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  1. Long bleeding times

    3651bht posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi everyone. Got a cool idea from transient dialysis patient the other night.. He uses Tums on his sites after the needles are pulled to stop the bleeding quickly.. Stopped in 5 minutes.. We have used...

  2. Board Certification for Med/Surg

    3651bht replied to nightingale's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am board certified in Orthopaedics Have been since 1998 Ordered tapes and books from the ortho site and also CD with test questions on it..The book test was waaaaaaaaaaay old but the CD's were...

  3. Nursing Reentry-How'd you do it?

    3651bht replied to PJNRN's topic in General Nursing

    of nursing in your area..Many of them offer refresher courses and the State Board of Nursing in the state where you settle may have a list of possible courses...Good Luck and welcome....

  4. Antibiotics during dialysis

    3651bht replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in an outpatient setting and we give most of the antibiotics the last 45 -20 minutes of the treatment.. If possible to give after treatment i.e. in hospital environment that is ideal. But an...

  5. ""Why/how did you decide to become a dialysis nurse...and what are the pro's &

    3651bht replied to prn nurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I sort of "fell" into dialysis too.. I had just taken a new position at a medical center and the unit I was working on was being remodeled and so was I..I was in the process of a divorce... When the...

  6. ""Why/how did you decide to become a dialysis nurse...and what are the pro's &

    3651bht replied to prn nurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you are intereseted in a dialysis position you should go and apply for one.. As an ICU nurse you would practically be given the position.. And it is a demanding position, You will have to use all...

  7. Long bleeding times

    3651bht replied to 3651bht's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The tums starts to dissolve with the heat of the body and a gel like substance mixes with the oozing blood and it clots it off.. Suppose we should be checking their Ca++ levels more often too. LOL...

  8. What are you doing since you left the "bedside"

    3651bht posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just turned 50 this. Yes, I'm above average . I would like to leave bedside nursing because of the multiple stress factors involved there. Any ideas or new adventures out there. All replies will...

  9. Hospitals with IV, or Vascular Access Teams

    3651bht replied to Daniel1115's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When did IV therapy fail to be a part of total patient care..??... Let's not let anyone take more away from us... We have many excellent nurses who can start an IV because they do it all the time.......

  10. Need your Feedback/Advice

    3651bht replied to Dtoolbox's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Funny you should ask. I am a Med/Surg nurse with 13 years at the same hospital. Last four as an RN and previously as LPN. I have been looking for a med/surg job since end of January. No luck. I don't...

  11. Hospitals with IV, or Vascular Access Teams

    3651bht replied to Daniel1115's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Just curious. What do you do when you have to wait for the IV nurse to start. Does the patient have to wait for antibiotics, blood etc. I haven't worked where there is a IV team since 1980 UNC at...

  12. Malpractice Insurance

    3651bht replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    A couple of flaws in your thinking. First you could still lose your license, get fired and lose your home, car etc with or without insurance. Next ask an OB or surgeon what he pays for malpractice...

  13. Malpractice Insurance

    3651bht replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    A couple of flaws in your thinking. First you could still lose your license, get fired and lose your home, car etc with or without insurance. Next ask an OB or surgeon what he pays for malpractice...

  14. Malpractice Insurance

    3651bht replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    A couple of flaws in your thinking. First you could still lose your license, get fired and lose your home, car etc with or without insurance. Next ask an OB or surgeon what he pays for malpractice...

  15. Malpractice Insurance

    3651bht replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    A couple of flaws in your thinking. First you could still lose your license, get fired and lose your home, car etc with or without insurance. Next ask an OB or surgeon what he pays for malpractice...

  16. Malpractice Insurance

    3651bht replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    People are sued on the basis of how much they can pay. Nothing from nothing is still nothing. People sue the "deep pockets". Don't know about you but mine are quite shallow. Ever wonder how the...

  17. Oh, my aching feet!

    3651bht replied to Rileycat's topic in General Nursing

    Rileycat, Try some good support hose. They may be all you need. My feet used to burn terribly at the end of 12 hours but not anymore. Been wearing them for 22 years now....

  18. A question for an IV Nurse

    3651bht replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Bettie, Tessio's are separate catheters that are tunneled into the internal jugular. Each one has a colored clamp that should be kept closed when not in use. We used luer lock caps on the ends...

  19. A question for an IV Nurse

    3651bht replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Bettie, Tessio's are separate catheters that are tunneled into the internal jugular. Each one has a colored clamp that should be kept closed when not in use. We used luer lock caps on the ends...

  20. Clinical Disaster!

    3651bht replied to miaka's topic in General Nursing

    Miaka, This may sound silly but IV's are not that hard to insert, remember drug addicts do it to themselves all the time. Many parapelegics cath themselves. I get pleasure from patients who tell...

  21. Clinical Disaster!

    3651bht replied to miaka's topic in General Nursing

    Miaka, This may sound silly but IV's are not that hard to insert, remember drug addicts do it to themselves all the time. Many parapelegics cath themselves. I get pleasure from patients who tell...

  22. A question for an IV Nurse

    3651bht replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Timon is a merecat indigenous to the African plains. Pumba is the wart hog. When the movie first came out my son and his girlfriend were Timon and Pumba right to the T. He had license plate IMTIMON...

  23. A question for an IV Nurse

    3651bht replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Timon is a merecat indigenous to the African plains. Pumba is the wart hog. When the movie first came out my son and his girlfriend were Timon and Pumba right to the T. He had license plate IMTIMON...

  24. How much further ahead of we than we were in 1887?

    3651bht replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't someone say once, "If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen." How about some cheese with your

  25. Is Nursing A Profession?

    3651bht replied to Dplear's topic in General Nursing

    As long as men carry a piece of wood onto a field, hit a ball, spit, scratch, and curse I will continue to call myself a