OutlawNurse86 BSN, RN

At my hospital we used to infuse Zosyn (2.225, 3.375, and 4.5GM) mixed with 50mL of NS over 30 minutes. Recently our hospital has changed protocol to infuse 3.375GM with 100mL of NS over 4 hrs. At first it was just for renal patients with off the wal...

I've only been a nurse for a year, so maybe some of y'all with more experience can help me out here. I had a patient this weekend with a jacked up sodium level, and I can't figure out what caused it. This elderly lady was at a party and fell face fla...

When the chicks at work start talking about some new purse or shoes they see in a magazine they ask EVERY-flippin-BODY around if it is cute and would THEY buy it. I pull up a pic of a 1968 FJ40 and say "O-M-G...that is like so amazing...I want it, wo...

Personally, my favorite med show was Scrubs. I thought it was a fairly accurate interpretation of how we interact at work lol (you can laugh or cry in a hospital...pick 1). However, the MOST accurate medical test I have ever seen portrayed on TV was ...

I ain't even gonna lie. I got into nursing because I couldn't find anything else that payed good and offered job security. Once I got more into I discovered I actually like nursing and then decided to advance my education. I still only suffer through...

It's so rare around here that one time when a new hospitalist helped us pull a patient up in bed, the whole unit talked about it for a week.

Oh...my...God.... I ain't usually one to post stuff like this but this...I mean...whoa...dude...never seen that before. We have a new Doc in our facility, a family practice Doc. I recently found an excuse to sneak down to the ED to BS with some frien...

You also gotta look at the dose of the drug, how long the pt has been on it (tolerance), and why they are receiving it (may not just be for BP, could be for cardiac output). Also look at the health history (renal impairment pts are likely to have jac...

You have no idea how many times I get griped at for leaving the toilet seat up or lowering the thermostat...I'm starting to do it just to annoy them and entertain me

I know of several people who maintain a LVN license with a RN license. Personally, this makes no sense to me at all. If you do any thing to jeopardize your license, wouldn't it affect both? And why pay the extra money to renew a LVN license when it a...

Also, around here, the pay difference between BSN and ADN is only about 25 cents/hr. If that much...The ADN programs in my area focus on clinical experience whereas the BSN programs have less clinical hours but more theory and management courses.

*cough cough* I'm a dude *cough* I know it's a generalization, I can't pass up an opportunity to mess with someone.

In Texas we have some LVNs working in ED, PCU, and even ICU. So the BSN requirement is BS.

If it's a Doc I like and/or respect, I will offer a seat and attempt to assist in any way possible, even if it ain't my patient. I've learned that really good Docs who actually care what the nurse has to say are a rarity these days. You gotta take ca...

I was taught to ALWAYS aspirate when you give a IM. Granted I think there is more danger in the thigh than the deltoid but...Can't ever be too safe.

Dr where I work-- Do what you gotta do, but don't get caught.

We work 12hr shifts on my unit, 7-7. Tomorrow I'm working 3p-7a (16hrs)....I'm an idiot who can't say no to time and a half

I've heard of organ "transport". A flight nurse once told me it was a good way to get accustomed to the helicopter. I think most of the organ transporters are scrub nurses.

On most of the Med-Surg floors (at night anyway) our schedule follows 5 on, 2 off, 2 on, 5 off. PCU/ICU do 7on and 7off. Since I'm in RN school, my manager has me working only Saturday nights. When I have a few days off I try to pick up extra nights....

If you ain't got any Norsaline, try obecalp... NOTE: I've never actually done that although a Hospitalist and I jokingly(or was he?) discussed it once...

Bass fishing guide or professional hunter when I get good enough to have my own show on the Outdoor Channel.

A while back, there was a thread titled "Got no job? Come be an RN", I'm just gonna copy and paste my response from there to here: I understand where you are coming from, but some of these people may actually end up being pretty ...

I heard of a weight loss drug once... noacetol...(pronounce it numerous times)

This makes me want to go to the corner...curl up in a fetal postion...and wimper while rocking back and forth...

One LOL (Actually a Big OL) we had as a frequent flier...Never used a call light, she preferred to holler... "I need the bedpan...I've already done it!" Once, we had her in a room about as far from the station as you can get (other rooms were full). ...