Five&Two Will Do

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 link to good policies for this procedure?

Thank you very much

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 for adequate ventilation, ie. monitoring chest rise,...

\ 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 the touchy people on this site. I apologized to yo...

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 day!!!

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 too!

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

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. Do you think that each level of licensure builds...

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 well!

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 with the basics. This includes being a sitter, or...

Better get rid of it before the staff gets into it........

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 people that I hear complain about work and how it is so...

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 time shopping at the mall. I had a FB page for a...

That is hilarious!

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 medical center in the area. I received a patient f...

When I was first a CNA, I worked with Maxim Healthcare. I was sent to a place that had locked Alzheimers unit and of course that is where the "agency guy" was always assigned. I loved to watch the old CNA's work with the demented patients. I learn...

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 family happy, good for you. I have never been asked t...

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 hospital is small and the PICC nurses do not take ...

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 that practice this had worked there way through nu...

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 on difficult people, but do not just go in there s...

I have seen this kinda thing too. It is pitiful! I think they came up with those funny stethescope covers to prevent sores from forming around the neck kinda like the little foam pieces that go behind the ears while wearing a nasal cannula. LOL! No o...

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 often. Who cares! I am not perfect nor do I really ...

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 unless you have something to hide.

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 semester for that. I think it owuld have been wis...