getoverit

getoverit BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Nursing culture

    getoverit replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    the above posts are right. to add to it, i'd say that whenever we're working with people who are negative/not nice/downright hateful at times....that's when we have an opportunity to "kill them with...

  2. Meaning of korotkoff sounds

    getoverit replied to 1RRRN's topic in Cardiac

    this is from wikipedia, pretty good definition of it. about your question for palpating a blood pressure, saying "110/palpation" is only getting the systolic bp. you're not concerned with the...

  3. Help with true calcium level!

    getoverit replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Total calcium test is generally a good reflection of the amount of free calcium involved in metabolism, since the balance between free and bound calcium is fairly predictable in most patients. Some...

  4. EMS abuse: The Ride to get High

    getoverit replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    I hope you're not suggesting that I'm part of the blame here. To answer your questions, I have refused people for lice and herpes and pregnancy tests, but that doesn't stop them from calling 911 and...

  5. EMS abuse: The Ride to get High

    getoverit replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    Where I work, EMS can usually "triage" the patients. If a paramedic tells the ER charge RN that the patient can go to the waiting room...then that's pretty much where they go. As a paramedic, I would...

  6. New toy!!

    getoverit replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of EKG is it? Around that time, we used to have an old LP5 with an LP250 slaved to it for defib. Thing must have weighed 70+lbs!! I remember how great we thought it was when we got

  7. What freak occurrences have you seen?

    getoverit replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    a young man stuck a dental pick into his rectum, was collecting the blood into a cup and drinking it, while quoting Scripture. lady wrecked her car and was found to be completely naked, demanding...

  8. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    getoverit replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    In fact, an ADN will make significantly more than a paramedic with a Bachelor's degree in emergency medicine. In my area, a brand new RN with an associate's degree on their first day at work will...

  9. ICU NURSES: In your opinion when is it less stressful working at ICU nights or days?

    getoverit replied to bluejeanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    Hands down....nights is less stressful overall. It can get really busy sometimes just like days and there will always be shifts where 6-7 hours fly by without you even knowing it. But like some...

  10. Critical care nurses... what resources would you recommend?

    getoverit replied to tiggerdagibit's topic in General Nursing

    Also a very good book, I have a copy of that at home. It does present things in a very easy to understand format and gives you the facts you need to have without "wading through" too much extraneous...

  11. Critical care nurses... what resources would you recommend?

    getoverit replied to tiggerdagibit's topic in General Nursing

    Tarascon.com, you can either buy the pharmacopeia, critical care guide (I have both in pocket edition) or you can purchase the softward and download it on your PDA. They update it every year (for a...

  12. ADENOSINE ??

    getoverit replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    yeah, crash cart/defib/etc is at the ready whenever I've pushed it. fortunately, I"ve not had any personal experience with sustained asystole (maybe 4-6 seconds at the most then a rhythm returned)....

  13. ADENOSINE ??

    getoverit replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    I've taught ACLS since 1994 and we don't teach to raise the arm. Every once in awhile, one of the instructors will mention it but it's definitely not a point we try to "hammer home". Like Gila said,...

  14. anyone here an EMT?

    getoverit replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Programs are basically free if you volunteer or work for a fire department or ambulance service. If not then it's the tuition cost at the community college, probably a couple hundred $$ altogether....

  15. Nurse and Firefighter

    getoverit replied to mfisher6's topic in General Nursing

    The guys I work with ask me a lot about nursing, some even express interest in becoming an RN. There are a few guys who don't even want to be EMTs and they don't like medical calls (just want the...

  16. How far would you go to help someone.

    getoverit replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe I didn't hear about this when it happened, this is awful, especially after the shooting a couple years ago. Great responses, I think the freeze/freak/focus answer is what most people...

  17. CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment

    getoverit replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    1. d 2. a 3. b 4. a 5.

  18. Tasting blood....Can this be true?

    getoverit replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Who knows?? just be glad you're not emptying bedpans....that would taste

  19. Ignorant Stupid Patients

    getoverit replied to KY RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First of all, I hope you get the additional help you need. I'd be interested to hear what rngolfer53 has to say about your

  20. Ignorant Stupid Patients

    getoverit replied to KY RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You may be freeing up resources that would be used to a greater positive impact. But I don't think you're working with only half the equation....because if that were true then my question for you to...

  21. VA's

    getoverit replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    that's terrible, especially having the guy drive himself in his car for an emergent tracheotomy. No excuses there. But...I know a lot of VA nurses and they are some of the kindest, caring, committed...

  22. Ignorant Stupid Patients

    getoverit replied to KY RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish I had time to read all the posts but we've had a busy night and I'm just getting a chance to sit down. To the nursing student who believes poverty has nothing to do with health status, I think...

  23. Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    getoverit replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya too. In my unit, this is not the case at all....but every once in awhile I get pulled to a telemetry floor and all their reports are like that. I kid you not...it goes on for close to an...

  24. MRSA Swabs

    getoverit replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I"d hate to know, we've always joked and said if the hospital wants to get serious with mrsa then they'd swab us too. But it does make you wonder, the other day we got an admission from the ER and he...

  25. Blind in one eye...can I still be a nurse

    getoverit replied to tripleagraham's topic in General Nursing

    There was a story several years ago of an EMT who was completely blind. I can't remember where and they were obviously very limited in their ability to work as an EMT (no driving, carrying patients...