Christy1019 ASN, RN

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    an oldie but goodie

    Christy1019 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I know Dalmane isn't really used anymore but when I had Lasik surgery three years ago they prescribed it to sleep the whole day/night after the procedure. Now at the time I was on a somewhat high...
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    an oldie but goodie

    Christy1019 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and I am watching Backdraft and apparently in the 90s they still did mouth to mouth CPR on scenes of fires, if this is at all accurate
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    an oldie but goodie

    Christy1019 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I'd gladly have given up the big hair, blue eye shadow and neon colored outfits of the 80s/90s to have grown up anytime from the 40s-60s, women just looked so much more polished and classy back then,...
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    an oldie but goodie

    Christy1019 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Okay I know the 80s doesn't seem that old but that was my childhood, and boy do I miss my stirrup pants and
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    Nursing judgement in dealing with difficult patients.

    Christy1019 replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't know your facility's policy but what if you recommend for them to bring one of those e-cigs for their appointments? There are inexpensive ones for sale at gas
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    Christy1019 replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ohh em gee!!! That sounds so painful! I'm guessing it had to have started out quite large for it to even work for that situation but
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    Chest tube flush

    Christy1019 replied to sallyranisme's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you
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    Dumbest question ever...

    Christy1019 replied to medsurgrn95's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you GrnTea for your insight! Its been bugging me for years lol, I think it just kept getting passed down during preceptorships and eventually no-one remembered what it meant.
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    Chest tube flush

    Christy1019 replied to sallyranisme's topic in Critical Care

    I'm not an ICU nurse but I thought we weren't supposed to milk chest tubes anymore? Or did they change it
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    Dumbest question ever...

    Christy1019 replied to medsurgrn95's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my last facility I would see people chart "pt scoping sinus rhythm w/out ectopy", but at my new facility no-one has ever heard "scoping" used in that way. I know its referring to what rhythm they...
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    Scrub the Hub

    Christy1019 replied to ManNurseBear's topic in General Nursing

    Sepsis vs. Cardiac arrest.... Hmm well if its me, i'll take my chances with sepsis, gimme my epi stat! Lmao To the OP, take a breath, it happens, I'm sure your patient will be perfectly
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Christy1019 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    How does one pronounce
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    APPENDICITIS

    Christy1019 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    Well I guess I learned something new. How do they determine who needs surgery vs those just needing
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    APPENDICITIS

    Christy1019 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    I used to and I get where your going with that, but now I'm at a small community ED that definitely diesnt have surgeons on staff 24/7 and I still see my appy pts go for
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    Anyone still giving Demerol?

    Christy1019 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    I've only had to give it once for an elderly woman with documented allergies to literally everything besides Tylenol and demerol. Even then I had to leave the ED to get it from a med surg
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    APPENDICITIS

    Christy1019 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    I suddenly feel quite dumb, but in 6.5yrs I don't think I've had an appedicitis pt that DIDN'T get surgery. I didn't realize it was ever soley treated with
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    Christy1019 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Its honestly the only kiddie cartoon I can stand nowadays, most of them are so weird! But the basic premise is a little girl called Doc McStuffins is the local toy fixer, and her mom is a...
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    Christy1019 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily the best, but one of my new faves: Hallie the hippo on Doc McStuffins. She's sometimes the first introduction little kids get to nursing, and that they help people. Plus she is Sooo...
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    APPENDICITIS

    Christy1019 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    I second the Levaquin and Flagyl, NS, and the higher doses of pain
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    counting respirations

    Christy1019 replied to djb1284's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Lol maybe it's just me but I typically don't want to feel my patients breath on my
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    Drug Seekers

    Christy1019 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    Maybe we'll run into each other on the set of Judge Judy, as I have tons of threatened lawsuits
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    an oldie but goodie

    Christy1019 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Holy moley that first one looks so foreign! The second one looks similar to a spinal needle. Thank you for looking, all I could find was pictures of the old glass bottles and more modern angiocaths....
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    Christy1019 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go find some old ER episodes on Netflix, I had NO idea Malik was a LPN, but good for the show to more accurately represent that function of
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    The newest and coolest thing you've ever done

    Christy1019 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Another popular thread titled "Oldie but goodie" inspired this post. Being a nurse with only 6yrs experience, I unfortunately don't have any great stories of the way things used to be done. However,...
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    Puzzled over a recent patient's visit to an Emergency Department.

    Christy1019 replied to DeannaMiller's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry, I did see that but have a terrible memory and the attention span of a fruit fly lol, forgive