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  1. PICC dilemna

    sweetsounds posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Please help! My pt. is to do PICC infusions q8h at home. His technique is good. My question involves cap changes.PICC is in RAC. He has a 12" extension to allow him to handle his line. I was advised...

  2. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    sweetsounds replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    A variation on this theme: the visitor with the pt who expresses their "concern" repeatedly even tho' the pt is quite competent/fluent. A friend of mine coined the term "attack friend" for them. Of...

  3. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    sweetsounds replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    ?????????????

  4. What do you guys think of this?

    sweetsounds replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    ????Look up Dilantin and you will find (possible) side effect is "V FIB"!!!! Why would anyone push that??? Also literature is pretty clear about using a large vein... What kind of pharmacist would...

  5. IV Administration problems - Roller clamp vs Pump

    sweetsounds replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    the pump is "incredibly complex"??? The pump is one of my best

  6. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    sweetsounds replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please speak to your doctor. I have read that some people have had relief with beta blockers for that kind of anxiety. Also, speak to anyone who will listen. You need to learn how to vent. You'd be...

  7. How many pts should one nurse be reallistically expected to triage???

    sweetsounds posted a topic in Emergency

    Question is, really I guess- how deep do you(or your mgmt)let it get in Triage/waiting room before you have more than one nurse? We used to have a policy more than five deep,waiting for triage,...

  8. Eat Before You Get Here!

    sweetsounds replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    IMHO the title of this post could be "...and can I get you some hot wings with

  9. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    sweetsounds replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    2 incidents, same person? Would love to hear... For every person who clogs up EMS pointlessly your grandmother or mine my suffer, u

  10. How many pts should one nurse be reallistically expected to triage???

    sweetsounds replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    Amen to everything you said. It's the call the Charge and he/she will get them a bed part that bit me... The hall bed thing is a non-issue, since it has been going on forever. I don't mind statrting...

  11. Rules for the ER (long)

    sweetsounds replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    where do i get a mgr like

  12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    sweetsounds replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I'm sure that really did hurt, but... When will we finally institute a fraudulent or inappropriate use of EMS statute? Maybe the fine should be proportional to how egregious the offense is....

  13. Paramedics saying they are nurses---is this legal?

    sweetsounds replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

  14. Public Service Announcement

    sweetsounds replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    My SAGEST advice to fledgling nurses (of any kind), "It's a love/hate relationship, it just depends what day it is." :bowingpur I LOVED the OP!!!

  15. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    sweetsounds replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Just chant to yourself "job security, job security,job security..." You have hit on the one thing there will NEVER be a shortage

  16. Congrats to Gonzo1

    sweetsounds replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry,

  17. Help Please!!

    sweetsounds replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency

    VERY INTERESTING! As with everything, there needs to be give and take but, alas, we will never have that because we will have "procedure." Too bad for the pt. that we can't all get along together... I...

  18. Full to Overflowing

    sweetsounds replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    How about rating your own hospital internally? I have said FOR YEARS that the nurses should be able to fill out a survey... Was the patient courteous at all times?..etc. Of course, I don't mean those...

  19. Eat Before You Get Here!

    sweetsounds replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Ha ha ha ha

  20. the Subpoena Blues

    sweetsounds replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Condolences...

  21. Eating at the nurses' station

    sweetsounds replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I saw the same behaviors by NURSES in a large hospital I worked for. I have also seen a nurse sit her sandwich directly on the counter where we charted- no plate! Maybe the people who touched the...

  22. Full to Overflowing

    sweetsounds replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    It is interesting to read theses posts because of the varying procedures in different hospitals. Some of this must be due to different regions, some due to the almighty dollar(US). My hospital WILL...

  23. Hostile Nurses

    sweetsounds replied to golfergirl17's topic in General Nursing

    You learn something everyday and this was it for me. That kind of environment would make me soooo angry. I am really outraged. Even so, I have to say nothing is ever black and white is it? I have...

  24. Come backs...

    sweetsounds replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Emergency

    OK, so it's the middle of the night and I did not read carefully... When I got to the "positive CPS" I kind of freaked because I didn't know what that

  25. Question: Is there a thread that ONLY belongs to nurses?

    sweetsounds posted a topic in Emergency

    That's really my whole question, if you're a NURSE you get