nursepenny

situs inversus, kinda long sorry permalink -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was posted under cardiac nursing, but as I haven't received a response as of yet I thought I would move it this forum ...

I am so sorry for not updating before now. My granddaughter was born Dec. 7th, after a very long and hard labor for my daughter. They finally did a C-section. The baby was perfect in every way possible. She weighed 7lbs. 8 oz. and 21 1/2 inches ...

I had a ruptured diverticulum in Oct. 2006. After 2 bouts of peritonitis and weeks of hospitalization and numerous test, I had surgery in Dec. 2006. The surgery took 12 hours because of all the adhesions I had. I was on the vent and my lungs fille...

Just a short note to update you all on my grandbaby. We went to thew perinatalogist this past Wednesday and receives some excellent news. He said everything in aligned correctly. There were no major abnormalities noted. "Rainee" (grand daughter's...

Thanks for your response. Ihad not even thought of morphology. Duh, Me... I had not given thought to a neonatalogist, either. I did look up a pediatric cardiologist though, and found 2 in our area, (well actually about 2 hours away, but they woul...

I live in So. central Georgia, a small community at that. So, most of the people I deal with are from this general area. I have a very strong southern twang. I have recently worked with a nurse from Ohio, whose husband was born and raised in this ...

I think the last few words said it all. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Truly words to live by. I really enjoyed this thread. Most of this I have heard before, but still nice to see.

never had a problem with narcan, at least yet. but I can see how this would happen. once gave a pt romazicon, and had he had a seizure. he had been taking ativan for an extended period and took an OD, was brought in by EMS, and ERP ordered romaz...

I worked last night. So, this is what I learned: Nothing is a easy as it looks. Everything takes longer than you expect. If anything can go wrong, it will. Oh, wait a minute, that is Murphy's Law. LMAO Still applies though. Great thread. Have a g...

This may have been addressed previously. If so, I apologise. When you confornted the nurses who made these "infractions", did you do so in front of the patient? Did the pateint who received the Lipids have a bleeding disorder? Or on Coumadin the...

I made the transition from SDU/ICU in Sept. 2005, and I do not regret it for one minute. I have learned so much, even though I have 5 yrs. Med/Surg and 4 1/2 yrs. SDU/ICU. The main thing for me was getting into the ER mode instead of SDU/ICU mode....

My LPN class started with 60 students. Only 15 graduated.

I have been an LPN for 10 years. I worked Med/Surg tele floor for 5 years. Then went to ICU/SDU for 4 years. I have been in ER since 9/2005, and I love every minute of it. I am ACLS and PALS certified also. If it were available to LPN's I would t...

You treat'em and street'em. (lol)

I am the 6th of 10 children. The youngest boy was stilborn. (6 girls, 4 boys). I am now 51 and when we were growing up, we lived on a farm. So all of our food was home grown. Mama made most of our clothes. I remember going to school barefoote...

This is not meant as a flame toward you, but I am afraid it is going to come across that way. Please bear with me and read what I write in its entirity. First of all, you may be "smarter" than some your co-workers, and it is probably not your know...

I always use the package the catheter comes in to store until needed. I usually hang this near the suction canister, within easy reach. I have never washed a catheter (per se), but do keep a cup of water near to rinse the cath and tubing after use....

Why would you have a dirty needle in another patient's room? We use safety needles at my hospital and we have sharp containers in every room...so why would you take a dirty needle from one pts room to another? Sorry just trying to understand:uhoh...

This is probably true. I know for a fact in Georgia, if you are behind on repayment of student loans, your license can be pulled.

"The truth is I do more actual care for these patients then anyone else in the field. Alot of nurses say they got into nursing because they wanted to take care of people, but the fact is they spend more time passing meds, and doing paperwork, and get...

I have never given Pepcid IV push. Always dilute in 50ml NS.

I am not an OB nurse. In fact I work in ED. That having been said.....Had an experience last night that made me feel really terrific...I was triaging a 28.5 week pregnant 29 y/o w c/o sinus headache. Pt denied OB problems. Stated she just had a t...

We don't usually see pregnant pts w/ bp's this high. We, as general rule, automatically, take any pregnant pt over 20 week gestation, to the OB dept. Unless, of course, the pt presents to the ER w/ a non-pregnancy c/o, as the pt mentioned above. ...

My hospital has just came up with YET another form for the ER nurses to worry with. This is a home medication form, on which we must write EVERY home medication IN LONG hand. No abbreviations at all. (ex. HCTZ 25 mg 1 tab po q day must be wriiten...

I am so sorry...................