WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. Schools over - stuck with 18 books

    WalkieTalkie replied to Natingale's topic in General Nursing

    The only one of my books I ever look at is my critical care book because I work in critical care. You'll be better off selling the books from the area you aren't going into. Trust me, you will...

  2. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    WalkieTalkie replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my patients themselves call them

  3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    WalkieTalkie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the daughter whom I'd just explained why I was giving blood to her father for post-op bleeding and low blood pressure (after she comes out of the room frantic saying that the monitor is beeping):...

  4. Nursing Diagnosis

    WalkieTalkie replied to camauk's topic in General Nursing

    Here's one... inefficient parenting. Enough said. So glad I don't have to do this nonsense any

  5. Amiodarone and Lidocaine drips for VTach

    WalkieTalkie replied to deemo21's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We have run these together several times on my floor, for resistant VT. Make sure a daily lidocaine level is

  6. dear patients, please quit saying that to me

    WalkieTalkie replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have this same problem and I get annoyed when people ask about it. I'm like "listen, it only happens in a few situations... It's hot, I just ate something hot, or I'm ANGRY."

  7. Male Nurses in Crocs?

    WalkieTalkie replied to j_tay1981's topic in Men in Nursing

    All my male co-workers who wear Danskos swear by

  8. Family and PT reactions to male nurses

    WalkieTalkie replied to Warrior504th's topic in Men in Nursing

    My male co-workers are some of my favorite nurses to work with. They are typically no nonsense and they are more fun to work with at times. A lot of the female nurses on my floor tend to be caught...

  9. stopcocks

    WalkieTalkie replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Here's a couple of

  10. Ambulate with Femoral Lines

    WalkieTalkie replied to Ruby Vee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am currently reviewing our lines policy for update, and I haven't seen any recommendations about ambulating patient's with femoral lines. Are you referring to arterial or central lines? I...

  11. Question about dying patient

    WalkieTalkie replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound terrible, but the patient dying prior to surgery may have been the best thing that could have happened to him. He was probably very acidotic with all that dead bowel. He would have...

  12. Hyperdynamic circulation

    WalkieTalkie replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Was this patient on pump for his surgery? It sounds kind of like vasoplegia.

  13. What professional Websites do you use?

    WalkieTalkie replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.aacn.org

  14. Question about post code pt.

    WalkieTalkie replied to Sugarcoma's topic in MICU, SICU

    Septic shock would be my guess, with impending MODS. Here's an article: Multisystem Organ Failure of Sepsis: eMedicine Critical

  15. Will someone please explain

    WalkieTalkie replied to Spode's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I heard this at a CCRN review... upon further review, it appears that this info is old: http://www.jstor.org/pss/3463066 I just looked in my book from the CCRN review, "Critical Care Pharmacology"...

  16. Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    WalkieTalkie replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    One word:

  17. Will someone please explain

    WalkieTalkie replied to Spode's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I like running nitro in mcg/kg/min... especially knowing that arteries aren't dilated until after doses reach 1 mcg/kg/min. I keep trying to get my hospital to do this, but I'm not having much

  18. Will someone please explain

    WalkieTalkie replied to Spode's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I like running drips in mcg/kg/min. 30 mcg/min of Levophed isn't going to affect the 120 kg guy down the hall as much as it affects my 65 kg lady. Makes sense to

  19. ACNP hours and settings vs FNP...

    WalkieTalkie replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am applying to ACNP programs now. Ideally, I'd like to work in a hospital position and possibly cover nights if possible. I am a night person, so hopefully this will be possible for me. Do any of...

  20. How much lorazepam have you given....

    WalkieTalkie replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU, SICU

    We once had a patient who was getting a ridiculous amount of Ativan down his NG tube (like 40 mg Q8), and like 8 mg IV every hour. Oh, and in addition to that, he was on a Versed gtt at about 16...

  21. What Personalioty Does Best in ICU Nursing?

    WalkieTalkie replied to JMomBaby's topic in MICU, SICU

    Type A... you'll find a lot of us

  22. CODE! Need help

    WalkieTalkie replied to vincejojo's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I usually give them their admitting diagnosis and any pertinent information such as acute renal failure, heart failure, sepsis, etc. They typically don't want to know if your patient has had a...

  23. Most trivial complaint ever?

    WalkieTalkie replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    As a vegetarian, I would have first alerted you that I wouldn't want meat on my tray. That's my responsibility. That being said, some people are vegetarians for religious reasons, and will not eat...

  24. Most trivial complaint ever?

    WalkieTalkie replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    I once got called into the office because a patient I had transported had complained that I had gone over too many "bumps" in the hallway with the ER cart, and that it had hurt her. She never said...

  25. Patient beds in hallways

    WalkieTalkie replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Call the fire marshal... this is BS... The marshal will have a heyday with it! Of course we did it in the ER when we had to, but we were able to go on diversion. We NEVER do this with