MurseNeutron

okie, yesterday i get a trauma patient from down range. female type. we extubate her in like the first 5 minutes of my shift. the anesthesiologist puts an epidural in the thoracic for pain relief on a broken left fibula head, broken left ankle, chest...

a cma is certified medication assistant, right? sounds like your doing your job... the question was about cna's, which have no training in medication assistance. if your problem is with the nurses sounds like you need to suck it up and do the math. ...

i have only worked military and large cities aka houston, washington d.c., new orleans. depending on shift and weekends 24 and up.

how many mg of demerol did you give?

sounds like somethings up with that. your not telling the whole story or you need to go see the person in charge of your nursing department.

next time she tries to micro-manage take a 10cc syringe filled with air and nicely say with a smile on your face, 'if you dont get off my back ill stick this in your neck and walk off.' i bet she'll leave you alone then, lol. i found when i first go...

Nursing assistant def. the biggest part of nursing job is your movements and reactions with the patients. the more contact hours the better. always remember you have to learn the job before you learn theory. nursing school is basics, but you have a ...

yeah im def. not ricky rescuer when i leave the hospital, but i would never hide the fact. if my neighbor asked me to look at his private parts i think i might laugh in his or her face and tell them to get insurance. that would take family. sounds li...

i can't believe this is still an issue on this forum, wow. how often does this happen?

as an officer coming in for the army you have to have an identifier to your MOS to work in the ICU, which im sure can be added through your command or andy retention OIC. Im pretty sure that this goes through with any branch of the military. As long ...

an appletini, lol, i asked her, but she wasnt sure. after she got done with him or her im sure it was a straight double jack :)

sorry i accidentally posted twice. i have to run and dont know how to cancel it so read this:) and feel time wasting away, sorry.

cna's dont have the training for passing meds. i recall having to remember an ungodly amount of meds and study for a few years to pass meds. how long does it take to get a cna license? thats your rear end on the line my man... i have had cna's i wou...

my first deployment was in the icu. i went straight from school and bam. believe me the icu course, acls, tncc, abls, pals etc... you will get them. the military has recurring courses for each class every few weeks to months and plenty of people to t...

a friend of mine i work with was called by the local bar next to the hospital with the complaint of a person in a hospital gown and id tag ordering drinks......

lol, one night i was passing meds and i had a cna run up to me almost yelling that one of my patients had 'escaped' i followed his trail all the way outside to the front of the hospital where the patient was sitting across the street on the corner in...

on trauma patients with low h/h or volume defiencies i would return the blood. oooo btw, vamps rock!

that had to be one of the hugest risk infections ever! sounds like some people need to practice there blood drawing skills, lol. laaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. especially if the patient wasn't ventilated, lordy....

long term scares me. my first job out of school was in LTC. i worked for four months before i quit and went to acute care. the lack of care seems to be inevitable there. there is no pharmacy support, no doctor support, and the over all attitude is fr...

i honestly feel that if your worried about people taking you seriously because of the color of your stethoscope you have much bigger problems. dare to stand out! or just be yourself.

im a military nurse and if you want shorter deployments, more money, less BS, better educational classes, better food, more time off, better living quarters, people that dont loose your paperwork, health care that works when you need it, and a job th...

Doses of air greater than 50 ml (1 ml/kg) cause hypotension and dysrhythmias. 300 ml of air entrained rapidly can be lethal. copied from above link. you would have to try way to hard. i would worry more about taking half a shift to get the IV pump to...

how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? my standpoint would probably be to just not put any air in the patient, lol. im at work right now so i asked one of the high speed ICU docs i work with how they would remove air from ...

it would be kinda hard to use electrolyte imbalance on a patient with normal labs. calcium obviously being an electrolyte could be used as an F&E imbalance. Hypocalcemia usually points more towards a low albumin, which should be checked. In your ...

most hospitals in high susceptible to infection areas, such as, post partum unit with the little ones or an icu definitly require cover gowns to leave the floor. it's sanitary:)