nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. So irritated!

    nerdtonurse? replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Gee, all mine watch the History

  2. That fantastically horrible night....

    nerdtonurse? replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    That's the kind of things that make you glad we do this for a living.

  3. So irritated!

    nerdtonurse? replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    My prescription? Angry Birds, PRN as needed to prevent headcount reduction via

  4. Respiratory Care Flow Rates/ Student needs help!

    nerdtonurse? replied to SearchYourSoul's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :bowingpur Wow, guys. This is why I just pick up the phone and punch the code for

  5. Need some advice on how to start an IV on pt with severe edema

    nerdtonurse? replied to heparinized's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When I've got a person with +4 edema, I get a manual BP cuff, put it midforearm, and pump it up, then let it sit there for about a minute while I get cannula and J loop ready. The BP cuff is pushing...

  6. Not hired...because of post intervie thank you note..yes, really

    nerdtonurse? replied to Gratefulprn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Seems like prior coworker is a freak and for whatever reason didn't want you around. I'd be willing to bet he left the place you'd both worked off his resume, and he forgot the world is a small place....

  7. a question about cardiac arrest w/asystole!

    nerdtonurse? replied to YZ1911's topic in General Nursing

    I've only seen one non-trauma adult who went from asystole to a spontaneous rhythm. Unfortunately. The family finally agreed to a terminal extubation a week later, when the patient was declared...

  8. No, I am not going to do that

    nerdtonurse? replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Always amazes me. When I'm at the doc, the last thing I want anybody in the place doing is touching me in places my swimsuit would cover, ya know? And the last thing I want to do at work is scrub a...

  9. Diagnostic test results. What do you tell the patient?

    nerdtonurse? replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    All states and facilities are different. What I was told in nursing school and later during orientation at both places I've worked is that in my state, a nurse cannot release clinical results to a...

  10. Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    nerdtonurse? replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of it, and since I have a lot diabetics in the unit, it's a bunch of whooey. I give Aspart on a sliding scale patient and watch blood sugars drop like a rock. Where was she getting her...

  11. "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Arianna727's topic in General Nursing

    I have an ADN, a BA a MS and I'm working on my BSN. And I'm just Nerd,

  12. Knowing the worst and not saying a word.

    nerdtonurse? replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that was just wonderful. He was a Montagnard, and was a true hero to a lot of our GIs during the war in Vietnam -- the doc told me he'd known the guy for years socially, and if he...

  13. Diagnostic test results. What do you tell the patient?

    nerdtonurse? replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    If the results are good and the patient is frantic at 3 am (am I having an MI? do I have cancer?) I never, ever tell them "oh, you're ok." What if they're not? What I might say if I think the not...

  14. ideas for treats for my floor

    nerdtonurse? replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    When I left my last job, I made my shift an Italian dinner -- minestone, antipasta, lasagna, chicken piccata, salad, homemade bread, and we had ice cream sundaes. They always commented on my recipes...

  15. 12hr chart check vs 24hr chart check

    nerdtonurse? replied to jscholarrn's topic in General Nursing

    I check my charts as soon as I do a peak at the patients to make sure they're breathing and get report. I find stuff I sure don't want to have to address at 2 am..."Oops, they're going for a...

  16. 1st time death for CNA

    nerdtonurse? replied to 12leakec's topic in General Nursing

    What would have been sad is if they had taken him to the hospital, put him on a vent, put him on levels of Levophed so high that it caused necrosis in his extremities, and left him in on a vent for a...

  17. I've Had Absolutely ENOUGH And I Cannot Believe The Managers I work Under!

    nerdtonurse? replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, that's what's nursing like. Doesn't make it right, but this is reality. I had a nurse who routinely messed up heparin drips, including one woman who ended up having an MI after a...

  18. Need a Cranial Deimpaction of the Writing Kind!

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

    DKA? Fluid overload? *just kidding* When I get writer's block, I break out my one great secret sin, the thing that's hidden in the back of the lingerie drawer that nobody knows about. Legos....

  19. Why do you do what you do and DON'T do what you don't do?

    nerdtonurse? replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do OB. I will have a hand in a wound up to my knuckles without blinking an eye, but afterbirth? :barf01: I do ICU. People there have a running shot of actually being sick, as opposed to the...

  20. Pressing Charges Against a Patient

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

    If you know you have AIDS and bite someone, that's attempted murder. While it is possible for a person to have AIDS dementia, the people I've seen with it have been the quietly confused type of...

  21. End of Life for Greek Orthodox

    nerdtonurse? replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    None here, but you might call a Greek Orthodox church and ask if they have a parish nursing program. That way you'd get both a nursing an a GO

  22. I've had it.

    nerdtonurse? replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    There have been multiple studies done across a variety of fields that show human error increases exponentially once you've worked over 11 hours. Many industrial accidents happen when the staff or...

  23. Sticky fingers-stealing other people's food/office supplies

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

    We had a thief. One of the nurses made a delicious looking cupcake with sprinkles and chocolate frosting. Sweetned it with a gallon of sorbitol. Cupcake disappeared from the fridge in the...

  24. Critical Hgb value changed

    nerdtonurse? replied to ukjenn231's topic in General Nursing

    It's because of the blood shortage. We've gone from transfusing below 9 to transfusing below 8, and 7's

  25. "Hidden" cameras on the floor--do you have them??

    nerdtonurse? replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    We have cameras everywhere. So I'm sure at some point someone's got a good peak down the top of my scrubs or watched me scratch my backside when I didn't think anyone's around. FYI...if you get a...