Roy Fokker BSN, RN

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    New admits at shift change

    Roy Fokker replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the day before yesterday In a 2 hour period, we had two stabbings, 4 chest pains, an acute MI (stabilized and flown out), an acute stroke (stabilized and flown out) and four abdominal...
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    "English Only" Rule at Work?

    Roy Fokker replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    At work I usually do not speak in any other language but English in patient care areas (this includes the nurses station) - at the most, it would be a short phrase or so and not as a matter of...
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    some younger male nurses.....

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

    Pardon me but... what the deuce is "ceil" ??Reminds me of an old joke: "ALL men see in only 16 colors, like windows default settings. Peach is a fruit, not a color."
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    UHC thread CLOSED Whaaaa! It was a great thread!

    Roy Fokker replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to discern emotion through the written word - especially on message boards and on the internet. It may have very well been un-intentional ... but it's hard to tell otherwise. Please try and...
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    what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Roy Fokker replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    do not renege on verbal orders! not only will i remember - the two other nurses who were within ear shot will also remember. and the next time, no-one and i mean no-one; including the fresh as a pup...
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    safe harbor

    Roy Fokker replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an older - but related - thread about the topic.
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    Do you find it hard to leave work at work?

    Roy Fokker replied to slsmithe's topic in General Nursing

    I moved over a 1000 miles away for my new job. I still call every once in a while to keep in touch with old friends. There is a particular patient who affects me, to this very day. Her story is just...
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    IV air bubble compensation

    Roy Fokker replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - so long as the bottles/bags are not below the level of the heart. Venous pressure is higher than atmospheric pressure - which is why if you cut/enter a vein, the blood comes out.... air doesn't...
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    top dollars

    Roy Fokker replied to tankar's topic in General Nursing

    Hey tankar, I recently posted an email I'd received some months ago. You can check it here... Good luck with your search
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    Are these procedures so bad?

    Roy Fokker replied to shelikesmorningglori's topic in General Nursing

    I've assisted with plenty of bone marrow biopsies when I worked med-surg. Great post. I cannot stress this enough - please, please, please advocate for your patient.Conscious sedation is wonderful -...
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    money money money!!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to moneyrn's topic in General Nursing

    some months ago, when i was fishing for a new job, i got this by email. i have a brother working in the middle east - makes a very comfortable living :) i admit i've thought about it (i mean, 35,000...
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    Medicine vs. ER

    Roy Fokker replied to Erin 321's topic in General Nursing

    I like the reward/incentive idea. I agree. I really don't like that attitude from my peers - be they floor nurse or ER nurse or ICU nurse. Good point - but the trouble is, you never know who is...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Roy Fokker replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sooooo, of 'car surfing'.... does it?[YOUTUBE]
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    Medicine vs. ER

    Roy Fokker replied to Erin 321's topic in General Nursing

    * Where I work, we use what's called an "Admit nurse". They go around the ED and do the "nursing admission paperwork" (assess skin, get med list, go over detailed history etc. etc.). Every floor nurse...
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    BACK PAIN & going to the ED

    Roy Fokker replied to coltsgrl's topic in Emergency

    you would be wasting your time.i'm sorry you are in so much pain and discomfort - but follow up as the d/c note recommends. like blee, my ed doesn't do mris either [edit: unless it was something...
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    My two least favorite words

    Roy Fokker replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    *squeek* *squeek* Ok, not really words but the sound a 2 month old makes who has a horridly constricted airway. Can hear 'em across the hall through the din of a busy ER. Makes my blood turn to ice......
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    Confessions of a CNA

    Roy Fokker replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I
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    JCAHO requirement? hourly rounds and written report at change of shift?

    Roy Fokker replied to blackberry's topic in General Nursing

    If it's JCAHO mandated, why shred the "evidence" ? Where I work, we answer to a higher god than JCAHO: Press-Ganey Woe betide the nurses who don't frequently round on their
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    Can't get stat lasix on override from accudose in telemetry unit..

    Roy Fokker replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because there are no usual "life threatening emergencies" that require the stat/override use of those drugs (save APAP for high fever I guess).I have a pet peeve about not being able to pull a bottle...
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    Couldnt put in a foley!!

    Roy Fokker replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    A Urologist once taught me to find the privy parts and to use it as an anatomical marker. Follow in a straight line down (and slightly up) and you'll almost never miss. Her little hint/trick has...
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    Nursing students or nurses, I need your advices!

    Roy Fokker replied to RU0984's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    SUNY Buffalo has an excellent nursing program
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    do you chart vent settings?

    Roy Fokker replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    Ditto that - along with a note about ETT cm mark at
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    Good Looking Enough to be a Nurse?

    Roy Fokker replied to casey1988's topic in General Nursing

    I've been known to shatter mirrors from time to time But guess what? The Docs respect me and my patients trust me because of what I know and how I do my job. That's all that matters. :) Good
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    Can a nursing student use the word "code"?

    Roy Fokker replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather call a Code and get chewed out if it were a mistake... ... than be all "dot your I's and cross your T's", not call the code and have a patient crash or worse. Don't sweat it. You did the...
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    NM->NJ how to transfer

    Roy Fokker replied to ciber-1's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.state.nj.us/oag/ca/nursing/inforequest.htm That ought to get you started. Please examine the packet closely. And please apply well ahead of time - NJ BON is notoriously slow! Good