Dragonnurse1

Dragonnurse1 ASN, RN

ER - trauma/cardiac/burns. IV start spec

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  1. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

    Dragonnurse1 replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

    :yelclap: I am so sorry that you had such a trauma but at least you were close to the hospital and knew meds to give guickly. There are 2 possibilities here. Tomatos are cross reactive to latex...

  2. Ketamine for conscious sedation in peds in the ED

    Dragonnurse1 replied to nanb's topic in Emergency

    Good for you. Stick to your guns. We had a Doc that wanted to use Lidocaine 2% on a child ( about 6 years ago) and not one of us (RN's) on duty would use the 2% especially on a 3 year old. The...

  3. Ketamine for conscious sedation in peds in the ED

    Dragonnurse1 replied to nanb's topic in Emergency

    We never used it. We had a pediatric cocktail that consisted of thorazine, phenergan and one other med that I can not remember. It worked great and we only had to wait until the child would drink...

  4. Ketamine for conscious sedation in peds in the ED

    Dragonnurse1 replied to nanb's topic in Emergency

    Our hospital banned ketamine in the ER. We used topical lidocaine on a bandage to numb surface of the area and once the skin was numb we used plain lido. with a 27 short for less

  5. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

    Dragonnurse1 replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

    Some Doctors are so full of it. Shellfish and iodine share the same basic element iodine and if you are allergic to one you are allergic to the other. I have a sister that has the shellfish/iodine...

  6. No blood draw from IV starts?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Good grief. We never started an IV on nights without drawing blood. Just do not pull to fast and the blood would be OK. We even put the blood in the tubes and lab just came by and picked them up....

  7. Admit Orders in the ER

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Toquay's topic in Emergency

    We had to take orders for certain MD's but I kept them short and sweet. Admit to Dx IV Meds ADLs Meals. that was it. We had one er Doc that we all could write his orders and just have him sign them....

  8. Nursing student struggling, needs tips on how to pass classes and succeed....

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Iwent through nursing school when I was 40 years old, 23 years after I graduated high school. The program was 7 semesters straight through with one 3 week break in August. I had no college experience...

  9. Sickle Cell Crisis question

    Dragonnurse1 replied to memphispanda's topic in Medical-Surgical

    you were the one taking care of the pt. not anyone else. you were very astute in your observation of the potential for your pt to crash. traumarus is right. here our er handles a very high number...

  10. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

    Ten years in the ER and I saw both types of patients. Drug seekers and those with chronic problems that really hurt. Yes, we are taught that the patient is always telling the truth about the pain....

  11. Oh boy should I do this?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to koan's topic in General Nursing

    Most all or us - even though we gripe alot - love nursing. We love our job but we hate how we have to DO our job. If reading this forum makes you doubt your dec. that you must not want to be a...

  12. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    We have one nursing school here that is known for having 100 percent passing rates on the Nclex exams. And it has had the rate for about 20 years. When I went to school I went because I wanted to...

  13. just another burning question......

    Dragonnurse1 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    I agree.What difference does it make? If anyone is more concerned with title than job, they need to just go away. We had TV crew in our ER one night and they were wanting to film some "good stuff"....

  14. residents in the er

    Dragonnurse1 replied to RN92's topic in Emergency

    Our hospital has 2 resident programs - internal med and family med. (Our ER medical director dreams of being level 1 :rotfl: trauma ctr). Any way, we get new group every June and I swear they get...

  15. ALL NP's PLEASE READ THIS!

    Dragonnurse1 replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    CRNAs are nurse anesth. When pts go to surgery the Anesthelogist (MD) are only present while pt going to sleep and waking up. CRNA stay through surgery and monitor pt and make any changes necessary to...

  16. 107.1!

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    108 caused by residents and their use of paryalitics on elderly patient while trying to intubate. Patient died of course

  17. Medications After a Stroke

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Very slow bleeds will NOT show up on ct for up to 48 hours. Agressive tx after stroke can cause total bleed in brain with death being the

  18. Ultram cost me my new dream job

    Dragonnurse1 replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    Ultram is a synthetic opiate. Best check your meds better. Ultram can become habit forming. To all that think it is just a middle strength pain killer, think again. A mistake made while working with...

  19. Healing Old Wounds

    Dragonnurse1 replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that you went thru so many neg. times during your nursing careet but, trust me, it is not all pointed just at male nurses. Around here (deep south) males nurses must be - funny fellows -...

  20. I gotta get outta this place, can you help?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. I was getting frustrated too and thinking of changing but the decision was made for me when I had a reaction to latex. But I digress - a PA in a private md's office might be...

  21. Nursing student struggling, needs tips on how to pass classes and succeed....

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Wheaties, I was in the last group to take the pen and paper NCLEX test. I worked ER for 10 years and coached many young people thru nursing school. I pointed out to many that the day would come...

  22. no more warning before inspections

    Dragonnurse1 replied to canoehead's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They need to do the same for hospitals. No more knowing when Jacho is coming...whoa....wonder if any hospital would

  23. Faking It

    Dragonnurse1 replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    My all time favorite. MD and nurses watching pt have "seizure". Pt was doing an excellent job but then blew it when the doc said "Wonder what he takes for his seizures?" Pt. stopped seizing long...

  24. Why is the term client used instead of patient?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    Customers or clients pick and choose what they want and when they want it. A customer is always "right" by general sales principles because they know what is right for them. Patients in a hospital or...

  25. Effexor side effects/withdrawl

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Sandy Schultz's topic in General Nursing

    Sandy, I understand how you feel - though my equally disturbing tx goes to another problem. I had migraines for years (17 and up). I began having severe HA that thou simular to migraines did not...