sk8rn

sk8rn has 2 years experience.

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1. Worst doctors orders ever received

   sk8rn replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   Not a bad order, just a slammed/sleepy PA. On a pt's script for discharge. "0.5 mg of anxiety p.o. prn"

2. Worst doctors orders ever received

   sk8rn replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   Head CT on pt who had complained of nausea and near syncope during blood donation.

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   sk8rn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   I like teasing the elderly ladies about being pregnant, It always gets them going.

4. Nurses from other units to start IV's

   sk8rn replied to Daliadreamer's topic in General Nursing

   Always sit down to start your lines, always sit, always sit, always sit, take your time; study the veins direction, size, get correct cath size, use a bp cuff for hard sticks, try "floating in" ivs with fluid when pts have that see through skin and v...

5. Bad code

   sk8rn posted a topic in Emergency

   Any thoughts, Right before the end of shift last night we got a code by private vehicle, 40 something yo, 240ib, heroin OD (dime bag injection, per hooker) down for approx 15-20min still warm. Cpr to room from carport, flatline, hard iv, io,then iv,n...