LittleLindz

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1. Needle Sticks

   LittleLindz replied to LittleLindz's topic in Emergency

   buckeyeRN...i can't seem to send you a message back...i got yours...do i have to have PREMIUM membership to send PM's??

2. Needle Sticks

   LittleLindz replied to LittleLindz's topic in Emergency

   oh my udonnomi....i would not be too happy with that co-worker!! I will be sure to get my follow up testing... :)

3. Nurse to Patient Ratio

   LittleLindz replied to LittleLindz's topic in Emergency

   Thank you so much for the helpful reply! I had been looking on the nursing licensing page and just all sorts of stuff to find ANY preset guide to the staffing ratio. Sometimes we have just too many beds, too high acuity, with no support staff for any...

4. Needle Sticks

   LittleLindz replied to LittleLindz's topic in Emergency

   And "BUCKEYERN"... O-H!!!! :) Do you go to OSU? I went there for nursing school... :)

5. Needle Sticks

   LittleLindz replied to LittleLindz's topic in Emergency

   thank you everyone for such a quick reply. It helps to know others have been through this and it all turned out okay. Waiting 6 months for the "free and clear" verdict is frustrating...Thank you all so much for your thoughts! :)

6. Needle Sticks

   LittleLindz posted a topic in Emergency

   Alright, so the other day I got stuck by a "dirty" needle. I had been trying to draw blood on a baby, and as i pulled the needle out, the baby moved and I got stuck. No blood on the needle. Didn't think another thing of it (since it was a baby), but ...

7. Nurse to Patient Ratio

   LittleLindz posted a topic in Emergency

   Hello! I'm sure this has been asked before, but i went through several pages and couldn't find this topic! Our ER is getting VERY busy now...they're trying to stretch the nurses as far as they can. Generally, we get a 4 bed assignment (unless you're...

8. Things you'd like the ER to Know

   LittleLindz replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

   Third edition??? Oh man, i didn't realize it was out! Snatch that one up my dear! :) Great book...

9. Things you'd like the ER to Know

   LittleLindz replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

   it helps to read all of your thoughts on ER patients going to ICU...reminds me all the things that used to drive me insane when i worked ICU and the ER patients would come up all messed up. I really think it's an "ICU nurse" thing to want the linens ...

10. Things you'd like the ER to Know

    LittleLindz replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

    RNFelicity, Sure! The best book (by far) that i have picked up is: The ICU Book (second edition) by Paul Marino My preceptor when i first started working in the unit read it and she was one of the smartest nurses i've ever met. They have all kinds ...

11. Things you'd like the ER to Know

    LittleLindz replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

    Okay, maybe I can be of some assistance on this question. I worked in the ICU of a Trauma Center for 3 years after I graduated from nursing school. Due to life circumstances, I'm now working in a small ER. So, I've kind of been on both sides of this ...

12. pBt02 monitoring brain tissue oxygenation?

    LittleLindz replied to wanderlust99's topic in Neuro

    Hello! We used to use these a lot when I worked in the ICU. Very interesting devices when used properly. They did a huge study on these when they first were introduced to our unit, found that brain tissue actually survived more abundantly when you s...