RNMedic1977

RNMedic1977

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  1. Is there a doctor or nurse on board this flight?

    RNMedic1977 replied to Gompers's topic in General Nursing

    Where did you get the IV and 50? Was that in their "kit"? Yes, it was, thank

  2. Is there a doctor or nurse on board this flight?

    RNMedic1977 replied to Gompers's topic in General Nursing

    This was from a previous discussion on this list in January 2006, on the same subject. Here is what I wrote: Emergencies in the air while I was flying (both United Airlines), happened on 2 flights...

  3. Is there a doctor or nurse on board this flight?

    RNMedic1977 replied to Gompers's topic in General Nursing

    "Has anyone else ever been on an airplane when this panicked announcement has been made overhead? " Yes....TWICE in one year!! By the way, while in the air you are covered under the Airline's...

  4. Firefighter to Nurse

    RNMedic1977 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    I agree with the above post. I was a Paramedic first...when I was only 18 years old in the late 70's! I LOVED it, and those days there were not many woman paramedics. I went into Critical Care before...

  5. Patients who steal from the ER

    RNMedic1977 replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    Our ER kept getting the plug-in light that went into the disposable speculum!! YUCK!! We finally built a frame over where the light plugged in...some people still figure out how to steal it! There is...

  6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RNMedic1977 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    If you like to read ghost stories, I just started reading a ghost (fiction) love story....it is pretty good too! I got it at Amazon.com, it is called "The Gettysburg Ghost" by Philip

  7. Intractible Hiccups

    RNMedic1977 replied to chartleypj's topic in General Nursing

    I have a terrible time when I get hiccups...and I have tried everything there is!! Then I found the following website, and their "cure" really works ...it has for me, everytime, and I get them very,...

  8. EJ venapuncture by an RN

    RNMedic1977 replied to ageless's topic in General Nursing

    In California an RN can perform Venipuncture and blood draw from the EJ ONLY when the facility you are employed at has a Standardized Procedure (SP) for RN's performing EJ Venipuncture/Phelbotomy (the...

  9. Still Sick!

    RNMedic1977 replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    "RNMedic1977~ Good call! My doc called me back shortly after I posted and said it could be common bile duct spasms. She called me in an antispasmodic and I took it last night. It made me pass out, so...

  10. Still Sick!

    RNMedic1977 replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    I would look into information on "Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD), your S/S sure sound like SOD. Good Luck! Here is some info from Indiana University's GI website: I have had my gallbladder out so...

  11. What's your craziest story of the ER

    RNMedic1977 replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    I used to use Cetacaine too, and it did work great...but I found out that some people may have a very serious adverse reaction to Cetacaine, called Acquired Methemoglobinemia. :imbar See the article:...

  12. Can you be allergic to alcohol??

    RNMedic1977 replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

    The sulfites in the wine can cause allergic reactions...I would stay away from any alcohol that gives you

  13. Family in room during a resusitation?

    RNMedic1977 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I guess I used to be against this idea, and then I heard the last words of a 17 year old patient....then he went downhill, coded, and the family was kept out during the whole time (although with...

  14. Triage in the ED

    RNMedic1977 replied to Horton's topic in Emergency

    In California only an RN can do an ASSESSMENT, LVN's (LPN's) cannot perform assessments, Triage involves doing an assessment, therefore only an RN can do Triage. Hope this info

  15. Lupus

    RNMedic1977 replied to GEO's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 18 years, and have had Lupus for 3 years. The fatigue is the worse thing for me! I have what I call "sleeping marathons"....I really hate sleeping my days away, but I just can't...

  16. cardiac drips?

    RNMedic1977 replied to LOVE ER's topic in Emergency

    Max of Dopamine is 20mcg/kg/min. Otherwise you are essentially "beating the heart with a closed door" Did he get a IV Saline bolus after his B/P dropped? Looks like there was something major going on...