Tele_Nurse4u

Hey everyone...quick question... I had a 52 y/o male patient today who was found unconscious in his apartment. Has been hospitalized x1 week. It was found he had a large CVA, uncontrolled Afib (up to 160's) and CHF. He was started on a Cardizem drip ...

So... kinda random but I have a little survey.... I have been having 'womanly' issues and ending up being dx w/PCOS. Long story short, my HGB is now 7.8...YIKES! To say I feel badly is an understatement. Yes, I am dizzy...tired...SOB...usual sx. Bei...

School taught me everything I know. School taught me the delicate balance of life, how to be A FIXER. Fix problems and help patients achieve a better way of life. A patient, Lucy would teach me an entire new way of thinking...and fixing. I received L...

I absolutely agree with all these posters!! I was NEVER any good with math, but there are formulas you will use over and over. Whenever I do any, i double check with another nurse or with pharmacy. I never have any problems with that. Dont be afraid ...

this will probably be long...so i apologize in advance!! it's just me venting, so if you don't want to hear it...stop now! lol anyways... i am a relatively new nurse (i graduated in may of '07) and immediately began working on a tele unit. i worked t...

I love being a nurse...it has its good and bad and VERY BAD DAYS... I guess just like anywhere else. It is not nearly as glamarous as TV makes it.. :) Yes, doctors, patients, and families yell at you...I don't let it bother me. I have yet to be tru...

haha my husband says he feels bad giving nurses tickets b/c he thinks of me.. :) most pepole would also say they dont want to give a nurse a ticket and then be hospitalized (for whatever reason) and that person is their nurse. Not that we'd do anyth...

NO NO NO NO NO AND NOOOO!!!!

Hell everyone! Quick question. I work in a tele/cardiac unit and am a pretty new nurse. My patient today was admitted with chest pain, sob. Hx included IDDM, MI, many stents through the years and finally quadruple bypass 2 months ago... I realize tha...

so..i am a newer nurse and am maybe still 'in the clouds with nursing' but, here is my dilema: i work midnights and during the night a normally oriented and alert 92 yr old man became very confused and combative. now, i admitted this man and was his ...

I had a little old lady that did this once! Scared the crap outta me! She would seriously be like comatose...all her vitals were stable though and her breathing would be fine. We tried everything....sternal rubs..moving her...NOTHING WORKED! Then she...

I was thinking the same thing. Lets throw him back into NSR and throw a clot...errr...im going in tonight and I plan to investigate!!

Thanks for the link. I am constatnly asking questions. His primary is a cardio doc, thats who i spoke with. I didnt have time to go back and look through the progress notes, but i wiill definetly try to do that. It is sooo sad he is aphasic. Hes a r...

This doc was a cardiologist. My thoughts were exactly like yours. He had a thrombolytic CVA. CT and MRI showed a large left sided cerebral infarct. He is on Dig 0.125mg daily..NOTHING ELSE though. I was happy to get the Lovenox order! I asked the ca...

I just graduated last May and started on a cardiac tele floor. Although it is not just cardiac! WE get everything!! It sounds pretty much the same as yours. The ratio is 4:1. Honestly, if you like a challenge then go for it. Some days are craziness,...

No, you have a right to be upset!!

I agree.. And that was the first thing he asked me, and they were well WNL. Thanks for helping!!

Thanks everyone. It is not a teaching hospital. It is actually a nonprofit "we take anybody hospital.' not to say its not a good hodpital because it is :) i am sooo not afraid to ask questions, but docs kept telling me it was fine and other nurses i...

I have heard that a year on a telemetry floor equals more experience than a year on a med-surg floor..from an experience and employer point of view. Has anyone found this to be true? I am currently a new grad on a tele floor and it is crazy some days...

:monkeydance:Hey everyone. I am a BRAND NEW cardiac nurse! I love what i do, but it's way harder than I ever thought! Any helpful hints from all you seasoned R.N.'s? Organization tips, things I must know, what you couldnt live without (besides Pepsi ...

thanks!! i need all the help i can get lol i have already devised my OWN organizational report sheet. i kinda combined all the nurses stuff, and like you said..chucked out some too. i actually have been doing pretty good i think, so im happy weird......

Hey everyone, I'm Steph. I am a new nurse on an IMCU/CCU unit. I just got out of orientation and am up for any advice, helpful hints, or education I can receive!!! I love to blab my mouth too! Drop me a line! Nice meeting you all! :balloons:Stephanie...