llltapp

llltapp

ER, ARNP, MSN, FNP-BC

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  1. Signed State DNR form no good????

    llltapp posted a topic in Emergency

    AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH I just got home from work and I am furious. I had a guy who was AAOX3 and doing great up until he stroked out this morning. I got report that he stroked out at...

  2. Vent: MD visitors who are NOT intensivists

    llltapp replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU, SICU

    but, lets not forget that there are some real quacks out there and some nurses we wouldn't want to touch our dog. Those of us who are "in the field" get paranoid sometimes when it comes to our loved...

  3. New Nurse OUCH!

    llltapp replied to Spirit2L1's topic in Nursing Humor

    when I was a lot heavier than I am now, thank GOD lol, I bent over at work and split my pants from orifice to elbow LOL. thank God the ER has scrubs

  4. new grad getting married..i need advice!

    llltapp replied to gobucky*'s topic in General Nursing

    I have gotten married twice before starting a new job LOL. As long as you let them know in the interview, it shouldn't be a problem. Usually it sparks a great conversation and you bond with the...

  5. needing some advice, what would you do?

    llltapp replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    do what you are passionate about. money isn't everything

  6. wearing makeup to work?

    llltapp replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I never wear makeup. My husband hates it :). You know, the old "you look beautiful natural baby"

  7. Nurse Manager Write-Up

    llltapp replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Their beef should be with the ordering physician, not you. TYPICAL . Make the nurse the fall

  8. having a boyfriend vs. nursing studies

    llltapp replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    bottom line: only YOU can define what will make YOU happy. If you have fundamental traditional needs for the roles in your relationship, then by all means, find someone that feels the same way....

  9. I give up! How long did it take you to find a job?

    llltapp replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nursing is what we DO, not who we ARE

  10. Going before the board

    llltapp replied to tashanwrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    if you have done everything they asked , then take a deep breathe and be honest.

  11. Would you marry a Doctor?

    llltapp replied to fleurafor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now this is a funny thread . What about men who want to marry female doctors.... boy we are ASSUMING aren't we ? lol If anyone goes into nursing to marry a doc, man are you going to be...

  12. New grad RN. ER or Cardiac Telemetry Department! What do I pick?

    llltapp replied to jcutler's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm biased, I love the ER. Things I love: great teamwork, variety, fast pace, HUMOR, playing detective, seeing the babies and kids (ones that are so cute, but not really sick :), great doctor-nurse...

  13. stories or words of encouragement for 3 month @ the job

    llltapp replied to leah87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    when you are in high anxiety, you don't retain information. While being nervous is normal, take some deep breaths and TRY to relax. They are not going to let you kill someone :) as long as you keep...

  14. New grads, once of orientation....

    llltapp replied to MJB2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yep. the most important thing to know is what you don't

  15. Vent: MD visitors who are NOT intensivists

    llltapp replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm sitting here laughing so hard at the OP and others. I WAS that ED nurse in the ICU with my 17 year old son who was literally on the edge of death for a week. The first time I went to the unit, I...

  16. Discharge Vital Signs

    llltapp replied to blo0eyes's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes wish I didn't do discharge vitals LOL JUST

  17. Help with writing a care plan

    llltapp replied to firemedic149's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    example: Dx: potential for altered skin integrity r/t imobility as evidenced by pt inability to turn and transfer Goal: pt will not show develop any stage 1 pressure areas for the next month Goal: pt...

  18. Is this Wrong?

    llltapp replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    sounds like a GREAT plan to me

  19. I suck at IV starts

    llltapp replied to what2donow's topic in General Nursing

    by the way, everyone goes through this at first. There have been veins I could have crawled into and set up a tent in that I have missed LOL. The more anxiety you have the more difficult the task...

  20. New grads, once of orientation....

    llltapp replied to MJB2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sometimes, the best that a superb nurse can muster is charting "pt observed awake, alert, alive" and stayed that way until the end of shift LOL and sometimes, that's all you can do. you are NOT...

  21. Remembering Lab Values!

    llltapp replied to jellybeany's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    FYI: females hemaglobin and hematocrit being lower than males has nothing to do with menstruation. They are always "normally" lower than males before, during, and after mentruation in their lifespan....

  22. Student trying to understand DKA and Dehydration

    llltapp replied to ghurricane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And if you have someone with DKA, make SURE they have that high potassium level before you start dumping them with insulin. Because Insulin puts potassium back INTO the cell and lowers the serum K...

  23. Assigned to patients with conditions VERY unfamiliar to you

    llltapp replied to winzer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Like previous posts have said you find someone to give you the 411. Whether its another nurse, charge nurse, house supervisor, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, or call the ICU or ED and ask...

  24. I am doing a care plan on a patient with anoxic encephalopathy

    llltapp replied to guess?'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. how about her airway and risk for aspiration? 2. her skin may be intact now but she has SEVERE potential for impaired skin integrity (what are you going to do for assessment and prevention of...

  25. acute and chronic renal disease

    llltapp replied to paulinaj619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    medscape nursing online (free) is a must have :) Great info on there that will help you now and in the