XingtheBBB

XingtheBBB BSN, RN

OR, peds, PALS, ICU, camp, school

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  1. C'Mon Now!

    XingtheBBB replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Been there! (Well, the alarm, not the sharps container) Mom had NO CLUE how to silence it. "I tried running it over with the car. It never stops" (C'mon now...) So I researched and found the hole and...

  2. Just A Funny Thought

    XingtheBBB replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Well, darn. I was

  3. Just A Funny Thought

    XingtheBBB replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I need to know as well. If this turns out to be useful, I'll start bringing my horse to

  4. Did CPR for the first time today.

    XingtheBBB replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I'm going to add another dynamic to this. I taught PALS before leaving the ICUs for school and compressions are indicated if there is no pulse OR if there is a pulse that is not effective. So if there...

  5. Head injury/ Concussion

    XingtheBBB posted a topic in Camp

    Does anyone have a head injury protocol they are willing to share? Time frame for staff to alert the nurse? When to alert the

  6. Head injury/ Concussion

    XingtheBBB replied to XingtheBBB's topic in Camp

    Thanks. I almost forgot that I wanted to print SCAT while I'm home today. My camp computer doesn't handle

  7. Head injury/ Concussion

    XingtheBBB replied to XingtheBBB's topic in Camp

    I did read the cdc. Loads of info to write a protocol but I'm hoping for an easier way out, lol. I'm getting a little tired of writing these. What about the PECARN algorithm? Does anyone use

  8. Lehigh Valley - Agency Pay Rates

    XingtheBBB replied to SirJohnny's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Bump I'm interested in these agencies also in the LV. I'd like to hear who's giving quality care to the kids (one agency was backsliding a couple years ago but I hope it got back to it's former...

  9. What are "vasoactive drips"?

    XingtheBBB replied to Nolander's topic in Critical Care

    yeah... and this is why nurses need ICU experience before even thinking of applying to an anestheisa

  10. Senior Nurses Any Insight Into This Patient Case?

    XingtheBBB replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    so, op, you are a relatively new nurse? on the floor? must have been a crazy day for you! sounds like you did well! good job. this pt should have been admitted right to a unit. i see a lot of...

  11. The Mockery of Nursing

    XingtheBBB replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can I only do Labor and Delivery? Babies are soooo

  12. low pressure alarm if trach comes out?

    XingtheBBB replied to nursedelia's topic in General Nursing

    If the OP is dealing with an LTV brand vent, I picture this being a homecare scenario. The nurse would be managing the vent with occassional assistance from the DME company's

  13. HIPAA violation if an old friend?

    XingtheBBB replied to Wayne2-49t9-359-3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Hey, I was just thinking about you the other day. Hope everything is OK with you! How are the kids doing? Blah, balh Apparently that's the

  14. low pressure alarm if trach comes out?

    XingtheBBB replied to nursedelia's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I distinctly remember having to connect an anesthesia bag to the vent when we'd let my patient off vent for a short period so we didn't get a low pressure alarm. Disconnecting the vent will have...

  15. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    XingtheBBB replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

    We've had patients come up to ICU in locked leathers and pretty wacky. I don't get it, it doesn't even look fun. About an hour from where I live, though, a mom is pushing to ban the item after her...

  16. Nursing caps

    XingtheBBB replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    in the 60's she surely had her own and wore it for work on a daily basis. Maybe it was lost but it might even be folded flat somewhere and kept in an envelope or folder! If you want you could try...

  17. Why do some Medstudents love to belittle nurses?

    XingtheBBB replied to LPNweezy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm too lazy to read this all. Cockiness isn't worth my time. But, yet... I gotta know... Is this coming from SDN? SDN was my first thought when I read the title and then when I read the first...

  18. How hard can I hit the liver?

    XingtheBBB replied to Blueorchid's topic in Critical Care

    risk vs benefit, I guess. (Operative word here is guess. I'm not involved in trauma often) HIT is ugly, and potentially fatal. Getting it under control is imperitive. A fever? "not high grade"?...

  19. You shouldn't be visiting this ICU patient if . . .

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

    How about if you haven't seen the pt for so many years that when your mom calls you to tell you your sister is in Rm 10 of the local ICU, you go to room 10, hold her hand, cry, and apologize for a...

  20. Electrolyte Imbalance and Clinical Question(?)

    XingtheBBB replied to sw122500's topic in General Nursing

    Well, what would you do if your pt c/o IV hurting? just IVF (not a caustic med or lyte) I would assess, but even if I can't see obvious signs of an infiltrate I would stop the solution and replace...

  21. Precedex for DT's

    XingtheBBB replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be interested, too. I have read that case study and would like to see more meta analysis on the topic. I recently had a DT pt that I would have liked to try on Precedex. Like you said, dosing...

  22. IV Gauge for CT

    XingtheBBB replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    over a second peripheral? frankly, the bon can have it. i'd be over it. maybe it's a facility thing? none of the hospitals i have worked at require an order. it's all policy. if and md orders...

  23. IV Gauge for CT

    XingtheBBB replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh, and I do see the value in a large vein and agree for going for the AC however, I think a 20 is sufficient. I will say, I would never accept and order for "D/C IV. Sorry, it's the nurses not the...

  24. IV Gauge for CT

    XingtheBBB replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    We recently had one end up on a balloon pump because no-one (including him and his wife) really thought about MI when the CP started. Work-up is costly but is costs less than a law suit. Don't...

  25. Pet Nurse?!

    XingtheBBB replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    We just had to take our dog to the emergency vet (I didn't go along, just my DH) Apparently he was introduced to the "critical care nurse" Tag and all. Umm. That did bother me. And yes. I did...