Roy Fokker BSN, RN

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    How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    cheers,
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    How are you with needles?

    Roy Fokker replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I know I'm a guy and all that...... but I don't think foleys hold a candle to NG tubes If I ever present to the hospital with a GI bleed or something, just shoot me and be done with it. Please....
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    I started my first IV last night

    Roy Fokker replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, at least now you won't be caught ala "deer in the headlights" when you have to start an IV on some one in the future :) 'Never discount experience'
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    Banana Bags. Etoh. Rate.

    Roy Fokker replied to JeepAnnie's topic in General Nursing

    That's an interesting question. Our banana bags in the ED usually consist of saline/LR bags with MVI, mag, folate and thiamine. As such - so long as the patient's fluids don't NEED to be rate...
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    How are you with needles?

    Roy Fokker replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    I donate blood and plasma on a regular, clockwork basis. I have great veins... they're just not "anatomically normal" (BIG surprise isn't it? "Gee Roy. Is there ANY part of you that IS normal?? Huh?!"...
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    IV start advice

    Roy Fokker replied to broosevader's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, in my personal opinion (and experience), hand/anterior-palm IVs hurt the most. I'd rather have the discomfort of ante-cube IVs versus hand IVs. I haven't had the displeasure of experiencing...
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    Is cath lab considered critical care?

    Roy Fokker replied to csm99's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - but not all CRNA programs/schools have the same "accepting parameters" - just as not all flight nursing programs have the same accepting parameters.E.g.: If I completed my CEN and went across...
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    IV start advice

    Roy Fokker replied to broosevader's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious - may I ask your reasoning/rationale for this? :)
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    I started my first IV last night

    Roy Fokker replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! :) May it be the first of many hundreds of successful IV starts to come
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    IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to ask a few questions. I'm just interested in the responses. Please - no judgment, no 'implications' of anything. Just some questions and hopefully, I'll have some thoughtful answers :) Q:...
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    What's the craziest order you've ever seen?

    Roy Fokker replied to ozoneranger's topic in General Nursing

    I still chuckle everytime I recall the "Activity: Up ad lib" order on the 89 year old hip fracture pt... :)
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    In need of a serious "rah rah" (long)

    Roy Fokker replied to Jean1313's topic in General Nursing

    Jean, You're story sounds EXACTLY like mine - about a year ago. I quit that job because I ended up having SVTs @ work. NO job, no matter what the economy - is worth the loss of your health and sanity....
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    Is cath lab considered critical care?

    Roy Fokker replied to csm99's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to agree. I think the general rule of thumb is "unless you work in a CCU, you're not CCU".If Cath Lab can be considered "Critical Care", then so can the "ED" (how many Cath Lab folks manage ICU...
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    Give Me The Cold Hard Truth About Nursing

    Roy Fokker replied to JD810's topic in Men in Nursing

    that's a commendable attitude - most of us start out with such inclinations. imo, it helps to hold on to them - especially when the going gets rough (be it school or working as a nurse). not sure i'd...
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    Any Trauma Nurses in here?

    Roy Fokker replied to Jewl's topic in General Nursing

    CANNOT emphasize this enough!!!Don't build your life on what TV land promises. You want "reality"? Just turn the TV off... Trauma, even for trauma centers, isn't the norm. "Trauma Life in the ER"...
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    Semi-rant: There is a "reason" why...

    Roy Fokker posted a topic in General Nursing

    most of us strive to do our best to get our alloted tasks done in the alloted time to the best of our abilities. and what we are unable to complete, we pass it on to our colleagues following us with a...
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    Semi-rant: There is a "reason" why...

    Roy Fokker replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Erik :),Believe it or not, I'm quote glad you started that thread. And what's more, I'm pleased that it has turned out to be a learning experience for all of us - ED nurses, floor nurses and others...
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    OK ED nurses, fill me in on the real story.

    Roy Fokker replied to eriksoln's topic in Emergency

    That sounds quite depressing - all the more when you think about the fact that the floors getting slammed with admissions often end up getting 3-4-5 patients in a 15 minute space.Yech! You're...
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    Do You Wear Gloves When...

    Roy Fokker replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I too, cherish and love human touch.... BUT, I've been "surprised" so often, by so many various things (needles, body fluids), in so many different parts of the body and by so many different patient...
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    bedside reporting

    Roy Fokker replied to hack_ley's topic in General Nursing

    We are trying to implement a new policy of the primary ED nurse for the patient giving bedside report to the primary ICU nurse of the patient when pt. is transfered from ED to ICU. Here's the pros and...
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    Maintaining Morale During High Census

    Roy Fokker replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    I think OP has a very valid question/request. While we all would like to be steadily employed, no one should be stressed out to the point of burn out. "What are you complaining about, be thankful that...
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    Long shifts---how long is too long?

    Roy Fokker replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've pulled 16s. The longest (and by far the worst ever) was this stretch where I found myself working 6 straight "12s" in a row (during superbowl this year). That was absolutely brutal - no shift was...
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    If you breastpumped at work, were your coworkers supportive?

    Roy Fokker replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 co-workers right now who are pumping. Yeah, when the ED is hopping mad crazy busy, it kinda sucks to handle your section by yourself.... ... but in the grand shceme of things, I don't think...
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    Contact isolation for MRSA question

    Roy Fokker replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    You're talking 'sense' now.Remember - nursing isn't supposed to "make sense". Our primary goal is to fill out papers. Stop questioning authority!! Must I send you to the
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    From med/surg to ED nursing

    Roy Fokker replied to bubba04's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not surprised (and neither should you!) Think about it - ED nursing is obviously not the same as med-surg nursing. Each discipline brings forth it's own set of skills and thought process. I...