Larry77

Larry77 RN

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  1. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    Larry77 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone seems to talk about how terribly hard and busy med/surg is but I tend to disagree. I worked med/surg before working in ED and the pace was so much more predictable. Yes you do have a lot of...

  2. I Never Remember....

    Larry77 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Mine mostly are paperwork involved...we have 3 different places where forms, orders, consents, etc are stored and it usually requires me to look in all 3 before I find what I am looking

  3. ER Nurses Rap

    Larry77 replied to BBFRN's topic in Emergency

    I have that video on my ipod...lol...love it!!! We need a sequal with more lyrics for sure...who's with

  4. Forced Blood Draw? (DUI situation)

    Larry77 replied to West_Coast_Ken's topic in Emergency

    Before reading this thread I thought that in my state (WA) they are not able to refuse the draw but maybe I just haven't seen anybody try...hmmm? Our policy is the cops bring their kit and we call the...

  5. E C T

    Larry77 replied to Miss Ludie's topic in General Nursing

    I would be more concerned with the residual effects rather than "blood vessel damage"....what do you mean...you are worried about infiltration and tissue damage because of it? I worked psych for 5...

  6. Choosing a Practicum Senior Year

    Larry77 replied to nursing twin's topic in General Nursing

    If the facility that you are going to has them, I highly recommend going with a "float" nurse....I did that and was able to spend time on tele/med/surg/peds/and psych...great

  7. Pet Nurse??

    Larry77 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm never going to get back the five minutes I spent reading this

  8. Back Pain,,,,and suggestions for relief?

    Larry77 replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    I would also look into some acupuncture...I know some people who swear by it. Anything but

  9. NEEDLES in a WALMART BAG???

    Larry77 replied to wyowyome's topic in Emergency

    I just had a case the other day where a 4 yr old was stuck by a dirty needle he and his brother found on the sidewalk. The parents brought in the needle, we did our needle stick protocol (lab work...

  10. Vanco peak and troughs, what's your policy?

    Larry77 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We do not get the trough results before we hang the Vanco, and we no longer do peaks at all. The doses are adjusted by a pharmacist who's only job is to go to all the floors and adjust the high...

  11. er nurse retreat day

    Larry77 replied to jenna_rn's topic in Emergency

    Superbowl party, Christmas party, Cider making party at one of the docs ranch (kids love that one), Skiing trips, Breakfast after NOC's or drinks after mid-shift, lots of biking trips both mountain...

  12. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    Larry77 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I personally loved working surgical (with some medical overflow) because we had the same patients sometimes for their whole hospital stay. You really gained a great rapport with a lot of great...

  13. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    Larry77 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I've also heard a lot of complaints that all the "newbie" nurses go to med/surg which makes it hard for the more experienced nurses who have to answer all the questions and basically cover for their...

  14. Any tips for getting Iodine out?

    Larry77 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Works great for blood and other body fluids too...we even keep peroxide in our staff BR for just that sort of

  15. Stethescope

    Larry77 replied to Caralee's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Please try a search for "stethoscope"....there are tons and tons of posts about them. If after you read some of them and have questions I'm sure we would be very happy to answer them for

  16. Can't take blood pressure

    Larry77 replied to djmac's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like there is a "technique" issue...possibly one of the staff CNA's or nurses could help her during her clinicals. I know if I was staff I would be happy to help her but it is hard for me to...

  17. IV drugs RN's can give?

    Larry77 replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    LOL...sorry guys didn't mean to stick Succs in there...I guess I shouldn't respond to threads after work when I get home at

  18. IV drugs RN's can give?

    Larry77 replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    We commonly administer propofol but not for concious sedation for maintenence sedation after RSI. For conscious sedation we use one of three methods: Etomidate, Ketamine (usually for peds), or...

  19. Guess this chief complaint

    Larry77 replied to ernurse61's topic in Emergency

    Was helping the triage nurse one day and this patient came in carrying a Jigsaw (small electric saw usually for cutting wood) which just happened to have his finger smashed into it. The triage nurse...

  20. Chest pain protocol in the ER

    Larry77 replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    What about the patient that somehow gets CP after sitting in the waiting room for a couple hours even though their initial CC was toe pain....LOL. We do almost the same as all above mentioned except...

  21. Where do you live?

    Larry77 replied to Mamakidee's topic in Washington Nursing

    Near Vancouver Washington

  22. my car

    Larry77 replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in Washington Nursing

    You might get some more help if you changed the topic from "My Car" to something like "Home health in Tacoma"... I live in SW Washington here the home health CNA's make around $10/hr but the wages may...

  23. Theme of the day....

    Larry77 replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in Emergency

    I have decided that all ED nurses are cut from the same mold because so many of the topics we discuss here are exactly how things go in my own dept. We always come up with a theme for the

  24. ER Tips

    Larry77 replied to lyraesullivan's topic in Emergency

    In the case you described I usually have another nurse use a sterile gloved finger to "push" the lady partsl opening down exposing the urethra...yes, them there parts don't look like no textbook...

  25. Nitro and Sildenafil?

    Larry77 replied to banbulance's topic in Emergency

    OK....but the combination of meds caused the decreased BP which caused stroke which caused etc etc etc... I still wouldn't teach people that the combination would cause