WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. Can We Talk About Rectal Tubes?

    WalkieTalkie replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    We use Flexiseals. I love them, but sometimes they leak, and that's a whole new world of a

  2. I really dont know what to do

    WalkieTalkie replied to Matt 2be RN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked at any respiratory therapy

  3. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    WalkieTalkie replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked both, and I would never go back to 8 hours shifts on

  4. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    WalkieTalkie posted a topic in General Nursing

    This story is being posted with no identifying information to protect the innocent parties involved. I am an ICU nurse. Last night, I was taking care of a patient in her late 70s who has been in...

  5. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    WalkieTalkie replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, she actually had a living will/advanced directives form which was not on the chart. The husband had the paperwork but was scared to bring it in initially. The daughters faxed it over the...

  6. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    WalkieTalkie replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    I told the charge nurse about the consult before doing it, and he agreed. My manager backed me 100%. I don't know if there will be a "sit down" or anything. I haven't seen the mentioned chief...

  7. Back Rubs

    WalkieTalkie replied to Saifudin's topic in General Nursing

    After reading this thread, I actually sort of did a back rub the other night. I say "sort of" because it was when I was applying lotion. The patient had Stage IV lung cancer with mets everywhere....

  8. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    WalkieTalkie replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my! :omy: Considering how bad some of these patients get... I've seen my fair share of ones who we've kept alive forever, but usually it's at the family's

  9. Didn't even get to start the job......

    WalkieTalkie replied to raffih66's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, that really sucks. Could you get a job in another department that doesn't require a

  10. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    WalkieTalkie replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, this wasn't something that could wait. The patient was in the ICU for a reason. She was close to being reintubated during my shift. At bare minimum, the chief resident should have...

  11. Central venous catheter placement in the ED

    WalkieTalkie replied to iluvivt's topic in General Nursing

    Our docs insert central lines in the

  12. The Trauma after the Trauma

    WalkieTalkie replied to ScrappyED's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I've been in this type of situation many times, and you really describe everything so vividly. Your story really touched me because you are right: after it's over, you don't want to think about...

  13. What grade did you achieve in Chemistry and/or Anatomy?

    WalkieTalkie replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    A in A&P B - Gen Chem I currently taking Gen Chem II and hating it... I mean just the math crap! yet to take Organic

  14. Advice needed re: narcotic addicted coworker...

    WalkieTalkie replied to erikajk34's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying that this chick doesn't have a problem, but tramadol? Most drug seekers I know hate tramadol because it's not a narcotic...

  15. Random Drug Screens

    WalkieTalkie replied to merri666's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly

  16. Random Drug Screens

    WalkieTalkie replied to merri666's topic in General Nursing

    How can you prove when someone took the med? What if they took a benzo the night before to help them sleep? Or how about a Vicodin for a toothache the day before? It's still going to be positive on...

  17. CNA to LPN

    WalkieTalkie replied to nodramamomma's topic in General Nursing

    All the schools here require you to be a CNA before doing anything

  18. Ha ha ha! Why gloves are my friends...

    WalkieTalkie replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    omg! you have the best stories hands down on here. you should write a

  19. OK ED nurses, fill me in on the real story.

    WalkieTalkie replied to eriksoln's topic in Emergency

    I used to work in the ER as a tech and now I'm a nurse in the ICU. Regarding this, I've actually had one of the ER nurses call me and ask if he could bring a patient up at 0645. He said "do you want...

  20. Can an NP work as an RN?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Rev Elvis's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know of one NP who picks up hours as a staff nurse in the ED sometimes for extra

  21. Need help making this important decision

    WalkieTalkie replied to Dubi's topic in General Nursing

    I know a phlebotomist who is deathly scared of getting her blood drawn or getting a shot, but she pokes people for a living.

  22. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    WalkieTalkie replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Just another update on this situation... Apparently the idiots on the surgery team wrote me up for calling ethics. My manager told me about this but she also told me that I did everything right, it...

  23. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    WalkieTalkie replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN to that! I don't know how many times I'm going along at a reasonable speed (the roads are slick after all), and some jack @ss in an SUV runs right by me, nearly running me off the road. I...

  24. Thimrosal-Autism-Childhood Vaccinations

    WalkieTalkie replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Here it is:

  25. Thimrosal-Autism-Childhood Vaccinations

    WalkieTalkie replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    There was just another new long-term study out in Italy they did about this. It showed no difference in the kids receiving it vs. ones who didn't in autism rates. I'll see if I can find