mommatrauma

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  1. Best Quality

    mommatrauma replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the common sense..the rest of the qualities can be taught...but common sense..you just have to

  2. What Prfessional Organizations/Magazines Do You Subscribe To?

    mommatrauma replied to Jen2's topic in General Nursing

    ENA, STN and they come with

  3. Troponin levels

    mommatrauma replied to mysterybe's topic in Cardiac

    Here you go..informative link...

  4. GI: How does a bowel obstruction show up on Xray but not CT?

    mommatrauma replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Ok with the disclaimer that i am not a doctor, I will offer my suggestion...There are more things than simply bowel obstructions that will dilate bowel loops...ie infection, divertic, fecal...

  5. ampule breaker/snapper thread

    mommatrauma replied to amy's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm..never heard of a filter straw, never saw one, never used

  6. ampule breaker/snapper thread

    mommatrauma replied to amy's topic in General Nursing

    I use an alcohol pad still in the wrapper...its cheaper and effective haven't gotten a cut since I started using

  7. Should BSNs be paid more?

    mommatrauma replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    A few things...I have an ASN. It was 2 years, in and out..no pre-req's at all...except for math for nurses which was a 1 week course that was given a month before school started. If the ASN degreed...

  8. ER violence

    mommatrauma replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

    Actually, Amnesty International has reported 103 police taser related deaths since 2001. The date ranges from June 2001 to March 2005. With 13 of those deaths just in the first 3 months of this...

  9. Getting stuck with a used needle...

    mommatrauma replied to Jessica1234's topic in General Nursing

    According to the 2000 US Department of Health National HIV LAWS...HIV testing needs to be done with informed consent, however, there are few exceptions...one of which being a needlestick injury...A...

  10. Dig, K, and Mag levels

    mommatrauma replied to Girlfren's topic in General Nursing

    Digoxin decreases intracellular magnesium, thereby causing increased urinary magnesium loss. Magnesium deficiencies induced by concomitant diuretic use are very common in individuals using digoxin....

  11. About Esomeprazole 40mg/IV...

    mommatrauma replied to Mayotski's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've never personally given it, however from what I read...for the injection it is 5ml of NSS, over no less than 3 minutes, and for the infusion it was up to 100 ml (it did not give a minimum) over...

  12. I feel so stupid!

    mommatrauma replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Its very stressful as a new nurse, especially starting out in critical care areas...hang in there, learn from your mistakes...and guess what, next time you won't miss

  13. Catheter problems

    mommatrauma replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    For the ostomy, they actually sell a blue liquid "deodorant" of sorts for the smell...works wonders! As for the catheter leaking...many things can cause it...most commonly infection, blockage, and...

  14. how does your facility take blood pressure

    mommatrauma replied to chicagrl72's topic in General Nursing

    We do it both ways...but mostly

  15. ICE-- your cellphone

    mommatrauma replied to rjflyn's topic in Emergency

    In my ER we'd have to pick between WIFE, GIRLFRIEND, FIANCEE, BABY's MOM...who do you call in that

  16. TNCC: good to have?

    mommatrauma replied to JohnRN04's topic in Emergency

    I think ATCN is better. More "ER geared," in my opinion. I got more out of this than I did

  17. Simple ultrasound question

    mommatrauma replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    We don't do foley's for pelvic uls at all...Our patients get transvag uls if they have pelvic issues...saves

  18. What do you wear to work when pregnant?

    mommatrauma replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wore maternity tshirts and bigger sized scrub tops...I normally wear a small shirt, I wore a large during my pregnancy, worked out

  19. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    mommatrauma replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    Common sense makes me want to have a mandatory helmet law...but working in a level 1 trauma center certainly enforces my feelings on it...although, most of the accidents we see are not isolated head...

  20. Use of U/S for PICC line placement

    mommatrauma replied to Bluedevil's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We have a few of our ER docs that did ULS Fellowships...I have been taught to do short IVs(standard periph. IVs) with ULS...we haven't done it often, but it is very effective in preventing a patient...

  21. Yet another IV Q

    mommatrauma replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I insert the IV, get the flash, advance the catheter, remove the tourniquet (if I'm not drawing blood) compress the vein just above where the tip of the catheter should be, then remove the needle. I...

  22. Really Need help with a drug?

    mommatrauma replied to ashbug's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pericardial Effusion An accumulation of fluid within the pericardial sac. Many causes including uremia (renal failure), collagen - vascular disease, infections (TB), malignancies, or pericarditis. CXR...

  23. Accepting or not accepting the client which jeopardizes the license the most?

    mommatrauma replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone else having an issue with this story?? I work in a level 1 trauma center...however this nurse is working on a med/surg trauma floor? A patient having "emergent arrhythmias" on a med/surg...

  24. Insominiac here.. Need 11am to 11pm shift...

    mommatrauma replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do mostly 11a-11p...and I still have insomnia...it didn't help

  25. Drug testing a babysitter

    mommatrauma replied to Missyb32641's topic in General Nursing

    You can buy drug kits at the pharmacy...they aren't that expensive...and its like any other job, if the person wants to work for her, and her requirements are a drug test, and the person agrees to...