nservice

nservice

Tele, Renal, ICU, CIU, ER, Home Health.

Member

  • Content

    119

  • Visitors

    3,472

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by nservice

  1. Need help with EKG interpretations

    nservice replied to lab211's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm really trying to send this lecture to you. I haven't

  2. Any tips for getting Iodine out?

    nservice replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Hydrogen Peroxide works like a charm!!! Apply to the spot and let it sit for a while and the stain will disappear (like magic). Good

  3. C'mere and share your on-the-job laughs!

    nservice replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was working on a telemetry floor and we had a patient who was S/P penectomy and transferred to our floor with C/O chest pain. In report the off-going nurse said, "He hasn't complained of any chest...

  4. Don't wanna flunk

    nservice replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Buy an NCLEX practice test book that is broken into sections (topics). Study your material for each topic and then take the practice test for that topic. Be sure to read the rational for any...

  5. Need help with EKG interpretations

    nservice replied to lab211's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I teach an EKG interpretation class. I'd be glad to send you a copy of my presentation and practice tests if you'd

  6. please help with these ABG's

    nservice replied to emmycRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep, I would guess that the lasix is the culpret. I'm wondering why he's getting lasix with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Anyway, this guy needs IV fluids and K+ replacement. Might want to check a...

  7. please help with these ABG's

    nservice replied to emmycRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hmmmm. This sounds like metabolic alkalosis to me. There is some respiratory compensation going on. Any other history? N/V, NG to suction? Without knowing more I couldn't say what is causing...

  8. Do patients rarely catch a cold?

    nservice replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

    I've never thought about this, but what a good question. You know we all come to work sick. Sure, we call in on our sickest day, but you know we are there working while we're infectious. I've never...

  9. What do you wear?

    nservice replied to cvicugirl's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I am an educator and I wear business attire on days when i have meetings and scrubs on other days. I don't take a patient load, but when I'm rounding on the units to evaluate new hires I go into the...

  10. May I have a moment to whine?

    nservice replied to MrsBradyMom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As for studying tips. I agree to break your study time up in increments. I did well studying in public places. Coffee house, Deli, etc. I can't study with too much quiet and I can't study in a...

  11. do any of you like codes??

    nservice replied to ryanfocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    I love a good code...as long as it's not my patient

  12. unit based educators

    nservice replied to syb's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I'm a unit based educator for Med-surg. I am BSN prepared but plan to return for my MSN when my daughter gets older) I have @ 200 nurses on my units. I have two main jobs; educational classes and...

  13. Ideas for teaching growth and development?

    nservice replied to del100's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    When I was in school, the teachers brought in children from infancy up to teens. (Most were children of the students. She had the older ones stand on a table or just had some of them playing...

  14. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    nservice replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Northern California New Grads start at 32/hr. 10 years experience/administrative = 39.5 /hr. Could make 2.50/hr more on the floor doing charge or team

  15. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    nservice replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    This is completely off topic. I've been reading this title for a while and everytime I see it I think, "If you drink, don't drive...do the watermellon crawl". You know, that country song. Never...

  16. First Med Error

    nservice replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with joaha. Accept your mistake, but definitely talk to risk management about this problem. I would make a copy of the messy MAR to send along with my incident report. Heck I would copy...

  17. They're doing away with them

    nservice replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a terrible idea! Who watches the monitor for you when you're pushing meds? Are the floor monitors in the room or at the desk? when I don't have a secretary, the phone comes last....

  18. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    nservice replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    During a code a few weeks ago, I got a palp B/P of 60. (After getting a rhythm back of A fib). One of the fairly new nurses on the floor started yelling, "No, the dynamap says his B/P is 100/50"....

  19. 75 Questions on the NCLEX

    nservice replied to TheDude,RN's topic in General Nursing

    75 questions and passed. I felt like I knew most of the answers so I felt pretty good about it. A couple of years later there was a new grad orienting on my floor and he was worried because his test...

  20. incident reports punitive?

    nservice replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've used Byetta and you're right, there needs to be a safer way to change those needles. Perhaps we should contact the Company that makes

  21. PACU Stand By to cover ICU patients????

    nservice replied to Silentfoster's topic in General Nursing

    This is called mandatory

  22. massage, still done?

    nservice replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights, I never had time to give back rubs until well after midnight, so I never gave back rubs. I do wonder, though, if this is a wise practice with all of the accusations of "improper...

  23. Shoes with Wheels! Would you want to try them?

    nservice replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in General Nursing

    Heck no. I'm not sure when it happened, but I have to watch the ground to walk without falling. Just call me

  24. Where were u 9/11/01?

    nservice replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was working my first shift (nocs) as a travel nurse in California. The day shift nurses came in and told us about it. We all went to an empty room and turned on the news. I stood there with my...

  25. Inciden Report Etiquette

    nservice replied to AliRae's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital it is policy that incident reports be done on all infiltrated IV's. Of course, compliance with this policy is low. I have trouble getting my nurses to write an incident report when...