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  1. Working with student nurses

    brainkandy87 replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing as how I was a student nurse not all that long ago, I try to be helpful and teach students as much as I can when they're around. I'll let them do most procedures under my supervision and let...

  2. Battle Of The RN's: Emergency Room Vs Floor Nurse!

    brainkandy87 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i think this should sum up the whole argument, now and

  3. Priority patient...abd pain, vag bleeding, or broken arm

    brainkandy87 replied to JDD1017's topic in Emergency

    As others have said, kind of a loaded question with very minimal info. Even in a disaster situation, you have more info on patients than that. With that kind of minimal info, I'd think you'd go abd...

  4. SANE nurse

    brainkandy87 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Well, I went ahead and turned in the paperwork today. Like you said Lunah, if nothing else, it's education. ....plus I really, really love the Power and Light District in

  5. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

    brainkandy87 replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

    I went into the ER after working a step down/tele unit for about 8 months. I wanted ER starting out but didn't get the job. Cardiac was my weakest subject in school, so I'm actually glad I did SDU...

  6. Afib with RVR vs. Uncontrolled Afib?

    brainkandy87 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Cardiac

    It should always be the same, but a lot of times it depends on the doc. I've seen a rate in the 90's dx afib w/ rvr and I've seen a rate of 130's dx just afib. The latter doesn't really matter,...

  7. Your method for analyzing lab values

    brainkandy87 replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I kind of did the same thing on the floor as I do in the ER, i.e. focused assessment. On the floor, I'd look at everything, but I'd focus on labs specific to their condition first. So if they were on...

  8. Giving narcotics to patients with no ride

    brainkandy87 replied to alimill's topic in Emergency

    We have a list of cabs that we call if they don't have a ride. Our ER is pretty good about finding them a way home if they came in alone. We don't want to withhold pain medication from them if they...

  9. Forced ultrasounds

    brainkandy87 replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't see how having the option of abortion presented, even suggested, after going through the most traumatic experience a woman can go through is a bad thing. This is why I'm pro-choice. To me, I...

  10. Womens interest in male nurses

    brainkandy87 replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just ask yourself "What would The Todd do?" .......and do the

  11. Forced ultrasounds

    brainkandy87 replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ah, the religious right, how I love thee. Seeing as how they deny so many basic and widely accepted scientific theories, I'm surprised they even consider ultrasound a real scientific tool and not some...

  12. New grad ED nurse

    brainkandy87 replied to thedon781978's topic in Emergency

    Never be shy. If there's something interesting that comes in, ask the nurse and/or physician taking care of that patient if you can

  13. Hydralazine

    brainkandy87 posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok, one thing I've noticed in my short ER career is that hydralazine, at least in my hospital, is never given. I absolutely swore by hydralazine as an SDU nurse. Someone is brady and hypertensive?...

  14. Hydralazine

    brainkandy87 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Oops.

  15. Hydralazine

    brainkandy87 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I'll try not to go on a soapbox rant. This is one reason I transferred from SDU to the ER. The idiocy I observed baffled me. I once saw a charge nurse refuse a pt that had a CVA because the BP...

  16. Rx drug abuse in your ED- steps you take?

    brainkandy87 replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    Amen. I could care less what someone chooses to do with their life. My job is to treat the acute problem and then send them to the floor or out the door. If I wanted to cure addiction, I'd get into...

  17. Hydralazine

    brainkandy87 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    I agree, a BP of 180-190 is definitely managed different than on the floor. However, we have to get it down otherwise the floor will straight up refuse to accept the patient until we get the SBP

  18. Does Nursing change your personality and etc.

    brainkandy87 replied to futuremale-rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    Here's my best answer to all of your questions, courtesy of Dr. Cox from

  19. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    brainkandy87 replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm an Atheist and I consider myself a good nurse, both in terms of medical knowledge and compassion for my patients. Your personal choices and beliefs have absolutely nothing to do with your...

  20. New Grad Going Into the ER

    brainkandy87 replied to SnowBlonde's topic in Emergency

    Honestly, I can't give the Medscape app on iPhone enough praise. If you've got an iPhone, get this now. It is extremely useful for any nurse, not just ER nurses. It's got everything you could think...

  21. Rewards of Emergency Nursing

    brainkandy87 replied to mid1for5's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, EDRN10 really said it perfectly. Some stuff I'll add from my ER experiences... Pro: You work with great nurses. While this might not be true in every ER, I do think most ER nurses are solid. If...

  22. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    brainkandy87 replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    Any idea if it was r/t poor care at the nsg

  23. level I trauma center

    brainkandy87 replied to tomjones200824's topic in Critical Care

    Well I might be wrong, but I don't believe CCRN is going to be of much use in the ER. It certainly will not hurt to have it, but IMO you should probably aim for TNCC and

  24. Gloves & Allergies

    brainkandy87 replied to raskol's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital just switched from latex to nitrile and have found that I'm sensitive to the nitrile gloves. Never had a problem with latex (and absolutely loved using latex gloves, especially with IV...

  25. Worst doctors orders ever received

    brainkandy87 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Haha ok, well that makes more sense now. I was just