CritterLover BSN, RN

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    Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    CritterLover replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    still drives me crazy :) . the "et" for "and" and many of the other gramatical errors that really get to me (their/there/they're, to/two/too) bother me because my brain doesn't recognize the intended...
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    breast mutilation via dialysis catheter placement

    CritterLover replied to susieqlvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    wow. can you report this to an ethics and/or peer review committee? it sounds as though this is something that needs to be dealt with md to md. only another physician has the background to oficially...
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    Ribavirin and pregnancy

    CritterLover replied to samarooni's topic in General Nursing

    i hear what you are saying. i'm a very private person, too. it would drive me crazy to have to share personal information with my supervisors. i don't think i see an option, though. they aren't doing...
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    Stupidest reason to go to ER

    CritterLover replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    uhm, not quite the case. minor treatment areas do pull resources from other "emergency" patients. while nursing and mid-levels may increase their staffing, radiology and lab don't always. where i...
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    Vent help............!!

    CritterLover replied to dreamrider_212's topic in General Nursing

    i agree in the importance of icu nurses understanding vent settings. i don't care if you have rt available in your unit 24/7 (which would be a luxury in most units); you need to understand what that...
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    Does withdrawal safe?

    CritterLover replied to shonz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i think some of those answers are because of how the op phrased the question: of course, the withdrawl method isn't a very effective means of preventing pregnancy/stds. however, in terms of it...
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    Bathing critically ill patients?

    CritterLover replied to DOHALT07's topic in General Nursing

    no, they are still supposed to get a bath. however, if a patient really is critically ill, giving a bath may be the last thing on the nurse's mind. an alive patient is more important than a clean...
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    Stupidest reason to go to ER

    CritterLover replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    to me, there are two different categories of "stupid" complaints. the first are for things that might not even need treated at all, let alone qualify as an emergency. the second, certainly qualify as...
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    Code with two doctors and noone else?

    CritterLover replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    scrubs is one of the few medical shows i will watch, and i ususally like it. it is a farce -- it isn't trying to be accurate. for that reason, the glaring errors don't bother me. (now, the errors on...
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    Craziest Thing You've ever Seen

    CritterLover replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Emergency

    guy with a circular saw blade embedded in his face. (didn't have the right sized blade, was trying to improvise). took care of him in icu post op. plastics did an amazing job on his face. lady with a...
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    Need tips...meeting attorney re: pt liabilty case

    CritterLover replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    please, bethin, take a big deep breath in and let it out. the parts of your post i quoted say just about all that needs to be said. the issue is the doctor's care, or lack of care. since you were the...
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    Vent help............!!

    CritterLover replied to dreamrider_212's topic in General Nursing

    the following is an excellent resource for all things icu related in nursing. i'm sure they have some vent info on there: http://www.icufaqs.org/ i can try to help if you have any specific questions....
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    What's your average nurse to patient ratio?

    CritterLover replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    loricatus, i agree with most of this, the er where i work is much the same, and we can't be the only two ers that work the same way. the only times i can remember having more than 4 patients, it was...
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    Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    CritterLover replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    as long as it worked for you (or seems like it might have) ....... and you didn't try to serve any to unsuspecting guests
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    Patient crashing / K+ Rider

    CritterLover replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    doesn't that depend on what the k+ level is? i've run kcl at 40meq/hr when the k+ level is are they now saying it is safe to infuse at 40meq/hr as long as the patient is on a
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    Patient crashing / K+ Rider

    CritterLover replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, many hospitals are moving towards pre-mixed k riders. This wasn't something I ever saw until I moved to this part of the country. (when I lived in the west, the k riders were always...
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    My PICC line

    CritterLover replied to Daytonite's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    yes, a more distal site (in some very obese patients, even with a "good" us, distal to the ac will be the only vein to find).... or a taller person ..... or the left arm ..... or the cephaic vein...
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    Pyxis, Omnicell, Accudose Comparison

    CritterLover replied to jkarras81's topic in General Nursing

    ours is on a red "emergency" plug, that is connected to a back up generator (just like our vents are). unless the generator fails, it continues to work. (and if the generators fail, we'll be too busy...
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    Is this normal?

    CritterLover replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    wow.......that is just.......really gross. it is even gross to use the same bath basin for multiple patients (without disinfecting first). but to use the same bath water??? gross beyond words. why...
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    Best ways to deal with the stress?

    CritterLover replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    i know that everyone always recomends exercise; but it works, so i'm going to recomend it, too. :) i work 3, 12 hr shifts in a row every weekend. i try to work out 30-60 minutes a day, at least 3x...
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    Any nurses out there who think express care should not exist?

    CritterLover replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    i agree that many things that look simple can turn out to be something serious. that is why we advocate for people to see their pcps rather than ignore problems. if it turns out to be more than it...
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    Any nurses out there who think express care should not exist?

    CritterLover replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    yes, they need care, but not in an emergency department. these are things that need to be taken care of by primary care physicians in offices. increasing the fast-track space isn't the solution....
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    Deciphering the MD follow-up report

    CritterLover replied to RPN_2006's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think it is an order --- more like a progress note. nothing to "act"
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    Deciphering the MD follow-up report

    CritterLover replied to RPN_2006's topic in General Nursing

    my
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    Really felt outnumbered today

    CritterLover replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    they actually arn't that tough of a patient :) . medicare has some pretty strict guidelines -- have to show improvment in cardiac numbers, either per cath or via swan numbers -- from the dobutamine....