RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Are there "well staffed" ERs?

    RN1980 replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    only in 2 places, in the mind of hospital administrators and tv

  2. Why did you choose Nursing?

    RN1980 replied to RNstudentwithQ's's topic in General Nursing

    i love

  3. online bsn

    RN1980 replied to desmon81's topic in General Nursing

    best thing going. im in a complete longdistance course right now. it will take 2 whole semesters. just a bunch of writing papers and research stuff. nothing that will really make me a more proficent...

  4. Talking Dirty

    RN1980 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    exactly piphi2004. you nailed it. but we are nurses and we hold ourselves to higher standards than the pope...and besides when you come to work it should be 100% about patient care and bedpans 100% of...

  5. Talking Dirty

    RN1980 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry madwife 2002, i did'nt read your post, but your response is exactly how i feel and what i've

  6. Talking Dirty

    RN1980 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    do yourself a your co-workers a favor...don't run to the nearest human resource pen pusher and tattle. be grown-up and professional and confront the issue with the accused. let them know your...

  7. 1 thing....

    RN1980 replied to wlb06's topic in Men in Nursing

    i hate

  8. Arterial line insertion by the RN

    RN1980 replied to CactusFlower's topic in MICU, SICU

    we can insert them here only after you attend a 8 hr work shop/inservice of "icu skills". once you get signed off on it you have to do atleast 1 under supervision of the icu doc or anesthersia, after...

  9. Procedures on DNR/DNI patients

    RN1980 replied to hell000nurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    this is what i've learned and seen in the various units that i've worked in during my short career as a icu nurse. the doc is most likely going to do what ever causes the lesser of strain and tension...

  10. er to ICU

    RN1980 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in MICU, SICU

  11. Old Nurse looking to start a new career

    RN1980 replied to confusednurse1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    don't sell yourself

  12. nurses from maintenance point of view

    RN1980 replied to sailordave's topic in General Nursing

    maybe they should think about installing a plummers

  13. Smoker's rights (patient rights)

    RN1980 replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    let'em do what ever he wants to do... just chart that you informed him of all the pros and cons and nasty things that can happen to him outside and he wont be monitored by a nurse while he is smoking...

  14. Re: Parenteral Nutrition(Lipofundin-Intralipid 20%)

    RN1980 replied to Mcgyver's topic in MICU, SICU

    our lipids come in 500c glass bottle, different %'s require different rates, but the constant with lipids for our protocol require the bottle to be changed every 24hrs and no

  15. Student Question

    RN1980 replied to wlb06's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm in the process of doing just that. got out of the army, worked part-time for local ems while going to a asn program. now working as a rn in local icu's and er's making good living and doing my...

  16. AACN membership?

    RN1980 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    the only reason i maintain my membership is for the free ceu's and the monthly critical care mag, for which half of it is full of advertisments and other nonsense, so about 10-15 pages worth of...

  17. What do you like/not like about ICU nursing?

    RN1980 replied to Pattyo's topic in MICU, SICU

    poop...

  18. Tattling or reporting concerns?

    RN1980 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    i always try to talk to the person first, believe me the last thing you want to be labled as is a person who is always running to the unit manager reporting other staff. sometimes it's hard enough...

  19. asthma - cardiovascular effects

    RN1980 replied to rjrule's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    after frequent violent episodes and a hx of bad asthma you will starte to develop phtn "pulmonary htn"... this will primarily affect the rt side of the heart first. once you start having rt sided...

  20. Preferred mode of ventilation and weaning

    RN1980 replied to Vikingnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    cardiacrn2006 is pretty close to what we do as far as vent weaning is concerned. wake'em up, stimulate, abg's, cpap, and watch vs and get set of abg's in about hr or so. sometimes the patient will...

  21. Just an inquiry

    RN1980 replied to tvccrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i believe he is referring to depodor ball/pump. you can google it and the info,good luck with

  22. K+ and metabolic alkalosis

    RN1980 replied to alaskalala's topic in MICU, SICU

    your kidneys act as part of your acid/base buffer system, they will retain some hco3 but the excessive hc03 will be dumped into the urine. i also think they will try to hold onto any chloride due to...

  23. Would you marry a female MD?

    RN1980 replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    why hell yes...man getting married for love and money, talk about killing 2 birds with 1

  24. Why do people abuse nurses?

    RN1980 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i tend to take the john wyne approach to this abuse thing, as the duke was stated "i will not be cursed or laid a hand upon, i do not do these things to others and i expect the same in return". you...

  25. Using Propofol for conscious sedation

    RN1980 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    99.9% of the time the drug is only used in our hospital for sedation for vent support. of course this excluses the or setting. a few rare cases they'll use it in the er for sedation prior to...