WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. Crazy Family Member!

    WalkieTalkie replied to scooby72's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, kudos to you and your sis for stepping in and diffusing a bad situation. What kind of crap policy is it to call a supervisor before security!?

  2. CCRN Test

    WalkieTalkie replied to luvmylab's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just attended a 2-day CCRN review by Robin Donahoe Dennison. I was very impressed with her, and I learned a lot. I already have the Pass CCRN! book, but I'm looking to buy a used set of...

  3. CCRN

    WalkieTalkie replied to kek5931's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just attended a 2-day CCRN review by Robin Donahoe Dennison. I was very impressed with her, and I learned a lot. I already have the Pass CCRN! book, but I'm looking to buy a used set of...

  4. S/S of bleeding

    WalkieTalkie replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    Was she hypotensive? Tachycardic? Complaining of abd pain, nausea, cramping, etc? Why was she in the hospital? Why was she getting the blood transfusion to begin with? Stuff like this can...

  5. Round of applause for nurses who dont tolerate negative behavior

    WalkieTalkie replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me think of a nurse I work with. She has been an ICU nurse for 25 years or something, and she is very outspoken. If someone treats her like this, she does it right back to them. Once,...

  6. chance of getting hired with no experience

    WalkieTalkie replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Does it hurt to try? All of us in the hospital have been inexperienced at one point or another. Give it a

  7. Return to work after lateral meniscus repair

    WalkieTalkie replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously this is a little different than your situation, but I had my ankle ligaments repaired in September. I had 8 weeks off from work, and I still had a lot of pain and swelling when I returned....

  8. Allowing Family members to watch loved ones be resuscitated in the ER

    WalkieTalkie replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Well most of these come in by squad and 75% of the time, we don't even know who the patient is, let alone who his family may be... and typically if they are that bad off, they are dead before the...

  9. Allowing Family members to watch loved ones be resuscitated in the ER

    WalkieTalkie replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    We do this in our ER at times. Some family members are able to take it, others are not and they prefer to not witness the code. For those who stay, it does provide closure, and it seems to help them...

  10. Which blood pressure reading is correct?

    WalkieTalkie replied to BriWisco's topic in General Nursing

    If you're really interested in this sort of thing, this website is really good in teaching hemodynamic monitoring:

  11. Which blood pressure reading is correct?

    WalkieTalkie replied to BriWisco's topic in General Nursing

    You also need to consider the waveform of the artline. If it is overdampened or underdampened, you may see a false reading. Here's a good explanation:...

  12. Had first code last night

    WalkieTalkie replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pulmonary embolism

  13. Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

    WalkieTalkie replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Me either, and I'm a

  14. "Star System"

    WalkieTalkie replied to imasharm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, we have one of these, but it's for patients at risk for falls. We put "falling star" magnets on their doors. It is rather worthless in my unit (ICU) since 99% of our patients are "risk for...

  15. The nastiest story that I have EVER heard! It happened to me!

    WalkieTalkie replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Nursing Humor

    :barf01::barf01::barf01::barf01::barf01: Soooooooooo, does that go under "intake" or

  16. Would you get the vaccine?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Aneroo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, I would get it, and I will likely be among the first to get it due to my participation in the Biocontainment Unit. I just found out that a patient I've had several times this past month is...

  17. Water from g-tube splash to face.

    WalkieTalkie replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this exact same thing happen to me... pt was hep B and MRSA +. This was when I was a student, and they made me go to employee health. None of it got in my eyes or mouth, just my face. They...

  18. Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

    WalkieTalkie replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't think that a lot of people would take you seriously if you wore that. People from my generation (younger) could possibly even take it as a mockery during a job interview. Just my...

  19. help with page

    WalkieTalkie replied to student_nurse1986's topic in General Nursing

    You need to have posted at least 15 messages, I believe, to be able to PM

  20. Health care workers can be drafted during a pandemic

    WalkieTalkie replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, instead of waiting this to happen to me, I'm a willing participant. I am among the first to get called in for pandemic anything, and I am specially trained. Maybe more states should ask for...

  21. Burning question-Maintaining Central lines

    WalkieTalkie replied to BaseballNut's topic in General Nursing

    The most distal (brown) is usually the most wide bore and should be used for blood draws (esp. if you are calibrating a SvO2 monitor), CVP measurements, and blood administration. I don't have a...

  22. Is it legal to teach CNA?

    WalkieTalkie replied to freedom22's topic in General Nursing

    It probably depends on your state's scope of practice for CNAs. Check with your

  23. Blind in one eye...can I still be a nurse

    WalkieTalkie replied to tripleagraham's topic in General Nursing

    An ER nurse I used to work with only has one eye and he does just

  24. SO ANGRY...help!!!

    WalkieTalkie replied to ac123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think it's crappy for her to agree to let you use her as a reference if she's going to make you sound bad. She should have

  25. Nurses pulling chest tubes?

    WalkieTalkie replied to lizzieB05's topic in Cardiac

    We pull CTs, JPs, A/V pacing wires, central lines, Swans, etc. The trick is learning each doc's suturing