enigmaticorange

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1. New to cath lab- any tips?

   enigmaticorange replied to enigmaticorange's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks! Ive been in there a few weeks now and the advice given is spot on! I really, really get now why critical care/ER experience is usually required. Ive been in codes before, but what Ive seen and...

2. New to cath lab- any tips?

   enigmaticorange posted a topic in Cardiac

   After working nights in tele, I finally got my dream job in the cath lab! I am a person who always wants to know as much as possible about any new environment. I bought a text book and have been...

3. Never enough-vent

   enigmaticorange replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

   My behind would be is big trouble if i told a family we had staffing issues. It is a hospital, not Denny's. You tell someone there is not an adequate number of people to care for patients....they...

4. Explaining circumcision to mom....

   enigmaticorange replied to brentster_us's topic in Patient Education

   When i told my pediatrician that I would not have my son circumcised, (and this was before i was a nurse) He said to me: "Well at least we have ONE informed parent in the world!" This surprised me...

5. Is post surgical the same as medical/surgical?

   enigmaticorange replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

   No, med/surg is general medical problems while a post surgical unit is specifically for recovering surgical patients unless they are Ortho. (We have a separate ortho floor, you might not) The surgical...

6. End of shift report

   enigmaticorange replied to jekajoy's topic in General Nursing

   I am on a 33 bed tele unit, and we are expected to give bedside report always. It is always a PIA to change, but really, bedside reporting can be great when 1: staff is properly trained in reporting...

7. The chest pain vent.

   enigmaticorange replied to enigmaticorange's topic in General Nursing

   Altra- That is a very good point you make. The push for 100% patient satisfaction has turned patients in to monsters sometimes. I think a ginger ale should do the trick once in a while instead of...

8. The chest pain vent.

   enigmaticorange replied to enigmaticorange's topic in General Nursing

   Assuming that I am the nurse actually admitting the patient, our ED nurses dont handle admitting orders. Their job is to stabilize then ship them up or out. Our ED docs don't write orders for admitted...

9. The chest pain vent.

   enigmaticorange posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work nights on a cardiac floor that of course includes lots of admits for chest pain. I often get this scenario: Patient admitted at 1am from ED, chest pain was 10/10 on admit to ED, recieved MONA,...

10. Nurse: "I hate it here." & has given me doubts!

    enigmaticorange replied to xInspiredx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The first time I gave birth; I was 17. My boyfriend at the time (now my husband) was also there. I was treated HORRIBLY by both nurses. It was an uncomplicated delivery and im not even sure why two...

11. Don't understand this weird-a%&! parameter

    enigmaticorange replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    if the issue was tachycardia and the patient was able to tolerate a systolic in the 80's (and many are) then I would not see the problem with this. The opposite is true as well- Ive notified docs...

12. Fired from my first job today......Feeling like a failure.

    enigmaticorange replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Aside from the FB stuff- do you feel comfortable actually working in this setting? When I am orienting a new nurse, there are limited opportunities in orientation for he/she to practice as many skills...

13. Only a nurse would say......

    enigmaticorange replied to enigmaticorange's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol. mmmmm. Dopamine

14. Only a nurse would say......

    enigmaticorange posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    The other day another nurse and I are on the way out of the hospital in the parking garage. The smell of rotting eggs is suddenly hanging in the air. The other nurse says "Ewwww, what the heck smells...

15. Foley Irrigation

    enigmaticorange replied to jamminworld's topic in General Nursing

    I flush a foley anytime I am concerned with output -along with a bladder scan, repositioning, and deflation/reinflation of the balloon. Ive only seen a doctor have a fit about a foley once. A pt with...