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  1. Which Hospital in Mass?

    lapappey replied to ER_RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Beth Israel Deaconess has a good reputation for treating their nurses well. They're also a fantastic hospital. Mass General is a wonderful hospital, medically speaking, but not as well paid as...

  2. Share your mnemonics and tricks

    lapappey replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Nursing Humor

    Acute Pancreatitis: I GET SMASHED I - idiopathic G - gallstone E - EtOH T - trauma S - steroids M - mumps (paramyxovirus) and other viruses (EBV, CMV) A - autoimmune S - scorpion sting / snake bite H...

  3. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    lapappey replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Belize from Angels in America ... yes, it's a play, but it was on TV (HBO) ... so I guess it counts :chuckle . Doctor: Nurses are supposed to be in white! Belize: Doctors are supposed to be in bed in...

  4. Nwe Grad in PACU? Ever?

    lapappey replied to sunnyjohn's topic in PACU

    PACU's will probably like acute care experience, which can be a sort of catch-22, since most acute care nursing assistant jobs like acute care experience ... however, it may not be a requirement. In...

  5. Nwe Grad in PACU? Ever?

    lapappey replied to sunnyjohn's topic in PACU

    Our PACU (large teaching hospital) has a few new grads who worked as PCT's here beforehand. Other than that, most RN's have med/surg if not SICU experience beforehand. If you're really interested in...

  6. What does this mean for Michigan LPNs??

    lapappey replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Ratios are nice, but some of these particular ones seem like oh so much pie in the sky. 1:2 in my PACU? I'd love it. But do we have it? No sir. But wouldn't it be nice? And what does: mean for...

  7. New edition of Miller bashes CRNAs

    lapappey replied to gotosleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, without seeing it, I'm not sure that quoting from a research study qualifies as "bashing." I know that there is research out there that says that CRNAs are just as safe as MDs and also that...

  8. Is it SAFE to be the scrub AND assistant to the surgeon during c-sections?

    lapappey replied to mfshirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ideal? No. Safe? Maybe. But in these situations, you do what you have to

  9. Do you clean B/P cuffs between pts???

    lapappey replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    qd (night shift techs) and after a patient on isolation or if they are exposed to blood or bodily fluids ... infection control wise I'm sure we could be doing better, but typically, the pt is wheeled...

  10. No She/he Did Not!!!

    lapappey replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Introduce myself as working in the "NEUROLOGY" department to my UROLOGY pre-op patient (seeing as I work all services) and, without missing a beat, start the pre-op interview ... until I saw the look...

  11. Do you refer patients to websites for helpful information?

    lapappey replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Look at what showed up as an advertisement on that page (granted, not something that the author endorses, but still something that a pt could very easily come across) ......

  12. New York Times: Robots can replace nurses!

    lapappey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :angryfire http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/18/technology/18nurse.html [snip laudatory BS] "Meet Penelope," Dr. Treat said, motioning toward a robotic arm poised over a set of surgical tools. "She is...

  13. New York Times seems to think robots can replace "scrub nurses"

    lapappey posted a topic in Operating Room

    :angryfire http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/18/technology/18nurse.html [snip laudatory BS] "Meet Penelope," Dr. Treat said, motioning toward a robotic arm poised over a set of surgical tools. "She is...

  14. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    As the only male in one's class, one gets used to the class being referred to as "ladies, and, um, gentle-man" fairly quickly ...

  15. New York Times: Robots can replace nurses!

    lapappey replied to lapappey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oops Should've given credit where credit was due That was Carl Elbing's "Nurstoons"

  16. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    You know, all those registered NURSES with associates degrees in NURSING who desperately want to be NURSES ... wait a second

  17. Interesting beef with AED's

    lapappey replied to lapappey's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Point taken, point definitely taken-- So should all pulseless patients be shocked in the field? Does ACLS only mandate not shocking asystole because in the hospital we have resources to confirm that...

  18. Interesting beef with AED's

    lapappey posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Was having an interesting discussion the other day and wondered what people think. AED's were criticized for their inability to recognize occult VF, seeing as the only monitor one lead (lead I?) and...

  19. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to see a sense of humor. Just busting b###s.

  20. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    Holy needle cricothyrotomies, Batman! It's an arrogant paramedic! Can we give this divisiveness a rest please? Both of you! Play nice! There's room enough for both of you. From scene to E.R. doors,...

  21. Interesting beef with AED's

    lapappey replied to lapappey's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There would be no change in time for defibrilation if VF was obvious in Lead II(AED's do monitor lead II, right? I said Lead I earlier and that was definitely wrong now that I think about it). If...

  22. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    lapappey replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    "Nursing" and "Medicine" are two different disciplines and models of healthcare delivery. Not all laypeople, well, in fact, not all healthcare providers, "get" this, but getting the point across would...

  23. Interesting beef with AED's

    lapappey replied to lapappey's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ah, but shocking asystole can actually have a negative effect on outcomes. So we can't shock asystole indiscriminately on the basis of "it might be occult VF." I was poking around on the net and...

  24. Why did you become a nurse instead of a doctor?

    lapappey replied to GlowBear500's topic in General Nursing

    As a OR tech, a lot of the MD's I worked with really encouraged me to go to med school (well, to go pre-med and then go to med school). I decided to go into nursing after seeing what exactly MD's have...

  25. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    lapappey replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    I know of a gentlemen who discovered his latex allergy in a rather, uh, memorable way (hint: not gloves.) I really can't imagine how unpleasant that would actually be