nursemae

nursemae has 13 years experience and specializes in L&D, FPC, MedSurg, Ortho Trauma, ER, Onc.

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1. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

   nursemae replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Emergency

   Decadron's not the only crotch-burner! Other steroids like SoluMedrol/SoluCortef can do it too. Dilute and push 'em slow on the high port. :) Ditto on IV Benadryl, it can really make people feel...

2. Great moments in bad judgement

   nursemae replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   Young Soldier (Gods bless Privates...) finds a training UXO (unexplored ordinance). Tries to detonate said UXO, no luck. Takes it back to camp. Tinkers with it some more. Tries again to detonate it,...

3. Retired, now what?

   nursemae replied to sueff's topic in Retired Nurses

   I know there are companies that staff sitters for people of differing needs, or people who do this on their own. There are many different varieties of patient care needs - some just need a babysitter,...

4. Happy Emergency Nurses Week!

   nursemae replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

   Hah, I hear ya. We've had a run of 'real ER' patient lately...strange! Would love to have just a little more of a mix, but hey, still can't complain too much since it means not too many of our...

5. Happy Emergency Nurses Week!

   nursemae replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

   Woo, happy week to us! I'm going to go celebrate it by doing shifts and saving people from Imminent Death via ear infection and strep

6. Military/VA RN's - Please post experiences for Students

   nursemae replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

   Hello Jeager! I figure I'll throw my $0.02 here. I have been in the military healthcare system for 11 of my 13 years of nursing - 7 years active duty AF (3 of those years serving at an Army hospital)...

7. Suggestions for my concerns re: chemo?

   nursemae posted a topic in Oncology

   Hello all! I've just recently left military nursing and am experiencing civilian nursing for the first time. I moved here and started on an Oncology floor almost 2 months ago. I've not worked...

8. Day shift vs. Night shift in Oncology

   nursemae replied to rnoncology's topic in Oncology

   Hello! I have only been working on the Onc floor for 2 months now, on nights, but so far I've been pretty darn busy! We give a lot of chemo and blood products 24 hours a day, nights are no...

9. Tips on introducing holistic mentality to unit?

   nursemae posted a topic in Holistic

   Hello all! I have recently moved and started working on a local Oncology unit. I was pretty shocked to learn that they don't use ANY type of holistic/alternative integration! Of course, part of this...

10. Military/VA RN's - Please post experiences for Students

    nursemae replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    Hello all! I'll chime in my $0.02 here... For me, my military nursing experience was a LOT of things. VERY rewarding, busy, frustrating, busy, diverse, busy...you see the trend. I have NO idea...

11. overseas civil service nurses need your advice!

    nursemae replied to yuppiemichael's topic in Government, Military

    I was GS in Germany, but it was pretty different for me since I separated from Active Duty while over there and just stayed at the same hospital! They will only relocate if it is a critical...