Anoetos BSN, RN

Anoetos has 2 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Nursing.

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   All Men Shift

   Anoetos replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

   I've had a couple of occasions where all the nurses and techs in a given area of the ER were dudes. We had to reach out for a female chaperone if we had a pelvic
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   So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

   Anoetos replied to panjeremy's topic in Male Nursing Students

   It feels like fighting a bear and beating
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   Student Nurse with a poop problem

   Anoetos replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

   Let's just say it
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   Male patient refuses Female Nurse

   Anoetos replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

   I'm not offended, but I think there is a place where things like this come up against necessity and when it comes to saving lives, every one needs to put on their adult trousers and get to work,...
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   From construction to nursing, has it been done?

   Anoetos replied to jerc47's topic in Men in Nursing

   I worked in construction years ago... Then sales... Now I'm an RN... It's worked out well for
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   Male patient refuses Female Nurse

   Anoetos replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

   It is reasonable to honor the sensitivities of any patient with regard to gender issues, when they can be accommodated. When they cannot, it should be explained. When they cannot be accommodated, the...
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   Student Nurse with a poop problem

   Anoetos replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

   Remind me to tell you about the time I gave a constipated colostomy patient an
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   Student Nurse with a poop problem

   Anoetos replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

   So many things I thought I couldn't handle when I was a student and when I was just starting out as a nurse... I do all of them pretty regularly now. Poop? Vomit? Urine? Blood? Bronchial secretions?...
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   New Grad - OK to start with PH with no clinical experience?

   Anoetos replied to caryt123's topic in Public, Community Health

   If public health nursing involves teaching, I am very excited to be starting it. I have always loved helping people navigate healthcare and understand things. I've been a nurse for two years. I got a...
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    PICC line blood draw

    Anoetos replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I usually waste more than I flush. Flushing is for line clearing and patency, so I can't really see the point of a policy of flushing with 10 or more, but I am certainly willing to be educated on it....
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    Antibiotic initiation/effectiveness

    Anoetos replied to 1fastRN's topic in Critical Care

    There's no way to have known this was coming. Sepsis can "gallop" on an elderly patient, but it doesn't usually. There doesn't seem to have been any indication that she was moribund. She came from the...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Anoetos replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Had a girl come in the other night with a tooth ache. No big deal, I get it...the likelihood of getting an oral surgeon on a Sunday morning is nil, but we can give ABX and pain control. Tooth aches...
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    Question about IV therapy

    Anoetos replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All giving them a hypertonic solution would do is draw fluid back into the intravascular space, possibly correcting a hypovolemic state, but it would do nothing for their hemoglobin and in fact might...
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    Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    Anoetos replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Emergency

    But I feel like I've derailed the thread with my rant. Sorry about that folks. I
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    Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    Anoetos replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Emergency