nerdtonurse?

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  1. WGU RN-BSN 10/01/11 start...anyone with me?

    nerdtonurse? replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Western Governors University

    Well....I just pulled the money out of my IRA to go to school. I'm trying to start 11/1. So, I'll be a month behind you guys, I guess. Got the money coming, passed the admission assessment, going...

  2. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

    nerdtonurse? replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    What saves most of us is that MRSA isn't seriously virulent like strep milleri (commonly seen in necrotizing fasciitis). MRSA is a bacteria, under specific conditions it can make you sick, but it...

  3. 'cattle calls' in ER waiting room?

    nerdtonurse? replied to BaptistBites's topic in Emergency

    This is not what I thought this thread would be about -- I thought you guys were "GI bleeds to the left, CP to the right, and all the N/V/D folks, come on down!...."

  4. What is the reason for not giving flu shots to someone with a fever

    nerdtonurse? replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

    Also, if the pt has a reaction to the flu shot, and is already running a temp, you could miss the first signs that they're going to have a problem -- some people are allergic to the contents of the...

  5. ? about resident throwing self OOB

    nerdtonurse? replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    We had one of those we got from a NH every time he threw a temper tantrum because the nursing home wasn't letting him smoke dope in his room (I'm talking crack, not a medical THC). They put a camera...

  6. My Nursing Career In Six Words

    nerdtonurse? replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    What'd I do this for, again? No, seriously, my paycheck's THIS

  7. Foley sterile field

    nerdtonurse? replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    When nothing else works...trendelenburg, lube and place 2 fingers in the lady parts to form a floor for the urethra, push up, and guide the foley in on the "track" you've made with the fingers of the...

  8. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to the above! Ask for feedback -- not when the instructor's trying to leave for the day, trying to sort out someone else's mess, but when it's reasonable she'd have a few minutes -- even better,...

  9. Disturbing POA's

    nerdtonurse? replied to MommaRN86's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why did the POA not want treatment? Is this a resident (like one of my aunts, god help us all) who has "chest pain" every time she doesn't get her way? Or is this a cardiac fragile person who the...

  10. When a nursing home shuts down.

    nerdtonurse? replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know with healthcare, but because our entire division was transferred (like your entire NH, presumably?) we were told to report, resign, or be considered absent without report -- 3 of those kind...

  11. first patient death as a CNA, still feeling weird

    nerdtonurse? replied to lalopop86's topic in General Nursing

    You always remember the first time you take someone "downstairs." I can still see the first patient I had that died -- sweetest little thing, just a precious person. She had a gentle, peaceful...

  12. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    I was told one of my teachers would be horrible, unfair, hated older students, etc., so I went in anticipating the worst. Turns out the people who had problems with her were those who were 1) late...

  13. An eye-opening experience

    nerdtonurse? replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Very true....one need only look at what happens after a serious natural disaster in this country (Katrina, Andrew, really big earthquakes where help is not coming from the next town because the next...

  14. First senior exam tonight...need some kind words

    nerdtonurse? replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    It was my experience in nursing school that the worse I felt, the better I did.

  15. head and neck cancer end of life care - advice needed.

    nerdtonurse? replied to jonga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If it's possible, get a plastic cover over the mattress unless he's in a hospital bed. I had a neighbor who's hubby was hospice, died as a result of a massive bleed out, and I remember being there...

  16. An eye-opening experience

    nerdtonurse? replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is my "measuring stick" of how good we have it. I make mission rosaries and send them to 3rd world countries, and sent a batch of several hundred to a church in India. I rec'd a letter back...

  17. When a nursing home shuts down.

    nerdtonurse? replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    When you are a computer engineer, that is frequently what happens when your company is bought out -- I was "sold" and told if I wanted a paycheck, I had to relocate 750 miles; if I didn't, then I...

  18. Littmann master cardiology or cardiology iii?

    nerdtonurse? replied to TeleRN311's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The best advice I can give is to do what I did -- I put on a sweater, and went to the "nurse store" and tried to hear my heartbeat thru the sweater with a variety of scopes -- picked the

  19. The Things I've Seen Today...

    nerdtonurse? replied to INparrothead's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of the night I walked in, was told a patient was "nervous" after dialysis. My question, "How nervous?" "Oh, sweaty, out of breath, nauseated...." Pt was a horribly brittle DMII, had been...

  20. Is this a strange way of viewing your co-workers?

    nerdtonurse? replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you worked with me and I didn't like you, you'd still get professional care. I've had patients I could not stand, I mean truly loathed because they were horrible people -- people who'd abused...

  21. Which temp is more accurate Oral vs Tympanic??

    nerdtonurse? replied to SonorityGenius's topic in General Nursing

    Just one addendum -- when you've got a crazy LOL or LOM who's clawing, biting, kicking, trying to frankly kill anyone that gets into arm's reach, busts out of restraints faster than Houdini -- I'm...

  22. Got a promotion because of my big...

    nerdtonurse? replied to CareteamRN70's topic in General Nursing

    They want you to wear them, there are days where I'd drill a hole in them and hang them around my neck...."Hey, you said I had to wear them, so I'm wearing them..." I'd rather have someone without...

  23. Buying your own equipment?

    nerdtonurse? replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I used to work (one of the reasons I don't work there anymore) we routinely didn't have enough VS equipment. I mean, you can manual a BP, but a pulse ox? You gotta have that equipment. We had...

  24. Which temp is more accurate Oral vs Tympanic??

    nerdtonurse? replied to SonorityGenius's topic in General Nursing

    Tympanics are "supposed to" be more accurate since the are closest to seeing the temp of the brain, which is what you're concerned with -- brain cells are sugar based, you get them too hot, the...

  25. I know, I know.... another night shift thread....

    nerdtonurse? replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    What I found is that I can do my shift, but if something bad happens (like my pt codes or passes 5 minutes before shift change) and I'm more like 12 or 13 hours, that's when I crash and burn. Be very...