PerkyCardiacRN

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1. IV Push Lopressor on a Med-Surg Unit??

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to LuvMedSurgNsg's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I'm thankful that we don't have monitor techs. I wouldn't feel safe having someone else reading the monitor while I was pushing the drug. It's my license, not theirs. We don't have monitor screens in...

2. IV Push Lopressor on a Med-Surg Unit??

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to LuvMedSurgNsg's topic in Medical-Surgical

   This is the exact way the facility is where I

3. Heparin and Nitro Compatability

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   We run Heparing & NTG together all the time in the same line. As for Lovenox vs. Heparin gtt...we're probably about 50/50. All depends on the doc's

4. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

   That one by Pink..."I just tried to call the nurse again, but she's being a little *itch" Hey...we all have a bad shift now and

5. anyone wear Danskos?

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   I have the Merrell Jungle Mocs also, and I love them!! They are so light and comfy!! I have another pair of Merrells that I wear outside of work that are great too. I couldn't wear Dansko's...the...

6. Pregnant and working as RN

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

   With my DD, I worked until 32 weeks in a heavy respiratory step down unit when I started having contractions at work. Went straight to the OB's office. I was measuring small, so they did a stat US....

7. ? age limit to practice as R.N.

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to illecob's topic in General Nursing

   We have a nurse who works nights, 32 hours a week, and just turned 72 a few months

8. Anybody work in a religious hospital?

   PerkyCardiacRN replied to delirium's topic in General Nursing

   I worked for a Catholic hospital for 4 years. The only other thing we couldn't do were MSO4 drips for pain...they considered it killing. (That was the one thing I had a REAL problem with...and I'm...