danfif

danfif

Ultrasound guided peripheral IV's.

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  1. IV scenario

    danfif replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    Hum,,,,I think that I would hold the TPN, flush line with 10cc NS, hang the 80mg of Gentamycin, which should be mixed in a 50ml bag of NS, and instill that over 30 minutes. When the Genta is done, I...

  2. New Grad LPN-Extra Skills Useful?

    danfif replied to MellyOne's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Melly, It greatly depends on where you want to practice after you pass your boards. If you intend to go for a hospital, then by all means get your IV Certification as soon as you can. I had my IV...

  3. Womens interest in male nurses

    danfif replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Roy, What, we have to be perfect too!! Peace Out,

  4. Cost of LPN school these days?

    danfif replied to flasandy42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Man are the costs all over the board!!!! I graduated a year ago and the cost for my school in Kansas City was around $2,600.00, books, insurance and uniforms. Guess I got quite the bargin! Peace...

  5. First LPN job....VERY STRESSED OUT!! HELP!

    danfif replied to knx0224's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All right, Stop, take a deep breath,,,,,,now let it out. You are a new nurse, relax, give yourself a break for a minute. Nobody expects you to know everything the first minute that you hit the...

  6. Womens interest in male nurses

    danfif replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Roy, Could not have said it better myself!

  7. Womens interest in male nurses

    danfif replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Less manly? Let me show them the Peri/Rectal/Scrotal abcess that one of my male patients had I&D'd yesterday, and we will see who is "Less Manly"! It would have the most manly man runnin for the...

  8. Kansis CIty ER's

    danfif replied to CraigB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Craig, There are a number of choices for ER's in the Kansas City area as I am sure you are aware of at this time, but as for teaching facilities, Truman Medical Center gets my vote. It is the...

  9. how many guys hear this?

    danfif replied to bell47's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Bell, Just ask the fools one question, ask them, "When was the last time YOU helped save somebody's life?" That should shut them down pretty fast! Ignorance is as they say bliss, some people just...

  10. Need some help here guys....

    danfif replied to traumaRUs's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Trauma, When you started classes for your APN, and recieved the waivers from your hospital, did they tell you that you would recieve APN placement with them when you graduated? If they did, and now...

  11. IV Drug Abusers

    danfif replied to morrisonrn's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    My best and only advice is to just ask them where the best vein to hit is, cause they know them the best as you could only imagine. I have had guys with tree stumps for veins that shoot up, and you...

  12. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

    danfif replied to BigB's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats to ALL OF YOU! For those of us who have taken that god forsaken test I feel that there should be some kind of medel or honor bestowed upon us! It is/was the most unsettleing experience of my...

  13. Sleeping techs

    danfif replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    Sleeping on duty means immediate termination where I work, no if, ands or buts, you are history, toast, gonzoed! I will never understand how someone who is in the care of another persons health and...

  14. You caught Cheaters... what would you do or have you done?

    danfif replied to SummerGarden's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As it goes with most everything in life, what goes around comes around, and if you have to cheat on a test during school to pass the class, your chances of passing your boards are not going to be...

  15. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    danfif replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    Gompers, Reassure your friend that he is not alone in this area. People from all ecomomic levels are coming up with this type of condition, not just the poor, unclean, and drug abusers. You are also...

  16. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    danfif replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    I think what we are seeing is an increase in different bacterial strains that are becoming more aggressive in our society, whether it is in the poor section or in the areas of more money. I work in...

  17. New Grad. LPN

    danfif replied to Nursingangel's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey Angel, Congrats on getting your LPN, but don't get discourged yet! There are LPN jobs out there in hospitals, ya just have to keep looking for them. I didn't see this, but what state are you in?...

  18. Men in Nursing Journal

    danfif replied to rogramjet's topic in Men in Nursing

    Can you post the link so others of us can get a free copy to see what we think as well? Thanks,

  19. ER Dept Scrub Color

    danfif replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    We recently went to all Navy scrubs for the Nurses, and wine colored for the tech's, which makes it very easy to identify who the nurses are from the techs. Funny thing though, one of the Attending...

  20. Took LPN NCLEX today and SO DEPRESSED!

    danfif replied to newflgrad's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    New, Just to make you feel better, I felt the exact same way as you do when I took my NCLEX! I took 85 questions, felt dumb as a box of rocks! I was sure that I had failed even though I knew that...

  21. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    danfif replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    Well heck, I sure did want to make a slam on that one, but 14 is right on target. We have other things to worry, and talk about, leave that to other BB's.

  22. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    danfif replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard, and this information may not be correct, but if FEMA is involved I think that there is a Federal blanket that covers those not licensed in the state where the disaster has happened....

  23. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    danfif replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    I talked to the Red Cross this morning, and they will only take people who will give them a 3 week block of time. We would be looking at a week at best.

  24. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    danfif replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the process of putting together a medical team from the Kansas City area to aid in the medical relief effort, but information is hard to come by, and contacts in that area are even harder to...

  25. my first year was awful .....now what?

    danfif replied to opesgirl6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Opes, Just my thoughts here, but I think where you might of made a mistake is going into Tele right off the bat. As alot of folks have posted in the past, starting off on Med/Surg gives you a very...