CRNI-ICU20

CRNI-ICU20

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  1. Location Suggestions

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Medic15251's topic in Travel

    dang! I forgot to mention....THERE'S SALMON FISHING....AND STURGEON FISHING ON THE COLUMBIA....OH

  2. Location Suggestions

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Medic15251's topic in Travel

    Medic, Portland Oregon is just the place.... The weather is fantastic up until November....still warm and comfortable and dry.... One of the cleanest enviro-friendly cities in the country....the light...

  3. A doctor made me cry!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    Hi shortstuff! Working behind the hallowed doors of OR or L and D can sometimes be very harsh....I used to have to work with an A$$ surgeon who would smack the back of my hands with a kelly clamp if I...

  4. How much DIPRIVAN?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to adean's topic in Patient Medications

    diprivan injectable emulsion should be individualized according to the patient's [color=#006699]condition and response, [color=#006699]blood [color=#006699]lipid profile, and [color=#006699]vital...

  5. How much DIPRIVAN?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to adean's topic in Patient Medications

    did you check the patency of your IV site??? how big was your patient? usually, this drug is calculated per kg of body weight. male or female? some patients with muscle mass vs. fat mass are easier to...

  6. Should I report this CRNA?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to RNPamP's topic in PACU

    you should document this incident, if not for yourself, any subsequent incidents he will undoubtedly have. He doesn't have the right to put a fingernail on you, period. I suppose I can understand his...

  7. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am still laughing.... I used to tell my youngest son who would call me for all sorts of time consuming reasons at work: "unless the house is on fire, or you are on fire, or you or your brother are...

  8. putting urine on burns? has anyone ever heard of this?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    And here, all this time, I thought urine was for marking territory! A few baseball seasons ago....back when the Cubs actually won a few games, one of the best outfielders then stated that everyday,...

  9. Insulin question

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    BJLynn, thanks for the great chart....very

  10. I am canceling my contract after one week

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to lmessajumper's topic in Travel

    medic..... I will indent....so you can....read....easier.... Since I consider myself a pretty saavy person on divorce law, and since I have researched those particular laws in several states,...

  11. Do experienced nurses really eat their young?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to whit717's topic in General Nursing

    whit717 vbmenu_register("postmenu_2179101", true); that preceptor isn't a nurse, she is godzilla in scrubs! awww honeylump, you should just come and work with me....i would never embarrass,...

  12. I am canceling my contract after one week

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to lmessajumper's topic in Travel

    medic15251, the op DIDN'T expect the travel company to pay for her car repairs....she had already put in enough hours that the $200 would have been already earned! geez louise, you are making some...

  13. I am canceling my contract after one week

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to lmessajumper's topic in Travel

    ahem...clarification: I meant to say that it isn't a cardinal sin to not follow your 12 step program to success.....my

  14. I am canceling my contract after one week

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to lmessajumper's topic in Travel

    medic15251 vbmenu_register("postmenu_2176628", true); , while you have planned well for your self, it isn't a cardinal sin to judge another person for not following your 12-step-program-to-success....

  15. Excelsior College and Illinois

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to jadedRN04's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I did go to Regent's.....I tested at Stanford....and was mentored by Stanford professors in nursing....and adjudicated by stanford PhD's in nursing. This was collaboration with both schools... I was...

  16. Bend, Or

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to rodggang's topic in Travel

    I have worked at Rogue Valley in Medford....was a staff RN there.... it's an okay place to work....they assignments at that time were not too bad...it's a union hospital...(bargaining unit ONA)......

  17. I am canceling my contract after one week

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to lmessajumper's topic in Travel

    lmessajumper vbmenu_register("postmenu_2149440", true); , my heart goes out to you....you have been through some real rough waters lately, eh? i am glad you posted your experience so that some of us...

  18. nurse terminated

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to grandee3's topic in General Nursing

    You are either an employee, (hired) or not (fired).....,they cannot expect you to continue your patient load, while being fired....that's just plain stupid. The DON is D-U-M-B...\ If you signed...

  19. Bizarre doctor's order

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    how old is the

  20. Excelsior College and Illinois

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to jadedRN04's topic in Illinois Nursing

    yup...it was Kittie West!! the name I remembered....she reminded me of someone from a backwoodsy sort of movie!! She actually said this to me, "What do you mean there's a nursing shortage, there ain't...

  21. I cannot UNDERSTAND lazy people!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    In every place that I have worked, I have had to deal with people who were "enabled" to just schlump along and be lazy. It didn't matter that their patients weren't bathed, or their oral care had been...

  22. Visitor from He**

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    yup...she's definitely missing a few marbles... I am troubled that the toenail thing was overlooked.... While it may have been wise to not directly confront her yourself, this action taken upon a...

  23. Please help me with my new Customer-er...I mean Pt

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to KellNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This woman sounds like a spoiled rotten brat....because she has a mother who still speaks for her at age 50!! There isn't enough couch space in the therapy office for this woman, her mother, and her...

  24. Vit K

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Emergency

    I have given it IV (slowly) in ICU many times. We have pharmacy recommendations, which we follow; it isn't given on the reg. nursing floors as IV/push or piggyback....never had a problem...there are...

  25. Mother needing support-daughter bipolar

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to bookwormom's topic in Psychiatric

    Have you thought about a support group for people who have relatives with BPD? Address your own needs first....because that is what REALLY needs to happen. You cannot care for anyone if you are broken...