SpaceCoastRN

SpaceCoastRN

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  1. Gift ideas for ER newbie

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Freedom42's topic in Emergency

    http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Critical-Care-Pocket-Guide/dp/189049528X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260958228&sr=8-2...

  2. Sleeping aides at work

    SpaceCoastRN replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My wife is an RN on a Neuro PCU floor, she has this one beat, she has a fellow (sister I guess actually) RN that every night is sleeping at one of the nurses stations. All of the other RN's are...

  3. Code Blue Nervousness

    SpaceCoastRN replied to mommy123RN's topic in Emergency

    I actually prefer and feel more comfortable with the high acuity cases including codes from my paramedic experience. Hell I prefer patients with tubes coming out of every orifice. The important...

  4. I am allergic to...

    SpaceCoastRN replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    That is used a lot in making carpets (cheaper stuff from what I recall). I find it rather annoying having patients list every expected side effect of all the medications that they have ever...

  5. Want the flu? Come to the ER.

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Our management's answer to division of the waiting room was separating the last row of chairs (about 14 or so) with fake potted plants, not sure exactly what the isolation advantage the fake plants...

  6. Stop eating my food!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to FloridaRN09's topic in General Nursing

    Prior to doing nursing I was in fire rescue. This was always a problem as we worked 24 on and 48 off, so bringing food was a fact of life. A friend/coworker had a dirtbag shift that would always eat...

  7. Blanket warmers

    SpaceCoastRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    Ours is a big metal cupboard holding about 75 bath blankets (In Florida, tend to not need real

  8. Blanket warmers

    SpaceCoastRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    IIRC ours are set at 130. They have to bet set by engineering also for ours. All I know is that patients are quite fond of them as they are synergistic with the dilaudid and turkey

  9. Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to robinslapsRN's topic in Psychiatric

    As a man I will answer this one, yes, yes we

  10. New Grad looking to start RN career in Gainesville Florida

    SpaceCoastRN replied to PsycBScN2010's topic in Florida Nursing

    Everything I have ever heard about Shands has been very positive. I would check it out if interested in that

  11. Happy Emergency Nurses' Week!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Actually we had a great weekend too, Saturday we only saw 17 after midnight and Sunday we only had 20ish. Nice and

  12. Happy Emergency Nurses' Week!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Our dept. did nothing for it, but yesterday when I checked my work email before leaving there was a new email celebrating this week Biomedical Engineer week which told the history of their department...

  13. IV Medications Book

    SpaceCoastRN replied to RNShenanigator's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a book called Nurse's Pocket Drug Guide 2010 by Judith A. Barberio (ISBN 978-0-07-162743-6). I had the 2009 prior to this, it has every medication that I have administered so far in the ED...

  14. Baby Deaths

    SpaceCoastRN replied to LLLLiiiFFEsaveer's topic in Emergency

    I have never really had an issue with any code including pediatrics. From my EMS side I have ran far more than my share of pediatric codes including one day with 3 (two separate pool drownings and a...

  15. Thinking about moving to florida

    SpaceCoastRN replied to bvalentine's topic in Florida Nursing

    I am actually pretty happy about this law. I would prefer not to be worked on or cared for by felons. Recidivism rates are far too high to even

  16. Embarassing Question

    SpaceCoastRN replied to mmgirlsmom's topic in General Nursing

    Might want to check with your state nursing board on the rules/requirements for application for a license. I recall something on there about being treated or confined for psychiatric

  17. Not properly trained for ER?????

    SpaceCoastRN replied to bassadict69's topic in Emergency

    I transitioned into an ED setting as an RN back in June. My background is from EMS but as a paramedic working in busy systems since 1992 (2 years before that as an EMT-I). Most EMT's that I have...

  18. Moving on to Dogs...No RN 2 b

    SpaceCoastRN replied to NovaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Working with animals you will typically have much nicer patients than as a

  19. drug test

    SpaceCoastRN replied to cspink's topic in General Nursing

    Only controlled substances. And don't worry about having a poppy seed bagel

  20. Enemas in the ER

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Jaloc's topic in Emergency

    I thankfully have not done an enema in the ED. I just wish I would never see another bottle of

  21. Nurse performs tracheotomy

    SpaceCoastRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in General Nursing

    This was done a long time ago on MASH by Father Mulcahy utilizing a pocket knife and ballpoint pen, makes for good television, not a good plan to go outside your scope of practice though and test the...

  22. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not reading this whole thing, but the one that has been bugging me of late is Cardizem, people saying it Cardiazem. Just grates on the nerves. Adding that 'a' just sounds so very

  23. EKG/ ECG help

    SpaceCoastRN replied to ozmalenursie's topic in General Nursing

    Just march out your PR intervals. If they are getting progressively longer until there is a missing QRS, you have a 2nd degree Mobitz 1. If the P waves are disassociated from the QRS (P waves are...

  24. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    SpaceCoastRN replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    Don't expect much from the legal system. My wife was head-butted by a person that was in for an overdose (cocaine and Xanax, and of course alcohol). The patient was then tazed by law enforcement and...

  25. So... How real is the show ER?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to FriarTuck's topic in Emergency

    I was always amused by the MD's moving patients over from ambulance stretchers on ER. I have been working on an ambulance since 1990, I have met one doc in that time that did that (and does so quite...