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  1. Pediatric Home Care Agency Denver

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to ColoradoCNA's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Try Pediatric Services of America Pediatric Home Healthcare | PSA Healthcare. You can also try Professional Pediatric Homecare http://www.pediatrichomecare.com. I don't know if they hire CNAs,...

  2. Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was actually surprised that you couldn't obtain a SaPO2, myself, as our EMT's can, and if they don't and the patient is on O2, then they will be docked in their documentation and treatment during...

  3. Question - Moving to CO & Need Advice About Licensure

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to bossynurse101's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I would just use your temporary housing address. I think what they infer by "permanent" is that you are actually living in Colorado, and not using something like a PO Box for your address. You are...

  4. The Mockery of Nursing

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hear! Hear!:cheers: I'm going from where I got to look at hot Fire Fighters in bunker gear. I'll need something to lift my spirits when the sunshine and rainbows stop blowing out my ...well maybe...

  5. Why Fever and Leukocytosis with Cholecystitis?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Guest 360983's topic in General Nursing

    Also, and I may be off base here, but think of what the body does during an inflammatory response. You are going to get leukocyte migration into the area to try to "take care of" whatever is causing...

  6. The Mockery of Nursing

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES! "Uh, excuse me... you can't go into VFIB yet, I don't know what to do...I need to check in with the forum first. Thank

  7. The Mockery of Nursing

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I would really like to know is why do you think you need to post the same thread three times, if you don't receive replies within an hour of posting the

  8. Mickey buttons and lansoprazole capsules

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Blackcat99's topic in Pediatric

    Ah, the things they don't tell you in school. I know about coke flushes, I didn't know that you could utilize applesauce (diluted, correct?)

  9. Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry if this sounds abrupt, however, why didn't you contact medical control for assistance or call for an ALS intercept to better assess your patient and let the Paramedic make the decision to...

  10. The Mockery of Nursing

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, this I could go with. Thanks "Woof":D I didn't pass the TEAS by .3 percent and they made come all the way down here to RETAKE it with a PENCIL! They shoulda just let me in.

  11. The Mockery of Nursing

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You people are mean. I so don't have the wittiness tonight. Now, since I called you mean, I am going to have a drink. Thanks for the pick-me-up , I've had a stupid

  12. right ventricular infarction

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to tovahNS's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here are some sites that I googled for you. E-medicine requires sign up but it is free, and one of my favorite sites to go to. Medscape: Medscape Access Right ventricular myocardial infarction Right...

  13. I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    hey_suz Sorry I took you the wrong way. I try not to make inferences, it's just been one of those days. Thanks for the information. I do appreciate it...any opportunity to learn. Hope you have a...

  14. I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    Hello! New Nurse here. I honestly have no opinion one way or the other. If it needs to be done, it needs to be done, I understand that. I just wanted to know why it was done mostly. I have no...

  15. what did I see?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Honestly, Suanna, I think in the situations where I would use a field IO, the patient, probably doesn't have much of chance of survival in the first place. I have been off the ambulance for two...

  16. I know nothing about Colorado...

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to beckster_01's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Another hospital for you to look into would be Aurora Medical Center. They have a good MICU, as well as a strong CV program. Last I knew they were also a Magnet hospital. Don't base acuity of...

  17. what did I see?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know where the OP is from, all I know is from my own experience and the protocols for my area. You are correct in that the medical fragility should be taken into account. But for EMS it...

  18. what did I see?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Suanna, You need to understand that the IO is used for emergency access. Once the patient is at the ER, more definitive means of IV access are used. The IO is only left in place for 24 hours, if...

  19. I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the clarification Zora... Like I said, new to nursing. I try to be logical, but I understand sometimes that ... well let's just say I

  20. EKG strips

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    A good book to have is Rapid EKG Interpretation by Dr. Dale Dubin. You can get it on Amazon here: Amazon.com: Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Sixth Edition (9780912912066): Dale Dubin: Books Some...

  21. what did I see?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    With the Denver Metro Protocols, we are supposed to attempt twice to secure a PIV. With experience, you learn which patient's you aren't going to waste the time on trying to do that, and go straight...

  22. what did I see?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Suanna, Using IO's to establish a much needed IV in a critical patient isn't a fad. It has been around for years. It is now being used more than the past because of better techniques. IO's are...

  23. what did I see?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you are interested or just want to know if EMS is for you, talk to your local Fire Department/Ambulance Service for the opportunity to do a ride along. I am not sure where you are, however most...

  24. I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    First, I'm sorry that the RN at the ER treated you that way. It was undeservered. Second, and forgive me if this sounds wrong, however I am a new LPN, still looking for a job... As a Paramedic, I...

  25. somebody tell me what this is?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    For the longest time, until we received our EZIO kits, our medical direction wouldn't let us access IO in adults in the sternum. We were restricted to the tibia, and for that matter, only with our...