hispanicpanic

hispanicpanic has 5 years experience and specializes in ED, ICU, BICU.

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1. Move to Chattanooga?

   hispanicpanic posted a topic in Tennessee

   I am interested in moving to Chattanooga from California. While looking on-line many things appealed to me...cost of housing, no state income tax, Tennessee River, outdoor activities. I was wondering what ICU nurses can expect to make in the Chatta...

2. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

   hispanicpanic replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

   I recently had to have a hysterectomy(uterus only) because of adenomyosis which caused me to go into hypovolemic shock. Though it can be a process if you contact your local county hospital they can direct you to their OBGYN clinic/ER for care. If y...

3. OB in the ED

   hispanicpanic replied to Sugar9486's topic in Emergency

   As an ER RN who has worked triage on countless occassions I can tell you that it really doesn't have as much to do with being scared of the baby being born with us as it is a matter of resources. Similar to a critical pt which pulls many resources f...

4. Giving IM inject in a SQ space?

   hispanicpanic replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Medications

   Medications have different routes for very specific reasons. IM is not SQ and Vice Versa. As a student if you come across a problem like this in clinical rotations you always have the right to tell your preceptor that you are uncomfortable giving t...

5. Gloves Necessary For SQ Injections?

   hispanicpanic replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Medications

   Maybe I work with a different pt population but if I'm touching people I'm wearing gloves. I've got one word for you...Scabies.

6. Lovenox(enoxaparin) SQ

   hispanicpanic replied to sharann's topic in Medications

   I am an RN who was actually on Lovenox for a DVT. Though the preferred spot is the abdomen that is not always possible. We as nurses must sometimes think outside of the box. A pt with 3rd degree burns to the abdomen doesn't have SQ tissue there(ac...

7. What to say to a really sick patient?

   hispanicpanic replied to purpledolfin214's topic in General Students

   Talk to them like they are human beings not a disease process. I think alot of times the chronically ill patient is tired of being treated like a sick or dying person. They miss the days before they became ill. People used to talk to them about no...

8. Chest pain protocol in the ER

   hispanicpanic replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

   EKG 5min, with MD read Nitro SL x3, hold for BP AC PIV (at least 20g) Cardiac Labs 2L O2 Cardiac Monitor with SPO2

9. ER Nurses. Read This!

   hispanicpanic replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

   Wow!! I loved this post and when I saw that it was written by a doc I loved it that much more. Some of them actually do know how much we do.