nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. use of ipods or iphones/ etc at work to store info

    nerdtonurse? replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    Skyscape has a TON of nursing apps for a PDA/itouch. I have nursing constellation, so I have Tabers, Drug guides, IV med book, drug calculators, Lippencott's nursing practice book, etc., in my...

  2. Nursing Nightmare - Whats's the most number of patients you cared for by yourself?

    nerdtonurse? replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Telemetry: 9 patients for me. 26 on the floor, 2 other nurses, no aide. Half the shift called off the day after a holiday. We kept them all alive, but it was a

  3. hour long seizure-what was this?

    nerdtonurse? replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    My thought was: TIA, drug interaction/overdose, encephalopathy from tick/mosquito born illness (it's that time of the year). Was the person doing a lot of yard work, maybe had a reaction to weed...

  4. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    We can't fix genetic problems at our facility, as our gene splicer is currently on the Enterprise being repaired...so please take your inbred psychopath to another facility, we've all had our "beat...

  5. What would make you feel appreciated on the job?

    nerdtonurse? replied to LumpyLooRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you decide to buy lunch for one shift, do it for night shift too. There's nothing that makes you feel like garbage than coming in, finding the crumbs and trash from pizza or chinese takeout that...

  6. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    nerdtonurse? replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Re: access to diprovan I asked one of the docs on the floor last night (he was venting about MJ and the diprovan) just how easy/hard it would be to get your hands on diprovan He said that while he...

  7. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Most I've ever worked in a row (12 hr shifts) was 6. Never, ever again. I was so tired, if a pt had coded I'd have probably handed them the ambu bag and said, "well you wanted to do this, worked...

  8. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    And I "advocate" for the ultimate nursing dream, aerosol sprays of ativan in the patient/public areas of the hospital....and a valium salt lick in the

  9. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    nerdtonurse? replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    When I was watching that, I was thinking....if that had been me, and my patient a) knows what diprovan is, and b) states they have been given it before, and c) is wanting me to give it..... Ever see...

  10. I am a nurse. Venting about how I feel.

    nerdtonurse? replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Bravo! And on my last shift, I was also air conditioner repairman and bug

  11. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    nerdtonurse? replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I watched the interview with my mouth hanging open -- not only because she was busting HIPAA into a thousand pieces, but that she's supposed to be an NP and -- get this -- said she had to call a doc...

  12. "Twins By Surprise"

    nerdtonurse? replied to krltdy's topic in General Nursing

    If the mom's healthy, the baby's healthy, AND there's a responsible trained adult around that can call for help if the mom passes out, seizes, etc., then I've got no problem with a home birth. But no...

  13. When patients want to know test results...

    nerdtonurse? replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    My stock answer (especially if it's BAD) -- "Ma'am, I'm sorry, those labs aren't back yet. It's not uncommon for those particular labs to take several days to result, although they would call us if...

  14. "Twins By Surprise"

    nerdtonurse? replied to krltdy's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a show on "free birthing" about a month ago, and was just horrified. What if the baby had the cord around it's neck and it tightened during contractions? What if she started to bleed?...

  15. Flu Vaccine caused the flu of 1918?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Vtachy1's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yup, you're right. That's what happens when you don't double check a website. My bad...:imbar But I'm still not putting on a tinfoil hat about the 1918 flu being engineered...yet,

  16. CLARIFICATION

    nerdtonurse? replied to oseibonsu's topic in General Nursing

    The reason they use the female pronoun is the same reason they used the male pronoun on everything when I was working in computers. If I had a dime for everytime someone thought I was the secretary...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

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

    And in that vein.... "Wait...hold on just a second, let me pull just a little bit more...maybe a half inch more twist....*POP* there, now your head's out of your butt, so can you please write me the...

  18. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, if I was your aunt's nurse, here's what you wouldn't see. What's her O2 sat currently, last several readings, and ***important*** what do her VS usually do at night at the hospital? You said...

  19. What do you do when/if a Doctor or other nurse curses you out?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    I had to call a doc at night once (hated it, we all knew how he was when you woke him up), and he cussed me out for waking up his baby. I took a deep breath, counted to 10, and then I told him that...

  20. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

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

    Actually, I'm in a very small hospital, and I do know them all. The couple of guys that are within 15 years of my age and are okay looking are rude and obnoxious, so they are still "ugly." And I'm...

  21. Nurse or Doctor *Please Help*

    nerdtonurse? replied to chrisciwi's topic in General Nursing

    And keep in mind, "doctor" is not a single thing. There's a big difference between being, say, a podiatrist and a trauma surgeon. One's got office hours, one's on call. There's also a wide swing in...

  22. Flu Vaccine caused the flu of 1918?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Vtachy1's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dolce, I couldnlooked it up -- the human version wasn't out until the 1960's... http://www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineinfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=16 The only vaccines in use during WWI were for...

  23. Flu Vaccine caused the flu of 1918?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Vtachy1's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In 1918, a guy came back from the Great War to the farming community that my great-grandparents lived in. Everyone was so happy he was back alive, they had a "dinner on the grounds" (read: picnic...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

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

    Not at my hospital. At all. In fact, if you want to know what my initial reaction was, go watch the scene in Shrek 2 where Puss in Boots ralphs up a hairball. That pretty much covers

  25. Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    nerdtonurse? replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    The more I think about this, the more worried I am for the original poster. This dad is going to flip out when the daughter does die. You guys need to go to the head of nursing at your hospital as...