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  1. Mission accomplished..... RN CEN CCRN status

    brainkandy87 replied to Ryan RN's topic in Emergency

    Congrats! That's

  2. jehovahs witness- refusing to..

    brainkandy87 replied to Skylar86's topic in Emergency

    Definitely a translation issue or he was a new JW. My Mom and grandparents are JW's and have been their entire lives (and the only grandchild turned out to be an atheist, bazinga), so I've met a wide...

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

    brainkandy87 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, samesies. And our 60 mg is IM only. Anyone know why that

  4. What is up with all the Dilaudid?

    brainkandy87 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    We have a doc like that that orders 50 mg Phenergan IVP all the time. I just give what I think they can tolerate. If the order is 2 mg and it's an opiate naive individual, I'll push 1 mg and see what...

  5. Well, I finally made a big medication error.

    brainkandy87 posted a topic in Emergency

    So, just got home from work and probably won't sleep too well tonight because I just made a rather large med error. Had a two week old come in with a 101.6 rectal temp. I get a far more experienced...

  6. anxious nursing student

    brainkandy87 replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in Emergency

    You should feel anxious. You're in an intense setting without any experience whatsoever. You'll need to recall anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, disease processes, and so on, on the spot. Your skills...

  7. What is up with all the Dilaudid?

    brainkandy87 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    It all depends on the doc where I work. Half prefer morphine, half Dilaudid. Honestly, I'd rather give Dilaudid than morphine to an

  8. Scrubs in the Emergency Department

    brainkandy87 replied to Krystall's topic in Emergency

    All RN's at my hospital have to wear navy scrubs. In the ER we can wear hospital t-shirts in place of the scrub

  9. Help!!!!!Please

    brainkandy87 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    I'm confused. Do you want us to call your supervisor or

  10. Help! I am failing orientation.

    brainkandy87 replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Well, one major problem with you being able to prioritize and manage time properly is that you are a new graduate. You haven't seen anything in a clinical setting. Nursing school clinicals, in my...

  11. Pts right to refuse treatment

    brainkandy87 replied to joanie2341's topic in Emergency

    I bet a lawyer would love to meet this pt. I don't see how that's suicidal at all. It's simply someone frustrated with their disease and not feeling

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

    brainkandy87 replied to CrashED's topic in Emergency

    Likelikelikelike. I don't care if it's against policy or not, I'll always hand them out. It's annoying when they roll in and want them, but I know I'm not going to stop that person from shooting up....

  13. Administerring 5-fu at home, urgent advice needed

    brainkandy87 replied to sailkeys's topic in Home Health

    This, 100%. If you've never done it, especially with something like chemotherapy, never try to do it without experienced

  14. Med Shortages

    brainkandy87 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    We haven't had IV Zofran since December. Only have the 500 mcg vials of Fentanyl (and that's only for a real emergent need). Ran out of IV Phenergan a few times, but it's been in good supply lately....

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

    brainkandy87 replied to CrashED's topic in Emergency

    Kids, no doubt. I'm terrible with kids. I can handle doing anything on them.. foley, IV, etc. That doesn't matter. However, I cannot talk to kids or console them. I just don't know how to do it. I...

  16. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    brainkandy87 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Yeah, I'm an Atheist in the Bible Belt. I'm one of three liberals I know of in the whole hospital and without a doubt the only Atheist. As much of a joke as I consider religion to be, I don't openly...

  17. I Love being a Christian Nurse

    brainkandy87 replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Because the OP had absolutely no point to make whatsoever. The original post of this thread would've made more sense as a reply in some other thread. Instead, it sits alone atop this thread, just...

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

    brainkandy87 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Heck, my hospital has been out of IV Zofran for months now. Been giving Zofran

  19. scoop method for recapping

    brainkandy87 replied to michelecl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Best analogy I've heard for

  20. Scrub tops on men

    brainkandy87 replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    Never done it. I hate tucking in any shirt

  21. Well, I finally made a big medication error.

    brainkandy87 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Wow, seriously, thank you everyone for all the posts. I went and saw the little girl today at work and she was doing great. Her dosages had been adjusted accordingly. I'm extremely thankful for the...

  22. HR drop/rhythm change during sleep..Would you call Doc?

    brainkandy87 replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Cardiac

    Um.. my point was that I notified the doc. I wasn't using this pt as a case study, lol. Jesus, I'm not that dense that I was letting her go that way without

  23. Health care a right or privilege

    brainkandy87 replied to jcasablanca's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I tap out, jmqphd. I can't debate with someone that is more stuck in 1955 than Marty

  24. Cinnamon challenge dangerous

    brainkandy87 replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

    Eh, it's natural selection. How old was

  25. Health care a right or privilege

    brainkandy87 replied to jcasablanca's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow. Your logic is so asinine I'm not even sure I can dissect it's properly. Instead of going on a rant about how you somehow put words in my mouth by assuming I believe we should live in a Communist...