loaparker

loaparker specializes in Emergency.

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1. triage question

   loaparker replied to RNkalima's topic in Emergency

   That's alright, we have a doctor who starts every story with 'triage gave a patient a cat 4 with an irregular pulse, chest pain, etc.., etc...' then proceeds to tell us how she had to save

2. help with iv starts

   loaparker replied to PCU_RN9's topic in General Nursing

   Cannulas are my favorite thing. I will knock you down, to do your cannula, if I hear the IV trolley wheels start rolling! I work in ED where I get plenty of opportunity, it never gets old! Here are...

3. Nurse Week Goodies, funniest ones you've seen

   loaparker replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

   Funny to hear about your gifts and your complaints-- I work in Australia and we have never received anything, not even a

4. Need immediate HELP!!!!!!!

   loaparker replied to reimundijanet's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Wish I could give you good news, but I can not. I am an American who got my RN in Australia. I applied to CGFNS the moment I graduated and have JUST made it through and received Athority To...

5. A question of Trust

   loaparker replied to diane227's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Not a problem for us.... we still mix EVERY drug we give. I understand your concern, but honestly, every now and then when we are flat out, it would be a time

6. Soooooo..... I made my first med error & I feel awful!!!

   loaparker replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing

   Know just how you feel, in fact I am a new grad too and made my first one last night, same as you. I caught it, wrote an incident report on myself, told team leader and handed it over in the morning....

7. who the heck are you...

   loaparker posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work at a hospital where we all wear identification badges, mostly hanging off of lanyards (scary) and no other form of ID. I am a new grad and find this a huge issue. I watch my patients faces as...

8. Seen it? Fixed it?

   loaparker posted a topic in General Nursing

   Would love to hear some stories about how you nurses have seen something that 'was not quite right' and went about fixing it on your wards-- maybe with evidence based practice. I am a new nurse in ICU...

9. Nurse Phobias?

   loaparker replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

   ... belly buttons- Can't stand the thought of something/someone touching mine. I could toss just thinking about it. I always have to have an article of clothing over mine and I don't want to see...

10. ECG's and Stump Pain?

    loaparker replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    Usual routine at home, bed, walker and wheelchair. Prosthetic leg worn a few hours most days. She was originally admitted with #NOF (on the same side as the existing BKA). Had not experienced...

11. ECG's and Stump Pain?

    loaparker replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    More about the situation: Was wondering if it could be due to the proximity of the electrical monitoring for the duration. She did not start experiencing this pain until approximately 18 hours after...

12. ECG's and Stump Pain?

    loaparker posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad working in ICU- I had a cardiac patient being monitored that progressively began complaining of pain in her BKA (2006). I did some research and only found one article (without...

13. From school to ICU...What was I thinking?

    loaparker replied to ArtOfNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! I too have entered ICU straight out of school. All I do is work (which is really 8-10 hours of controlled panic) then come home and hit the books trying to better understand conditions that I...

14. It's not the nicotine patch!!!

    loaparker replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stop

15. Just out of curiosity....

    loaparker replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    G'day Scrubby- I have also been trained in Australia as an RN and am just in the process of taking the NCLEX. I want to stay in OZ, but just making sure all my bases are covered if I ever have to...