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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    xtxrn replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Good point, Stargazer- ED type pain isn't the same as neurogenic pain, ortho pain, visceral pain, incisional pain,

  2. Fired within 90 days... advice?

    xtxrn replied to blue_belle9's topic in Nursing Career

    The BON is not the "nurse employment history warehouse"...employers check the BON for a valid license- that's it. :) I'm not in favor of not including where you've worked- if it comes out, and the new...

  3. Ops! Things that make you go huh!

    xtxrn replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Nursing

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile Not from Johns' Hopkins, but has decent references, and gets to the point. The docs I worked with didn't want APAP given unless a temp hit 101.0F, for the reason...

  4. Just need to vent to those that would understand...

    xtxrn replied to Camemile's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's ok.... you can still post :) Just don't say you dropped someone on their head, and someone got mad at you and it's THEIR fault- things do get a bit heated w/that sort of thing It's...

  5. Your body did what?!?

    xtxrn replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just be glad if it slammed shut again

  6. Your body did what?!?

    xtxrn replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    COME BACK !! Follow the sound of our collective

  7. Your body did what?!?

    xtxrn replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that reminded you of a member Reminds me of the movie "Pink Cadillac" with Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters.... Clint's character was off somewhere in a Vegas casino, and Peter's...

  8. Your body did what?!?

    xtxrn replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...had some ancient woman whose uterus just sorta got taken over by gravity whenever she got up to the BSC.....we were told to glove up, slather on the lube, and push that puppy back where it...

  9. Your body did what?!?

    xtxrn replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    There really should be some sort of nursing medal system for things like this. "Nurses' Book of World Records", with various bodily functions or "parts" celebrated for the amazing things that...

  10. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Well stated :) (the rest was good too

  11. I've Had Absolutely ENOUGH And I Cannot Believe The Managers I work Under!

    xtxrn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still hung up on the 5mg of dig...... how does that EVER look

  12. Love Fest

    xtxrn replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    The goat with the impeccable oral/orthodontic

  13. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

    xtxrn replied to princess pickles's topic in General Nursing

    I harpoon myself multiple times daily. Before removing the syringe from the vial, I draw back at least 10 extra units, then move the needle so it's drawing up air and withdraw another 10 units of...

  14. Diagnostic test results. What do you tell the patient?

    xtxrn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Not a black or white question for me.....totally depended on what the test was, and how much the doc had discussed with them prior to the test. IF someone went for a CT or MRI to r/o a specific...

  15. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    xtxrn replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Something else to consider is that BP can drop if the pain triggers autonomic reactions. Ever had menstrual cramps bad enough to cause presyncopal, or actual syncopal reactions? I "look" fine. I...

  16. How much should I get?

    xtxrn replied to Llam86's topic in Nursing Career

    There's a doc on the run from the feds for a "weight loss clinic" - dispensed his own meds, and evidently billed medicare/medicaid millions of dollars for services he never performed. Clinic was down...

  17. How much should I get?

    xtxrn replied to Llam86's topic in Nursing Career

    Is this some sort of chelation clinic? This sounds like a major ripoff. AND, questionable if it's just some way to get money off of people who feel badly enough to try anything. I wouldn't even...

  18. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    xtxrn replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    You have to wake them for vitals the first couple of nights anyway- so when you ask about pain with vs, ask if they need meds :) With the PCA, anytime I had concerns about someone's respiratory...

  19. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    xtxrn replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of it depends on how long they've had the pain, and the type of pain... and those without a history of pain are going to jack up the scores, just because they don't have the frame of...

  20. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    xtxrn replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Duplicate

  21. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    xtxrn replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    ORTHO patients hurt- a LOT. Bone pain is its own animal. And it's mean. Neurological pain is also horrendous. But, bottom line, it's not your job to believe them- it's your job to medicate them per...

  22. skin breakdown after total knee

    xtxrn replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in General Nursing

    Uh. I hear what you're saying- but the pain involved was enough to require someone to help EVERY TKR transfer- either to the BSC or up to the BR w/walker. Help with repositioning pillows also needs...

  23. IV therapy/certification/teaching in Texas

    xtxrn replied to nursedj09's topic in Texas Nursing

    The "exact" answer in TX (since that's what the OP asked about) is whatever the individual hospital decides it will be :) The hospitals I worked at had their own cert classes. The nurses did not have...

  24. How does the study of sociology relate to Nursing?

    xtxrn replied to Aiesram's topic in General Nursing

    Your groups are microcosms of society...any patient you take care of will be part of some group, or groups.... while everyone is an individual, some of their "groups" will effect their thoughts,...

  25. skin breakdown after total knee

    xtxrn replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in General Nursing

    I was up that night (within 4 hours). Is there something else going on? We can't give advice, but would ask the nurses for