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Start with the easy stuff first. Did she have a fever? Was she hurting? could she be dehydrated? Was she anxious? What did her other VS look like? Then I would move on to slightly more complicated issues. Does she have a history of atrial fib? Did...

That is just freaking awesome:lol2:

Ask you MIL if you can sit in with her meeting with the Dr so that you can help her. If you have her consent and you have both people in the same place at the same time then you can hear both sides and get in on the big picture. If she declines then ...

You did fine. We can only guess based on s/s that death is imminent. I am sure that the family would have been WAY more upset if you hadn't called and she had passed. They are exausted, to be sure, but they will rest after their loved one has passe...

All Of the hospitals offer CPR classes frequently. They are open to outsiders for a fee. Check with the St John helpline 744-0123, or the Hillcrest learning institute, (Hli).

rub over the tegaderm with al alchohol swab. It will come off easily.

No Oramar. I know the place that tigerlily is speaking of. The manager went into this dept as a new grad, after 3 months she felt it was too overwhelming and quit. She then went to a ODS job. After some upheaval somehow, I will never quite figure ...

LOL Babyrn2b, my pt would only be 6-7 now, maybe it was her mom. Now that hip pain probably needed to call ems cause he couldn't sit really well to drive himself to the ER.

And sometimes you can meditate on giving your patient a little "pillow therapy" THis will bring the smile back and then you can get on with your day..... Now mid you i only said to meditate upon it

Check out St John OWASSO.

Amen Tom. I try to be very alert for signs of a patient starting to go in that direction so that I get help closeby. (I am only 5'1") I discovered years ago that I do not like bouncing off of walls. Thank GOd gor Geodon

I schedule my shifts around my husbands. We work oposite of each other. I just hate having to pay other people to raise my babies. Besides I get by working less not paying for childcare. If we did daycare I would need to work at least one more shi...

Most docs I have ever worked with have standing orders for blood cultures for temp greater than 101. Check your unit policies. If this doc was upset I guess next time I would just make sure and call him first.

I know some goold old boys that for a case of beer.......

I have primarily worked in units that only utilized only oral intubation. I have friends that worked in units that utilized Nasal intubation. Some benefits I can see is not damaging the palate, avoiding oral aversion, not damaging future tooth buds....

My NRP isn't recent, but The last time I took it sx should be set @ 100. NO higher.

Or the ever present fenergran or fenergrun for phenergan

The Broken Arrow facility is essentially just a rehab type of facility. They are in the process of remodling the SF Heart facility to make it Saint Francis South. Bother ERs are open but on small scale. Just across the highway from SF South is Sou...

To clarify Tazz, Our surgical consents have an addendum just below where the patients signs. It states that the pt understands that if they have a DNR it is nullified during the surgical period, and postoperative period. I cannot remember the exact ...

Red delicious apple ARE FOR EATING, not gratification.

You have to be careful about letting them eat them selves silly. These babies only know that their tummy hurts. They cannot tell the difference between " my tummy hurts because I am hungry vs my tummy hurts because I am withdrawing." These babnie...

Just a thought, but most surgical consents include a notation that your DNR IS NOT in effect at that time. If you have an event around your surgery you WOULD be a DNR.

Yep, I have heard to give them a cup of coffee.

last nightI worked L&D in my hospital. I usually workNICU. Well, we were sitting around talking and the subject of ghostly inhabitants came up and our scrub tech went on to relate the story of how she can go back to the surgical suites and turn...

Oldest 48, had a pregnant dtr that was due about the same time. Youngest.........10. Hugging her little stuffed animal.