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  1. administering blood products

    ello7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I have this gripe with our blood bank... Whenever you need to go down and get your blood (or FFP/platelets/etc) and request more than one unit at a time, they ask if the units will be administered...

  2. intraventricular hemorrhage

    ello7 replied to becky0124's topic in General Nursing

    A massive IVH could cause the brain to shift, causing debilitating injuries or brain death with a very very very slim chance of ANY recovery. Family probably didn't want her to suffer, especially with...

  3. nurses and spelling

    ello7 replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    haha, a minute before posting this, I just asked my finance how to spell conscious for another post. Just a funny

  4. Which penlight do you use? Incandescent or LED?

    ello7 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I have one of each. I work in neuro, so you need a good one to assess pupils. I usually only use the LED one on pts who are intubated/sedated/etc to get a better assessment on someone who...

  5. A&O x... How many?

    ello7 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Being in the hospital can be very disorienting, especially when it comes to the date. I barely know the date myself, I couldn't imagine what it would be like if I were in the hospital, being woken up...

  6. Just had my first one.....

    ello7 replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    Something like this just happened a couple months ago. I've had several patients die, but this one just hit me harder. It was a 99 year old woman just told told me how wonderful she slept the night...

  7. where to work to serve most needy/impoverished? if salary not an issue

    ello7 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing

    Most major cities have a free clinic (or several) who rely on and love their volunteers. I know it isn't as glamorous as going overseas, but they tend to always be short staffed, and there is a lot to...

  8. Are my classmates delusional??

    ello7 replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose the area of nursing you're going into affects the amount of poo and other bodily fluids you see... but the bottom line is if you're going into floor nursing, you're going to get your hands...

  9. R/O Seizures

    ello7 replied to desertnurse222's topic in MICU, SICU

    Painful stimuli is a good indication... Also if the patient repeats something you've said during the midst of the

  10. New Grad Neuro Stepdown ICU

    ello7 replied to mrsshifflette09's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    You'll be surprised by how much you know when you get out there, and if you don't know something, ASK. There's no shame in it. I think just about everyone felt like they didn't know anything when they...

  11. Lidocaine topicalization?

    ello7 replied to Californiadreamer's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've seen it done only once. It was a patient who had a trach, then was decannulated. A few days later, they went into resp distress. So he used lidocaine through the trach stoma, then intubated...

  12. Biopatch use...

    ello7 replied to pedihemoncRN's topic in General Nursing

    I use biopatches currently in NC, and I also used them in Ohio when I lived

  13. Incorporating ECCO

    ello7 replied to PrairieRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I completed the ECCO program. We were to complete it at home. We did get paid for it, although we would not get paid overtime for it. We just had to turn our CEUs in from that particular section, and...

  14. poor prognosis/family in denial

    ello7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone! I was wondering how everyone deals with a patient who has a poor prognosis, but family insists on everything being done. Sometimes I feel like we're torturing these poor patients....

  15. Adult ICU to NICU

    ello7 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry if there has been previous threads discussing this. I currently work in an adult ICU setting, and I was considering a change and looking for a job in NICU. Are there any current NICU RNs out...

  16. EKG HELP!!!

    ello7 replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I LOVE this!

  17. What is Long Term Acute Care?

    ello7 replied to Spartan05's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I worked in a LTAC before working in an ICU, and I felt it helped me a lot. You get all sorts of experience with vents, lines, and all sorts of other things. I was told (and agree with, at least in...

  18. what was the ratio of girls to guys in your nursing school class?

    ello7 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Started off with one boy out of 50. He dropped out after the first semester, so 0 guys in my graduating

  19. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    ello7 replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thank you for sharing that, AliRae. It was very touching. As for me talking to brain dead patients? Sure do. I also like to give them a good bath and shave if needed before we

  20. Night Shift

    ello7 replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem. I started my job about 7 months ago, and had been on nights up until 2 weeks ago. Night shift is a great way to get in and learn the ropes of the particular unit, but I...

  21. First person to answer this question gets a cookie!

    ello7 replied to pca_85's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I think most hospitals in NE Ohio are phasing out LPNs. There may be small hospitals that are hiring LPNs, but none that I can think of off the top of my

  22. RN Pay Rates in NC

    ello7 replied to tracyprn's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I moved from Ohio where COL living was less expensive, and I still took a pay cut coming here to NC. When the HR rep told me my pay, I asked her why it was so low, and she just told me that is...

  23. administering blood products

    ello7 replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    Whaaaaa? Every place I've worked there had to be a person to hand over the blood to (be it RN, NA, secretary). I wish we could do that though! It'd make life just a little bit

  24. administering blood products

    ello7 replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    The cooler and ice packs are usually reserved for our trauma unit. If there were an emergency then we could get it, but it doesn't happen on normal

  25. administering blood products

    ello7 replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I usually do. But I still have to convince these blood bank people that without a doubt that I would administer BOTH units of FFP within 20 minutes. I spend more time down there convincing...