Ayrman

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1. Name the nurse to patient ratio and the hospital in NY!

   Ayrman replied to JennyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   10-12??? Are we talking long-term care pts. or actual acutely ill people? LTC is one thing but if this is an actual acute care floor my advise, sincerely offered, is not to walk but run like there is...

2. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

   Ayrman replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

   Mattress tags = "Do not remove this tag under penalty of law except by the consumer." On every new mattress or pillow sold in the US.

3. What is happening in your hospital? Not using N95 mask, NO screening for H1N1 ,

   Ayrman replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Minimal response here at my facility. According to Infection Control regular masks are enough. Plenty of folks test negative on the N95 - myself included - and there are NO Powered Air Purifying...

4. Valley View Medical Center - Fort Mohave

   Ayrman replied to baker1bv's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I believe their sign on bonuses have fallen dramatically to around $8-10K, same with Western Arizona up the road in Bullhead City. A new hospital opening in Kingman has drained some of the available...

5. Any Croatian Nurses Here?

   Ayrman replied to Ayrman's topic in International Nursing

   Very helpful, and I do thank you sincerely. Very much look forward to another trip to your country sometime in the future, hopefully spending more time there than last.

6. Will you work during a Pandemic?

   Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Interesting if telling tidbit from my current employer. We currently have a patient under isolation who will be with us for a while, and has been for a couple of weeks already. Active TB case, no...

7. Will you work during a Pandemic?

   Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Ludicrous in what way? You say that it is impossible yet which is historically valid, i.e. we have seen it before. The current pandemic is little akin to the historical pandemic of the late...

8. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

   Ayrman replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Officially 7:1 on nocs with an aid for every 11-18 (yes, they staff that tight) patients. Even the Charge may have 7:1, and I have seen 6:1 for 2 nurses with no aid or secretary. This is a CHS...

9. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

   Ayrman replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

   Anti-aircraft shell, 37 mm IIRC. Live round, too. You can look it up on the net. The guy had been using it for years to alleviate a dangling hemmorhoid, when his dog ran in on him and caused him to...

10. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for the article, Al. Interesting to know that our foreign counterparts have the same misgivings and problems that we contemplate here.

11. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for the article, Al. More food for thought, and it's not just here in the US that staffing may be a problem.

12. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Ayrman replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    140th (?) Case for Indonesia AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (81): INDONESIA, SUSPECTED ************************************************* Date: Wed 17 Dec 2008 Source: Antara News [edited] Suspected birdflu...

13. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Ayrman replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Crunch, H5N1 was first identified in Hong Kong in "97, and saw a 2/3's mortality rate. That was 11 years ago, and all we are seeing is a slow but determined spread. As cliche as it may seem it remains...

14. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Ayrman replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Not only the teeming numbers but the fact that there is a LOT of migration to/from from there with family vistations, business trips, etc. Much more so than we see even with a commercially...

15. Was this a med error?

    Ayrman replied to aquamarineyesRN07's topic in Patient Medications

    You'd have to split the hairs very finely to be able to say that you "could" have given more than the 1 mg ordered. The other responses are correct. You mixed the med in saline and gave half which by...