MrsNJTransplant

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1. Patient Families

   MrsNJTransplant replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

   No one addressed the 30 yo N/V ABD pain patient who has been suffering at home 'for at least two hours' like this! Oh how terrible. Has anyone ever been sick? I mean really..... how do people operate in their everyday lives or in society? I would be ...

2. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

   MrsNJTransplant replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

   Not a nurse yet, but I'm an ER Tech and I have seen a doc use the bp cuff in replace of a tourniquet when the pt was a hard stick. Completely dehydrated, dialysis, hypotensive. I should add he kinked the tube by holding it pinched. I was afraid the ...

3. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

   MrsNJTransplant replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

   I am always so interested in this and the general public's knowledge of traige and the Emergency Room world. I work in a very busy trauma center (as a tech, in nursing school) and can't help but wonder why there isn't some explanation of how triage w...

4. I'm in a jam - need some insight

   MrsNJTransplant replied to bounceybounce's topic in General Nursing

   very exciting stuff! but excitement can blur judgement sometimes, my vote is to wait a while. my (now husband) and i dated long distance (4.5 hrs apart by car) for over a year , and then i finally moved to NJ, hence my username. it was totally worth...

5. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

   MrsNJTransplant replied to MrsNJTransplant's topic in Operating Room

   wait Argo i know some Spanish AND have a med dictionary and still cant figure it out!?!? i want to know! lol. seriously, what is it??

6. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

   MrsNJTransplant replied to MrsNJTransplant's topic in Operating Room

   HAHA!! Sternocleidomastoid!!!! HAHA!!! I cant believe you said that! I remember exactly where I was sitting in my living room while studying for A & P, thinking "this is the most awesome word EVER!" and whats even better- It actually makes sense ...

7. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

   MrsNJTransplant replied to MrsNJTransplant's topic in Operating Room

   OKay good! ha! I love gamma nails (ours were called PTN's), theyre most of what I saw. Also really liked tibial nails and extreme plating cases, even saw a few where they had to be both nailed and plated (!), interesting surgeon.... Also saw a few Bl...

8. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

   MrsNJTransplant replied to MrsNJTransplant's topic in Operating Room

   yeah I love ortho, too. oh no, I didnt mean I thought anyone in the OR is lazy. One doc just told me some peoples' motivation to come into the OR is bc the 'perception' is they stand around the whole time. Which obviously is not the case!! Most nurs...

9. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

   MrsNJTransplant replied to MrsNJTransplant's topic in Operating Room

   well thanks for all the wonderful compliments! I feel extremely comfortable in the OR, I spent alot of time asking questions and became quite close to a few docs and a particular team at one hospital- enough to ask q's freely regarding just about an...

10. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

    MrsNJTransplant replied to MrsNJTransplant's topic in Operating Room

    @ Argo, thats great! thanks for the reply, good to hear there are other knowledgeable reps out there who take their jobs seriously!! @ Canes, thanks for the well wishes! Ive spoken to alot of RN/ST's who are seeking out rep positions as well, and to ...

11. Clear goal but blurry path to the OR

    MrsNJTransplant posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, new to allnurses and loving it so far.... Im a brand new and shiny nursing student but come from 2 years OR experience as an orthopedic hardware rep (obviously very different path). Loved the OR so much and met a few meaningful and very ...