bigsyis

bigsyis

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  1. Ideas to help friend who is having double mastectomy

    bigsyis replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! You all are just the best! Thank you, RN/writer for your very thoughtful post, and to first lobster and prowlingMA. Your insights are just the kinds of things I was looking for and had not...

  2. woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    bigsyis replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    critterlover, in the first article it said that the pt was outside the hospital, and brought into the er by law enforcement personnel. the triage nurse was quoted as having "thanked" the officers for...

  3. Male Urologic Dilemma

    bigsyis replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    I would again suggest that you get yourself referred to the nearest University College of Medicine. Either Mister PCP with the soulful eyes can do it, or you can self-refer. Best of luck, and please...

  4. Ideas to help friend who is having double mastectomy

    bigsyis replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your good wishes and ideas. The one area we haven't covered yet is food for the family postop, but you can bet that we will! Thanks

  5. Side Effects???

    bigsyis replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    We can't give advice, and you should follow up w/your plastic surgeon or whomever Rx'd the Vicodin, and don't wait until Thursday. You may not be able to tolerate the hydrocodone in Vicodin. It is a...

  6. woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    bigsyis replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I missed something-was it determined that this lady did have a bowel perf? Beyond that, I was thinking of a AAA. About 15 yrs ago when I was in ER (a CEN), we had a man come in 3 times in one...

  7. Help telling co-worker to stop complaining!!

    bigsyis replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds as though that nurse has a BAAAAD case of short-timers syndrome. If you haven't encountered it yet, people who know they are on their way out figure that they have nothing to lose,...

  8. Standard Orientation vs Internship

    bigsyis replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Take the 9 month. You will learn as much during that time (or more!) as you would in a couple of years in one place. Do it, do it, do it, and be thankful that they are willing to pay you for that...

  9. Hello, could anyone help me with my first semester of nursing school?

    bigsyis replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

    First I set up the rock-then I got out my trusty chisel. Seriously, I took copious notes, and reviewed everything I had written-several times. Early on, I had a Professor who told us that anything he...

  10. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    bigsyis replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    Be thankful for what you have. Even if you decide to go elsewhere later (but why would you leave such a good facilty?) it sure doesn't have to be at the place you interviewed. I think your former...

  11. Ack! My Mother is "That patient"

    bigsyis replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good grief! My Mother, too! The very person who taught us to be polite and thankful when we were under stress (thankful for the good things), forgot every bit of that when she was in subacute care...

  12. Smelling Cancer?

    bigsyis replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    She has probably learned to associate some odor of decay as the disease has progressed, such as exhalation from a terminal lung CA

  13. Need to vent about my horrible night!! UGGG long

    bigsyis replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does that facility have prefilled syringes of Lidocaine gel? A tip I learned from a Urologist, many years ago in ER, is to instill 3 cc of Lido gel into the urethra, and then cath the pt with a...

  14. Can we feed the Family?

    bigsyis replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are a very compassionate person, and if it is food that you are entitled to, you should be able to eat it yourself, or give it to anyone of your choice. This would definitely include your...

  15. Male Urologic Dilemma

    bigsyis replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    How about getting the phonebooks for your area and the nearest large town, and sitting down and dialing urologist practices until you find someone who has a male PA? The town I work in has about...

  16. disclosing PRN Vicodin

    bigsyis replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    Having done MULTIPLE drugs screens when I was doing Occ Med, you would be well-served to declare ANY meds, Rx or OTC that you have taken within the past month. Be sure to let the tester know that you...

  17. Cheap reference books??

    bigsyis replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    Please go straight to Amazon.com They have used books on sale for most book titles, even some out-of print ones. I frequently get books in good used condition for a penny, but have to pay the $3.50...

  18. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    bigsyis replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    No, according to the law you can't tell her. But what makes you think (or know) that she didn't already know? And, you OB nurses out there-isn't HIV something that preggo ladies are routinely tested...

  19. Is this prejudicial

    bigsyis replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that you would be well covered by the

  20. Crepitus

    bigsyis replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I first saw subcutaneous emphysema (and it was called that) back in 1983. A pt who was dying of lung CA ruptured a bleb. Subq emphysema is not due to a buildup of fluid (I read "edema" in the...

  21. Funny fake names for meds

    bigsyis replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    While working up a pt to be seen in the office one day, I asked her if she needed any med refills. She gave a handwritten list that had the names of three meds on it. The last on the list was...

  22. iv push benadryl

    bigsyis replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    I never diluted it, but gave it slowly, because it can sometimes cause a drop in BP. I think diluting it is an excellent idea, especially since the pre-filled NS syringes are around-there really...

  23. Abandonment???

    bigsyis replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    Why couldn't even the Unit Secretary page you in the room you were in to let you know that your assignment had changed, and to check w/the desk? Why couldn't the off-going nurse stick her head into...

  24. Goal of nursing school - training or not?

    bigsyis replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    My LPN training was superb, I feel. We had LOTS of clinical exposure, as well as classroom preparation. My program had always scored 98% or better pass rate on the NCLEX, and our class kept the...

  25. Boniva-Fosamax = atrial fibrillation ?

    bigsyis replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    My two EP docs had not heard of the possible connection between the meds and afib, but they have now! They were very interested to hear about