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  1. Combative, awake & staying that way

    brainkandy87 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I had 60 year old with dementia and ptsd last week like that. Nursing home gave him 6 mg Ativan, 20 mg Geodon. Came in fighting and had to put leathers on him. Gave him another 4 of Ativan, 15...

  2. 'Us and Them' mentality

    brainkandy87 replied to Michelle123's topic in Emergency

    Ha. It's an age old tale in nursing.

  3. Lazy techs!!!!!

    brainkandy87 replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, we've got a tech who can't stay off his phone and will disappear. Plus, he really kind of sucks at doing anything other than taking patients to the floor. I can admit I defer my splints to the...

  4. personal question...

    brainkandy87 replied to jpowell6024's topic in Emergency

    Wrong profession. I'm in SW MO and starting pay in the ER for

  5. Shoes. Yes. Shoes.

    brainkandy87 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I've got New Balance 927's and swear by them. No blisters, no sore heels, no sore lower back. They are a little heavy, but they are worth

  6. What jobs did you do before nursing?

    brainkandy87 replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    You

  7. morphine IV

    brainkandy87 replied to breaking_dawn's topic in Emergency

    Like others, I dilute whatever amount in a 10 ml NS flush. I do that with pretty much every drug though. Not only is it easier to push slower than 1 ml or less, but for the opiate naive, it doesn't...

  8. Frequent Flyers

    brainkandy87 replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    Amen.

  9. Reading Scripture to a Patient (from an Atheist)

    brainkandy87 replied to julianp's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It's what JW's live to do. My Mom and grandparents are lifelong JW's. I'm an Atheist but grew up going to meetings and such as a child until my teenage years, so I've got a pretty good knowledge of...

  10. Male RN in maternity

    brainkandy87 replied to lilcampy310's topic in Men in Nursing

    I somehow managed to get through OB clinicals with only touching one pregnant lady's belly. I touched it, said "welp, I can't feel the fundus, someone else can try" and walked out. This might sound...

  11. Over the Animosity

    brainkandy87 replied to nursefina's topic in Emergency

    It's an issue without a resolution and there never will be a resolution, in my opinion. There is animosity between any two types of nursing that are different. Hospital and LTC, ER and floor, some...

  12. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    brainkandy87 replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Do you work in Missouri? Because this sounds an awful lot like my FT area and the doc down there. But yeah, I definitely get that. Sometimes it's hard to bite your tongue, especially when you're in...

  13. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    brainkandy87 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Gave 6 mg IV in a cup of apple juice tonight. A whole cup of juice with 1.5 ml of Decadron mixed in and she still said it tasted like crap. Woe is PO

  14. What is it like?

    brainkandy87 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Emergency

    My best advice is to get a job as an ER tech. It'll be great experience for nursing school and you'll be immersed in the ER experience. Personally, I love it. I couldn't ask for a better job. Every...

  15. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    brainkandy87 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Hey, guess what? I will still maintain my moral outrage. Know why? Because I care about people. Sure, there are two sides to every story and LTC is one of them. I wasn't bashing LTC facilities. I was...

  16. pt with MRSA in sputum ambulating in hallway with no mask

    brainkandy87 replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    I want to nasal swab the OP and isolate them when they swab positive for

  17. pt with MRSA in sputum ambulating in hallway with no mask

    brainkandy87 replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, you are exposed to MRSA as soon as you walk into a hospital. I have no doubt that 90% of nurses at any given hospital would have a positive nasal swab for it. Just touching the front door of the...

  18. What is your take on morphine and pancreatitis?

    brainkandy87 replied to an2on's topic in General Nursing

    Solution:

  19. Have been in the ER for 3 hrs now....

    brainkandy87 replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Emergency

    This is why I love having a fast track area in my ER, because if I heard a complaint about the "wait" from someone in the emergency room with chronic pain, I'd probably want to scrape my face off with...

  20. First code

    brainkandy87 replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, great job on immediately initiating CPR. It's always a grim situation when they've coded, but you gave her a good fighting chance. So many nurses don't realize how much of a difference there is...

  21. Need some advice / reassurance

    brainkandy87 replied to tiamarie819's topic in Emergency

    Well, if you want it that badly, I'd be in contact with HR and the ER director to get that situation resolved. Be honest and explain yourself and what happened. If they are going to be so strict as to...

  22. Do you give mag off pump?

    brainkandy87 replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Emergency

    In a code, yes. Any other time, if it's straight mag sulfate in a 50-100 ml bag, it's going on a pump. There's not a reason in the world to not grab a pump for it. When it comes down to it, you're...

  23. What do you hate seeing the MOST in the ER!?

    brainkandy87 replied to CrashED's topic in Emergency

    I have a new one: The 21 year old mom who runs at me in triage screaming, refusing to register, wanting me to pump her kid's stomach right there because the 5 year old walking, talking, laughing child...

  24. Frequent Flyers

    brainkandy87 replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    We can turn the lights off when we see them

  25. What is the best experience to transfer into ER?

    brainkandy87 replied to wpallais's topic in Emergency

    The highest acuity of care setting you can get into. However, other than a regular med-surg floor, I don't think what floor you're on matters. It's how much knowledge you soak up that does. I started...