diddoms

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1. I have a question about humor etiquette

   diddoms replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

   In my experience Patients cope well with Nurse's foibles. Being open and honest with them is often an ivitation to them to open up to you and tell you things they have never told anyone else. One of...

2. SAD: Just Wondering........

   diddoms replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Australia and our winters are pretty short compared to you guys. I once met a woman from USA travellin g in Australia . She was the first person who I had met with SAD. She used to get...

3. Negative CVP?

   diddoms replied to RN92's topic in MICU, SICU

   CVP measures pressure in the Vena Cava which sits in the Thoracic Cavity. During inspiration we create a negative chest pressure in order for air to fill our lungs, and then a positive pressure to...

4. Are ABGs, Arterial Blood Gases an invasive procedure?

   diddoms replied to student06's topic in General Nursing

   Definately Invasive. If they have an art line that is an invasive line and can be very painful even when local is used. ABG's via a an arterial stab are also invasive, and as the earlier post...

5. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

   diddoms replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

   I'm male and I've had that experince too .Only once in 18 years, but it was hell at the time. What you are experiencing (isolation) is a covert form of bullying. Conversations suddenly stopping when...

6. PE and R. to L. atrial shunt

   diddoms replied to -Emma-'s topic in MICU, SICU

   I used to work in a hyperbaric facility where we treated amoungst other things scuba divers with the Bends or decompression illness( DCI). Every once and a while we would get some one who had...

7. All You Lefty's Out there....

   diddoms replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

   I'm ambidextrous. Does that count? I do some things with the Left hand and some with the

8. Open or restricted visitation in ICU/CCU

   diddoms replied to RNmac97's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked in 3 teaching hospitals in Melbourne Australia. It is our custom to have what you would call open visiting. We limit to 2 visitors per patient, but people can visit 24/7. Having said that...

9. Need advice about failure to thrive

   diddoms replied to ICUnowOHN's topic in General Nursing

   This sounds like a complex case. I think this kid needs a bit of "tough love". This kid has used food as a way to control his parents . Being a poor eater obviously gets him a lot of attention form...

10. What does your spouse do?

    diddoms replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My wife is also a nurse. We met over a hot resus in ER.

11. stupid question from a student

    diddoms replied to Still Riding's topic in Emergency

    There is no such thing as a stupid question, just dumb

12. suspended for signing an 8pm med on MAR at 5pm in error

    diddoms replied to VirginiaLPN97's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It looks to me that you've been set up, and you've been a victim of BAD management. Any manager worth their salt would have aske d for your side of the story, and then at least councelled you. It...

13. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

    diddoms replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    1. 18 years 2. Acute. ICU 3. Major city hospital - Australia 4. BSN with Post Grad Cert 5. NO! No and NO. I used to have to wear cotton scrubs when I worked in a hyperbaric facility. That was for...

14. Tracheal Suction Technique

    diddoms replied to diane1970's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Here is an excerpt from the The Journal of Clinical Nursing which throws some light on this discussion. Hope you find it useful.>> >> Volume 10(5)...

15. SCARY drug exp post C-Sec - DROPERIDOL

    diddoms replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen Droperidol used in ICU as a sedative with confused patients. Like Haloperidol one of the side effects are alpha receptor site suppression. The most common side effect that I have witnessed...