traumalover

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  1. Scary story I heard from some nursing students

    traumalover replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I said I had a hard time believing it. I still find it highly unlikely it happened in a hospital setting where most glucometers upload to a lab results. long term care, maybe. And obviously he...

  2. Scary story I heard from some nursing students

    traumalover replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I have a hard time buying this. So essentially the nursing students didn't notice, the clinical instructor didn't notice, and the primary nurses weren't at least keeping an eye on the students? I'm...

  3. PPD ERROR???

    traumalover replied to ShanNurse87's topic in General Nursing

    induration, not inguaration, sorry can't

  4. PPD ERROR???

    traumalover replied to ShanNurse87's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for seven years and have my TB test read by our employee health nurse. I have heard that a recent test within 1 week of second one can cause a false positive, and then it is 10mm...

  5. Do you look up your patient history before taking care of them

    traumalover replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a fairly large hospital with a variety of nurses and very very few come in early. Pretty much every report I get and give, PMH is included. Such as this is so and so. They have a PMH of...

  6. Gentamicin Question

    traumalover replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

    320 ml, may be further

  7. Cant keep a watch working!

    traumalover replied to CNA2day's topic in General Nursing

    I have the problem, too. An old nursing instructor claims we have different electromagnetic fields. Paint the the back of the watch with clear nail polish. Works for

  8. How long have you seen codes last?

    traumalover replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Two and a half

  9. Strong vs. weak RN

    traumalover replied to Ariyala's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be the go to girl at my old hospital, for charge, for floor codes, traumas, and really sick 1:1 patients, and I was pretty darned impressed with myself. I asked for the sickest of the sick,...

  10. Leaving before contract is up? Seeking advice

    traumalover replied to ER06's topic in General Nursing

    Any possibility you can speak to your nurse manager and talk with her about keeping it quiet until last

  11. anyone go from LTC to hospital?

    traumalover replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN student I worked in LTC as a LPN. Upon graduation, I was hired at a 586 bed hospital directly into ICU. LTC provides excellent opportunities with time management, wound care, and...

  12. cardiac arrest

    traumalover replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    If there is a code button, push it. If not, yell for help. Your role is only to recognize the problem and alert the code team, and then do exactly as you are told. Code team members are ACLS...

  13. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    traumalover replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    What kind of pts are we talking about? A walkie-talkie on Amio? Or CRRT, septic shock, IABP? I have had pts that were singled due to acuity, esp traumatic brain injuries and crrt. I have been tripled...

  14. IDoes the probation period means the same as orientation?

    traumalover replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, probationary period is different from orientation. Probation is generally the first ninety days, in which at any time they can decide it's not working out. Also, you usually cannot...

  15. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    traumalover replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ICU RN and I have no problem working where I am needed. And I was a CNA, then a LPN, then a RN. I worked equally hard in each job, and I did pull CNA shifts as an LPN, and got paid twice as...

  16. thug got shot and crying

    traumalover replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    Really seriously everyone chill out. I've worked ICU and ER. Agree to disagree, please, I enjoyed the thread until the personal attacks. Everyone has gotten frustrated with a pt. I have said things...

  17. Changing from Oklahoma to Kansas License

    traumalover replied to mariemac89LPN's topic in General Nursing

    You will need to go to Kansas State Board of Nursing website. It is called Licensure by Endorsement, and all the directions on how to do it are

  18. pressors and sepsis

    traumalover replied to diosadelsol's topic in MICU, SICU

    Same as the others on the Levo and Dopamine-however while there may not be much data on Vasopressin I have seen it work when high dose Levo, Neo, and Dopamine have

  19. You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

    traumalover replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    When the off going shift says, "wow, it's been really quiet" When the bed coordinator they call a code and a rapid response on 2 different floors, all ICU beds are full, and you've got the only two...

  20. Wildest lab values you've ever seen?

    traumalover replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    pH 6.91, pao2 89 pco2 12, bicarb 5, base deficit -13 iv drug user with sepsis and vegatative endocarditis, 32, died within 24 hrs

  21. Pentobarb coma nurse to patient ratio

    traumalover replied to standout22's topic in MICU, SICU

    MY last hospital Penotobarb, fresh hearts, IABP, TBI all 2 pts to 1 nurse, CRRT 1:1 New hospital all are

  22. Any New Grads Working in the ICU or ED???

    traumalover replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a new grad in the ICU in Kansas. First year was hard. But

  23. Where did you learn all of the acronyms??

    traumalover replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    what about lol nad little old lady in no apparent distress heard it from er doc and use it all the

  24. new grads in icu

    traumalover replied to firehawkrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i DON'T FEEL NEW GRADS SHOULD COME OFF ORIENTATON TAKING THE SICKEST. WOULD YOU WANT THAT FOR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER? IN THE UNIT I TOOK LOTSA ODS/GI BLEEDS/LOW DOSE PRESSOR SEPTIC PTS AND MOVED UP THE...

  25. new grads in icu

    traumalover replied to firehawkrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm an ICU nurse x 3 years. We just hired 13 new grads....in a twenty bed ICU. I am considered experienced which to me is ridiculous. I consistently take the worst pts and it is backbreaking and...