zambezi BSN, RN

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    What does your post name reflect about you?

    zambezi replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I got the name Zambezi when I was in high school...we were trying to find names for the back of our powder puff jerseys...anyway...we looked on a map and this name just sounded right...it has been my...
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    aggrastat and heparin at the same time?

    zambezi replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We occassionally use both together in the CCU that I work in, especially if we get a patient that has had unstable angina and are not going to be cathed until the morning for whatever reason. For our...
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    i have a question about su

    zambezi replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    I too am sorry for your loss. I don't work psych...however, I have a question. Do the seclusion rooms have cameras in them? I work in critical care and we have camera rooms...just curious to see what...
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    Malpractice Insurance

    zambezi replied to chickel's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I also carry malpractice insurance. As elkpark mentioned, it is only about 90$ a year, well worth the peace of mind for me (lets be honest, that is less than I pay for a new stethoscope or scrubs for...
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    Titainium Ring Cutters?

    zambezi replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has titanium ring and he loves it because it is so light and is very durable (not to mention that it was a pretty good price compared to mine--I got off
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    Critical thinking exercise

    zambezi replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    As everyone else mentioned, check if O2 on, check if pulse ox is on correctly, if it were night time, I would watch the patient breathe and see if that 84 is a result of sleep apnea...which, actually,...
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    Which Icu?

    zambezi replied to RNBEAUTY2003's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just wanted to wish you good luck...as far as intrepreting rhythms..you should get that in any ICU that you choose as all of your patients are on tele...however a Cardiac specific ICU you may have...
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    Speaking of pregnant nurses...

    zambezi replied to stella123 rn's topic in General Nursing

    The other thing to watch out for is radiation--ie: xray/cath lab...I have to go to cath lab occassionally with an unstable patient or one we are putting in and IABP on...the docs are always really...
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    i need to get out of this

    zambezi replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    CCURN-- I'm so sorry to hear this! Why do you want to leave nursing? I know that you were considering the CRNA route for awhile...is this not a good path anymore? If you need to vent- you know this is...
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    ??Pregnant???

    zambezi replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would call you doctor if you are still taking the antibiotics. I think there are a couple of things that could be happening. You could just be stressed and you body is responding with a late...
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    Best Paid State For Nursing

    zambezi replied to bashy's topic in General Nursing

    The other thing you have to consider, as I am sure you know, is cost of living. Some of the places you mentioned have areas of high costs of living--so it would make sense that you are paid a bit...
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    Art Lines

    zambezi replied to bluemoose21's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I usually zero my alines when I first come on shift or if I am doing any majoy HOB changes or getting up to a chair, etc. I also print and post a strip of the arterial line tracing once a shift. I...
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    taking ACLS while in nursing school

    zambezi replied to srl5324's topic in General Nursing

    I took ACLS my final semester of school....I had been doing a preceptorship in CCU for about 4 months at that time so I had seen a couple of codes...To prepare, I read the book front to back, had just...
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    Relationships with Docs

    zambezi replied to shirleyTX's topic in MICU, SICU

    I really enjoy the docs that I work with--they definately have their bad days (and nights) but who doesn't? If they are outright rude though, they usually hear about it and say their sorry--our NM...
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    **clinical objectives**

    zambezi replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in General Students

    I agree with the previous poster. When I did this, I tried to pick one topic per week and tie it to the system that I was studying for the NCLEX. For example, if I was studying the cardiovascular...
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    ICU visiting hours

    zambezi replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    In our unit, family visitation is up the the nurses discretion--and yes, I really do believe this works, as long as guidelines are given to the family. The only time we are not an open unit is during...
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    Change of shift report

    zambezi replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We use a printed unit census sheet. We do a "group" report where a brief summary of all of the patients is given. Then we get individual report at the bedside (this is a critical care unit so usually...
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    Question on MAZE procedure

    zambezi replied to Whisper's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our cardiac surgeons occassionally do maze procedures while they are doing a cabg or valve...with the maze procedure, tiny cuts are made on the myocardium (i believe with a laser) to ablate alternate...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    zambezi replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    We give tpa a fair ammount where I work, however, as others have mentioned, there are quite a few criteria that must be met...the doctor has to weigh the risks vs. benefits. tpa must be given within...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    zambezi replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Im sorry to read about your husband. The medications that I usually see patients put on post cva are aggrenox, plavix, or sometimes pletal. I hope he continues to
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    whats the weather like????

    zambezi replied to jeanna's topic in General Nursing

    Rain, Rain and wait...more rain!!! And fog... All week no less. Typical Oregon. Though two days ago it did snow (which we hardly ever get here). Temp has been 30s-40s...I can't wait for spring (or I...
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    ICU or stepdown?

    zambezi replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    ICU at my hospital...we wouldnt have nipride, the aline, cvp on the floor at
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    So what WAS nursing like in the "good old days"?

    zambezi replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is interesting to read these posts in addition to all of that in books etc. Being a new generation nurse, I look at these descriptions and *think* that I would prefer todays nursing (of course, I...
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    my 1st observation

    zambezi replied to TinyNurse's topic in Travel

    I really enjoy having travelers in our unit. The ones that know their stuff are great! They really help pick up slack when we are short. The only reason that I can see why some people don't like...
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    Lockers at work

    zambezi replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit is shaped in a circle with a report/break room in the center. I usually just keep my stuff in there, coat, etc. I leave my wallett in the car, keys in my coat pocket. Down a hall a little...