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  1. New to Charge

    catshowlady replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    When I am swamped, I am sometimes too overwhelmed to even realize what I need help with. Also, when I was a newer nurse, I felt like I had to do it all in order to prove myself. In these situations,...

  2. New PCA-tips from nurses?

    catshowlady replied to Smiley2055's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are slow - and you are going to be slow, just like we nurses were when we were new at our jobs. Be nice to yourself, and give yourself time. With practice, you will be able to go more...

  3. Of Kittens and Computers

    catshowlady replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for rescuing this baby, AngelFire! And yes, I get plenty of practice with my nursing skills at home on the cats. I do my own vaccinations (except rabies) with my vet's blessing. I have also...

  4. understanding how a cardiac arrest leads to respiratory arrest

    catshowlady replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the best way, as we don't use this protocol (yet). I believe iced saline infusions are one thing that can be used to induce hypothermia, followed by a cooling blanket. You could also...

  5. understanding how a cardiac arrest leads to respiratory arrest

    catshowlady replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing

    I work ICU. Basically, once the heart goes, the pt becomes unconscious. That means they can no longer protect their airway and they quit breathing, which buys them an ET tube. Anybody who arrests,...

  6. Family Initiated Rapid Response Team

    catshowlady replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    We have something similar, called "Condition H." We don't seem to have very many called (250-bed, small-city hospital). Most of the ones that are called, are not really emergencies like our...

  7. Share Your Saying

    catshowlady replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    From my mom: Two wrongs don't make a right. There's such a thing as "dead right". Slicker 'n snot. I'm not sugar and I'm not $*!+, so I won't melt. People in hell want ice water, too (when I tell her...

  8. Pleasantly Confused

    catshowlady replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I use it too, to refer to pts who are confused, but are easily redirected and not combative, angry, or agitated. I have never heard that it was inappropriate, not even during NS. I would also be...

  9. Cataract Surgery

    catshowlady replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    I would also suggest audiobooks - you can often borrow them from the library. Or, if you have a Cracker Barrel restaurant nearby, they have a selection that they charge a small fee per day for. I...

  10. Grad gift - survival kit

    catshowlady replied to RNBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto, nerdtonurse. Stethoscope ID tag, in case she puts hers down "somewhere" or it is borrowed. Chapstick. I always carry the Listerine breath strips in my pocket - the package is pocket-sized,...

  11. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Canoehead, that's exactly what I would have

  12. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    You can deworm for roundworms starting at 3 weeks with pyrantel pamoate. You can do the babes every 2 weeks; do moms along with babes. At 6 weeks, they are old enough for Panacur, which will cover...

  13. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Ohh, improper litter box use. Wow, where to start. Huge issue. OK, mom may be stressed. If she is one that is not spayed, it may be territorial. I have a couple of girls that choose to pee outside the...

  14. Oral care

    catshowlady replied to Michigan's topic in General Nursing

    I think the mouth moisturizer is made by Sage. The tube just says, "mouth moisturizer" on it, no brand name that I know of. I will say, that stuff is awesome for softening the dried-on crud. We...

  15. skin protection before incontinence

    catshowlady replied to Amy2005's topic in General Nursing

    I second the barrier cream with stoma powder. It comes as a pre-made product from Aloe-Vesta (#3 barrier cream - the blue tube). The stoma powder allows it to adhere to open/weeping skin. When you...

  16. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    So glad the little one is doing well. Sorry mom lost the other babes. Hopefully she is doing better now. She probably didn't take care of the little one, because she felt bad herself. I would...

  17. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    A fat belly on a kit is a good sign! If he's active enough to nurse at this point, thàt's also a good sign. Keep us

  18. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Momcat may be stressed, or not know what to do with her own kittens. Especially since you cut the cord, etc. Instinctual behavior often results from chaining, where one behavior triggers the next,...

  19. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    catshowlady replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i have got to get me a job at kaiser - i swear i spend more money supporting the cats than me! catshowlady, burmese cat breeder and scooper of many, many litterboxes, whose cats don't care what...

  20. Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    catshowlady replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    You have been given excellent suggestions by PPs. Get mom and babe into a small crate. Put the crate in a dark, quiet room. Cats like to nest in secluded areas. She may end up taking to the kitten...

  21. Survey Fentanyl drips

    catshowlady replied to SKYABOVEBLUE's topic in General Nursing

    We use 1250mcg/25mL mixed in a 30mL Terumo syringe, which we run off an Alaris PCA pump. The syringes are supplied one at a time by pharmacy, stocked in the Pyxis, so they are locked up all around....

  22. What do nurses need to know when someone has septic shock?

    catshowlady replied to Tamch's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thinking about the pathophysiology of shock - what happens to the blood vessels? Why does hypotension occur in sepsis? What are you going to do about the hypotension? What benefits would a central...

  23. Mother Ate The Placenta

    catshowlady replied to swimincatz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yuck. Even most of my mom-cats won't touch 'em. The ones that do, I let them eat one, for the oxytocin, and that's it. I can hardly stand to

  24. I think I'm losing it

    catshowlady replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say that I've had this with a pt, but I have had three dreams about my mother still being alive. Mom's been gone since 2002; she died of multiple myeloma. In one of the dreams, it was as if...

  25. Creatures with curative powers

    catshowlady replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Really. At 2:00 am, I didn't really feel like hunting for the orginal scientific reference regarding purring and bone healing, nor did I realize I would be subject to such stringent scientific...