Christy1019 ASN, RN

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    What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    Christy1019 replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I have seen similarly drastic drops from hemodilution but not just because it was drawn from the same arm as it was related to the total amount of fluids they had recently been
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    Proning ARDs patients

    Christy1019 replied to catamounts303's topic in MICU, SICU

    Out of curiosity (I have never dealt with an ARDS pt long term in the ED), when you prone a pt do you just turn their heads to the side or do the beds have openings like a massage table at the head of...
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    Family is trying to kill me!

    Christy1019 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    I actually tried this with my cats and as luck would have it, they LOVED the tinfoil and actually went on the counters more
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    Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    Christy1019 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    It says that she was "fully anesthetized INSTEAD of sedated for the SOLE purpose of humiliating her. Whenever you put someone under general anesthesia there are risks, especially when its not...
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    Flow chart for needle length/gauge selection?

    Christy1019 replied to olioxenfree's topic in General Students

    I agree, Ativan or Bicillin IM are super thick and both are given
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Christy1019 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Had one last night that came to the ED TO be "placed in a psych hospital to stop smoking".... Uhh what do you want us to do about that
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    A mother's touch: NICU nurse helps dying mom bond with newborn

    Christy1019 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm in tears, that was so beautiful
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    paid 14 of those managers

    Christy1019 replied to jyfgcvkjhg's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure why you posted this
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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

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    Being an ugly nurse

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

    I know, right?!? Flirting with patients, feeling special for cleaning a female on her period, and using the word pee pee...ughh! Not to mention the username
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    Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

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

    I didn't think they did based on when I worked at a large level one trauma teaching hospital, but now that I'm at a small, community hospital I keep hearing how this is the "doctor's ER", which is...
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    Being an ugly nurse

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

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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Christy1019 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Can you imagine trying to fill that one out on a scantron
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Christy1019 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Omg, you've got to be joking!! That's the best one
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    Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    Christy1019 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Lmao!!!
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    Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    Christy1019 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    "Done fell out" = syncopal
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    Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    Christy1019 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    In my neck of the woods high blood means hypertension to a lot of lay people, what does it mean for
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    Knew it was her

    Christy1019 replied to green34's topic in Emergency

    Me neither
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    The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

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

    OMG
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    How long before a cardiac cath?

    Christy1019 replied to Stcroix's topic in Cardiac

    Are you sure this was a STEMI and not an NSTEMI? If this was in fact a STEMI, that hospital system has no clue what they are doing. STEMI pts are PRIORITY and are supposed to be cath'ed in 60-90min...
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    Pretend Patient

    Christy1019 replied to green34's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What if you had an unstable septic patient and the sepsis source of infection was from a wound? A LOT of critical care is dealing with septic patients, you could talk about titrating multiple drips,...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Christy1019 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Holy moley! That's quite a
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Christy1019 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    They were CONCEIVED inside Ikea???
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    Do you have a nickname at work?

    Christy1019 replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    The psych whisperer lol they tend to respond well to me apparently. And when they don't I'm the **** magnet
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    So this clarified ACLS......

    Christy1019 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    No I knew what you're SUPPOSED to do, that was more of a rhetorical question because of how poorly that algorithm was