RedCell

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  1. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, worth it to join?

    RedCell replied to Jomo1994z71's topic in General Nursing

    Completely agree dude. I am currently in my second year of anesthesia school. Instructed to Join the "honor" society 2 semesters ago. Yeah I think it looks good on a resume, but can't say that it has...

  2. Common infectious disease in the ER

    RedCell replied to Neversad's topic in General Nursing

    Stupidity, highly contagious bug. One in three patients seem to catch it. When I used to work there we would try to keep the patients isolated, however it never was effective. I guess they must...

  3. Help! Any Jacksonville FL nurses out there?

    RedCell replied to RespectyourNurse's topic in Emergency

    Shands is divided between the trauma center and ER. Both are basically the same unit however. It probably will not be a problem getting hired in the ED. Last I heard there was some what of a waiting...

  4. Smoking And Nurses

    RedCell replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    Actually dude, the active ingredient in Febreze is a cyclic oligosaccharide ring (cyclodextrin) that binds up hydrophobic compounds such as cigarrette smoke, poo, grandma's putrid urine on your brand...

  5. Smoking And Nurses

    RedCell replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    Smoking is good for you, it lowers the incidence of postoperative nausea/vomitting. Besides, if you hate smoking so much,try Skoal...it will keep your lungs nice and

  6. Am I right or wrong...please tell me

    RedCell replied to davidndenise2001's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't get that dude up either. That guy has has done himself in though. Stay tuned for the inevitable... An impressive fulminant pneumonia or fat emboli to the pulmonary artery will soon...

  7. Poll: What size angiocath do you usually use to start an IV?

    RedCell replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Usually drop in 16's when I see the dudes in preop. They never let me down when I really need them. Besides, I have always liked the color the way it glistens through the

  8. Ards

    RedCell replied to AnnetteWA's topic in General Nursing

    Dude, I wouldn't turn in a paper with references from wikipedia. Anyone can get on that site and post their opinion. Try using cinahl, pubmed, and medline to get your journal references. These...

  9. Whats the best job in healthcare?

    RedCell replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    For me, nurse anesthesia. Lots of cool drugs with tons of toys makes for a great time. The job pays well, the patients behave....what more could you ask

  10. What do you think are the current major problems in nursing?

    RedCell replied to Barras's topic in General Nursing

    Too many

  11. How many liters of O2 can a patient with COPD be on?

    RedCell replied to ChristopherH's topic in Pulmonary

    Actually, try reading Respiratory Physiology The Essentals 7th ed. by John West. That guy literally wrote the book on understanding this stuff. It is a quick read so if you bring it with you while...

  12. How many liters of O2 can a patient with COPD be on?

    RedCell replied to ChristopherH's topic in Pulmonary

    Try that 2 LPM gimmick when that COPD dude has SpO2 sats in the 60's is as blue as Casper and hypoxic as hell. They will be showing you the Q sign and going to meet Jesus in no time. Seriously, that...

  13. Painful IV starts and your hospital policy

    RedCell replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the lidocaine you were injected with was mixed with a little epinephrine and it went intravascular It may not ever be used again for me. The last time, I developed a panicky feeling and...

  14. Memory Master flash cards worth the money?

    RedCell replied to SRNAclassof08's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The people I have talked to that recently graduated said that the memory master as well as the cards were very useful in studying for their exam. Some even said that a few of the questions came...

  15. Are there any colorblind nurses out there?

    RedCell replied to CrazyPremed's topic in General Nursing

    I am red/green lacking. Knew something was wrong in nursing school when I couldn't read the numbers in the ishihara circles, later had it confirmed in a

  16. insulin question

    RedCell replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your classmate if the patient has a normal heart (no communication between the left and right ventricles or atria), you can inject a syringe full of air directly into their right atrium and...

  17. Telemetry anxiety

    RedCell replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about it too much. There are only two things you need to know. 1) If the patient's rhythm is really fast (greater than 120), thats bad call for help or give required drugs. 2) If the...

  18. What would you do?

    RedCell replied to livingroomcomputer's topic in General Nursing

    Go ahead and sue. It might work. Ronald is getting whacked for 10 million by some creme puff trial lawyer because they put cheese on a hamburger. Different principle but same

  19. Does withdrawal safe?

    RedCell replied to shonz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Of course withdrawal is safe. We are lucky to live in an age when such sophisticated methods of contraception are available to us. When my dad was growing up, they didn't have all these fancy forms...

  20. Failed Airway

    RedCell replied to GilaRRT's topic in Emergency

    Cannot mask ventilate? cannot intubate? Try waking the patient up if possible. Otherwise, if there is no lightwand, fast-track, or fiberoptic around that buys the poor sucker a quick trip through the...

  21. 100% O2 delivery disadvantages

    RedCell replied to Race Mom's topic in General Nursing

    100% oxygen denitrogenates the alveoli. Once the nitrogen is gone the alveoli collapse and given enough time, atelectasis results. It can become hard to ventilate those dudes after a few

  22. Patient crashing / K+ Rider

    RedCell replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know dude, sounds like the potassium could be the culprit. Small increases in extracellular K+ by intravenous administration can cause large changes in the resting membrane potential of the...

  23. only top 4 percent?

    RedCell replied to hbgwan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It is the whole package that buys your ticket into anesthesia school (grades, GRE, work history, interview, references, etc). Most of the time if you meet the basic requirements for admission and do...

  24. Drawing blood from a PICC line

    RedCell replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    Pressure is equal to force/area. A 3ml or 5ml syringe has a smaller area and therefore has a greater pressure than a 10ml syringe. The 10ml gimmick is more appropriate for the PICC

  25. Understanding of ECG leads

    RedCell replied to MM2007's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Anterior I V2-V4 LAD Lateral I AVL V5-6 circ Inferior II III AVF RCA (most people) Posterior V1 RCA (need a right sided ECG to be sure) Septal V1-2