CritterLover BSN, RN

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    NGTs

    CritterLover replied to meandragonbrett's topic in General Nursing

    in school, i was taught lcs for salem sumps (vented). if intermittent suction is used, it needs to be medium suction. nurses (and docs) tend to be so resistant to the idea of using continuous sxn...
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    Drug Testing At Hospitals

    CritterLover replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    oh, I really have to disagree here. there are many, many, many "functional" addicts out there. some are alcoholics, some are using cocaine, some are diverting narcs..... I've worked with some, went to...
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    Highest PEEP you've seen?

    CritterLover replied to poppy07's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    37.5 which was as high as the vent would go. yes, she blew out her lung (or......we blew out her lung)..... and was asystole pretty quickly afterwards. she was young and otherwise healthy, in an mva....
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    When should an infusion pump indicate an alarm

    CritterLover replied to djmac's topic in General Nursing

    it really does depend on the setup of the infusion pump. most infusion pumps infuse the secondary med passivly. the pump doesn't recognize that it is giving the secondary med; that is set up by the...
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    How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    CritterLover replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    they are evil people who rank right up there with joint commission in terms of: 1. cluelessness 2. coming up with aggrivating crap 3. making our jobs difficult 4. missing the
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    The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    CritterLover replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    i agree completely, and was getting ready to say something similar. op, you say you "keep getting fired." is that more than the two jobs you talked about here? if it is the two situations you...
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    Fibromyalgia

    CritterLover replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    a long list of antibiotic allergies does not tend to make me think "seeker." drug seekers tend to be allergic to non-narcotic pain medictions, and pain-medication alternatives. i'm going to be honest,...
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    Fibromyalgia

    CritterLover replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    ers tend to get saturated with dental pain patients. while most are happy to give an initial rx for pain meds, they can't fix the problem, and it isn't going to go away. you need a dentist, not an er...
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    What do you mean I didn't get a raise........

    CritterLover replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    the only times i got a raise at a 3mo eval was when it coincided with obtaining my cna cert, and then (many years later) my rn. yearly raises (at best) only for
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    The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    CritterLover replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't be surprised if the attempted-hit was a bit of an exaggeration (on the part of the op's coworkers, more than on the part of the op), but the rest of it doesn't sound that far-fetched....
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    Is a Medical Technician Assistant a CNA

    CritterLover replied to greatan's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    it is probably some kind of advanced cna training. if it was an lpn position, it would say so, since lpn is a licensed position. that kind of job is hospital-defined, within the scope of practice for...
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    Study: Incompetent People Really Have No Clue

    CritterLover replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    it really just makes sense to me. to be incompetent, there has to be some element of needed or attempted competence. i can't do surgery, and i can't fly a plane, but i'm neither an incompetent surgeon...
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    The drug-seeker file in ER

    CritterLover replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    i wasn't there but, i think the death was probably due to a missed diagnosis, because the provider dismissed the complaint as drug seeking behavior. something like abd pain or chest pain, that was...
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    Salem Sump NG Tubes

    CritterLover replied to annmariern's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Theoretically, the salem sump can be hooked to continuous suction. The blue port is supposed to keep the tube from sticking to the wall of the stomach, which is the main danger of continuous suction....
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    Pet Deposit Question...Oh, and Health Insurance.

    CritterLover replied to RNratched's topic in Travel

    that is really interesting. i looked into "traveling" locally a few years ago (i live >60 miles from the city where i work). one company that i talked to didn't have anything locally, but was very...
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    Arterial line insertion by the RN

    CritterLover replied to CactusFlower's topic in MICU, SICU

    and on an inpatient level, the hospital isn't even able to bill for supplies. [color=#483d8b]insurance companies pay according to drgs, not what the patient received. connecting the supply with the...
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    How long did you Lurk before joining allnurses.com?

    CritterLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    i first found this site when looking for some help finding home-health related pda software. about a year later, i found it again when doing anther nursing related internet search. then, i decided to...
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    Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    CritterLover replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    pay rate has more to do with market need/availability than education. most of the social workers i work with have a masters degree, yet they make considerably less than rns do. where i work, rts make...
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    The Order...

    CritterLover replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    well, no, not really. in an emergency, you use what you have. paramedics push d50 through peripheral lines all the time, because that is all they have. it isn't good for the veins, but you do what you...
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    Did I do the wrong thing?

    CritterLover replied to glycerine418's topic in General Nursing

    i'm going to disagree with what many here are saying. i worked for a hha while i was in nursing school. there were two levels of assignments: home health aide, and companion. in addition, it could be...
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    The Order...

    CritterLover replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    and we all know how well peripheral veins tolerate d50
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    The Order...

    CritterLover replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    if you are giving all of this through a peripheral line, please give the d50 before the
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    Best approach to patients and relatives complaining about "long wait."

    CritterLover replied to uniquenurse's topic in Emergency

    the hospital where i used to work triage had gotten into some emtala-related trouble, so we were very careful about that kind of stuff. i can think of two patients that didn't need to be in the er...
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    Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

    CritterLover replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that much of the progress joint commission made in the begining was good. think about it: we had people dying from strangulation in their posey vests, sentinel events that were covered up, and...
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    need help from RNs with over 6mo experince

    CritterLover replied to magdi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hope that