bigsyis

bigsyis

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  1. The End of the Code

    bigsyis replied to msdobson's topic in Cardiac

    When I was in ER in FL and GA, almost every code ended this same way. It is often w/regret, and sometimes w/relief when the time comes for the decision to made and the code

  2. Lidocaine with Rocephin IM?

    bigsyis replied to StNeotser's topic in Patient Medications

    I used to draw up the Lido w/an 18 ga needle, just for the speed, and give it w/a 22 ga to adults, and like Tazzi a 25 ga to small

  3. The price of healthcare

    bigsyis replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, and particularly in our practice, there is a discount, right off the top, for people who are self-pay. Contrary to popular belief, people without insurance often receive price breaks like...

  4. Small Town Nursing

    bigsyis replied to passinthru's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I LOVE my tiny town! We have approx 800 full-time residents, about twice that many in the summer. Yes, everybody can know your business, but, as you found out, knowing your business can not only...

  5. Need help from a community nurse - PLEASE

    bigsyis replied to kdneadow's topic in Georgia Nursing

    No prob. Good luck with your

  6. Do you use the Nurse ProPack

    bigsyis replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whaaaat? You mean there is another way to find something besides fumbling around in your pockets, identifying things by feel? Seriously, the main drawback that I would see is the possibility of it...

  7. Need help from a community nurse - PLEASE

    bigsyis replied to kdneadow's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Why don't you try Good News at

  8. Physician pats patients on the head

    bigsyis replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    At age 67, there is no telling just what kind of bedside manner (if any) he was taught in medical school. The pat may have been a reassuring and/or benevolent thing that developed over the years, or...

  9. Lidocaine with Rocephin IM?

    bigsyis replied to StNeotser's topic in Patient Medications

    ROFLOL!

  10. Can you humor me?

    bigsyis replied to passinthru's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, too. Nursing (and medicine) is something that cuts across all social lines. We often cross lines and step into situations we wouldn't dare do in the outside world. As far as the older man...

  11. That MD is a %^&( and this is how I dealt with it....

    bigsyis replied to MoriahRN's topic in General Nursing

    Emmanuel, I want you to be my nurse if and when I ever need one. You sound like a AAA+ pt

  12. Lidocaine with Rocephin IM?

    bigsyis replied to StNeotser's topic in Patient Medications

    Just check to be sure there is no lido allergy, and puhleeese reconstitute it w/Lidocaine! Before I was taught to do this in ER, I had many pts c/o how much the Rocephin IM injection hurt. After I...

  13. Lipping the bottle

    bigsyis replied to PoppaD's topic in General Nursing

    Went to LPN school and ADN, and NEVER heard this one. The closest is that when you open a new vial of something, even wehn supposedly capped w/a sterile cap, you are supposed to clean the rubber...

  14. Need help from a community nurse - PLEASE

    bigsyis replied to kdneadow's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Have you tried the Hall Co. Health Dept? You can't get much more "community" than that, unless it is Good News at

  15. That MD is a %^&( and this is how I dealt with it....

    bigsyis replied to MoriahRN's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=DO NOT under any circumstances take their abuse. It will just continue and probably get worse. They act this way because they think they can get away with it and probably already have. Don't...

  16. Nepotism

    bigsyis replied to penguin2's topic in General Nursing

    We had a husband and wife on the SAME Med/Surg unit! Both were/are very good nurses. The wife could get a little emotional (about work) at times, but the husband was always cool, and could be...

  17. coping

    bigsyis replied to runnernurse487's topic in General Nursing

    Hey-you have a different job in your sights-focus on that, and try to leave the rest of the mental junk from the other job behind you. No sense dragging it around with you like a ball and chain....

  18. Being Sexually Harrassed

    bigsyis replied to markymark's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire What she did and the Manager is trying to passively do is DEAD WRONG! If the roles were reversed, don't you think it likely that something would have already been done? What you have...

  19. Liability of threatened AB on M/S unit?

    bigsyis replied to new_nurse_2006's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you did the right thing. Without experience or monitors, how were you supposed to be able to "take care" of the pt? When I was Charge on Med-Surg, this happened once because of census. The way...

  20. Hello Georgia

    bigsyis replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Well, Craig, Tuesday, Wednesday, and this evening, you might need a good sturdy boat with strong oar locks! We have been getting some significant rain and HEAVY wind. I hope your trip down is safe,...

  21. Telephone triage RN

    bigsyis replied to PhillyKidRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the one our practice used to help establish protocols: Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses, 2nd Edition, by Julie K. Briggs. This isn't a commercial-you can find not only this one, but many...

  22. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    bigsyis replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey-seriously, there are a lot of immigrants (our area is inundated with them) who think the ER is where you come for anything and everything medical, and that it is FREE! :angryfire I'm sure any...

  23. Please, Please, Please, Any Other Very Tall Nurses Out There?????

    bigsyis replied to *Andrea*'s topic in General Nursing

    Andrea, I am 5'9" and have a 32 inch inseam. It is almost as hard to find that in elastic waist pants (my preferred) as your 35-37. I also wear a size 11-12 shoe, and good grief, what it is like to...

  24. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    bigsyis replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was triaging for ER, I had a woman who thought I was nuts because when I was obtaining her med hx for hospitalization she told me she had flea bites and I asked why she was hospitalized for...

  25. Nursing 10 years ago

    bigsyis replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    The advent of DRGs in the 80's, which influenced approved length of stay in hospitals totally wreaked havoc on acuity levels. Computers in our part of the country are pervasive, and they were only...