mommatrauma

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  1. Meningococcal Disease & SARS

    mommatrauma replied to redKoala's topic in Infectious Disease

    We use 2gms Rocephin for our

  2. Research findings used in practice

    mommatrauma replied to Rtyler's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would have to depend upon who the researchers were, what they researched, what outcomes they had and how big of a group they researched...Smaller groups studied may have less merit as there...

  3. newborn registrations

    mommatrauma replied to davima3's topic in General Nursing

    We do a check-in for all of our pts...if we waited for registration for our barcodes it would be 10 years later....we check them in and either match it with their old med rec number or assign a new...

  4. Vancomycin..first choice drug??

    mommatrauma replied to lsyorke's topic in General Nursing

    Most of our Vanco patients are usu renal players with multiresistance....we haven't been using it more often I don't think...We use a lot of Tequin for

  5. Trauma: Life in the ER.

    mommatrauma replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    We had the discovery channel filming something a few months ago...not sure what it was about though..the film crew were really nice...and after a few hours, we were so caught up in working they kinda...

  6. Trauma: Life in the ER.

    mommatrauma replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    I did hear a rumor that Trauma Life in the ER will be filming at Univ of Penn sometime in 2006...that is an unconfirmed source...I will get back to you if I hear something

  7. nursing student baptism by fire

    mommatrauma replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely...I remember my first code...i was an RN for about 4 days...i went in to roll a patient...i got called away after rolling him over...he was your typical non-verbal moaner....I went back...

  8. Difference between RN and LPN responsibilities in the hospital setting?

    mommatrauma replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is state and institution dependant...in my institution LPNs can not can not do IV push, and can not hang IVF w/Potassium...They are allowed to do a full assessment, write a chart, give any po and...

  9. Trauma: Life in the ER.

    mommatrauma replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    The ER I work in was on the show but it was before I started

  10. Colleague bitten by pt--what should be done for the bitee?

    mommatrauma replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Human Bites and Treatment Recommendations As for blood draws and whatnot..you can not force someone to have blood drawn...but check with your OSHA standards...every state has

  11. Timeframe in being sued?

    mommatrauma replied to ANGIEICU's topic in General Nursing

    I have a deposition in 3 weeks on a case that happened 5 years ago...my last deposition was canceled but that was from a case 6 years

  12. Collecting co-pays at the ED registration desk.

    mommatrauma replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

    We do it...If you have the money you pay, if not, you're billed..works out fine...Haven't heard any

  13. Intoxicated- does it mean incompetent?

    mommatrauma replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

    Depends...there is a fine line between clinically sober and legally sober...hence we don't draw alcohol levels unless absolutely necessary because then we are bound by the numbers...when it is deemed...

  14. What's This About Eating Sea Salt Only Instead Of Morton's That We Buy At The Grocery

    mommatrauma replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the sites I found info about the two said basically the same thing...Its all about how it is mined and processed...Table salt is chemically altered and therefore loses most of its...

  15. Charge Nurses, Team Leaders, and other set ups???

    mommatrauma replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked med-surg we did have a charge nurse that was different every day, every shift...Usually did not take a pt assignment but did assign rooms meals and breaks and what not...Just prior to my...

  16. What's considered Full-Time where you are?

    mommatrauma replied to Nurse2B2005's topic in General Nursing

    36 or 40 where I work, depends if you work 12 hour shifts or not...Personally I work 12's so at 36 hours per week, I am considered full time with full time benefits...for those that don't work 12's...

  17. What is your specialty, and why do you like it?

    mommatrauma replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing 10 years ago...I thought I wanted to work in the ER...but was overwhelmed with the thought of the speed, the knowledge, and the volume the nurses dealt with on a daily...

  18. Question about corneal abrasions

    mommatrauma replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Nursing

    Cycloplegics and mydriatics -- No good evidence exists in the literature to support the common practice of using cycloplegics/mydriatics for the treatment of routine corneal abrasions. However, most...

  19. Lovenox IV

    mommatrauma replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, ita can be given IV, no it is not approved by the FDA yet...there is a whole topic on this in cardiac nursing...Go here to

  20. Our Own Misconceptions

    mommatrauma replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    Kevin, sorry that you are having and had such a bad experience both with your mom's doctors and your family members...My thoughts and prayers are with

  21. ? Charcoal Aspiration?

    mommatrauma replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

    I'm sure if we had a tylenol OD every night it would be a different story...we don't, not every tylenol OD is significant enough to require any NAC at all...so we are very nomagram dependant...The...

  22. ? Charcoal Aspiration?

    mommatrauma replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

    We only give charcoal for tylenol OD if we know the ingestion was within 2 hours...we don't give oral mucamyst anymore either..thank god..we do IV NAC...we still EWALD every now and again...we had a...

  23. Lovenox IV & Acute Coronary Syndrome

    mommatrauma replied to pricklypear's topic in Cardiac

    Here's what I found for dosing guidelines...I'm still looking for you for side effects and whatnot...

  24. Lovenox IV & Acute Coronary Syndrome

    mommatrauma replied to pricklypear's topic in Cardiac

    I found one article from 2002 that talked about clinical trials in which IV Lovenox was given for ACS...but it talks about it only being given in the ER if the patient is going straight to the cath...

  25. ? Charcoal Aspiration?

    mommatrauma replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

    We had an incident once where it was given and patient aspirated it. Pt got horrible chemical pneumonitis from it...was really sick for quite a while...did survive though and ended up doing