nici1978

nici1978

Med/Surg and Wound Care, PACU

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  1. Got into a car accident after working a night shift

    what always helped me is chewing gum , or eating small things like nuts , berries ,
  2. How young is too young...?

    personally i would not leave a kid alone at home regardless of age
  3. i am from germany go to new mexico, worked without going through cgfns good luck
  4. Green stool

    blue gatorate
  5. CDiff Smell?

    i always hated to go into rooms with patients that had cirrhosis of the liver.... yeeeks
  6. How hard is nursing math?

    it is eeeeeeasy... really. remember the formulas and you are good... nici
  7. Good Looking Enough to be a Nurse?

    i agree. it does not matter how you look but it does matter how good you work.... nici
  8. The 10 Commandments for Healthcare Professionals

    you got to be kidding me..........?????
  9. if it is the only theorie there is i would be against it, as long as you learn about other "gods" and therories fine. nici
  10. ER or ICU

    I am considering changing to ER or ICU, but o do not know which to choose, any help?
  11. our calling

    i love my job and i love my pay is it a calling?... no way in order to call it a calling i would have to believe... difficult if you are a "non believer" nici
  12. Define "Clinical Experience"

    usually it does mean acute care experience nici
  13. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    unless there is a code going on no verbal orders from the doctor has been that way since years, also the telephone orders were always read back nici
  14. Palpating blood pressures?

    i have heard of it, when you use the cuff and if you do not have a stethoscope but without a cuff, something seems odd nici
  15. Level 1 Isolation

    actually our infection doctor and infection control nurse both said it is ok if you are at least 2-3 feet away from the patient, but every hospital and its policies are different nici
  16. can you add KCL to IVF?

    in germany we always mixed our own stuff, no pharmacy there never had any errors happen, it is the norm no big deal nici
  17. TURP info needed

    second the toomey
  18. i know how you feel, i am just now ( after 9 days) getting rid of my virus, same thing had a fever for 8 of those days, fortunately i do not have to work, i am prn anyway so i stayed home under my blanket and let my husband take over the house feel b...
  19. TURP info needed

    usually your husband stays in the hospital for 1 or 2 nights, turp = transurethal prostatectomy, expect after surgery continuos bladderirrigation for at least one night, most patients have not a lot of pain, they get suppository containing opiates t...
  20. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    you should never push an iv med if you are not iv certified even with a nurse next to you nici
  21. Drug Screen

    just make sure do don't eat any poppy seed bagels before you have the test a false positive for opiates ( happened to me) NICI
  22. Continuing Education

    i am an rn since almost 8 years, i actually think going back to school for nutrition or something like (here it go's) wildlife science wild he? nici
  23. Licences Numbers

    same here, i cannot remember my number so i do not use it nici
  24. Hospitals supplying latex free gloves

    actually i do not know any hospital that uses latex gloves anymore, most of them changed already, because it is not only a danger to you it is also a danger to patients, a lot of people have a latex allergy also your hospital has to protect you and y...
  25. returning to nursing

    i am currently working wound care and i like it, it is much better than bedside nursing because it is not chaotic, everything goes in a timely manner and the patients are nice, i also work 5 days a week, from 0700 am to 1530 and thats it nici