AnthonyD

StethoNope! (I forgot my stethoscope again!)

1. I'm not always right 2. I'm not always wrong. 3. Some patients will die. 4. Some patients will survive. 5. Keep calm, you will get through it... whatever it is.

C-Diff negative! No more gowns!

a State surveyor...

Someday I'm gonna really know how to use this thing!

Despite Nursing being a very predominantly female career, it is NOT ok to make generalizations about either sex. And to say that male nurses "are less apt to 'balk about patient needs' vs 'cost saving strategies'" is both sexist and offensive. I'd...

Did I say something wrong, Far? I didn't use ellipses...

I read AN daily, multiple times per night if I have time. I don't post a lot, but I'm always on here reading. (My secret indulgence is reading the School Nurses's forum - they are the best!)

Maybe she's still at work.

I don't want this to come across wrong, but if we reversed the roles in your statement it would be taken has highly inappropriate. I would never say that about the female nurses I work with, nor would I expect anyone else to.

So true. In fact, sometimes they are observed less closely, due to the "I can see what they're doing on the monitor" mentality.

Demand for male nurses? Of course!! There are lots of demands for male nurses - "Give me pain meds." "My dad needs to be suctioned ASAP!" "Let me go home" "Get me the doctor now!" "I want CHOCOLATE pudding." "Work an extra shift on Tuesday...

When the transducer is being zeroed (open to air) it's reading atmospheric pressure, which is the same near the floor as it is at the bed level. When the transducer is closed, you're essentially seeing a measure of the pressure of the fluid in the ...

Where I've worked, the pay is the same in the ICU as the other floors. Not aware of any hospitals that pay more for ICU, at least not locally.

Well I do NOW. thanks.

Technically it is a book, but its content is available completely free on his website, definitely have a look through Mark Hammerschmidt's ICU FAQ at index www. icufaqs. org

Yes, we use closed suction for ventilated patients - both trached and intubated, using Ballard suction. For non-vented trach patients, we use a single-use suction catheter with a single-use bottle of normal saline, and it's a sterile procedure. NT ...

Are you talking about nasotracheal suction? Endotracheal tubes? Tracheostomy? Ventilated or non-ventilated patients?

Do you have a copy of the contract? Read it. See if it addresses the issue, it might be right there in front of you.

When I left my masters degree program, I told people I was "taking a break" from it. I left it up to them to decide whether they thought I meant permanently or temporarily. I'm still not sure myself, actually... I may go back eventually.

If you're going to get picky... It's one elipsis, which comprises three dots. Three ellipses would be nine dots. NINE, Far... As in far too many!

Same policy here. I used the tuition benefit for my pre-reqs, and when I switched from working full time to per-diem in nursing school, I had to pay back part of it (pro-rated because I had worked a portion of the 2 years they required).

Exactly

For school purposes, yes proper technique would avoid touching the penis with clean (sterile) hand. In the real world, sometimes it happens. Realize, however, that the catheter itself is also touching that penis, so it's not like you're really sign...

Try your best to stay. You will grow into it! You are just about at the six month mark, a time when nearly EVERY new nurse goes through feelings like this, whether they work near home or far away. It's completely normal to feel like maybe you pick...