jstbreathe

jstbreathe

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  1. Do you make your title known?

    jstbreathe replied to icunurse42066's topic in General Nursing

    Just the other day, had a vent pt in renal failure. The daughter let it be known she had just graduated RN school. And, she was upset the pt was not being sx'd enough. She could feel his chest and he...

  2. How Do You Manage Graveyard Shift & Family?

    jstbreathe replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I love working nights. I have adjusted to it. I work an hour away. So I make sure to get plenty of rest. I don't want to be too tired on the way home. I pack the kids lunches before I...

  3. Nightshift Headaches

    jstbreathe replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    "unplug the phone and under no circumstances answer it.....................it will only be an evil manager asking you to pick-up a shift,or an aquaintence wondering why you are still in bed at 1pm:(...

  4. Hippaa Violation!!!!!!

    jstbreathe replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand the situation. As an RT we have voice pagers. So I get called to "Mr Jones" room stat all the time. (Usually when I am at another pts bedside) Once I got a call..."Mr Jones in...

  5. How did you react to your first code?

    jstbreathe replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

    "i ran to the tub room, slipped on some of the water on the floor and went skidding into the wall . . . patient is feebly flopping around. we got eight people in to try to lift her out of the tub, but...

  6. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    jstbreathe replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard any thing about beauvoir. As far as I know its

  7. How did you react to your first code?

    jstbreathe replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first code, my friends mom. It was awful! I could hear my friend in the hall crying the whole time. She died. I was a student then. My first code as employee. I was in cafeteria at 0200. Code...

  8. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    jstbreathe replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    HOLY COW! I can certainly tell you Katrina was a 'big deal' to those of us that lost everything. Those of us who worked during the storm, listened to the stories the ' survivors' told when they walked...

  9. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    jstbreathe replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    '58flyer' I live in Pascagoula and work in Gulfport. Just wanted to say Thank you! I worked during Katrina, finding out before the phones went down that my house flooded! My family was safe, they had...

  10. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    jstbreathe replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    I live on the Gulf Coast. At my Hospital we have a pre/post team and a during team. pre/post team: come in and work when hosp goes on alert, so the during team can get things together at home. And...

  11. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    jstbreathe replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    Had a trach pt once that started coughing up his tumor. Was called to the room stat, along with an ICU RN. Blood was everywhere. on the floor, wall, tv...etc...LOOKED LIKE A MURDER SCENE!! The RN and...

  12. Do you accept tips?

    jstbreathe replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    NEVER! BUT, I have seen an EMT accept money from pts

  13. Patient in Respiratory Distress

    jstbreathe replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  14. weekend program

    jstbreathe replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    i work weekends. * 25% more than base pay * work 36 get paid for 40 * with 4 hours overtime pay every week * plus shift dif * off during week to help with homework * not hard to switch schedule with...

  15. Pulmonary Toilet? Huh???

    jstbreathe replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    "you can do something called "incentive spirometry" which is kind of a lung exercise. You breathe into a device with a ball that bounces up when you blow. The object is to blow hard enough that the...

  16. Is It Safe To Reuse Blood Sample Bags?

    jstbreathe replied to ER_John's topic in General Nursing

    I could think of other ways to save

  17. Respiratory Tech School vs RN school

    jstbreathe replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    As an RT, that seems silly to me. Where I live, its the same pre-reqs except 1 or 2 classes. Why does he need to retake A&P?

  18. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    jstbreathe replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot.. CODE BROWN----That one is not called overhead,,,,just stink the

  19. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    jstbreathe replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Code 1- Hurricane damage...heard this alot during katrina Code 7 -Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest Code Blue- Fire Code Grey -STroke Code Adam- child abducted Code 7 Pink- child cardia/resp arrest...

  20. bolusing a trach with ns but not suctioning afterwards

    jstbreathe replied to Happiness08's topic in General Nursing

    We do all the time. Esp on thick secretions. We also use iso Hc03, ambu bag in for 1 min, then sx. Sounds awful, I know. But helps with thick secretions. Stops plugs! I wouldn't want it done to me,...

  21. Respiratory distress--how quickly will they turn blue?

    jstbreathe replied to pmw2007's topic in General Nursing

    Possible PE?? Blue from chest

  22. How can an adult leave a child in a hot car?

    jstbreathe replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

    My youngest son was always so quiet...I always had to check and make sure I put him IN the car. He would always just sit back and enjoy the ride! He is 10 now! I do know someone who did this...

  23. Night shift survival?

    jstbreathe replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    "I always treat myself to that first night sleeping with clean sheets. It works for me. " I LOVE THIS!! I DO THE SAME

  24. thoughts on only Paralytic while intubated....

    jstbreathe replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    in my opinion...you should paralize and intubate the person who said no diprivan!!! See how fast they get that rule

  25. What brings non-nurses to allnurses?

    jstbreathe replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have to speak up for the Respiratory Therapist!! I noticed No one else mentioned them. I have been off work on sick leave, bored. I was looking for a RT forum and found this one. I feel like...