EJSRN

EJSRN BSN, RN

Med Surg, ICU, Tele

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  1. Travel Nursing!

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks. i just worry i don't know enough. did you feel prepared when you began to

  2. MRSA and C-Diff

    EJSRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    :up:For some reason I just cannot grasp a couple of things about MRSA and C-Diff. I fully understand the infections and treatment but.... When testing for MRSA you do a nasal swab to see if the...

  3. PCA Vs. PCEA

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    patient controlled epidural

  4. C-Dif

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    so positive for antigen does require

  5. C-Dif

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    only the pts positive for the c-dif toxin will be in isolation. If they are positive for the antigen, but negative for the toxin the do not have to be on isolation. Do i have it right now?

  6. Courtesies to families

    EJSRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    NO don't do it. Not unless you want to be

  7. iv dilaudid

    EJSRN replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    where i work i start my own iv's. we have no iv

  8. iv dilaudid

    EJSRN replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    In my place of employment it is the drug of choice, and like you said everyone has this on their PRN mar page. Some doctors are just push overs. I have had pts on morphine, and they will say "the last...

  9. morphine,dilaudid,demerol

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in Patient Medications

    i've definately noticed dilaudid is the drug of choice for users. they seem to want it pretty

  10. C-Dif

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! So it takes time for the toxins to build and if it was a newly acquired infection they wouldnt show up yet and the antigens are already positive. I think I understand. But we can agree that...

  11. What's your patient load?

    EJSRN replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we do POD nursing. It would be and RN, LPN, and an AIDE. on a good day we have 11-12. I have to do all assessments, discharges and admissions, along with pushes. When our census is high...

  12. Anyone heard of Diastolic BP being higher than Systolic???

    EJSRN replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think your cousin is mistaken. Diastolic is when your heart is at rest so I dont believe it's possible that the systolic could be

  13. Any good reason to use IM injection for post op pain control when IV is available?

    EJSRN replied to charrn26's topic in General Nursing

    I have never given IM toradol. But it seems to work great in conjunction with

  14. MRSA and C-Diff

    EJSRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    So if the Nares swab comes back positive the MRSA is active and antibiotic therapy is

  15. I am GETTING out of hospital work! This is BULL!

    EJSRN replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh3:That is truly ridiculous. Don't these people realize that you are NOT going to work as well and possibly not provide the best care to your patients when you feel terrible. It never ceases to...

  16. Ostomy question?

    EJSRN replied to quetepye's topic in General Nursing

    hello quetepye. It sounds like an Indiana Pouch to me. It is basically a bladder made from a portion of the bowel because of bladder removal due to cancer etc. It would look like a stoma and the...