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    Hyperbaric Monitors

    313RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What kind of monitors are you using in your hyperbaric chamber? I'm a critical care nurse and work part time and on-call in a hospital based multiplace chamber hyperbaric program. I frequently dive...
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    How old are you?

    313RN replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    Became an RN at 40, now 45. Round is the shape I'm in and I'm largely being held together by NSAIDs and neoprene. But my labs look like I'm a 20 year old marathoner. I should be good for another 30...
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    Specialty Poll for male nurses

    313RN replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Neuro ICU ~2 years, SWAT & Rapid Response 3 years. Wound care and hyperbaric critical care 4 years with board certification in hyperbaric
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    That nagging feeling...

    313RN replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "There isn't enough to call rapid response" I'm a Rapid Response nurse in an urban trauma hospital. From my perspective there's never a bad reason to call me. If you get a feeling, let me know and...
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    ICU Charge Nurse with Patient Assignment

    313RN replied to joeameehan's topic in Critical Care

    I'm in an urban trauma hospital with 48 ICU beds out of about 200 total. Where I am senior staff (on the unit 1 year) takes turns as charge. Usually one day per week per nurse. Some units charge...
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    First Dive

    313RN replied to utadahikaru's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Depending where you work the pace might not be as slow as you hope. I'm an ICU nurse who works in a clinic with a multiplace chamber. I dive all the critical emergent patients plus work in the...
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    Why did you choose nursing?

    313RN replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I went in to nursing for the glamor. No, honestly it was for job security. I spent 15 years in sales and was tired of the stress and the constant stress of having my performance measured to two...
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    How to welcome a new staff member to the ED

    313RN replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    Do you see babies? Mom/dad have to be in on it... Parent calls your orientee and says something is bothering the baby. He starts his assessment, you come in behind with a loaded diaper. Ask 1:...
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    Hospital Unit Secretaries

    313RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We're cutting unit clerks (secretaries) left and right. They now cover multiple units each day, as many as 60 beds each. On nights there might only be 2 in the building (we're an urban trauma...
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    "Seasoned Nurses will eat their young"

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

    When I was teaching I told my students that at my hospital we didn't eat the young. We ate the weak. There's a fair amount of truth to
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    Guys, what do you like best about being a nurse?

    313RN replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    2nd career here too. I spent 15 years in business before I left looking for more job security. I found it and now I love critical care. I like the challenge of figuring out what's going on with a...
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    NG tube in an intubated patient

    313RN replied to stephynic21's topic in Emergency

    That's not silly at all. We don't know the particulars of the arrest, but gastric contents sometimes to end up being aspirated. It's possible that it was the cause of the arrest or that the pt...
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    What is your dream nursing career

    313RN replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    My dream is to work in a hospital that only admits Supermodels and Olympic athletes. Can someone please tell me where I can apply. Any floor. Any
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    ICU yuck

    313RN replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    Hats off to the peds nurses out there. I work in a neuro ICU in a trauma center and in another highly specialized unit and all the things that go with don't bother me in the least. But not long ago...
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    Need a team name for Operating Room staff for the Color Run.

    313RN replied to surggurl's topic in General Nursing

    Slash and
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    How many Hours per Week do you work

    313RN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what's going on. I have 4 jobs, 1 f/t, 1 contingent, 1 as Adjunct faculty and another job in education. Short week: 40 hrs Medium week: 52 hours Long week: 64 hours Longest week: 82...
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    313RN replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if they beep any more than any other pumps I've used (Alaris and Baxter). I think there was more beeping early in the adoption of the pumps. Overall I think they perform well. We use...
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    313RN replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    We use the Hospira Plum A pumps. They're ok for simple stuff and are easy to use, but they only come in either a single pump (with 2 channels) or in a triple pump (with 6 channels). The triples are...
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    RN pay for contingent RN's at DMC.

    313RN replied to vivicaq's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Pay for a Staff Nurse who is contingent is about the same as a f/t RN. The difference is no benefits. Shift premium is about 7% for afternoons and about 10% for midnights. I've never heard of...
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    charge pay

    313RN replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    Charge is an extra $1.00 per hour. Senior staff is expected to share the duty. After about a year you're considered senior staff. Charge takes an assignment just like everyone else, usually two...
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    Using cameras to track wound healing

    313RN replied to Kabin's topic in Home Health

    I work in a hospital-based wound care clinic. We measure and picture wounds every week. We use Pt labels on post-it notes stuck to paper rulers and only frame the wound. Eveything goes directly from...
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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Big dude-As a graduate of the SDO program as well I'd like to disagree with some of what you said. First, I disagree with your assessment of the faculty. The academic faculty is largely made up of...
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    Unna boot

    313RN replied to bethroew's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    We call them Unna boots, too. We wrap from just above the toes to just below the knees. We also put a fan fold more or less centered on the tiba with each layer to provide a little relief when it...
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    did you become the nurse you thought that you wanted to be?

    313RN replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to have, yes. When I went into school I was interested in Hyperbarics. Going through the program I enjoyed L&D a lot and considered Midwifery for a while. Coming out of school I was just...
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    Wound care puzzle

    313RN replied to ErinS's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You could create a wick in the area that's tunneled with something like iodosorb or a thin slice of hydrofera blue or an acticoat flex 7. Pack the rest of the wound with the Aquacel Ag and cover...