Emperess

Emperess has 7 years experience and specializes in General/Trauma/Neuro ICU.

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1. A reminder to ALWAYS listen to your patients.

   Emperess replied to VizslaMom's topic in General Nursing

   When it became clear that my great-grandfather was in his last days, my family kept vigil at his bedside for days, not wanting him to be alone when he died. They talked to him, reminisced, and sang...

2. revised coma description

   Emperess replied to kloget's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   It's strangely exciting - I must be weird - to have a non-nurse get so into these seemingly mundane details of our lives... Picture a cross between a turban and a beanie - made of gauze. Basically...

3. Best x-mas gift from your Manager

   Emperess replied to Guardian Angels's topic in General Nursing

   If doing the food tray, be sure to have separate trays for day and night shifts (and evenings, too, if 8 hr shifts). Trust me, you wouldn't believe how grateful night shift workers are for this...

4. Blood cultures

   Emperess replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

   I've always wiped the stopper underneath the bottle cap with alcohol. I thought I learned not to use betadine because it reacts with the rubber or something?

5. Why can't I be a nurse?

   Emperess replied to Cali's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 24 and get the same thing frequently working in ICU - "You don't seem old enough to be an RN" "Were you a very young high school graduate?" "You can't have been doing this very long" I usually...

6. first grader in NICU?

   Emperess replied to kloget's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   This would be largely dependent on the hospital, ICU, charge RN, and RN caring for the patient. In general, allowing small children into ICU's is limited for several reasons. They may expose...

7. revised coma description

   Emperess replied to kloget's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   Wow, I am sure I speak for many of us in saying I am impressed! From my experience in neuro, I would have expected an incision closed by a line of staples in addition to sutures, and probably more on...

8. what is the rule about who can give flu shots at your facility

   Emperess replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I had no idea. I wonder how many other states allow LPN/LVN's to push IV meds? Does the list of allowable meds include narcotics? Just curious - I know most LPNs are perfectly capable of...

9. what is the rule about who can give flu shots at your facility

   Emperess replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   WHAT???? Did you say LPN's can push IV meds at your hospital??? Now I may be grossly misinformed of the differences between states' scope of practice variations, but I didn't think LPN's/LVN's in...

10. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    Emperess replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't do peds (babies, maybe; teens, no prob) but not those toddler/early school-age kids, ever since this experience in nursing school.... Clinicals, county hospital, peds ED - spanish-speaking...

11. the quickest and affordable way

    Emperess replied to guru's topic in General Nursing

    I did my ADN in a program that allowed you to take LPN boards after the 1st year of a 2 year RN program. All together it took me 4 years, but it can be done in 3 (depending on how many prereqs and...

12. Nursing in Arizona

    Emperess replied to Rocknurse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Rocknurse! I was born and raised in the Phoenix area, and happy to tell you what I can. What I have always loved about Arizona is how much variety there really is close by. So many people think...