU. The automatic cuffs read a BP by finding the mean and then calculating the systolic and diastolic. A manual cuff should have the...

  25. OBOY!....did I date myself today!!!!!

    JustMe replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Sanctuary, Yup--got my half stripe on my cap in the second year of my 2-year program. I didn't have to sharpen needles:eek: but I was around even before Ticlid--try Persantine! I learned to put...