Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    Plan to transfer from tele to er

    Virgo_RN replied to pandaboi's topic in Emergency

    As a recent transfer from the floor to the ED, I can tell you that it is different. While there are a fair amount of people that come to the ED expecting "pillow fluffing", it does not even come...
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    Organizational Sheets.....What do you use?

    Virgo_RN replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    I designed my own report sheet. Each patient had a quarter page. Each quarter had a space for the patient's name, DOB, diagnosis, physician, and medical history, a space for abnormal assessment...
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    Emergency Nursing...Do I have to be certified?

    Virgo_RN replied to camjones's topic in Emergency

    Our ED requires TNCC within a year of
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    PT/PTT &ESRD

    Virgo_RN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    People with ESRD can have platelet dysfunction and alterations in clotting factors, putting them at risk of hemorrhage. The PT and PTT alone and in combination give the physician information about...
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    Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    Virgo_RN replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught in NS to always use a filter needle with an ampule, to avoid drawing up any glass shards with the medication. It is rare that I use an ampule, but when I do, I use a filter needle to...
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    Dealing with family.

    Virgo_RN replied to gingersdad's topic in General Nursing

    I am not in HH, but I am a parent, have observed many parents in public, and we do have a lot of "worried parents" bringing children to the ED. I am not sure what you mean by "aggressive". I have...
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    really struggling with my decision...chewed out by another rn!

    Virgo_RN replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    You are not missing anything. That's a bunch of crap. Don't let that other nurse get you down. Unless you saw any reason for that patient to be on tele, like irregular heart sounds or electrolyte...
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    Thank-you

    Virgo_RN replied to allthaticanbe's topic in General Nursing

    Aw, that's really nice to hear. Thank
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    Traps, stumbling blocks and cancer scares defeated...end is nigh.

    Virgo_RN replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    Wonderful news! I am glad for
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    Which is of a more importance; acute pain or deficient fluid volume?

    Virgo_RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    What is going to kill the person the
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    Not really "feeling it"

    Virgo_RN replied to SC ANP's topic in Cardiac

    I definitely didn't have it all figured out by six months in! But by two years, I was an up and coming rock star! That's why it's so discouraging to be at square one in a new unit, as if I am a new...
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    arterial sheath puling post cath

    Virgo_RN replied to anurse4life's topic in Cardiac

    Not in NC, but yes our facility has a standard of care. Cath prep and recovery pulls some, but many patients go to the inpatient unit to have their sheaths pulled by staff RNs on the floor. We pull...
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    ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    Virgo_RN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's really not a big deal to me. I'd rather get the flu shot than be responsible for killing somebody's Grandma or preemie baby because I didn't want to be told what to
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    Drug Seekers

    Virgo_RN replied to al7139's topic in Addictions

    Hey, I put paragraphs in that post, but they wouldn't stick.
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    Drug Seekers

    Virgo_RN replied to al7139's topic in Addictions

    To the addict who is hospitalized, you, the nurse, is a drug dispensing machine. They will use whatever currency they think will result in the payoff. Playing upon your sympathy or compassion,...
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    atrial fibrillation question..

    Virgo_RN replied to Acosmo27's topic in Emergency

    Yep, they can and sometimes
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    Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    Virgo_RN replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    No. CNAs are not
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    I suck.

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    That sounds like a good plan. After working with geriatrics and middle aged men primarily for the last two years, little kids and babies are like aliens from outer space for me. Cute little things,...
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    What would you do?

    Virgo_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in Emergency

    Okay, from what you have said and what I think of that, from where I sit, it seems you will not be singlehandedly responsible for this nurse losing his job unjustly. If he did behave that way in...
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    I suck.

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    Tonight was much better. I'm 2 for 2 on my ABGs, and I got pulled in to help with a trauma. I'm trying to make myself useful to my co-workers and to establish rapport with them. I'm getting used to...
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    New Grad ------> ER Nurse

    Virgo_RN replied to NanaRn86's topic in Emergency

    YES!!!! It is MUCH faster to do it that way. Plus if you have a Palm smart phone, like the Palm Centro, then it probably costs you to download on a per KB basis, and it will cost you tons just to...
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    New Grad ------> ER Nurse

    Virgo_RN replied to NanaRn86's topic in Emergency

    I've heard good feedback on "Triage Nursing Secrets" by Polly Zimmerman and Robert Herr. It's definitely not a pocket guide, but more of something to keep at your bedside or in your bathroom and go...
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    I suck.

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    Hah! I've got that sick-to-the-stomach-on-the-way-to-work feeling again! I thought those days were gone......and it's hard to find a good ear, because I don't need to hear "You signed up for it"...
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    I suck.

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    I guess I just forgot what it's like to be The New Guy, and how terrible for one's self confidence being new can be. It seems one day I feel pretty good about how things are going, and the next, I...
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    I don't mean to whine...

    Virgo_RN replied to omcnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    That. Even if everyone else is on the internet, doing homework, etc. during down time, I would strongly advise you NOT to do the same. So, what else can you do when your patient's asleep and you're...