bobnurse

bobnurse

Member

  • Content

    449

  • Visitors

    7,159

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    8

All Content by bobnurse

  1. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer commercially prepared products over home made, but i dont turn them down,and to think of it, the homemade stuff is usually quite tasty. You just never know if someone is really pissed about...

  2. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why would having an AED open you up to liability? Why would a LTC advertise their AED for public use? And if a patient chose LTC over an ED, why wouldnt you provide BLS until EMS arrived, as if it...

  3. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    unfortunately you

  4. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why not another

  5. Hang time for IV solutions

    bobnurse replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    Ive worked at probably 12-15 hospitals now and all of them have the 24 hour rule. IVF's can hang for 24

  6. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    One of our docs just brought some roasted

  7. i am a tall girl - need advice!

    bobnurse replied to toadflax's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the laugh, this was an odd question to

  8. Diff b/w PICC and Central Line

    bobnurse replied to angelique777's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Strips meaning steri-strips to hold it down? some people use them, many dont. The biggest difference in dressing changes is to ensure that your pulling the opsite towards the insertion site to...

  9. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    rigor mortis is the state a body reaches when the oxygen supply to the muscles ceases but the cells continue to respire anaerobically (without oxygen). this causes lactic acid to build up, which...

  10. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If a person wants CPR, its your job to give it to them. If a person wants to be a full code and their 90, then they are a full code. We are here to honor their wishes, leaving our personal beliefs...

  11. CPR after rigor mortis

    bobnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We teach in CPR courses that you dont have to do CPR if the following exists: 1. DNR Order Present (hard copy) 2. Physician present and pronounces patient 3. Rigormortis is present 4. Severe Trauma...

  12. Nurses and Defibrillation

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    It was not long ago when defibrillation was limited to physicians only. One day, nurses said, "why cant we defibrillate, instead of waiting for the doc's to arrive" The docs said are you...

  13. nursing magazine info please

    bobnurse replied to mamaof3's topic in General Nursing

    the same people who publish nursing 2005 publish nursing made easy.......we have a poster with both subcription cards attached to it, so they must be by the same

  14. Biological Training

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im just curious what type if any, biological training any of the nurses have gotten? If we got hit by smallpox/anthrax/nerve agent today, are you prepared? What has your hospital done to prepare...

  15. Nursing in the Future

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nursing in 75 years..........Whats gonna change, whats gonna be new, what will we get rid of? 50 years ago, nurses didnt wear gloves, didnt wash their hands, Used glass syringes, metal bed pans Men in...

  16. question about insurance

    bobnurse replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    Get Malpractice Insurance.......its cheap and there if you need it.... Most facilities will cover you if you act within their policies and procedures, and if you do something wrong, they can say you...

  17. LVN's without microscope experience?

    bobnurse replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Most LVN courses are done at a vo-tech school where they do not take college level biology courses with labs..........So no need for a microscope......... They are now advancing there careers and a...

  18. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Im getting

  19. Help with Strips

    bobnurse replied to proudmommielpn's topic in Cardiac

    Tombstone ST Segments are the most hyperacute stage of the MI and last very short.......Most people miss this stage and catch the MI in the latter acute

  20. DNR means Do Not Treat

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    anyone

  21. DNR means Do Not Treat

    bobnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    There needs to be some time devoted on educating people on what exactly a DNR is....So many people have the idea that DNR means do not treat....... Example: A DNR patient goes into a 3rd degree...

  22. IV Site Prep

    bobnurse replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone

  23. Nurses and Defibrillation

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It

  24. Diff b/w PICC and Central Line

    bobnurse replied to angelique777's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I insert PICC's using the microintroducer technique, which in a sense is no different than starting an IV in the uppper arm.......A 20 gauge angio cath is used to access either the cephalic or basilic...

  25. Diff b/w PICC and Central Line

    bobnurse replied to angelique777's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    In General Terms, the only difference between a PICC and Central Line is Insertion Site.........Arm versus chest or neck...........The tip of the device resides in the same location.............. The...