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  1. Help with a case?

    mspringer posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I have had a case on the medical floor for the last couple of days and am wondering if any of you could give me some insight into the problem the patient was having. Clinical Course Male approx. 65...

  2. Nurse's Waist Pack

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone send me a weblink or name of a waist/fanny pack they use while working on the floor? I have been looking for one for a while and cannot find one that has some spots for pens, etc. I have...

  3. Barcoding Medications

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is going to go to barcoding of meds real soon. I am wondering if some of you have experience with this. I would like to know some of the ups and downs about this type of a system and...

  4. Challenge: 25 Words or Less

    mspringer replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    2u PRBCs, hitting/attempted biting, restraints, 8 IV's running at min of 125hr, missed dayshift orders, Haldol with peridoxical rxns., Ativan, disraught family, nickled and dimed, IV

  5. POP Method

    mspringer posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Has anyone ever heard of the POP method in declotting central lines. If so, can you please tell me a little about it. I have read some on it, but cannot find any internet articles explaining it....

  6. POP Method

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The book is called Intravenous Infusion Therapy for Nurses by Dianne Josephson, 1999. For reference the page numbers are 271-272, 289, 292, 302, and 387. I hope this helps because I really want to...

  7. POP Method

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    This is strange because the method is decribed in an IV therapy book I have that is about 2 years old. Maybe the method is really that new. Surely, I am not the only one who has read something on...

  8. Did I make the right decision?

    mspringer posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I recently finished my final preceptorship in the CCU and will be graduating on June 10. Yippee. During my rotation I had a lot of nurses asking me if I would be coming to work in the unit after I...

  9. Competency tool for CABG?

    mspringer replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sorry, I know of no competency tool for that. Just working side by side with another nurse until you are observed to be competant, safe, and comfortable with taking those patients. Sorry for being...

  10. Did I make the right decision?

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yea, I would like to end up in ICU/CCU as a floart between the two someday, but I feel there is some experience to gain on the floor so I am going to go there for a bit. Maybe just a year or less,...

  11. Competency tool for CABG?

    mspringer replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Like how s/p? Immediately after they come back from the OR or day 1/2?

  12. Pulmonary Shunting

    mspringer posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Can someone explain pulmonary shunting to me. I am reading a couple of articles on ARDS and they talk about pulmonary shunting, but without explanation. Is this just blood being shunted away from...

  13. Pulmonary Shunting

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks surfer girl! I like the analogy. Makes it easy to

  14. Experienced Opinions NEEDED NOW!!! HELP!

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is for a class project. We need more data! TAKE OUR POLL, PLEASE!! TIA,

  15. Experienced Opinions NEEDED NOW!!! HELP!

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in General Nursing

    I know there is! We posted it. We are reposting to get more replies to our poll.

  16. New Balance Shoes

    mspringer replied to indulgentmom's topic in General Nursing

    I got some NB shoes this Dec. They are all white, not sure of the model number. They are the best I have ever had. And the price was right....$30. Easy to throw those away at that...

  17. Specialization after Graduation???

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! I am posting this question and poll for a group nursing project. We are just a few months away from graduating and this information would be very helpful for us. You participation is...

  18. Frontline Fury

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    The other night I was doing a clinical rotation (one of my last, YIPPEE) and had a patients son blow up on me. I was standing near the doorway getting ready to leave the room when he comes through...

  19. Specialization after Graduation???

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in General Nursing

    Barb, Can you give me some insight into our topic at hand. You spent a lot of time reminding users of bulletin board rules, but neglected my topic for the most part. Any insight would be useful!...

  20. Tucson, Az

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    If there is someone out there who lives in Tucson or has lived in Tucson, I have some questions. 1. How are the nursing wages there? Spec. acute care & for someone with either 1 year of acute...

  21. Mesa, Arizona

    mspringer posted a topic in General Nursing

    If anyone out there works in the greater Phoenix area I need some info. Could you tell me which hospitals in the Phoenix metro area are good and which to avoid regarding employment. I am also going...

  22. Mesa, Arizona

    mspringer replied to mspringer's topic in General Nursing

    I will be graduating this spring and plan on going down there in about 12 mos. I most likely will be just looking for Med/Surg. How is the pay scale for med/surg? I would eventually like to work in...

  23. How can I tell................

    mspringer replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Tips and Tricks for IV starts.....good luck! You'll get it. I swear some that I gotten have been nearly by accident.....couldn't see thing to save my life. http://www.enw.org/IVStarts.htm

  24. Can nurses refuse to care for angry patient?

    mspringer replied to skybirdrising's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I heard there is actually a federal law that states nurses can refuse to take care of abusive patients. Anyone familiar with the law. I have heard of this happening and the MD just discharged them...

  25. Are you MAN enough to be a Nurse?

    mspringer replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am a man in an Oregon nursing school, so guess that counts. No Wait---only if I graduate. When I am not doing homework or clinicals I think I am walking around with zero affect:stone due to...