littlern820126

littlern820126 specializes in Medical Intensive Care Unit.

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1. Advice giving Kayexalate enemas

   littlern820126 replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

   What I do is insert a flexiseal first, use the flushing port to give the diluted Kayexalate. I don't remember how much to dilute it with at this time, but your pharmacy should be able to tell you....

2. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

   littlern820126 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

   If it is a therapy dog then they have papers. Does your supervisor know about this? Then they should ask to see the papers. If they are getting away with this it is not fair. Everybody would have...

3. How does your facility transport patients into the morgue cooler?

   littlern820126 replied to littlern820126's topic in General Nursing

   The other nurse actually said , the same thing . We either laugh or cry about a situation

4. How does your facility transport patients into the morgue cooler?

   littlern820126 replied to littlern820126's topic in General Nursing

   Family agreed to tissue donation. If organs are being taken then the OR comes and takes them but if it is tissue donation , we have to take the patient to the Morgue and then that process begins....

5. How does your facility transport patients into the morgue cooler?

   littlern820126 replied to littlern820126's topic in General Nursing

   We have a gurney especially for the morgue , but then we have to slide the body from the gurney onto the table that slides into the cooler. So from bed to gurney to table is the

6. How does your facility transport patients into the morgue cooler?

   littlern820126 posted a topic in General Nursing

   This week myself and another nurse had to transfer a patient to the morgue cooler. My concern is this patient was bigger than both nurses, in height and weight. It was really difficult to transfer...

7. Depression and nursing?

   littlern820126 replied to Allthatsparkles's topic in General Nursing

   Completely possible. Just get on the right path to mental wellness. It may take sometime but it will pay off in the end. Find a good psychiatrist, pyschologist and support group. Look into different...