Katmae RN

Hope your mother will be OK..how old is she?her heart is large the doc said ,which makes it less effective in pumping,thus the chf. what is her pulse running? does she smoke? Maybe they want her pressure lower to prevent her heart from working so har...

don't ya just hate the ignorance or doctors..pulling wires with a inr of 3.4..duh what an [language edited by moderator]

Wow did i put that post in the wrong place or what..I just read neonatal nurses. I'm babbling about a 98 yr old woman jeez. But euthanasia does cross all age groups..and it is us nurses at the bedside with them.

The docs order the prn meds for comfort..it's the nurse who decides when and how often to give them in what i have experienced. We are with the patient 24/7..and witness all that they go thru in a hopeless, terminal condition. Last night a 98 yr old ...

Was the man treated with TPA? Nitro IV, Morphine ,ASA ? Or just told the doctor will be here soon (Haha) I can't imagine the damge done to his heart muscle if not..and then if such did happen, it should be brought to the attention of someone high...

Hi I am wondering what the jobs are like in the Virgin Islands. What kinda of work in nursing, and how many patients are you responsible for? Sounds wonderful. How are the living conditions you have as a traveler? Thanks Kathleen

Thanks for the refresher Bruinlaura :)

its been 18 yrs since i had to study the cranial nerves..so my memory, is well lets say, dull. Can someone please name the nerves to match the nmemonic . Thanks

Iowa here. Moved 4 yrs ago from NJ. I love the peace of the midwest. The hospital i work at has 25 beds and is a critical care access hospital.

Pam my thoughts are with you as you struggle through this difficult time. When I "let" my Dad go it was one of the hardest things ever. I'm sure your Mom will be grateful to you and the family for letting her go from this suffering. If you believe in...

LOL Carotid..a day in the life of a holiday in the ER. Too funny. My turn is coming at 23:00. Hope all the cardiac people ate lightly!Course the serotonin levels just might make them sleepppp hopefully. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

I find squeezing saline down someone's trach or et tube is cruel. The patient coughs and gags even worse than just suctioning. It must be awful! I know when i swallow something and it goes down "the wrong pipe" it is very uncomfortable and scary. The...

Glad to hear that your Dad had good nursing care, and that you got to be with him when he left this world. I too got called in when he turned bad and got to be with him. I too am an only child..and Dad meant the world to me.Such a relief to see his s...

Tabbey people will always try to intimidate you in your career. It's part of the business. I doubt there is any place where you won't find at least one *****. Trust your own judgement of who you are and what you stand for. I never worked as a CNA or ...

I took off a total of 3 months to go to my Dad, and find out why he was having chronic diarrhea, 10 lb weight loss, and cough. The docs he saw never found out the cause until I came out there to his home state..and insisted they do further tests. It ...

I appreciate this refresher of iv calculation thanks Angel

[ QUOTE=nursemeow] Nice to hear Deborah Heart and Lung is still a great place to work. I spent 13 yrs there and it truly is a terrific place. I moved to Iowa 4 yrs ago and boy did I stumble trying to find anything remotely resembling Deborah's good...

How sad Purlple. It's really a tragedy how ethical issues such as this woman has have not been adressed by the medical profession or society. I often think when caring for such a tragic patient..if only the public could see what goes on here for 24 h...

Guess after 17 years at the bedside I have seen a great deal of human suffering. Prolonged by trach's, GT's etc. My own Dad in the end with terminal cancer as well. I got to be with him as he left this world..and although it was deeply painful to me,...

I was referring to Terry Schiavo in my earlier post. I saw her husband and his lawyer on Larry King discuss the long drawn out process involved in letting Terry go. Then after years of fighting in the courts for what they believe were Terry's wishes ...

According to Jeb Bush yes we must be fed by tube. Those Bush's just love telling us all what we're gonna do.

Boy Kathy that sure sounds like a difficult day! Sounds like you are a wonderful caregiver. I hope if I ever "lose it" I'll find someone as caring as you are to keep me decent :) Glad the wine helped you unwind..and sharing here always helps. Good l...

Made a med error years ago..a fellow nurse took a phone order the previous night for a patient with pain. Order Demerol/Vistaril iv push . A few of us got caught giving this. The vial writing is so tiny on Vistaril..but it does indeed say Do Not Give...

It's scary..health care being at the bottom of priority in our country. I haven't heard any solutions to the problem yet. Even something as simple as making your payments to health insurance company being tax deductible. I pay 2800.00 a yr. for a 180...

I feel negatively about the Magnet status. It seems like a ploy for hospitals to brag with for patients to come to that hospital. Show me a $5.00/hr. raise when we get it and I'll respect it more.