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    What color scrubs do you wear?

    313RN replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    One hospital is Navy ofr RN, Maroon for PCAs, Black for RT. Another is Ciel for RNs, Maroon for Techs and a third is Navy for RN, Kelly green for Techs. Sometimes I think we should switch back to...
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    dressing change

    313RN replied to Pneumothorax's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wound care outside the OR is normally a clean rather than sterile procedure. As long as good aseptic technique was used it's
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    No, I am not going to do that

    313RN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is not something that I'd put up with for a second. In fact, I work in an outpatient clinic now and last week we had a patient make an inappropriate remark to one of our techs. I found out about...
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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The following response is my opinion only. I do not speak for UDM in any capacity. I have a couple of issues with this. First, if you're in the program currently, you've heard more than once about...
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    IV Push through cvc with triple lumen

    313RN replied to ksl777's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a true triple lumen cath then get a stopcock and run the cardizem and 0.9 into the same lumen. Then you have a free lumen for pushes. You can also hook up a pressure set to the now open...
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    I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    313RN replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For those of you who are offended by what you read, remember, Evansville is the 160th largest radio market in the US, just behind places like Huntington WV and slightly larger than Poughkeepsie, NY....
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    new medical intern on the service.... need advice

    313RN replied to doc123's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on starting your career and thanks for asking to hear our thoughts. First, read this: http://katesaid.wordpress.com/2010/0...ff-your-pants/ It will help you remember why we're all here....
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    Take off your pants...

    313RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I came across this some time ago. I often show it to residents I work with and think it ought to be required reading in Medical and Nursing School....
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    Second Career?

    313RN replied to Leaving the Law's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I went back to school p/t when I was 36 doing pre-reqs for about 2 years, then went through an accelerated BSN program in 12 months. My first job right out of school was Neuro ICU. My system hires a...
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    Nurse manager write up, the SEQUEL

    313RN replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    In the Neuro ICU where I work we use Versed fro subclinical seizures/status epilepticus all the time. We usually hang fentanyl at the same time. If they're not effective we've used pentobarb or...
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    New Grad RN- Nervous about Neuro ICU Preceptorship

    313RN replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I went to Neuro ICU as a new grad without any experience at all outside of Nursing school. One of my classmates started with me and we still get new grads hired regularly. A 12 week orientation is...
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    Can an RN push ACLS drugs if not certified under doctor's order during a code?

    313RN replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right. I completely skipped over the a-fib. Thanks for spotting it, and I apologize for going off half
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    Can an RN push ACLS drugs if not certified under doctor's order during a code?

    313RN replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I think Doc was right. Usually with Adenosine it's 6mg then 12mg and then another 12mg and you have to slam it in and flush hard right behind it. It's not uncommon for the first Adenosine dose to...
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    Can an RN push ACLS drugs if not certified under doctor's order during a code?

    313RN replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you, but I'm shocked none the less. ICU's here push any med in the pharmacopoeia that's available and proper with an MD order. Maybe it's because I'm on a Neuro ICU, but we push a lot of...
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    Career Transition

    313RN replied to GG1982's topic in General Nursing

    I was in business for 15 years before going back to nursing school. I feel like I'm doing OK, and have survived well working in ICU. If you can go to school full time without working I'd suggest you...
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    Which ICU should I work in?

    313RN replied to NCRNMDM's topic in General Nursing

    Now see, I work in a large urban hospital system and the ICU's here Grad Nurses regularly. I was a GN when I started, and two of my classmates started with me (one on my unit- NeuroICU and one in...
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    how much do you pay for your health ins.

    313RN replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm about $100 a month for my family with dental, no deductable, no co-insurance, $7 co-pay on meds and $20 copay for office visits as long as it's done within my hospital system. I'm thinking about...
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    My horrible hospital stay. What would you do?

    313RN replied to Carebear77's topic in General Nursing

    PCA's and SNA's pull IV's, Arterial lines (radial only), and foleys routinely. They also suction vented patients PRN. At one time they did start foleys, but that changed a while back. They do most...
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    Intrinsically safe defibrilators

    313RN replied to 313RN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, seriously, you guys full on ROCK! I'll be doing more research and reading, and I'm extremely grateful for all the feedback. I have a feeling you all summed it up quite nicely, but if I find...
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    Intrinsically safe defibrilators

    313RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently interviewed for a job in my systems hyperbaric chamber and wound care clinic. I'm an ICU nurse currently and became interested in hyperbarics as it relates to diving medicine (I was a...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    313RN replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not meaning to offend, but these are two example of reports that I've gotten from 2 of the ED's on this campus in the last 8 moths or so. The thing with the pupils was last week. But they are the...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    313RN replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I get incomplete reports from the ED and it drives me crazy. "Pt is here for an intercranial bleed, No, I didn't check her pupils" "Pt has a GI bleed, but he's stable. I don't know if...
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    How do you deal with/ reason with pt with frontal lobe dysfunction?

    313RN replied to courtney1217's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You can't argue. The brain just isn't working the way it needs to to protect him. You'll need to come up with strategies to compensate. The first thing I thought about was moving his bed to the first...
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    Teaching at a teaching hospital

    313RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large teaching hospital with new residents on the medicine service rotating through every month. The fellows also rotate, but they are a consistant group and all pretty good. My question...
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    HELP! News might want to interview me!!!!

    313RN replied to StephieBRn's topic in General Nursing

    Generally the media has it's own agenda, and will spin a story to make it "compelling". That's not always a good thing for the people caught up in the story. While I was in Nursing school we had a...