Nurseboy1

Nurseboy1

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  1. Young Nurses

    Nurseboy1 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest problem that I encounter is that all the older nurses automatically assume that I'm a new

  2. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    Nurseboy1 replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I once took care of the son of a foreign country's president. The patient was nice but slightly pampered. Patient/Visitor relations was a real problem, they had identified the patient as a VIP and...

  3. Heparinized vs Nonheparinzed saline in arterial lines

    Nurseboy1 replied to saranurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Normal

  4. TPN thru a peripheral line?

    Nurseboy1 replied to ripcurl1's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility we have a TPN team comprising of a physician, nurse and pharmacist. The nurse on the TPN team evaluates our patient's IV access and has to approve the IV site that we intent to use....

  5. ipods at work

    Nurseboy1 replied to RNfloatpool's topic in General Nursing

    I carry my MP3 to work, since the employee lot is almost a mile from the hospital. It helps pass the time on the walk, but when I'm on the clock its off

  6. ER disclaimer

    Nurseboy1 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    That's what God made the Foley catheter

  7. "blown" IV's

    Nurseboy1 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    While I don't work ER, I work in MICU and get frequent bad veins from steroids etc. I have found that putting the tourniquet up higher than the vein. In other words I try not to put the tourniquet...

  8. all nurses pls help

    Nurseboy1 replied to p1gnr53's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At least at my institution the heparin comes premixed in 1/2NS which is a hypotonic fluid and that could have adverse reactions on the blood cells if ran concurrently with the

  9. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    Nurseboy1 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    :bow: OMG I laughed so hard at the image of that scene. Way to

  10. possible move need help

    Nurseboy1 replied to nursealana's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The Raleigh/Durham area has excellent hospitals such as Duke, UNC, Wake Med, Rex. There is also excellent school districts and good universities nearby. We are also about 2hrs from the

  11. 75 Questions on the NCLEX

    Nurseboy1 replied to TheDude,RN's topic in General Nursing

    When my mom took boards 25 yrs ago also by 2 day paper/pencil, my dad says the women came crying out of the testing room from the

  12. 75 Questions on the NCLEX

    Nurseboy1 replied to TheDude,RN's topic in General Nursing

    75 and

  13. Does anyone give Fentanyl IV push?

    Nurseboy1 replied to ALCCRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our MICU we routinely use fentanyl gtts from 25-100mcg with ativan boluses or gtts for sedation in our vented patients. We also can give prn boluses of Fentanyl (dose=current rate) q hourly if...

  14. Hi, I'm new here + trying to advance

    Nurseboy1 replied to Stef3827's topic in General Nursing

    To put it simply, the only way to take the NCLEX is to graduate from an accredited nursing school. If you want to be a nurse and practice as a nurse, then you need to go to nursing school. Excelsior...

  15. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    Nurseboy1 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Lovin' the

  16. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    Nurseboy1 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    ((((Lori)))) I will keep you in my

  17. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    Nurseboy1 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    The last time I visited the ER, I was brought in unconscious, septic with pancreatitis. However, now it would take being on death's door to go to the ER. Generally I will try to see my PCP or go to...

  18. need help for clinicals in SICU and MICU

    Nurseboy1 replied to regglynn's topic in MICU, SICU

    OMG Regglyn, I graduated from CCCC!!!! The best advice I can give you from working in ICU and being in that very same clinical group, is to show up with an open mind. You will be paired with a nurse...

  19. Getting to know the men behind the names...

    Nurseboy1 replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey Guys I'm Ben, I'm 22 years old. I went straight to an ADN right out of high school. I've been a practicing RN for 2 years now. Currently working in the MICU at a large tertiary care center. I...

  20. Family in or out during procedures???

    Nurseboy1 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry I just don't understand these son's that will not leave when their mother is being cathed. I've cathed dozens of women so far in my career, however you will NEVER find me anywhere in the...

  21. Family in or out during procedures???

    Nurseboy1 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Generally when we receive an admission or transfer from the floor we send the family out until we stabilize the patient. If the patient has been in the unit it depends, if I'm starting an IV or...

  22. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    Nurseboy1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure would. My dad in fact was seen in our ER for allergic reaction to fire ant bites. I have been a patient here as well as my mother and

  23. Aortic stenosis & BP - right or left arm?

    Nurseboy1 replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    First off, the difference in the right/left arm comes from the anatomy. The left subclavian artery branches directly off the aortic arch, while on the right the brachiocephalic artery branches later...

  24. Need help dealing with situation

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys To start with, I know in school the instructors taught us not to get too involved with a patient, unfortunately I did. He was close to my age, only 5 years and we got along great. He had...

  25. Need help dealing with situation

    Nurseboy1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the insight everybody. I will call him at work when I return on