BigMar

BigMar

med-surg, LTC

New Member
  • Content

    5
  • Visitors

    1,302
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    0

About BigMar

BigMar has 6 years experience and specializes in med-surg, LTC.


enrolled in RN-BSN program; single, vibrant, no kids, rock and roll, good nusrsing, good judgement...

Latest Activity

  1. believe it or not, when i am not in your room putting your kleenex box at a precisley 43 degree angle from the corner of your overbed table which you are perfectly able to do for yourself, i am not...
  2. Thanks for the advice. there were a few responses to my question that were a bit reactionary, but yours was actually constructive. I am NOT a tattle tale and I was concerned about if I should and how...
  3. yeah, i guess asking her what happened would be the next step. i just don't want to seem like a know it all and i don't want to step on her toes. she has many, many years more experience that
  4. Today at work, i was assessing a pt's skin and noticed an approx 3-4cm bruise with raised, palpable hematoma at her deltoid. I asked, "what happened here?" and she said, "the other nurse gave me that...
  5. Priming blood tubing with...blood??

    The facility I work at uses "Y" blood tubing that allows for a saline bag to be hung with the unit of blood to be transfused. Our practice is to prime the tubing with the saline first, to eliminate...