Ayrman

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. Any Croatian Nurses Here?

    Ayrman posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering if there are any nurses from Croatia who read the forums. My wife has relatives there near Dubrovnik. We spent a few days there in December last year, loved every minute of it.

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Ayrman replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I heartily agree. Considering the time delay these days with regards confirmation kudos are indeed called for. The citation of the SARS incident is an excellent cae-in-point.

  18. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Ayrman replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    My attention is going to be focused on the 73 complainants rather than the hospitalized cases. Granted 13 possible infections is no small sum, especially given that they believe the 3 dead - who are...

  19. Acuity-Based Staffing?

    Ayrman posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many hospitals use acuity-based staffing for their "general" floors such as medical-surgical, etc? I know that most states have mandated maximum patient to nurse ratios for ICU, CCU, etc, but how...

  20. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    Ayrman replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    As you yourself said "I know nothing at all about medicine. Social science? Bring it on... In any event my first class starts in a month.. A & P. Time to get 1000 3 x 5's I guess."...

  21. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sure you could supply your own PPE but do you have any idea of the cost? I keep PPE here at the house equivalent to haz-mat Level B protection - strictly emergency get-outa-Dodge use because we are...

  22. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    Ayrman replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The ball is indeed, as they say, in our court. My wife suffers from an innumo-compromised condition that has the past few months caused her health problems. Looking ahead to what may lay in the future...

  23. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Flygirl, not questioning your veracity but this is news to me and I am certain others as well. In the past all I personally have seen were general reports of HCW's becoming infected, with no long-term...

  24. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone asked what I do with all the food, etc the lovely bride and I have stored when a few years passes and we haven't used all of it. No secret there, after a time we can do less grocery shopping...

  25. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Ayrman replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Norovirus has broken out in my hospital, apparently brought in by a patient admitted for an non-related complaint. Since then the virus has spread to other areas of the hospital and all staff have...