zologista

zologista has 14 years experience and specializes in Rehab, Med/Surg, Ortho, ER.

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1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   zologista replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   i have learned that the more asinine the complaint the longer a patient will wait in a busy er to be seen. [color=#48d1cc]i have also learned that the patient with the most asinine complaint will...

2. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

   zologista replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

   while changing an iv bag in the middle of the night, "don't mind me i am just giving you some more "go" juice. you know so you will go and go and go" rolling eyes toward the bathroom. while a shy...

3. Funny Doctor Situations

   zologista replied to Ubernurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   i once worded a request to a md the wrong way. me:"doctor i was going to ask you if mr ***** could have a flutter valve after his breathing tx's." doc:"what changed your mind?" shocked me speachless...

4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   zologista replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   do not refrain from medicating a child's fever just because you want to show the staff "how high it really is." febrile seizures will scare you. do not ask the md for an increase in bp meds so you...

5. Appropriate IV fluids for pediatrics

   zologista replied to zologista's topic in Pediatric

   well thanks so much. as a matter of fact it was age-as they call it here. (acute gastroenteritis). and in fact when she came in they thought she was in dka because she was acidotic and her sugar was...

6. Appropriate IV fluids for pediatrics

   zologista replied to zologista's topic in Pediatric

   thank you so much for your time. i appreciate the current information. my concern stemmed mainly from the fact that the child had 500ccns with 15meq of kcl running which i felt was extraordinally...

7. Meds you hate to give....

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

   it sucks giving dilantin iv, i once saw another nurse give it way too fast and we ended up coding the pt. slightly better in it's new form but still scares me. [color=#48d1cc] [color=#48d1cc]and i...

8. Appropriate IV fluids for pediatrics

   zologista posted a topic in Pediatric

   greetings, [color=#48d1cc]it sounds as if you are all seasoned pediatric nurses. as for me, i recently moved. i was employed by a small rual hospital that serves pediatrics as well as geriatrics and...

9. pediatric iv standards

   zologista replied to jaquar's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   greetings, [color=#48d1cc]it sounds as if you are all seasoned pediatric nurses. as for me, i recently moved. i was employed by a small rual hospital that serves pediatrics as well as geriatrics...