Christy1019 ASN, RN

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    HFFC Nursing

    Christy1019 replied to rn2b2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I HIGHLY recommend you don't take them at the same time, the NSG classes require enough time and effort on their own and A&P is also very demanding, besides you have to take a pharmacology test in...
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    MD AWARE

    Christy1019 replied to Italia13 RN's topic in Emergency

    i agree about charting WHO you spoke with because lets say you charted ""MD aware", shortly before shift change and the next RN notices the complaint was never addressed by the MD and has no idea who...
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    Medical documentation issue

    Christy1019 replied to basha's topic in Emergency

    hmmm... i'm thinking that since this occured 6yrs ago (the original post was october 2003), that the issue has probably come to some sort of resolution by now lol. :lol_hittii didn't see the original...
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    OMG, I have a preceptor from lazy hell!

    Christy1019 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    I hate to sound so cynical here but I have a decent amount of experience with dayshift coworkers that fit the description of her preceptor to a tee and I have a pretty good feeling that if she were to...
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    Question/Concern about pt and Dilaudid IVP

    Christy1019 posted a topic in Emergency

    okay, i've been trying to look this up online and in my drug books but theres no exact answer, so i was hoping to get some others opinions... Last week i had this pt, 59y/o (looked more like early...
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    Sad day in the USA

    Christy1019 replied to rickkijo's topic in Emergency

    in the original post for this blog the person said that they wanted to vent and get others opinions, not for YOU to TELL THEM how to feel. I, for one, agree w/the original post, it shouldn't be okay...
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    z-coil shoe

    Christy1019 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i love them! only thing that keeps my pain gone, and i don't think their that
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    Conscious Sedation in the ER

    Christy1019 replied to Silktea3's topic in Emergency

    Although each doc has their preference we generally use etomidate, versed, fentanyl, and ketamine for peds (although i haven't done that one personally), i was just asking our pharmacist about...
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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

    This happened a couple of weeks ago... homeless woman (or really poor hygiene) comes in by EMS because she had hid money, no joke, in her lady parts on new years eve and she wanted us to get it out so...
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    Power port/mediport

    Christy1019 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    thank you for the info, i've actually had less issues accessing the power ports than the older mediports, plus its always a bonus to not have to search for a vein in someone that more often than not...
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    Power port/mediport

    Christy1019 posted a topic in Emergency

    I apologize if this has already been discussed in this forum, I couldn't find any posts about it with a search of the site... I was wondering if in other ERs the RNs access mediports and what...
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    Best ER Nurse quotes

    Christy1019 replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    Trauma Junkie: "it's not that i WANT you to get hurt... it's just that i want to be there when you do" crackheads = job security i'm here to save your as*, not kiss it! you know you're a nurse when...
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    Intravenous regular insulin

    Christy1019 replied to echoSN's topic in Emergency

    lol i
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    Intravenous regular insulin

    Christy1019 replied to echoSN's topic in Emergency

    if they're blood sugar is at least above 250 but they aren't DKA, we use subQ, if they're DKA they get an initial bolus ivp through the piv and then an insulin drip, and if they are hyperkalemic they...
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    IV starts and drawing blood

    Christy1019 replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    In my DEM its pretty standard practice to go ahead and start an iv on the majority of pts (unless they are there for chronic back pain x 10 yrs and they decided to just now come in for it lol), after...
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    Which should be seen first?

    Christy1019 replied to g61j's topic in Emergency

    In my ER, part of triaging is doing an "across the room assessment" where you are basically eyeballing all of the patients to observe for any acute distress pts that you would see first, also we are a...
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    Worst doctors orders ever received

    Christy1019 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    lol i'm starting to question CVS's education requirements for their
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    Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    Christy1019 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    how the heck did he even see it?? i can't even see mine when im trying to put them in! that doc has good
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    Strange things people present to the ER with....

    Christy1019 replied to klcrn1987's topic in Emergency

    I've seen quite a few strange complaints but the funniest I ever had personally was about a month ago, one of our frequent flyer crackheads came in with chief complaint listed as : my left buttcheck...
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    HFCC NSG 150/155 Supplemental Class. Do you recommend it if you've hadit?

    Christy1019 replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    yeah i wasn't officially signed up for the class but a lot of people just started showing up to it after we all bombed the first test lol i would say its definately beneficial for med/surg, not so...
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    Largest ED in the US

    Christy1019 replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    no, henry
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    How do you prevent psych/etoh elopements?

    Christy1019 replied to mmutk's topic in Emergency

    wow i guess things are done a lot differently where i work. if we have a drunk pt that is trying to leave before discharge and re-direction/explaining to pt that they aren't capable enough at that...
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    Largest ED in the US

    Christy1019 replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    I work in a 120 bed (not including hallbeds and half spots), level 1 trauma ED in downtown detroit where i believe we see between 100-150,000/yr, we're generally pretty busy, besides prelim and triage...
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    Worst doctors orders ever received

    Christy1019 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    ok this one is a little off the subject because it was an issue i recently had with pharmacy, not a doctor, and it was about my script.. I have been dx'ed ADHD for five years and have been on regular...
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    Worst doctors orders ever received

    Christy1019 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    regardless on what the docs thought she had "possibly OD'ed" on, most of the usual suspects are much longer acting than narcan anyways, so if this pt didn't stay in the ER for very long after the...