Flyboy17

Flyboy17

EP/Cath Lab, E.R. I.C.U, and IVR

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  1. Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

    Flyboy17 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I've seen this several times with wretching and vomiting and sometimes pain. One thing that has always been a constant is Pot use, and each time they are very heavy users. I read an article about it...

  2. How old are you?

    Flyboy17 replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not extremely fit nor fat. Has some Gray hair

  3. Black Humour

    Flyboy17 replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked in a Spinal Rehab Center years ago. I learned just how humorous some but not all of those patients could be. I would see the Paras say to the Quads "hey Quad can you do this?" as they flap...

  4. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    Flyboy17 replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    " And of course many of these products come from factory farms , where animals are not raised in a natural way, have substances inject into them, and often mistreated. Organic farms where animals are...

  5. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    Flyboy17 replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Very Well said. As a Beef cattle farmer myself and member of one of the largest Ag producing counties in the state of VA you hit the nail on the

  6. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    Flyboy17 replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, not a Vegan but never thaought of that at

  7. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    Flyboy17 replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    MeiLana-Not sure about the myths of soy. can you

  8. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    Flyboy17 replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    RNsRWE and Veggiestunyc- Can we please get back at hand of giving advise to a fellow nurse and stop this mindless bickering. You are both right and you are both wrong in certain aspects. Please

  9. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    Flyboy17 replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my current place which is Cardiac Cath and EP we see plenty of people that have treated their bodies badly, We have a PA that is a Vegan, for health not moral reasons, and he suggests more balanced...

  10. Anatomy of a Code

    Flyboy17 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Fortunately from the Cath Lab side of codes we usually have very good outcomes. I hate to say just another day at the office but once you run enough of them it really does feel like just another code....

  11. ICD off but not pacer

    Flyboy17 replied to badconfused's topic in Cardiac

    Michlynn is correct. A magnet will only turn off a defibrillator, as far as a pacemaker all companies have what is called a magnet rate that sets the rate to a certain range once it is placed. In most...

  12. IV pushes

    Flyboy17 replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    We call it the cath lab push. We will fast push almost every med except Protamine and Calcium/Potassium. Most drugs in a good INT can be pushed fast into the IV pump tubing and allowed to fluch in...

  13. Joint commission and their ridiculous mandates

    Flyboy17 replied to nightdove's topic in Critical Care

    My biggest pet peave regarding JCAHO is most everytime I see them going through paperwork, looking in shelves and cabinets, etc. I have yet to see a representative come any where except the OR and...

  14. ECG Help

    Flyboy17 replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in Cardiac

    ]This is a great website and is packed full of really good info.

  15. Questions from a student!

    Flyboy17 replied to Christinajoannne's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have been in the Cath/ EP Lab for five years, and it has been the best five years of my nursing career. I started out as an EMT in the ED during my nursing school, then took a Nursing internship...

  16. What's your go-to for stress relief?

    Flyboy17 replied to Brian's topic in Emergency

    Bourbon and

  17. Defibrillator Pads- WHERE??

    Flyboy17 replied to mrwea1959's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So we do not have a policy since every patient is different and every case is different. I'll start with an EP study and Right sided Device placement- We usually have Right IJ Access for our CS...

  18. Criteria for Pacemaker insertion?!

    Flyboy17 replied to rmariee's topic in Cardiac

    Should the patient get a pacemaker? Not sure, in the future, most likely she will if they canont find an underlying cause of her bradycardia. It very well could be related to Hypothyroidism but if it...

  19. Should a student nurse take ACLS?

    Flyboy17 replied to joshmiller2010's topic in Cardiac

    I teach to ACLS to a group of fourth year nursing students every spring. These studnets usually do a great job and have so much fresh knowledge in their heads that they do very well. It is not going...

  20. Cath Lab:Panning the Table

    Flyboy17 replied to MintShakes's topic in Cardiac

    Here in Virginia. Anyone can pan as long as it is an RT or MD on the pedal. Nurses are allowed to scrub with a doc but an RT has to be in the department if radiation safety issues arrise. Panning is...

  21. Decrease in volume of Cath Lab cases?

    Flyboy17 replied to harley007's topic in Cardiac

    In our local hospital we have seen an increase in our cath cases as well as EP. We are a midsize community hospital but we are also at many local events in the community to spread the word about heart...

  22. cardiac catheterization

    Flyboy17 replied to hazzzem's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The purpose of accessing the artery and not the vein is to obtain access to the left side of the heart. The coronaries lie just above the aortic valve, so in order to see the heart arteries it has to...

  23. Cardiac Cath Lab heparin dosages

    Flyboy17 replied to canned_bread's topic in Cardiac

    In our CCL we use 2000 units in 1 liter NS for our flush bags. If we need to give the patient any Heparin for a PCI or Radial access the Doc gives IA. Our Hopsital is really trying to be proactive...

  24. why so many puncture sites with tavr and ablations?

    Flyboy17 replied to NurseCollins799's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So with most ablations there are several catheters placed in the heart all at once. Most of these are for diagnostic and pacing reasons. The Right IJ is usually a 7fr sheath that is placed for a...

  25. Cath Lab Staffing

    Flyboy17 replied to FerRN's topic in Cardiac

    On my end in Virginia, we have two nurses always for STEMIs. One is always the circulator and usually the Monitor. Our RTs are the scrubs for the Docs. During the day though when we have more staff we...