EricTAMUCC-BSN

EricTAMUCC-BSN BSN, RN

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  1. How Often Have You Seen THIS??

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    That is wild. She should get the chair.

  2. PDA a must or a bust?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    bust UNLESS you have a cell/pda like mine

  3. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Well its unanimous, if thats what the American public wants than a quick shock to the heart is what they'll get

  4. Suspicious of nurses and possible drug use?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    bottom of the line, you are obligated to inform the person of your intended actions because not everyone is an

  5. Suspicious of nurses and possible drug use?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Confrontation provides for a chance to change behavior and gives the person a chance to refute false allegations. Defamation is the act of presenting false information to a third party such as your...

  6. RN Functions

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

    I agree alanpe, The political machine is slow and lags behind a dynamic healthcare system. It is frustrating to operate under politicians and leaders who do not understand current trends and...

  7. Nurses make their own drugs???

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    Now where do I get the chemicals? joking. Seems more complicated than I

  8. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, you're right that it was more than likely inevitable and this was only one case. Having only witnessed a handful of codes with only one turnaround I see where you are coming from. I still find...

  9. Suspicious of nurses and possible drug use?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful...very careful. This is a serious allegation and without proof can come back to haunt you. I cannot agree more how serious it is to begin making accusations. You had better be 99 % sure...

  10. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    I am sorry that you misunderstood the subject matter discussed in this post. I am also sorry that you misunderstood an earlier post of mine. Maybe you can try to interperet again, "I agree with...

  11. Nurses make their own drugs???

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    We made Aspirin in Chem. 1 lab. Wish I remembered the

  12. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    The reason I ask is because I saw a relatively healthy person suffering acute illness shocked after going into pulseless VT at around 160 bpm. The initial shock converted him into VF than asystole....

  13. 5 things a new RN must have...

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    1. Thick skin

  14. HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency

    Makes

  15. Computer Charting -- Do you like it or hate it?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree, the harder the program is to navigate the more time that is taken away from patient care. There is a big learning curve at first but once you feel comfortable with the system it is...

  16. HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency

    Wouldn't you want to give atropine and epiniphrine almost simultaneously to get the most bang for you buck? Since atropine speeds up the refractory period of the AV node and epiniphrine increases the...

  17. fingerprinting for NC BON? (long)

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to hikahi's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I am completely against fingerprinting, conservatives beleive in less government when social programs are at the forefront of debate but when it comes to security they are all about leashing the...

  18. Anesthesia Techs

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to NeuroNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    When I was an anesthesia tech I would primarily wipe down the machines after cases, change out the circuits, and restock the carts. Like you said we would also take supplies to the CRNAs when they...

  19. Top Hospitals in the U.S. in clinical quality

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    that was entertaining,

  20. Lexapro

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I have to agree with movingalong that often times it is hard enough to get someone to admit they are depressed and even harder to get them to help themselves. Any remarks discouraging medical...

  21. 5 best CRNA schools?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to CCRNERIC's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    so

  22. how many times can a human be defibrillated?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to TinyNurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Two days ago we had a 60 something year/old man that came in with SOB and respiratory decompensation and was intubated. Towards the end he ran an extremely high fever and was vtach with a falling BP...

  23. 5 best CRNA schools?

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to CCRNERIC's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I wonder how accurate those rankings

  24. Resume question

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't really matter what letters you use. The important thing is that your header stand out from other resumes, it is always a plus to be able to hand the manager a copy of your resume in...

  25. Nurses and Defibrillation

    EricTAMUCC-BSN replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like many others have said I wasn't aware that floor nurses were not allowed to defibrilate and if that's the case it doesn't make much sense. If this hospital is not meeting minimal standards that...