nowplayingEDRN

nowplayingEDRN

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  1. "Stupid Nurse Tricks"

    nowplayingEDRN replied to mistersleepy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love that choco pudding incident though......that is the grossest and funniest

  2. "Stupid Nurse Tricks"

    nowplayingEDRN replied to mistersleepy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Drinking apple juice out of the urinal is also another classic.......hehehehehehehe........I found that the perfect alarm clock for a very sleepy CNA was a big 60cc syringe full of ICE WATER...

  3. Most Embarassing Moment Created By Your Kids & Grandchildren

    nowplayingEDRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have just read and laughed till I almost pee'd my pants....tears running down my cheeks.........THANK YOU ALL SOOOO MUCH!!!! I needed that laugh...... My son mortified me in a store once when he was...

  4. i'm new so.....

    nowplayingEDRN replied to DEA ROMANIA's topic in New York Nursing

    DEA ROMANIA... Welcome to AllNurses! Explore all areas of our BB. Check out the threads on Pediatric nursing for even more specific help. We are so glad to have you.....please ask questions. We are...

  5. Please help

    nowplayingEDRN replied to enigma6394's topic in General Nursing

    Are you studying the day before the exam??? Cramming like that tends to make for poor test taking. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor and look into test anxiety too, like Smiling

  6. For Fun: Weirdest Thing in Pt. Bed

    nowplayingEDRN replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Nursing

    Found a wig....walked in to answer a call bell....and almost had a heart attack when the woman had no hair!! :chuckle Well, she had it, in a death grip under the sheet! Minnie loved me and told me I...

  7. But I have little kids!

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I must put my 2 cents into this foray. Tweets, love, I feel for you and your frustration. Where I used to work, the people with kids got no preferential treatment, but those that had been there...

  8. Short Tempered Nurse

    nowplayingEDRN replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    I am with the short vacation, like a nice 4 day weekend....and do something special for yourself. Sounds like it's time. Been there and done that and I know that it works wonders for the attitude....

  9. do you have 10mm TB reaction?

    nowplayingEDRN replied to itsnowbegun's topic in General Nursing

    I tested positive back in 1998 or 99.......had a CXR, that was negative. However, the Occ Health Nurse where I work wanted me to go through the propholaxysis(sp) meds (Although I had been exposed to...

  10. Acls?

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Trixie01's topic in General Nursing

    For ACLS....see the web site for the American Heart Association For Ted's web site......http://www.toolivenurse.com Good luck!

  11. How long is your journey?

    nowplayingEDRN replied to suehp's topic in General Nursing

    If I drive 55-60.....1 hour 15 minutes; if I drive 60-65....approximately 1 hour, give or take a couple of minutes; if I drive 65-70......about 55 minutes; in excess of 70.......45 minutes. This of...

  12. Urinary output

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Paige Turner RN's topic in General Nursing

    We use the 30cc/hr standard....give or take 5 cc's either way unless there is concern about fluid volume, like right after a major gut surgery. I say that you have to take into concideration why the...

  13. Survey: Do you use the Internet as a resource for patient education materials?

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Mayo web site is a good one and I also like WebMd's patient info site. I always read through it before printing and handing out and then when I do give it out to the patient, I go over it with them...

  14. Steroid Epidural Injections...helpful or not???any insight appreciated

    nowplayingEDRN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    TNNURSE.... I say try the injections before considering going under the knife. I have seen our anesthesia providers do several ESIs and all that has been required is that the patient be held in the...

  15. Like your acrylic nails??.......

    nowplayingEDRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just went through my annual hospital training yesterday and here is the latest buzz on long and/or acrylic/wrapped nails and nail jewelry....... As per the latest in infection control (at least at our...

  16. Like your acrylic nails??.......

    nowplayingEDRN replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    EWwwwwwwwww, pseudomonas.....in a word: NASTY! Now, they have not started to enforce this with any of the nurses and I know that there are plenty of folks in the lab and on other wards that have fake...

  17. PACU Insanity

    nowplayingEDRN replied to ANnot4me's topic in PACU

    YEOWCH!!!! Sounds like a bad situation gone worse..... And Tweety, I'll take your boarderline prima donna title as a compliment as usually this ICU/PACU nurse is the whipping

  18. I hate nightshift

    nowplayingEDRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    HannasMom, I can empathize with your trouble with night shift. Many years a go when I was still wet behind the ears and fresh out of school, there was nothing like the night shift but then I developed...

  19. Nysna Q

    nowplayingEDRN replied to RubyRN's topic in New York Nursing

    Your best bet would be to go to NYSNA's web site (I am not sure of the actual address). The other thing you could do is call the hospitals that you are looking at and ask someone in HR if there is...

  20. titrating drips and hemodynamics

    nowplayingEDRN replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    XIGRIS, Thank you soooooooooo much. You have been more than a help. Some of the things our surgeon has asked for in the recent past are making more sense to me now than they already did. Absitively...

  21. Impaired Nursing

    nowplayingEDRN replied to ERNURSE67's topic in General Nursing

    On 3 seperate occasions I have worked with impaired medical providers, only once was I aware. 1st time: We had a CNA that was working our floor. he would always ask for NS bullits and mints, always...

  22. titrating drips and hemodynamics

    nowplayingEDRN replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    IXGRIS..... I am with passing thru on thinking it would be a marvelous thing if you posted a few of your tips and or correlations on the BB. What would even be better is if you could do the class...

  23. titrating drips and hemodynamics

    nowplayingEDRN replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    Good points, Hoolahan. There is definitely so much more to titrations and hemodynamics. the mechanics of how a drug works on the body as well as the mechanism that the body uses to metabolize the...

  24. Re: NG tube irrigations

    nowplayingEDRN replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    Gastric lavage is done with NSS, and I prefer sterile H2) or NSS for a post op irrigation (at least if there is a leak it is sterile solution going into the peritoneal cavity). A good source for...

  25. central lines

    nowplayingEDRN replied to pjdk9's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well that is one reason why any place I have worked has the protocol.....xray for verification, then MD writes the order to use.....you want it in the appropriate spot which is right above the right...