aeauooo

aeauooo

neuro, ICU/CCU, tropical medicine

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  1. At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    aeauooo replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    That's one of the advantages of working night shift - managers don't tend to spend much time on the unit at those hours. Acknowledge you made a mistake, you won't do it again, and move on. You might...

  2. At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    aeauooo replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with a couple of British nurses in the past. One told me that if a nurse was having a bad day, her manager in the U.K. would invite the nurse to go to her office and have a glass of...

  3. "Well... it's not in the job description"

    aeauooo replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the vast majority of nurses do "go the extra mile" when it's needed. I've worked with a few nurses whom I wouldn't let take care of my dog (if I had one). One thing that we need to keep...

  4. MRSA sepsis leads to septic emboli/CVA r/t peripheral IV?

    aeauooo replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I have noticed is that people with comorbidities, especially obese people with comorbidities, tend to be candidates for becoming extremely sick with even what seem to be minor presenting...

  5. Licking One's Fingers When Passing Out Papers

    aeauooo replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    After 20 years of wiping other people's butts and a total of 2 years in Africa - seeing how the majority of the people on this planet live, licking one's fingers while passing out papers seems...

  6. "Well... it's not in the job description"

    aeauooo replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    My in-laws could write a book of the ridiculous things people say to try to make sense of a tragedy. My brother-in-law was in an MVA and sustained a severe TBI, leaving him in a minimally-conscious...

  7. Licking One's Fingers When Passing Out Papers

    aeauooo replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Considering everything that we are exposed to every day - whether we are aware of it or not, I never gave it a second thought. Do you handle money? Through how many unwashed hands have all of those...

  8. Has anyone been stress and dont think?

    aeauooo replied to tampaflrn6's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think that says a lot more about the people you are working with than it does about the person asking for help and/or information. I've worked with very good people, and I've worked in...

  9. MRSA sepsis leads to septic emboli/CVA r/t peripheral IV?

    aeauooo replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    How many times have I heard that before? A family member who is a CNA and thinks that A caused B is usually nothing more than a nuisance - just enough knowledge to be

  10. MRSA sepsis leads to septic emboli/CVA r/t peripheral IV?

    aeauooo replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    The IV may or may not have been the source of infection that lead to sepsis. One question to ask when you see multiple cerebral infarcts is, "how old are they?" Did this person come in with hypodense...

  11. Has anyone been stress and dont think?

    aeauooo replied to tampaflrn6's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that experience makes one less likely to rely on one's coworkers for advice and insight. I think just talking through something can help. An extra set of eyes usually helps. A classic...

  12. ACLS course in Atlanta area.

    aeauooo replied to Tusa's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012360

  13. Tobramycin

    aeauooo replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Aminoglycosides are lipid insoluble, which means that they do not cross membranes easily. Inhaled tobramycin probably won't cross the alveolar walls in sufficient quantity to cause toxicity. Actually,...

  14. weather, people, and bugs

    aeauooo replied to galenanurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I love New Orleans! The people are amazing, the weather is balmy most of the year (depending on who you talk to, my Seattle-area-born-and-raised wife, or me), and the job market is wide open. ...then...

  15. Has anyone been stress and dont think?

    aeauooo replied to tampaflrn6's topic in General Nursing

    The other day I was talking to one of my colleagues who told me he's great working a code when it's someone else's patient, but he's useless when his patient codes. I've known that about myself for a...

  16. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    aeauooo replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. It's amazing how well you can get along with someone with a personality disorder once that person understands where your boundaries are. Of course, you go home at the end of your shift,...

  17. Do all nurses get assaulted by patients?

    aeauooo replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I expected most people to say, "Who the heck is Richard Speck?" I've been assaulted, but never injured, and yes, I would press charges. I'm a big guy. I once dated a psych nurse who told me that...

  18. "fan out and go" + alchohol

    aeauooo replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I think the place I just quit has something like that. I wasn't obliged to be part of either. (If you can't tell, I wasn't very invested in that job - it paid the rent. I've had worse jobs, but I...

  19. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    aeauooo replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the advantages of being 6' 2", 2XX lbs, have the ability to raise one eyebrow higher than a flag on a pole, snarl ever-so-slightly, and say in a baritone growl, "What do you want me to...

  20. Do all nurses get assaulted by patients?

    aeauooo replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine a lot of the risk depends on where you work. If you work in an inner-city county hospital, you may be at higher risk of being assaulted. On the other hand, in those types of environments the...

  21. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    aeauooo replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's really not that hard - you just have to stop drilling before you hit the brain. The dura mater usually stops the bit

  22. Union vs. Nonunion-Worth Dues Paid?

    aeauooo replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Which religion is

  23. Union vs. Nonunion-Worth Dues Paid?

    aeauooo replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are basing your opinion on your anecdotal experiences, let me interject mine: I've worked in both unionized (plural) and non-unionized hosptials (also plural) and found that the quality of...

  24. Union vs. Nonunion-Worth Dues Paid?

    aeauooo replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, and yes. I've worked in both unionized and non-unionized hospitals and, IMO, your union dues are worth every

  25. Unreliable Report

    aeauooo replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    The best piece of nursing advice I've ever received: Do your job and go home. You can't make other people do what they are supposed to do. You can't make them live up to your standards. All you can do...