RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RN1980 replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    well it depends on what type of fx they have, cervial,lumbar or if it's a stable fx or not. here is a simple scenerio-to er on spinal package, neuro assessment done, team log roll to assess the...

  2. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RN1980 replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    again i reinterate, if you take upon yourself to clear a patient from a spinal package "no matter how long they have been on the board" and the patient suffers any deteriation from that action, you...

  3. A case of DKA & chest pain

    RN1980 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    i agree, tend to think maybe headache is from nitro and over all feeling bad. if this was a really bad dka episode for her with her ph all out of wack that will make you feel like crap. but sometimes...

  4. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RN1980 replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    now i guess thats a slander on our ems system here in poor ole mississippi...gosh darn..heck it's a wonder that folks survive down here. in the real world i'm not a dutch rn...and i don't know...

  5. What is your "wash out" rate?

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

    does anyone know if i can goto crna school 100% online and do clinicals anywhere i want? just kidding

  6. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RN1980 replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    they'll stay on the board until hell freeze over or until er doc or neuro/ortho doc tells me to take'em off. litsen if a patient is brought in the er on spinal percautions by ems that right there has...

  7. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RN1980 replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    again do yourself a big favor, don't take the patient off until the erp gives you an order, if the patient or family takes them off so be it, if your egotistic charge nurse tells you too, tell them...

  8. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    RN1980 replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    you are setting yourself of for failure and big trouble if you remove a patient from anytype of spinal package without previous assessment and permission by a doc...this would be nothing but a slam...

  9. Too UGLY for Nursing?

    RN1980 replied to showbizrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i've would have informed them that they can spend the rest of the day wiping their grannys big

  10. sending nurses home early

    RN1980 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    we are already at minimal staff levels in the er and icu and have been nothing but busy as hell for the the past 6mo. which is good and bad, you get alot of extra ot and shifts, but at times if...

  11. Icp

    RN1980 replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    if the the patient was admitted with dx of a bleed of course she is at risk for icp, you were right raise the head of that bed. and review any info you have on ways to manage and prevent a increase of...

  12. FT Staff + regular per diem vs. FT staff + agency per diem????

    RN1980 replied to roosevelt127's topic in Travel

    it's a nurse that works basically without any bennifits. so all the money that the hospital would otherwise put into retirment,insurance and so forth would goto your pay. ie..your paycheck would be...

  13. whistle blowing????

    RN1980 replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    i think your intentions are good and worthy, but think about this before you open yourself up to possissibly alot of ridicule from some people. i'd would probably step back for a minute and see if the...

  14. whistle blowing????

    RN1980 replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    if i was the patient i'd be alittle more concerned about any expectant tx's and prognosis concerning the main issue at hand, carcinoma. they had better forget all that directional anger and refocus...

  15. memphis

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    donaldj, i live about 2hrs away in north central ms. been sort of wanting to stretch my wings alittle. kinda like to try a weekend every so often in a bigger type setting as prn/part-time. got plenty...

  16. TO CA TRAVELERS-from COPS-register your car or get a ticket......

    RN1980 replied to Michellex1013's topic in Travel

    yea good idea tell them you work a stretch of 7 on 7 offs or 14 on and 14 off and you leave to go to navada or something to stay with friends...besides should'nt they be busy busting drug

  17. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

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

    holy crap...talk about a phone call that can change your life,

  18. Lets brag about our hospitals where we work!!

    RN1980 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    well we might get a 3% raise this yr, that is unless the ceo desires a new office or not, but the bathrooms are

  19. heavy lifting

    RN1980 replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    me as well as some of my male coworkers our pulled out the unit/er to lift patients all the time you know i don't mind helping but 4-5 times a night gets to be a pain, but then i made a deal with the...

  20. Jcaho

    RN1980 replied to CSHRN's topic in General Nursing

    jcaho claims they are here for patient advocation, bullcrap... if those bean counters really want to affect patient care they need to confront patient nurse ratios.. for that is a real patient care...

  21. Jcaho

    RN1980 replied to CSHRN's topic in General Nursing

    jcaho, ha ... bucnh of nurses with worthless masters degrees that have'nt nursed in 20yrs, bunch of so so educators that would'nt know how to take care of a sick pt even if one bit them on their...

  22. Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    RN1980 replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    instead of wasting time teaching us defunct nsg dx's, they should've been teaching us how to charge for our services and how to empower us more as a group as whole so we can actually occur some type...

  23. Lets brag about our hospitals where we work!!

    RN1980 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    the bathrooms are

  24. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    RN1980 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    you know, sometimes i get tired of being held to nightingale standards...i'm sure you wont find many discussions such as this on a md website. can you see 2 doc's talking about it.. "hey you know dr....

  25. Interview on Friday (women lurkers feel free to post)

    RN1980 replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    i agree with larry77, if you are comfortable being in an interview situation wearing a high dollar 3 piece "pimp suit" go for it, or wear something alittle more casual and comfortable. my first...