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  1. EJ venapuncture by an RN

    bobnurse replied to ageless's topic in General Nursing

    Well its not a "Peripheral" stick being its in the neck........Although there is very little risk with attempting to access the E.J. vein, it does require training. Ive seen a few nurses accessing...

  2. IV doesn't back blood?

    bobnurse replied to bfx's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    typically a blood return is absent due to 1. The catheter size is to large in relation to the vessel lumen, i.e. blood cannot flow adequately around the catheter, thus you cannot aspirate blood...

  3. .45NS vs .9NS

    bobnurse replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    it makes you go pee pee more, so hopefully decreasing the BUN by increasing

  4. Who wears gloves when starting an IV?

    bobnurse replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Ive seen family members take notes on who washes their hands or uses alcohol gel when entering and leaving, who swabs thier ports with alcohol before IV pushes or piggybacks.....Who wears gloves for...

  5. Who wears gloves when starting an IV?

    bobnurse replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    You should always wear gloves.........If your patient gets an localized infection or sepsis, you are liable.........So if you dont wear gloves, get some good insurance.....You'll need it one

  6. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse that would eat everyones food.......She'd eat your half eaten food as well.....She had no limitations to what she'd eat, and didnt care whose it was, how old its been there and...

  7. ER the T.V. Show

    bobnurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    LPN = Practical Nurse LVN = Vocational Nurse Which all equals the same thing........Just some states call them LVN's and some call them

  8. Coagulation and ivs

    bobnurse replied to solmar's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    You should never use an intravenous device that does not aquire a blood return. This means if your catheter does not return blood, then you dont flush........Many times nurses say "Its in the vein,"...

  9. Legal case study question

    bobnurse replied to vmilty's topic in General Nursing

    what about the OSHA needle safety act? I think its OSHA..The law/act that required everyone to go needless, or have safety devices on all

  10. ER the T.V. Show

    bobnurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=original+cast+er/v=2/SID=e/l=IVR/SIG=158ib0g20/EXP=1109266570/*-http%3A//www.mirror.co.uk/competitions/competitions/content_objectid=13987805_method=full_siteid=50143_...

  11. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is the LPN calling the Doc with his/her assessment and the doctor is pronouncing the patient over the phone? In many states nurses RN or LPN are not allowed to pronounce patients. What they do is...

  12. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Livor mortis, also known as hypostasis, is the discoloration of the skin due to the pooling of blood in the dependent parts of the body following death. The blood pools because the heart can no longer...

  13. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you talking about the old guy who went into the bathroom and died while masturbating....the clerks girlfriend goes in there thinking its her boyfriend with a stiffee and has sex with a dead guy...

  14. ER the T.V. Show

    bobnurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to love it when Dr. Carter was a surgical med student....Dr. Ross and Dr. Benton. also Nurse Hathaway. Lots of good stuff back then. Do you remember the episode where omar epps (med...

  15. nursing shortage? nursing schools full?

    bobnurse replied to katie12345's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  16. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    OH, well we dont have a whitecastle anywhere close. So they overnight shipped us some white castle

  17. Code in Dialysis

    bobnurse replied to Paris40's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Excellent post

  18. Who Gets Our Left Overs?

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know for a fact that a physican who went to africa for a month for his church to provide medical care had access to expired medications. This church purchased a bus and converted it into a mobile...

  19. Who Gets Our Left Overs?

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it true that our drugs dont really expire at the printed expiration date? That they are repackaged and sent to mexico and africa? Is that why they are so cheap? I was in mexico a few years ago...

  20. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You no longer have to have a prescription for the heartstart AED and another brand, and soon any brand im

  21. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    bobnurse replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    Many nurses dont realize that there is a big difference between in-hospital care and pre-hospital care. A nurse might see 2 or 3 "patients" passed out in a building and run to help them,where a medic...

  22. ER the T.V. Show

    bobnurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to love ER until they killed off dr. green.......THen that was it for

  23. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    How about some cat

  24. Mc Donalds pays more for CNA with 8 yrs exp

    bobnurse replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we had a CNA leave to be a waitress at a restraunt..... We had a CNA leave to be a secretary.... We had a CNA leave to work at walmart..... and We had a LPN leave to become a manager for a 7-11 The...

  25. Contaminated Clothing

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I saw a story last night that said 60% of the ties worn by clinicians, mostly doctors are contaminated with staph and e-coli, as well as other potentially infectious pathogens........ We all know...