nowplayingEDRN

nowplayingEDRN

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  1. "Selling Myself"

    nowplayingEDRN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Miss JKm, Basically all a cover letter and resume are is a sale flyer for the person looking for a job. The cover letter contains just enough bait so that the prospective employer wants to know more...

  2. Adenocard?

    nowplayingEDRN replied to nursepenny's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    so very true! diabetics also are known for having the "silent" mi...no chest/arm pain. of course peripheral neuropathy plays a large part in this but again, another reason to take a detailed hx on the...

  3. Dilantin Infiltration

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    It's amazing what typing while being half asleep will do for a person, including putting the wrong info into type. You are correct in saying that regitine is the antidote for dopamine, not dilantin....

  4. Uranus

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love

  5. Tattoos

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Cubby's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMAO!!!!!! I rolled a woman over and found a tattoo saggin and baggin on her behind. It was a butterfly that looked like it was going through a metamorphisis :roll tooo funny, this post

  6. Solutions For Gas Passers, or Ahem, Irritable Bowel Syndrome When It Strikes At Work

    nowplayingEDRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Poor Franny!!! How udderly awful to have fallen and not be able to get up with an intestinal attack on the way! So glad that you were able to get to the potty with out an incident! I have seen the...

  7. Woman Lives To Tell Of Skin Sloughing

    nowplayingEDRN replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!!! Funny you brought up Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Gwenith. I was just thinking that TENS and SJS sounded very much alike (with out pulling out the ol trusty Tabers!) This is truely an amazing...

  8. injured on the job-need advice

    nowplayingEDRN replied to jmk's topic in General Nursing

    Erin, I admire the fact that you try and do the right thing with the info provided to you. Unfortunately, as it was pointed out....not all case managers are so dedicated and honest. And that is why I...

  9. Work in the Carribean

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Jan & Jerry's topic in General Nursing

    You also might want to check out some travel agencies. If I remember correctly, there are a few out there that after you work for them for a year, you can apply for an assignment in a nice, warm,...

  10. I'm New!

    nowplayingEDRN replied to 8YRSAWY's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome Eric.... Good luck on your future endeavours and I hope that you find a home here among us at

  11. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    You are most fortunate veetach, that you have that luxury. Unfortunately, it is something I feel compelled to know, especially when RT is looking at me like I am nuts. Besides, the info is omportant...

  12. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I could use any help from my fellow nurses. I have gone from a facility that used the very nice and very user friendly (in my opinion) Hewlett Packard computerized vent to a facility that uses the...

  13. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I could use any help from my fellow nurses. I have gone from a facility that used the very nice and very user friendly (in my opinion) Hewlett Packard computerized vent to a facility that uses the...

  14. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    kc ccurn, Many thanks for enlisting the help of your DH. It is marvelous to have a place that we as nurses can come to for support, education, help and to let our hair down and have fun! I finally...

  15. instant messaging

    nowplayingEDRN replied to frann's topic in General Nursing

    meow and Steph..... You are both so right. Yahoo does not always work right and AOL...well.....that is just another whole ball of wax. The temporary internet cache file is a good way to see where kids...

  16. Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

    nowplayingEDRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    :roll :roll Since I am now playing in the ED......I can say honestly that 50% are sick and 50% are nuts! And some days they are all nuts!!!! Except for the guy that came in with palpitations that has...

  17. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    KC and Don, I agree....that is why i was asking for any cheat sheets to help me until I can corner the Staff Development Nurse for help. It is a huge liability and what bothered me even more was that...

  18. instant messaging

    nowplayingEDRN replied to frann's topic in General Nursing

    My kids use either yahoo or AIM (aol). AOL has parental controls, and I thought was pretty user friendly. Yahoo has a box you can check to keep the profile out of the public listings. I understand...

  19. Epinephrine Drips

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    please forgive my double post. my message did not show the first time around.....good old internet

  20. Epinephrine Drips

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    My reference says: 4mcg/ml (1mg in 250ml of D5W). Always remember that norepi, neo and epi can cause tissue necrosis if it extravisates. I like my little Critical Care Checkmate pocket reference. Go...

  21. Epinephrine Drips

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    For a very neat little pocket reference with a calculator included as well as info on burns, drip rates, arrhythmias, pacers, vcents and such, got to: http://WWW.NNCCUSA.COM. I have the Critical Care...

  22. Please Read

    nowplayingEDRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That was such a lovely poem, Fran. You have a certain knack, a prompting from above if you will, to post or send just the right words at just the right time and I am so happy that I have gotten to...

  23. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I could use any help from my fellow nurses. I have gone from a facility that used the very nice and very user friendly (in my opinion) Hewlett Packard computerized vent to a facility that uses the...

  24. Servo 900c

    nowplayingEDRN posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I could use any help from my fellow NY nurses. I have gone from a facility that used the very nice and very user friendly (in my opinion) Hewlett Packard computerized vent to a facility that uses the...

  25. Dilantin Infiltration

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    I would strongly recommend that you go see a plastic surgeon that is also a hand surgeon. Usually the antidoted Dilantin extravasation is Regitine there have also been studies in children using NTG...