Five&Two Will Do

Five&Two Will Do

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

    Five&Two Will Do posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello all. We are working with the PICC placement nurses to develop a competency for EJ insertions. I wonder what size catheters, length included, taht you have seen used for this. Does anybody have a...

  2. Tidal Volume of and Adult Ambu Bag

    Five&Two Will Do posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi does anyone know how much volume is given per squeeze from an adult ambu bag? Just curious and I could not seem to find this info on the manufacturer's site. I am not asking about the assessment...

  3. Tidal Volume of and Adult Ambu Bag

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

    Thank you very

  4. RN's forced to do CNA work

    Five&Two Will Do replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    \ Ok, let me try again...I believe that I apologized for any misunderstandings from my earlier post. Either way, the OP probably doesn't need you to defend her/him. I never cease to be amazed with...

  5. RN's forced to do CNA work

    Five&Two Will Do replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know what kind of unit you work on, but it is nice too leave the monitors and gtt's and definitley doctors behind for a

  6. RN's forced to do CNA work

    Five&Two Will Do replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And sooner or later after many hard shifts of work overload and all of the extra responsibility that comes with the letters "RN" a good shift of patient care or sitter duty is quite appealing to me...

  7. Calling All VA employees

    Five&Two Will Do replied to VACallCenterRN's topic in General Nursing

    PM any questioins you may have. I am in NC, where are you

  8. RN's forced to do CNA work

    Five&Two Will Do replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hardly think disparage is a word that would rate my comment appropriately. All I am saying is that "patient assessment and meds, treatments, dressings" are only part of the entire nursing practice....

  9. Calling All VA employees

    Five&Two Will Do replied to VACallCenterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations and welcome to the largest healthcare network in the world! I love the VA. I would work at another hospital, but it would have to be a VA as

  10. RN's forced to do CNA work

    Five&Two Will Do replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in a medical ICU, we do not have any nursing assistants most of the time. I was a CNA for 5+ years before going to nursing school. The term "CNA" work is really really insulting. NURSING begins...

  11. I feel like everybody hates being a nurse!!!

    Five&Two Will Do replied to hershdawg's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. I like the ICU more than I did the floor, but it was fine too. I do not mind working hard, and that seems to be one of the important components to enjoying this career. The...

  12. Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I never understood putting all of your personal life on the internet. I have personally seen nurses call in sick to work and then our coworkers see that they post later that afternoon what a wonerful...

  13. Cardiac gtts???

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Deb123j's topic in MICU, SICU

    I like Tarascons pocket critical care guide, but as has been previously stated each facility has its own guidelines for gtt's. For example we have several nurses on this unit that came from a major...

  14. post mortem and dentures

    Five&Two Will Do replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    We always send them with the body to the funeral home. I have never put them into a person that had expired. I guess they could fall out or go down their throat or something, but if it made the...

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

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

    I am not talking about central lines. We just need a better alternative for patients that are difficult to maintain access on. A short term bridge until central line placement can be acheived. This...

  16. MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This topic comes up periodically. I do not believe that it is alright for an unlicensed individual to refer to him or herself as a nurse. As has been mentioned, it is illegal. If the CNA's or MA's...

  17. I just suck at sticking people.

    Five&Two Will Do replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly like the "hanging the arm over the side of the bed" trick, and the one on the underside of the forearm I have nicknamed "Old Trusty". Practice practice practice! Look for chances to try...

  18. really??? (sigh)

    Five&Two Will Do replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has their own struggles. Perhaps I could exercise more, or eat a bit better, or take more vitamins or whatever. Maybe I smoke too many cigarettes or drink a little too much a little too...

  19. Failed Drug Test

    Five&Two Will Do replied to rrrrkk's topic in General Nursing

    If I tested positive for anything, I would certainly request a new test immediately. You are waiting, hoping that they "lose" it? Really! Please for goodness sake go ahead and request a repeat test...

  20. hypertensive emergency?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had clinical instructors that were not nearly as nice as you sound. There is a lot of fear generated by nursing school. What if I miss too many hours and fail. We had people go out in the last...

  21. Best way to push 0.5 mL med into a central line?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    We can disagree just fine. If you read my earlier post, I said ONS/INS standards and trainings. The "O" stands for Oncology in my last post. As Muno wrote, there are many many incidents of...

  22. Best way to push 0.5 mL med into a central line?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    I am well aware of infusion standards as I have been through ONS/INS training for the proper administration of chemo/biotherapies. There is never a time when a syringe less than 10ml should be...

  23. Best way to push 0.5 mL med into a central line?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    No offense to you, but this is not the best practice as the pressure generated by a 3ml syringe is too great to be considered safe for a central line. This is the policy at the hospital where I work....

  24. What's up with veteran nurses hating on new grads?

    Five&Two Will Do replied to jennilynn's topic in General Nursing

    That is for certain. I had to take a break from AN for a while due to the utter negativity. I like the technical posts about actual nursing practice, not the whiny nonsense that is put on this website...

  25. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Five&Two Will Do replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    It is terrible that the job market is so competitive right now. I would say that if you start in a specialty like psych or L&D taht you can become trapped in that field due to lack of experience...