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1. iv's, lab draw etc. 2. trauma codes 3. ami's (er)

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i would (politely) tell that aide to mind her own beeswax! (actually the words that I would say would be much different and subject to discipline . . . better go the polite route tabby)

here are our protocols upper abd pain lower abd pain preg w/ vag bleed/abd pain cp fever asthma soft tissue injury/infection out pt dvt ottawa ankle/knee rule for xrays renal colic overdose needlestick injury first responder they help increase the fl...

1. enema's 2. ecg's 3. rectal swabs

i wanted a career that would never "go outta business". but guess what . . . i was "born" to be a nurse. i love it (my mom still has a no work rule when i go visit her - she cannot stand bodily fluids/functions)

in nsg school i was assisting my girlfriend with a dressing change. the woman was morbidly obese and recently had abd surg (for what i cannot remember). "N" had to change the packing. when "N" took the old packing out and saw a pool of foul (x1000...

lasix protonix ativan T#3 demerol vistaril toradol enoxaparin oxazepam

hi! i graduated in 1992. @ that time there were NO full time jobs in my city for nurses. i live in a border city to the usa. i went across the border for a job. what a culture shock! nurses were treated as important members of the health care te...

this may sound simple but what saved my butt more times than not was waking up every morning refreshed. no "all nighters". bedtime was 1030 latest 11pm. (and of course always eat breakfast) (sorry if some one else already posted, i couldn't go throu...

(this is not trauma or cardiac related but it happened one night of my er shift) i recently questioned a doc about a Bhcg level ordered on a male. pt c/o groin pain radiating to testicles x2mos with increasing severity of pain. c/o 30lb wt loss in ...

when i call report and i am told that the nurse is busy, i ask if anyone else will take report. if the answer is no i inform them that i am going to chart "rn,s on 6north unable to take report at this time" (unless they then tell me a code/precode i...

and then convince a 3rd year med student to write the order (which he does), then have to explain what the procedure entails and that said med student might want to check with the attending before ACTUALLY writing orders on a chart. (then have to exp...

One evening a family takes their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely f...

The Experimental Drug "Doc, you've gotta help me! My wife just isn't interested in sex anymore. Haven't you got a pill or something I can give her?" "Look, I can't prescribe..." "Doc, we've been friends for years. Have you ever seen me this upset? ...

YOU KNOW OF, BELIEVE IN, AND FOLLOW "THE LAWS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD" LAWS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD I. GOMERS DON'T DIE. II. GOMERS GO TO GROUND. III. AT A CARDIAC ARREST, THE FIRST PROCEDURE IS TO TAKE YOUR OWN PULSE. IV. THE PATIENT IS THE ONE WITH THE ...

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i use nail bed pressure with edge of tongue depressor. it helps decrease cross contamination of patients by NOT using your pen.