BluntForceTrauma

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  1. Peg tube residual

    BluntForceTrauma replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught to give it back, no matter the amount, and recheck in 4 hours. If you don't give it back, what is the point in rechecking?...

  2. First day as agency nurse, asked to do admission

    BluntForceTrauma replied to BethulieRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    Yep..you are expected to perform at full capacity as an agency nurse. If you don't know something, ask someone. Sometimes, agency nurses get the crapiest

  3. Organ donation process? My Mom was the donor.

    BluntForceTrauma replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    When a person is declared brain dead, then legally they are deceased. So the next step is either organ donation or being taken off the vent until the heart stops on its own. Working in a Level I...

  4. Can my mother be a nurse w/ a 20yr old felony?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what the felony was for. But I think most states do it on a case by case

  5. Fall Out Girl....

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Pretty in Ink's topic in General Nursing

    It just gets better with time. I work in trauma, and I still get a little whoozy at some of the things I

  6. No one dies in OR

    BluntForceTrauma replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about JCAHO and statistics as the previous poster mentioned....not being surrounded by family when dying in the ICU like they want us to

  7. leaving patient in bed with wound

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    EXCUSE! The pt will be on his coccyx whether in bed or in the chair, so I odn't see why he can't get OOB to

  8. speaking valve for trachs

    BluntForceTrauma replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the Passy Muir valve will work on a ventilated pt, and plus it's not surgically implanted. It's been a while since I've seen one, and it was on a trach pt (weaned off the vent) and it...

  9. pt. suspected drug user

    BluntForceTrauma replied to mslema's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From reading the post, it seems like you think the pt is a drug user just because her HR was 115-120. If I was scared and in pain, I think my heart rate would be slightly increased

  10. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    BluntForceTrauma replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should lighten

  11. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    How about getting report from OR and the first sentence out of the nurse's mouth is "we don't know how this guy is still

  12. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Your pt in liver and kidney failure, suffering from hepatic encephalopathy pulls out his art line and femoral vascath while your getting report on your other pt. Then you walk into the room after...

  13. Help!Big Job Decision!!!

    BluntForceTrauma replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, the extra $2.50 is probably being spent on gas during your 2hr commute. Add it up for a pay period and see. P.S. Next post, please don't capitalize every word in your post....it makes...

  14. Do you work when you have The Crud?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    No!! Just a couple of months ago, I missed 4 days of work due to a severe cold. In an ICU, our patients are already immunocompromised and sick nurses arent making it any better. Just think if you were...

  15. Time to Come Clean,,,,slips of the tongue

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    We had a 17 y/o pt who was 36 weaks pregnant, s/p MVA, emergency c-section. An older gentleman w/ gray hair came to visit her during visitation. I walked in and after introducing myself, I asked him...

  16. For all mums out there

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Nicky30's topic in General Nursing

    The subject, whenever brought up by your child, should be taken seriously. We were always taught not to give false or misleading information. I don't know what age would be appropriate though....I...

  17. Doctors are Bullies

    BluntForceTrauma replied to madwife2002's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have heard a few horror stories regarding bully MDs. Working in a Level I Trauma center in a teaching hospital, our MDs (ranging from intern, resident, to attending) are more than willing to educate...

  18. Question about Nipride

    BluntForceTrauma replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    You should have gotten a range from the MD who started the gtt, along with an art line. Nipride is a very potent antihypertensive. But in your situation, I would have immediately recycled the BP and...

  19. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Along with being maxed out on all available

  20. wrong route phenergan?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to cybernurse614's topic in Patient Medications

    Phenergan can be given IM or IV. Being that it is so damaging to veins, it is not recommended to give IM. In our ICU, we frequently give Phenergan IV to the "drug seekers" who tell us IM doesn't work...

  21. What do you think about this reason for a grade?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should definitely find out what your errors were. Even though it may only be a few little points, those few little points could be the difference between an "A" and a "B" in the

  22. Still in highschool Just want to know something :)

    BluntForceTrauma replied to HieuNgu1155's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know of too many nursing schools that require you to take certain classes while still in high school. I think they are focused on your over GPA, SAT/ACT score from high school. However, with...

  23. I just did chest compressions for the first time

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Silver_Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like you did a great job to me....it would have broken my heart to do compressions on a fril lil' ole lady. By the way, was her daughter in the medical field at all?? Sounds like it by the...

  24. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU. I am very obsessive about the pads under the pt being straight and being the same color. I know it sounds stupid, but it just irks me if the pads are wrinkled or don't match.

  25. Seniority Counts For Nothing

    BluntForceTrauma replied to seeking33's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably the fact that they can pay the newer nurses a lower wage, therefore saving them a bundle of money. Don't agree with it, but sometimes that's just the way it