WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. Vasoactive meds/ Inotropes + Rate

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

    Plug the nitro into one of the ports on the NS tubing and then plug the tubing in the IV/line. When I first started I couldn't figure out why my patient's HR suddenly skyrocketed until I realized I...

  2. Pay Rate 2009

    WalkieTalkie replied to sam.morgan's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I make about half as much as that per hour, but then again, my rent is only $575 for a two bedroom. Granted it's a good deal for here (average two bedrooms around here are about $700 per...

  3. Pay Rate 2009

    WalkieTalkie replied to sam.morgan's topic in General Nursing

    WOW - wish it was like that

  4. My job is awesome! Nursing is awesome!

    WalkieTalkie replied to Shenanigans's topic in General Nursing

    We sometimes use leech therapy on our patients who have had radical neck surgeries to increase the blood flow to the area with the skin

  5. Things you'd like the ER to Know

    WalkieTalkie replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I used to work in the ER, and they put IVs in people's ACs all the time, not just on critical patients. This is a huge pain in the orifice when the patient gets upstairs and their IV pump beeps every...

  6. ICU fighting admissions?

    WalkieTalkie replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I get annoyed when I have too many "easy" patients, which seems to happen every so often (like in July and when the residents switch rotations at the beginning of the month). I love being busy in the...

  7. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    WalkieTalkie replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    Kids are a lot more accepting than a lot of the adults posting on this board. I just got my new copy of the Human Rights Campaign magazine today. In it was a quote which refers to a social worker...

  8. NURSING SCHOOL

    WalkieTalkie replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    You should try posting this under the regional sections forum

  9. Fitted sheets vs.flat sheets for immobile patients

    WalkieTalkie replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    Fitted sheets on regular beds and flat sheets on air beds, bari beds, Triadyne beds,

  10. Felt like a complete IDIOT !

    WalkieTalkie replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, couldn't help but be amused by this

  11. Iowa Western Community College vs. Metro Community College

    WalkieTalkie replied to CNAcollegestudent's topic in General Nursing

    Well do you want to go on to get a master's, doctorate, or be in management? If so, I would recommend a BSN program. Clarkson, Methodist, and UNMC are all good options. I have not heard anything...

  12. What if you know a doctor made a mistake?

    WalkieTalkie replied to June1234's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Fill out an incident report and/or discuss it with your manager/supervisor. It is not your place or responsibility to notify the family, as this is potentially a lawsuit waiting to happen. It...

  13. License Reinstatement After Revoke Is There Hope?

    WalkieTalkie replied to robigayle's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats for getting back on track! I can't even imagine how hard that was to make the first call to the BON. I wish you the best of luck in the

  14. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    WalkieTalkie replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, I had a patient once who was telling me who his doctor was. I asked for his name and he said "you know, that dark one?" Grrr, wanted to smack him! I said, you mean Dr. Chandra? Not even that...

  15. Do nurses really have any power

    WalkieTalkie replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! The only time we have a 1:1 patient is when they in the first 2 hours post-op after CABG, a new heart transplant, a patient on citrate SLED, or someone who is super sick. The only time I have...

  16. I.V. Tubing issues

    WalkieTalkie replied to adventmed's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've always wished that we could have something like this too! I'm constantly labeling all my tubing, but even so, it's still hard to untangle those

  17. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    WalkieTalkie replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    UGH, I know!!! One complaint on that stupid thing was a patient said that "the nurses are always on the computer." Well, of course we are, we CHART ON THE COMPUTER! In the ICU, we are supposed to...

  18. Do nurses really have any power

    WalkieTalkie replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    Our CPCU takes patients with art lines, swans, CVP monitoring, and they can titrate pressors up to a certain dose before they have to go to the

  19. Zero Lift Law= Zero Compensation for Injury under L&I

    WalkieTalkie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this sounds like a rotten deal. Totally typical

  20. Lowest Blood pH

    WalkieTalkie replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    6.82, she died a couple days

  21. A new phone prank

    WalkieTalkie replied to verper's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL, people did something similar to this when I worked in the ER. They also did things like put lube on the receiver of the desk's phone. Then they would go around the corner and dial the number....

  22. What's you highest...?

    WalkieTalkie replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, did they need an

  23. Murphy's nurses laws

    WalkieTalkie replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Humor

    So

  24. Physical assssments

    WalkieTalkie replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, we definitely don't go into all the cranial nerves since a great majority of our patients are unconscious/sedated, and we certainly don't have time either! generally one of my "typical"...

  25. Hey Hey,,, Anyone else on call tonite??

    WalkieTalkie replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, we get a whopping