ritarunningfeet

ritarunningfeet

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  1. Nursing school?? What type of nursing should I go for???

    ritarunningfeet replied to LadyM19's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it is hard to know what kind of nursing you want to do until you go to school and spend time in the different departments and areas. I thought I wanted to do ER when I started school, and I...

  2. Anyone currently studying for the CEN exam??

    ritarunningfeet replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    Hi, glad to hear everyone is working towards their goals. I just took it last week and passed, and I must say that the book I found most helpful was the practice tests book from the ENA website,...

  3. Insulin question

    ritarunningfeet replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    I also have never heard anything like this

  4. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    ritarunningfeet replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    My Favorite:uhoh3: is when they bring you samples and set them on the desk:barf01: . " I'm unconcious" The pt telling. I said you mean you were unconcious, no I'm unconcious now. Ok,

  5. The deadly case of Mr. Hyde

    ritarunningfeet replied to kenzy's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this story last night, it seems like it was the system on may levels that failed. The mental health system being one of them. I know in the area I live in our mental health patients are failed...

  6. Day in the Life of a Flight Nurse

    ritarunningfeet replied to jenafuzzy's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    p.s. also read book "trauma Junkie", Great! book couldn't put it

  7. Day in the Life of a Flight Nurse

    ritarunningfeet replied to jenafuzzy's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Jen, I also am on the course to become a flight nurse too. Ride along done, COMPLETLY AWSOME!!!! Most of the programs require dual licensure as far as rn/emt or rn/emt-p because flight is...

  8. Can someone explain...

    ritarunningfeet replied to PACU queen's topic in Emergency

    i work in a level 1 trauma center in michigan, but the sanfransico ca public health department does a good job of explaining here is insert from site: what is the difference between a level i, ii,...

  9. A day in the life of an ER nurse...

    ritarunningfeet replied to PACU queen's topic in Emergency

    Definatly no typical day, it varies soooo much but in the ER I work in I have any where from 2 patients if I am Trauma to 5 patients if I am in the less acuity section, we still end up with the high...

  10. Pulse Ox alternative sites

    ritarunningfeet replied to sharann's topic in PACU

    OMG!!! Burn out that is sooooo

  11. Pulse Ox alternative sites

    ritarunningfeet replied to sharann's topic in PACU

    if they are the single patient sticker ones, you can use them on the forehead, it is very vascular and close to the central circulation, use it all the time in er.:)

  12. Whoa! Crazy ProTime/INR

    ritarunningfeet replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about your crazy night! Hopefully the next shift will go better. I have had folks with crazy high PT/INR's. Guy from nursing home sent in for INR of 16.4 and received 10mg vitamin...

  13. Do you get paid from being 'on-call'?

    ritarunningfeet replied to Toby's mum's topic in MICU, SICU

    Were I work we are not required to be "on call" but it is a choice. If we are on call we get paid like $2 per hour that we are not called in, if we get called in we get time and a half. They can...

  14. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    ritarunningfeet replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    I must confess, I'm one of those that drives all of you NUTS:trout: Spelling and grammer is my worst subject. I actually was put on probation my first semester of nursing school, for ...yes......

  15. What happened to the Message Board

    ritarunningfeet replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I like it better the old way when the latest responded and posted threads were on the home page. It looks funny now and I have to look under forums, I can't just hit home, I sure hope this is...

  16. Need a tentative diagnosis

    ritarunningfeet replied to dchen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    sorry posted

  17. Need a tentative diagnosis

    ritarunningfeet replied to dchen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds alot like pneumonia to me, with the fever and all. Maybe and acute bronchitis, both have similar symptoms. The back pain is likley from the

  18. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    ritarunningfeet replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Actually We have had that reply more than once from the ICU at the hospital I work at " Oh that pt is too sick", usually the response they get from the nurses is " Oh..Sorry... connect me with the...

  19. A phantom poo

    ritarunningfeet replied to vrhodes's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had one where the lights in the room were off and the only light on was the one under the bed, well it looked like a huge! soft poo right on the floor by the foot of the bed, the pt was demented!...

  20. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    ritarunningfeet replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure if it is legal inside of hospitals, I know it is against EMTALA regulations between hospitals. Our ER filled a complaint against another hospital who transfered a floor pt from their...

  21. unsure what to think

    ritarunningfeet replied to jandb917's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Gromit, I don't think you understand CHF and it is an ongoing problem, not something you are cured from. This subject is too sticky to comment on otherwise without giving medical/legal...

  22. Leukemia help with labs/vitals

    ritarunningfeet replied to discobunni's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Its not enough info to say if it would be leukemia, However, someone can have a low WBC and leukemia in certain types. The increased HR and RR is probably due to the fever, the HR goes up as the...

  23. ER Patients

    ritarunningfeet replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    I love when the abdominal pain patients come in and then get all huffy when you tell them that no they can't have anything to eat or drink until after the CT scan, not even ice chips. And that is as...

  24. Vistaril IV??

    ritarunningfeet replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    It is IM for the reasons of necrosis and irritation to the vein, alot of docs don't catch it that it should only be given IM as well. Phenergan may someday end up the same way because of the necrosis...

  25. How the heck does this happen?

    ritarunningfeet replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    In michigan I know the rehab/residential facilities can pass meds under an RN, once they had a training class. I worked in a facility like this before becoming a nurse(brain injury rehab/residental)....