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  1. analgesia before cardioversion

    SwansonRN replied to mrnewman's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hear it feels like a kick in the chest by a wild stallion. If its not absolutely emergent * must be done right now or the patient will code * it's your job to advocate for

  2. random fact throwing: PCCN/CCRN edition

    SwansonRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Critical Care

    I love it!!! Printing this

  3. TWIN male nurses

    SwansonRN replied to twinner05's topic in General Nursing

    I know identical twin girls that when to nursing school together and got a job at the same hospital on the same unit! You think they'd get tired of each other after a

  4. Too much to do for ONE PERSON, staying late to catch up

    SwansonRN replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, the other day I stayed an extra 2 hours helping to stabilize my patient and finishing up my charting. It's what happens to me whenever I make plans for after work, late admission that ends up...

  5. Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    SwansonRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    My unit does not have strict rules regarding this as long as its not flu season and they are accompanied by an adult. We are very patient-family focused so I would say our visitation policy in...

  6. Case Study: Fever

    SwansonRN replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care

    Wow that escalated quickly. Yay for

  7. patient who refuses to bathe. help!!

    SwansonRN replied to carolyncohoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can't force someone to bathe, unfortunately. Do you have a social worker? We will get ours involved if a patient consistently refuses routine

  8. breakdown at work

    SwansonRN replied to LookForward's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Oh nooo, trust me this situation was brutal and I didn't even do a good job explaining it. I've been working a year and I still tear up a bit when my patients pass away or if there's an especially...

  9. breakdown at work

    SwansonRN replied to LookForward's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Once on orientation I had a patient who had *newly diagnosed* stage 4 CA. Young mom, huge family. She was very mild mannered and sweet in a quiet way. This day we had a family meeting with our team...

  10. Case Study: Cyanosis

    SwansonRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in Critical Care

    Are the teeth extractions r/t the GVHD in the mouth...like does it cause a sicca syndrome?? I only ask because I've seen a young woman with graft vs host who had a similar presentation minus the...

  11. Case Study: Fever

    SwansonRN replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care

    I don't think anyone should be surprised that Rolando dropped his pressure. Like I said earlier he has been feeling sick for a while, tachypneic, probably is infected and just got sedated. Run those...

  12. Confused about rheumatoid arthritis question

    SwansonRN replied to ufnurse13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are the other options? I don't know if they're getting at something specific about the patho of RA, but you always want to assess before intervention. In questions like these the assessment...

  13. Case Study: Fever

    SwansonRN replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care

    Agreed, his glucose is fine. Especially when you consider that he probably has been fasting (not feeling well, working hard to breathe). Also his PCO2 is not high (maybe you were looking at his PO2...

  14. give NOW medication 1.5 hr late, what kind of trouble I am in

    SwansonRN replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Not too big of a deal. The patient had been hanging out in a fib for a few weeks and 100 is not that high. Plus I am having trouble thinking of a scenario where a PO med is urgent enough to be...

  15. Why do Critical Care nurses look down their noses at Med-Surg nurses?

    SwansonRN replied to marisatheresa's topic in Critical Care

    I don't ask for too much in report. If I want to know the potassium 4 shifts ago, I can look that up myself. However, when I get a patient from the floor, I'm usually so busy for the next 2-3 hours...

  16. Wipe the iv port even with antibiotics?

    SwansonRN replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient Medications

    Dumb. Nice job saying

  17. Can you remember your first day as a nurse?

    SwansonRN replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in General Nursing

    Yup! Mostly because it was only a few months ago. But I'm coming up on my one year anniversary :) very excited for things to get easier like everyone says!! My first day by myself was really...

  18. Addison Disease Priority

    SwansonRN replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would be more alarmed about the blood sugar. 137 is a fine sodium level...unless I'm missing something. 70 earns you a snack in my

  19. I need some advice, new to the medical field.

    SwansonRN replied to lexi0789's topic in General Nursing

    Give it a little longer. Soon you will know the hospital inside and out, but until then it's normal to feel stressed out and unhappy when you're brand new at something. I would let HR know that...

  20. Healing within Healing: Patient Falls

    SwansonRN replied to yaleli's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    After my first fall I cried and cried. I wanted to quit. I thought I was going to get sued or that the patient's family would complain about me to management. My manager bought me a donut and said,...

  21. Size matters? (IV question)

    SwansonRN replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread. I really learned a lot. I do work in an ICU, so my thought has always been 18s if possible, if not I'm married to 20s. Only use 22s in desperation. Granted, I do have a lot...

  22. Personality At Work vs. At Home

    SwansonRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup! A lot of my friends and family would probably not even recognize me at work. When I'm not at work I am scatterbrained, messy, and shy. I think it must be all the caffeine I drink on my drive...

  23. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    SwansonRN replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to tell you. Poop is part of bedside nursing. Not always a huge part, but you can't escape it in a hospital. I would just go back to school if it really makes you so miserable. I...

  24. Running PRBC concurrently with NS?!

    SwansonRN replied to nurseap's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I work in an ICU. The other day I had a patient who was crashing and was about to get a central line and intubated, so I had fluid blousing in one IV, blood products going into another,...

  25. What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job

    SwansonRN replied to sourapril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Didn't have too much time in between graduating and starting orientation, but I managed to go on a really fun and relaxing vacation :) after I got back I prepped hardcore for NCLEX for about a month....