Christy1019 ASN, RN

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    Vodka tampons?!?

    Christy1019 posted a topic in Emergency

    recently there was a local news report about this new disturbing trend of teenagers inserting vodka soaked tampons lady partslly and rectally (males are doing this too), because they believe it's a...
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    Vodka tampons?!?

    Christy1019 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    Or she was attempting to hide it and decided to put it there, that's actually very common, if the bag bursts they absorb it and BAM
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    ? on drawing PT/INR

    Christy1019 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    All blood tubes have negative pressure that creates suction to pull the blood into the tube, you can actually fill any of them all the way if you wanted to, but isnt required, with the exception of...
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    RN program

    Christy1019 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I recommend posting your questions in the NY nurses forum, the pre-nursing school, nursing student and graduate nurse forums for diff. perspectives, and the career advice forum. Also, i'm going to...
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    ? on drawing PT/INR

    Christy1019 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know if this is facility specific or not, but in my ER when we draw coags it is the only specimen tube that MUST be filled completely w/blood. If you are also drawing other labs at that time,...
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    Oncology RN Forced to Resign

    Christy1019 replied to Done's topic in General Nursing

    First of all i want to say that i'm sorry that so early in your career you're facing the posibility of no longer being able to do something you've worked so hard for as you come across as a genuinely...
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    Vodka tampons?!?

    Christy1019 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    Lmao, personally i would have to be pretty drunk already before i'm putting a beer bong or wine (or ANYTHING for that matter) up my butt ON PURPOSE! LOL, scratch that.. i'd have to be damn near...
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    Orientation...blechhh

    Christy1019 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I totally disagree w/you about quizzing during orientation. There's no way an orient will get the opportunity to encounter every situation/treatment/disease process during their orientation, so...
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    Orientation...blechhh

    Christy1019 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    An ass? No.. a confident, professional that is smart enough to know her limitations and will put patient safety first, instead of rushing to appease her b/c you're the new kid? Yes! I commend you, I...
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    Vodka tampons?!?

    Christy1019 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    I'm 27 but I remember when I was in middle school there were kids that thought it was cool to snort the kool aide powder mix. I dont know if they got a "rush" or sugar high from it but i remember how...
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    Vodka tampons?!?

    Christy1019 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    well when i was doing some research on this I found something about these "geniuses" also now SNORTING vodka?? umm isn't that equivalent to drowning?? And to think these people will be taking care of...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Christy1019 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Had a funny one last night... "I'm cold, crazy, and need some love" HAHA
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    crap...am I in huge trouble???

    Christy1019 replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    this may seem like a silly question, but why did the water back up so much that it flooded the floor? did you have the drain stopped up or was it not working correctly? If the drain is backed up it is...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Christy1019 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Had this one pop up in triage the other night... father with 5 day old infant, brought in by EMS for c/o "had a booger in her nose earlier that was removed with bulb suction and needs to be checked...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    Christy1019 replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Will they tell me when they're going to drug test me ahead of time?? I'm about to graduate with my AND, will I be considered a new nurse?? If my patient has symptoms x, y, and z do I have to check all...
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    Toradol/ketorolac for major trauma pts

    Christy1019 replied to back2bRN's topic in Emergency

    I understand your thought process of avoiding narcs w/head injuries, however smaller doses shouldn't significantly decrease their LOC, and decreasing their pain can help lower/prevent elevated ICP as...
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    Nursing Skills you've used outside of work

    Christy1019 replied to sergel02's topic in General Nursing

    My cat went head on into the window after a squirrel and was a little dazed afterwards... I kept trying to do neuro checks but she wasn't too cooperative with assessing grips and refused to tell me...
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    Are these commonly given together?

    Christy1019 replied to Mamanurse2's topic in Patient Medications

    Unfortunately it does happen, but it is NOT a good idea. There are non-stimulant medications used to treat ADHD that will not cause symptoms such as worsening anxiety, insomnia, irritability like...
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    Check a blood sugar before giving Glucophage?

    Christy1019 replied to Morainey's topic in Patient Medications

    if the patient is admitted to the hospital and they are diabetic they should almost always be on some form of tight glycemic control protocol and will be scheduled to have their blood sugar checked...
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    Restricted Visiting in Emergency Departments

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

    I work in a large, insanely busy ER, we do not have "visiting hours", nor does the ICU, L&D or OR areas, however the general practice floors do stop visitation after 10pm. As far as limiting...
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    Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    Christy1019 replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Grandma brings 2y/o to ED with c/o bee sting to her eye, states "i put turpentine in her eye at home but she keeps crying!" pt c/o "severe heartburn", states "i drank hot vinegar earlier but it...
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    How to determine dehydration

    Christy1019 replied to motherinlaw's topic in General Nursing

    Sodium, BUN and Creat can definitely be elevated in dehydration, or may be completely normal. The way I remembered it was to think of those values being "concentrated" due to decreased fluid volume...
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    ER computer programs

    Christy1019 replied to gardengal1's topic in Emergency

    My ED currently uses EMSTAT which I really like, however we are supposed to be switching to EPIC within the next
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    An ER "First" for Me...

    Christy1019 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    One time I had this pt who was a nurse, her chart said allergy to Epinephrine... so I asked what reaction she had and she says "it makes my heart race!" Ummm... okay. Didn't even go into it with...
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    Code Blue Experiences

    Christy1019 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering.... does ur facility really still use defib PADDLES? Or did that happen a while ago?