nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Banana Bag -->Hives --> STEMI?

    nerdtonurse? replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    Coulda been. I've seen stranger things. And when folks have been doing gallons of ETOH and scrambling their chemistry, there's no telling what their body will do...but to the OP, look up pictures of...

  2. What freak occurrences have you seen?

    nerdtonurse? replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my God, it's the attack of the rabid ankle biting foleys....They always look like snakes to

  3. R&R for your brain?

    nerdtonurse? replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Fawlty Towers. If you can watch that show and not laugh, you don't have a pulse. I also have a nice selection of the little useless "for looks" bed pillows. When I have a bad night, I come home and...

  4. Off The Wall: Nurses & Sticks

    nerdtonurse? replied to is5512's topic in General Nursing

    Wait until you're working in a hospital and they come around offering flu shots to the nurses. You'll see nurses doing everything but jumping out of the window to get away from the needles. Sub-qs...

  5. Banana Bag -->Hives --> STEMI?

    nerdtonurse? replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but the first thing I thought was about some of our frequent flyers -- they drink,but they also do coke/crack, and that's when you see (-) cardiac hx folks start throwing MI's, with...

  6. What freak occurrences have you seen?

    nerdtonurse? replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Dermoid cyst. I was in an OR observation for removal of an ovarian cyst, and out comes this huge lump with hair and skin. I knew it was going to be weird when the doc doing the surgery said, "What...

  7. My very first patients funeral (a thank you to all nursing instructors)

    nerdtonurse? replied to malestudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's what it's all about, right

  8. Lvn school vs rn school

    nerdtonurse? replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Having done the LPN (LVN in my state) and now 1/2 way thru the RN, the actual course work doesn't seem that different so far. I mean, we're covering the same topics, and COPD is COPD is COPD.... I...

  9. Upsetting Day with a side of Ethics issues.

    nerdtonurse? replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    You're always going to find patients that you identify with, whether due to a shared sexuality, a shared religion, a shared mindset. And when that patient's been done wrong, it's horrible, because...

  10. Mind Boggling - Not going to graduation?

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    When I got my master's in Computer Science, I didn't want to go to graduation -- I had the paper, and I'd done the cap and gown thing before for the BA. My mom read me the riot act and told me that...

  11. Difference between RN and LPN responsibilities in the hospital setting?

    nerdtonurse? replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the hospital, the state, and the floor. I don't care if someone's a LPN/RN/BSN/MSN/DNP, I would just want a smart nurse if I was in the

  12. Name change from DNR to AND

    nerdtonurse? replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Last weekend, a family member said something about putting a PEG tube in their end stage Alzheimer's mother, and I guess the horrified look on my face made them ask what happens after people get...

  13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    To the PITA drug seeker I had last night.... Honey, you are 23, A/O/ambulatory with no sensory deficit. Don't tell me you're in terrible pain from seizures, and need IV morphine and demerol AND...

  14. How do I emotionally survive caring for a pedophile?

    nerdtonurse? replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt, alzheimers, dementia, pleasantly confused. Needed surgery (chole, I think) -- I mean, it wasn't like he needed a CABG or immediate pacemaker. So, I start calling the family to get...

  15. Planetree affiliated hospital = MORE BURNOUT (LONG)

    nerdtonurse? replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We have a planetree hospital in the area -- and the nurses I know hate it. They see $$$ being spent on visual "fluff" while they contend with 15 year old IV pumps, computers that don't work (when...

  16. Who In The World Gave These Nurses License?This is Madness!

    nerdtonurse? replied to clay07's topic in General Nursing

    Having read the article, what strikes me as so sad was the lack of equipment. It's not like the nurse deliberately chose not to use a functioning warmer to help the preemie, it sounds like a...

  17. Tips, Tricks, and Fixes

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in General Nursing

    I thought maybe we could use a thread where we posted our little tips and tricks -- why re-invent the wheel? I don't mean the "old wive's tale" kind of stuff, the things you've actually seen/done...

  18. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Don't "threaten" me with saying you're going to leave. Honey, you've been so hateful, everyone on the shift would help you pack (since you apparently brought ALL your earthly belongings), and we'd...

  19. Are nurses treated as terribly as people imply?

    nerdtonurse? replied to kprince's topic in General Nursing

    I did 20 years in the corporate world. Do I wish I was back there? Some days, yes, especially when I've had a completely healthy person who thinks there is no one on the floor but them, and I get...

  20. Patient needs a CT angio but is allergic to Iodine

    nerdtonurse? replied to helpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I've had those, I go ahead and pull a vial of benedryl out of the dibold, and have it in the patient's room until I'm sure they're okay when they come back. Last thing you want is to need it,...

  21. Pregnant: Chance of being Fired in the First 90days

    nerdtonurse? replied to jayde_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen 3 nurses at my hospital terminated within a couple of weeks of telling someone they were pregnant. Personally, I wouldn't tell them until the kid was crowning, if I had the option....

  22. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    nerdtonurse? replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :hugs: That's one thing about being a nurse. I held a crack baby (and don't get me started, or I'll be crying more than I am now). The only way I could deal with that child, or the abused elderly...

  23. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    nerdtonurse? replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I had a patient multiple times, frequent flyer, COPD/CHF. He was active in his church (Methodist? Presby? don't remember now), and he would often really fight to get dc'd so he could be in Sunday...

  24. What Constitutes a Telemetry Unit

    nerdtonurse? replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    This is a case of the administration calling you what they need to to keep from increasing nurse/pt ratios. If there were suddenly funding available for telemetry floors, you'd suddenly be a tele...

  25. Role of nurses in physician-assisted suicide

    nerdtonurse? replied to Trailer's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, just noticed, that was my 800th