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  1. Do RN's insert EJ's at your hospital

    brainkandy87 replied to Five&Two Will Do's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yup, we can place EJ's. I nearly always use an 18g. I've only had one pt who I used a small gauge on and that was because I seriously doubted an 18 would fit without occluding the vein. I do them in...

  2. New Grad interview for ER

    brainkandy87 replied to nurseswearscrubs's topic in Emergency

    Well, I think one question you will definitely be asked and it's a very important question is, "Why should I hire you?" Think about why they should hire you over someone with more experience. Sell...

  3. Your least favorite patient.

    brainkandy87 replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Yes, because Barack Obama invented and implemented welfare. And, if you're talking about that whole false rumor about Obama subsidizing cell phones for people on welfare, you might want to do some...

  4. Nobody likes "Obamacare", so what should we replace it with?

    brainkandy87 replied to MunoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I will agree with you on this one. The GOP has become a total fringe group at this point. They've let themselves become hijacked by Tea Party radicals. Ronald Reagan would be hated his own party as...

  5. Nobody likes "Obamacare", so what should we replace it with?

    brainkandy87 replied to MunoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have to keep things simple for those in the GOP. It's like using pictures for

  6. Health care a right or privilege

    brainkandy87 replied to jcasablanca's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is not an issue of American health care. This is an issue of humanity. We humans have evolved to the point where health care should no longer be a privilege, but a right. It's a necessity, just...

  7. Your least favorite patient.

    brainkandy87 replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Any time I think of PCP, I think of this... (jump to 2:30) Dewey Cox Drugs Mashup -

  8. Your least favorite patient.

    brainkandy87 replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Wow, self medicating with PCP. Epic. I've yet to see a pt on PCP. Part of me wants to just to see how intense they are, but part of me wants to not ever have to try and put a pt on PCP in

  9. How would you comfort a dying atheist?

    brainkandy87 replied to stripbubbles's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I wake up every morning and feel peace. I don't need religion, God, or a book to help me feel that. I go to work, I help sick people get better, and I go to bed knowing I tried my best to be the best...

  10. Do you use a "code name" for psych

    brainkandy87 replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Emergency

    Sigh. Nothing drives me crazier than nurses who can't laugh, especially ones that work in the ER and see reality on a daily basis. Sorry if you didn't find it appropriate, and I'm not going to defend...

  11. Do you use a "code name" for psych

    brainkandy87 replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Emergency

    Well, bipolar nurse, learn to detect sarcasm

  12. Will I be at a disadvantage?

    brainkandy87 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing you need to worry about when finding a job as an RN is making sure you aren't competing for the job with any Sicilians, because you never want to go against a Sicilian when death is on...

  13. Your least favorite patient.

    brainkandy87 replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    I think the only patients I really just can't tolerate are alcoholics. Give me a drug addict or a suicidal patient or a vag bleed any day over an alcoholic. They're like one giant combo of *******,...

  14. Do you use a "code name" for psych

    brainkandy87 replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Emergency

    Crazy.

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

    brainkandy87 replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Cardiac

    Yup, that's definitely a call to the doc if this has not been previously documented. It could simply be a normal process for that person, apnea, or an imminently emergent situation. As the nurse, it's...

  16. Advice

    brainkandy87 replied to nyemt2005's topic in Cardiac

    TBH, you're probably going to learn more in the small ICU than on the busy tele floor. Your entire day will probably consist of getting orders done and not really experiencing new things. In the small...

  17. New ER RN

    brainkandy87 replied to Littleflowerjme's topic in Emergency

    Always ask questions, stay calm, take a breath. Remember those three things and you'll be

  18. Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    brainkandy87 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    More proof we evolved from

  19. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    brainkandy87 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I find it funny that, in the same breath, someone will argue against universal health care and then complain about health care costs. Off topic: I want to laugh in the face of anyone who goes off...

  20. Nobody likes "Obamacare", so what should we replace it with?

    brainkandy87 replied to MunoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What do we need? Universal health care just like, you know, every country in the world that has a "top rated" health care system. Humanity has evolved to the point where health care should no longer...

  21. BP medication "food chain"

    brainkandy87 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I love me some hydralazine. You won't brady someone down and you can actually increase cardiac output with it (great for CABG pts). I loathe IV metoprolol. I've rarely had success with it and when it...

  22. Graduated, passed nclex... but still having a hard time finding a job...

    brainkandy87 replied to Liga_D's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, are you holding out for a certain unit? Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and work in an area with high turnover just to get your foot in the door and get some experience, especially if...

  23. Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    brainkandy87 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Long term paraplegic that's become addicted to pain pills. Comes in wanting narcs because he got fired from the pain clinic. He originally says he has sores on his butt. When me and the doc go in the...

  24. Embarrasing illnesses

    brainkandy87 replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    My two favorites are the 16 hour priapism and the vibrator in the butt of the old man. The vibrator story is funny/embarassing because he's a relative of a FF and walks with a cane normally. So,...

  25. student nurse delegation

    brainkandy87 replied to trixie girl's topic in General Nursing

    Delegate as a student nurse? Crap. As a student nurse, I was delegated