mommatrauma

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  1. Cocaine Binge

    mommatrauma replied to NewERLPN's topic in Emergency

    Despite his bad decisions, if the patient was Awake and Alert, oriented and answering questions appropriately, the patient has every right to refuse treatment...Unfortunately stupidy doesn't qualify...

  2. Administering CPR

    mommatrauma replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    Level 1 trauma center ER..we probably do it at least once a day...seems it depends alot on the day of the week and holiday...i personally in the last 2 weeks have done it 6 times that I can...

  3. Documentation standards

    mommatrauma replied to PedsERRN's topic in Emergency

    We use the T-chart system but are switching to a computerized system in the fall...we have department policies and standards that govern our documentation minimums. Check your policy book, you should...

  4. Question about Digoxin

    mommatrauma replied to navywife757's topic in General Nursing

    This website is a gives some good digoxin information!

  5. Anyone out there pregnant and/or was while in school?

    mommatrauma replied to NurseLeeLee's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school...there was a woman that was in class with me...she's been my idol ever since...She found out she was pregnant with her 5th child while in school...She went through most...

  6. CFRN Certification

    mommatrauma posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Just wondering, my flight service is now requiring CFRN as part of their employment requirements....I know the BCEN recommends 2 years experience first but its not required, but curious to those who...

  7. CFRN Certification

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

    Thanks, the flight service in question, which as a disclaimer, I may add, is very reputable in this area and is very well known...they are requiring it to be done within 6 months now..both for the...

  8. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    mommatrauma replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Not true...I am a hands on learner...and I am strong in a clinical setting but when it came to nursing school, which I went to 10 years ago when I was young and unattentive and had ADD...I was only a...

  9. TNCC: good to have?

    mommatrauma replied to JohnRN04's topic in Emergency

    I don't know if it is different anywhere else, but where I took ATCN, it was taught concurrently with ATLS..the lectures were done together, the only difference was the the nurses and docs were...

  10. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    mommatrauma replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    All of these things you list here, I learned in nursing school...with the exception of maybe the second part of number 2, which I did learn in my critical care trauma course when I started working in...

  11. insensitive ED Doc

    mommatrauma replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly and as I said, there would definitely be times when saying those things would not be appropriate, this is one of them...I always ask about attempts and how long have you been trying and how...

  12. Any ER NPs out there?

    mommatrauma replied to FINDURPASSION's topic in Emergency

    I am not an ER NP, but we do have quite a few that work in our ER...They rotate between 3 ERs in our system...One is a community ER in which their capacity is to see fast track type patients under the...

  13. insensitive ED Doc

    mommatrauma replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that you can assume these people never experienced the same situation just because they feel that "everything happens for a reason and you are young and have time to have more...

  14. insensitive ED Doc

    mommatrauma replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Some women need to hear that is okay..and that they still may be able to have children again some day, along with how sorry you are for their loss...having hope for the future is not a bad thing, and...

  15. Quick Question -- Neurological test?

    mommatrauma replied to Venus Envy's topic in General Nursing

    Rapidly Alternating Movement Evaluation

  16. insensitive ED Doc

    mommatrauma replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I hugely disagree, i think every patient is an individual...and what may be insensitive to one person, can be very helpful to another...I have 2 very close friends that a similar situation...

  17. No More Demerol IV Push???

    mommatrauma replied to VickyRN's topic in Emergency

    We no longer give it at all, there were studies done that showed poor efficacy, high rate of toxicity, and multiple drug interactions...and there are so many other drugs that have better analgesic...

  18. insensitive ED Doc

    mommatrauma replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I am an ER nurse, so here are my thoughts...maybe the way the doctor said what he said to you was insensitive, but what he said I don't think was necessarily out of line....We VERY often see women...

  19. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    mommatrauma replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Exactly what we get...they used to ask for Demerol all the time, but since we don't have it, now they always ask for Dilaudid...and the certain amount of MG they want...Our seekers don't waste their...

  20. Laundry HELP for stained lab coat

    mommatrauma replied to Karen's topic in General Nursing

    You may not get it out now since it was already washed and probably has "set" in..but peroxide usually works well for getting out iodine type

  21. Renal Question

    mommatrauma replied to traumamedic's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, if you use the link in my first post it does indicate that +Nitrites there is bacteria present, but can't differentiate where in the urinary system it is...Nitrites are 90% sensitive and 70%...

  22. What the heck is fibromyalgia??

    mommatrauma replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fibromyalgia.html

  23. Renal Question

    mommatrauma replied to traumamedic's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical symptoms do not always correlate with site of infection bladder vs kidney or with the amount of bacteria involved. No test differentiates the difference between bladder infections and kidney...

  24. Question about thoracic aortic aneurysms

    mommatrauma replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for your loss...In everything I looked up...all I could find is prevent what you can and cut out the risk factors..smoking, over-eating..e-i-e-i-o...and since there is a genetic factor and it is...

  25. State assisted private duty home care

    mommatrauma replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    I did it for 2 years part time with a pediatric vent case...It has its pro's and con's it was great independence, I got to learn a lot, both about nursing skills in a home setting...adapting and...