WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. plz answer my qestion about GED

    WalkieTalkie replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I never finished high school. I got kicked out at the beginning of my junior year. I got my GED. I graduated summa cum laude last year from a BSN

  2. Things you'd like the ER to Know

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

    I agree with you about the Swans. I worked in the ER for 3.5 years and never once saw a Swan inserted down there. I did, however, see a lot of arterial and central lines inserted, and often times...

  3. Things you'd like the ER to Know

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

    I know! For some reason a lot of our older docs are scared or don't know about other pressors besides dopamine. When I worked in the ER, we would get patients who were already borederline/slightly...

  4. Things you'd like the ER to Know

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

    LOL! Along with this example, I often struggle finding how much total IVF a patient got in the ER. One of the problems at our hospital is that the ER uses a different computer charting program than...

  5. Things you'd like the ER to Know

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

    LOL, how about how to clean up vomit, sputum, poop, urine, or any other obvious mess before transporting the patient to the ICU? Don't get me wrong, I used to work in the ER, and we don't exactly...

  6. Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

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

    I don't have kids, but I can understand your frustration. My family lives 6.5 hours from here. The first time this happened, I got upset. Now I embrace it when it happens and make the most out of a...

  7. All you A students

    WalkieTalkie replied to BeachPrincess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, a lot of people in my class would get mad of me for getting good grades. I actually didn't study very often. People would ask me how long I would study to get the best grades in the class....

  8. CT output & notifying MD

    WalkieTalkie replied to Kolt19's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Quite honestly, I probably wouldn't call for this. Was it bright red blood? Was there more after it came out? I usually dangle my patients a couple of hours after extubation and this almost always...

  9. Lopressor drip

    WalkieTalkie replied to traumagirll99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wow, that's crazy! No wonder the BP was high if it was Levophed! We usually use nicardipine for our neuro patients. If that isn't enough, we also give them IVP labetalol and hydralizine. We also do...

  10. Why do docs give D5 to diabetic patients a lot?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am in the same boat with you. We run a lot of insulin drips with our sepsis and surgical patients and I have definitely noticed that when a D5 solution is started, blood sugars seem get out of...