mommatrauma

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  1. using new Patienttrak.net system

    mommatrauma replied to shelleyse's topic in General Nursing

    We use a program called EDTRACKER...similar to the one you are talking about, except it is a little more eye pleasing...ours you can pull up each separate pod map or a static view, which is just the...

  2. medication review

    mommatrauma replied to susi_q's topic in Parish

    One of our local assisted living facilities uses the vial of life...It is a wonderful thing...It is kept in a baggie inside of the fridge...makes life a lot easier when someone comes in unresponsive...

  3. Ativan usage?

    mommatrauma replied to nursepearl's topic in Oncology

    When I worked in oncology 6 years ago, we used marinol for appetite stimulation in the patients that failed megace...seemed to work pretty good...we also used ativan a lot for pre-nausea and zofran...

  4. Interview questions...

    mommatrauma posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Just curious, I have an interview for a job with a local flight service in the next 2 weeks...looking for help with the interview...what sort of questions were you asked at your flight job...

  5. Interview questions...

    mommatrauma replied to mommatrauma's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Thank you for all your help..it was very

  6. Pregnant patients in the ED

    mommatrauma replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    We delivered a 25 weeker in the ER this week...apparantly crack works better than Pitocin...anyway...a few compressions and an intubation later...baby is doing

  7. Lidocaine drip?

    mommatrauma replied to gabsev's topic in Emergency

    Here's what I found about it from the American Herpes Foundation...hope it helps... Abstracts from the Recent Literature Can Low-Dose IV Lidocaine Reduce the Ongoing Pain and Pain from Light Touch of...

  8. First person you meet

    mommatrauma replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    Our security intervenes all the time...They carry pepper-spray as well...Our security sits in the ER 24/7. There is always 2 people, at least one has to be there at all times. They direct the...

  9. ATCN vs TNCC

    mommatrauma replied to mommatrauma's topic in Emergency

    Agreed...this right from ENA's site: The Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) is a continuing education program intended for nurses, physicians assistants, paramedics and other non-physician emergency care...

  10. Elevated BUN and Creatnine

    mommatrauma replied to webblarsk's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I guess if they were started on dialysis prior to going on hospice it would make sense...but doesn't seem like it would for a new patient needing dialysis...but I guess comfort is different for...

  11. Why are some staff nurses such HATERS!

    mommatrauma replied to kjt2004's topic in Agency Nurses

    I agree...and it should go both

  12. Elevated BUN and Creatnine

    mommatrauma replied to webblarsk's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The other thing though in this case is that the pt is stated to be on hospice care...So comfort measures would be a big thing...It may have been the patients wishes not to have anything further...

  13. Why are some staff nurses such HATERS!

    mommatrauma replied to kjt2004's topic in Agency Nurses

    I agree, if they are that unhappy, maybe it is time to move on...However is it really their fault they are frustrated? It really has nothing to do with the hospital administrations overloading...

  14. Cen

    mommatrauma replied to TampaCCRN's topic in Emergency

    sure, always looking for good

  15. Why are some staff nurses such HATERS!

    mommatrauma replied to kjt2004's topic in Agency Nurses

    You contridicted yourself in your first few paragraphs, you paint such how bad it is to be an agency nurse and how much bull$hit you put up with and you end it by stating how if you are unhappy with...

  16. air embolism and iv therapy

    mommatrauma replied to WILLY WASHOUT's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Sorry I forgot to site my source...

  17. Why are some staff nurses such HATERS!

    mommatrauma replied to kjt2004's topic in Agency Nurses

    It is true, they do, and I am sure the nurses are grateful for any help they receive. But the already stressed nurses don't need to have thrown in their faces how the agency nurse is making more...

  18. dislodged G-tubes

    mommatrauma replied to safc1111's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are allowed to replace it with a foley catheter in the ED, however before it is used for any type of feeding the pt has to go to xry and have a gastrograffen study done to verify

  19. Why are some staff nurses such HATERS!

    mommatrauma replied to kjt2004's topic in Agency Nurses

    As I have worked Agency in the past, I do have to admit there were certainly grumblings about the amts of money I was making...In our general area, yes agency nurses definitely made more money than...

  20. Help with Strips

    mommatrauma replied to proudmommielpn's topic in Cardiac

    You are right about the PVC's and other ectopic beats...however you can also very well see severe st-elevation with reperfusion. It actually happens quite frequently...It is usually very transient...

  21. Cen

    mommatrauma replied to TampaCCRN's topic in Emergency

    Our hospital doesn't pay for the test per se...but if you belong to ENA, its cheaper, plus if you take it and pass it my hospital gives you a $500 bonus/year to maintain

  22. Sore Hands !

    mommatrauma replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I have seen cream based antibacterial hand lotions rather then the gel type. I forget the brand but I'll check into it for you...that way you have the best of both worlds...lotion and...

  23. air embolism and iv therapy

    mommatrauma replied to WILLY WASHOUT's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Approx 3-8cc/kg of air can cause cardiac arrest...is actually what the "official" amts are what i meant to say...I've seen 100cc of injected air cause cardiac arrest...it was accidentally injected...

  24. air embolism and iv therapy

    mommatrauma replied to WILLY WASHOUT's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Approx 100cc of air can cause cardiac

  25. What type of pain med in labor used?

    mommatrauma replied to Daynamyte's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Never worked in L and D, however I do have a child...When I delivered 4 years ago, I got Stadol to "make me not care about the pain so much" BAD MOVE...I had a horrible akethesia from it...So now I...