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  1. Xygris question

    kc ccurn replied to Dinith88's topic in MICU, SICU

    There is an awesome website http://www.sepsis.com that has a great animation of the sepsis cascade that explains what is going on at the cellular level with hypoperfusion and explains about the c...

  2. M. Murray has scared the pants off me

    kc ccurn replied to Bessie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let us know what his reaction is. I don't do L&D but it doesn't sound like a safe place to me either. Congrats on making your small voice heard! Keep turning up the volume!!! Keep us updated...

  3. Dysfunctional Collaborations

    kc ccurn replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Well said

  4. Taking to school aged kids about nursing

    kc ccurn replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Cherry suckers work at any

  5. Servo 900c

    kc ccurn replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky for you, my wife is a nurse and I am a RT. Soooooooo she has asked me to help you. The Servo 900c does not have a set TV. You set the Minute volume(MV) and the RR. So to get the TV, you have...

  6. Taking to school aged kids about nursing

    kc ccurn replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I did this for my then-4th graders class. I brought in hats, shoe covers, masks, gloves, my stethascope (cleaned of course) tongue blades, syringes and let the kids touch and play with them. I...

  7. Night from H E double hockey stick...

    kc ccurn replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, no matter what, it could always be

  8. Do You Hate Nursing

    kc ccurn replied to morr4336's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it just gets harder to see the beauty, that's all! Redshiloh said it correctly. There are some days that are worse than others. There are days though when everything goes right, when you...

  9. Night from H E double hockey stick...

    kc ccurn replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    It was definitely the full moon!!! But isn't that what keeps life interesting.......... in my locker at work I keep a stack of applications for checker at the grocery store for nights like...

  10. Going back after maternity leave advice

    kc ccurn replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be so hard on yourself. You'll do better than you think you will. When I returned from maternity it took me a few minutes staring at the keypad lock to get into the lounge before I remebered...

  11. Nursing Benefits- Your Input Please!

    kc ccurn replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing that has to do with insurance makes any sense. It is hard when those making health care decisions don't typically have any health care experience, usually business degree. I still dont'...

  12. I have failed

    kc ccurn replied to LovKeisha's topic in General Nursing

    There is hope. Talk with your instructor, find out what the problems were, what can you do differently next time. Did you fail the same class twice and have to take if over again, or are these two...

  13. Servo 900c

    kc ccurn replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    What frightens me the most is that the RT's couldn't (or wouldn't) help you. You should definitely be given an inservice of sorts on the vent and how to use

  14. Nurses pay

    kc ccurn replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

    I think all the post's are correct. There is money to be made in nursing, it all depends on where you work and what effort you are willing to put into your education and career goals. I think that...

  15. Fresh tracheostomies

    kc ccurn replied to vssimpson's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Are the trach's sutured in place or held with trach ties? I don't think we have a protocol re: trachs. By practice though they are routinely sutured

  16. Neuro Nurses please advise

    kc ccurn replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    TNNurse The cervical fusion pt's I take care of are immediate post op in the unit so I'm not sure about the 1-2 months down the road. I would think though that if you are having symptoms, i.e. the...

  17. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    kc ccurn replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    Originally posted by janfrn A few weeks ago, I held an infant in my arms as he died. He had come into this world with scrambled anatomy and had undergone two open-heart procedures, a prolonged...

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    kc ccurn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    A few more... If you are a state trooper do not go into pulseless v tach while talking to your critical care nurse, she will find some slight satisfaction in giving you a precordial thump even though...

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    kc ccurn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't name your daughters with boy names just so you can remember who their sperm donor was... Don't get drunk, turn on the stove, then pass out before you've had a chance to move the towell that is...

  20. Abuse Towards Nurses...

    kc ccurn replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    A number of years ago I responded with about 8 other staff members to a situation in which a patient was becoming combative and hitting. We had at least 9 or us, mostly guys and lil'ol me (very...

  21. Charting Bloopers

    kc ccurn replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Working in the NICU, I had a surgical resident that wrote, dange pt at bedside, BID......?by the foot or

  22. Families (May Be Offensive)

    kc ccurn replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, one that can be treated successfully and one that probably won't ever get

  23. Funniest thing the nurse FORGOT to tell you in report

    kc ccurn replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school a friend of mine and another student were to help a 70's year old lady in the nursing home to stand at the bedside. they left the blanket covering her lap while she was sitting on...

  24. Sugar Addiction?

    kc ccurn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a lot of truth to people being addicted to carbohydrates. I've found that I am actually more tired and run down after eating a lot of carbs because of the surge then drop in blood...

  25. nursing malpractice insurance in the U.S.

    kc ccurn replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have to purchase our own insurance but many recommend that you do have it because who knows how much hospitals are going to support you. I have a policy for about $1 million in coverage that...