mommatrauma

mommatrauma RN

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  1. Drug testing a babysitter

    mommatrauma replied to Missyb32641's topic in General Nursing

    For testing for marijuana..what you actually are testing is THC, the active ingredient (9-tetrahydrocannabinol)...it depends on the frequency of use on how long it can be detected in urine...the...

  2. Life in the ER - Untold Stories/Trauma

    mommatrauma replied to MattP's topic in General Nursing

    Reruns on every night on Discovery Health...I did hear rumors of new tapings starting up again in 2006...but not any

  3. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the system that is used...I've seen beepers that beep and show a quick strip and more commonly, (and probably less expensive) the ones that tell you what the alarm is..ie..HR>120 or...

  4. Life in the ER - Untold Stories/Trauma

    mommatrauma replied to MattP's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I love Trauma, life in the ER...but that untold stories show...I think its corny bad acting...and lessens the impact of the actual story being

  5. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    And if you are walking that same patient to the bathroom are you going to let go of them to look at the beeper? And then are you going to say hold on lady...I have to go to Mrs Smiths room....So how...

  6. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    first of all, i no longer work in telemetry, i am an er nurse now...i did however work on a telemetry unit for 4 years before going to the emergency dept. and i also did about a year of prn telemetry...

  7. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    You are assuming that the SAME tech has been monitoring the strips for days to know the "norm." You are also assuming that the tech never takes their eyes off of the monitors to notice a subtle...

  8. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree...I think it makes a nurse lazy...oh, the tech will call me if there is a problem, no need for me to worry about checking the monitor...I'm too busy...I can hear it now. And I agree,...

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

    mommatrauma replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    What about simply asking the other staff to help her? If they aren't that busy or have less patient load, why not delegate some things to other staff, ie accu check? Getting the adm settled for her?...

  10. What is the best way to take report. (New Nurse)

    mommatrauma replied to zander's topic in General Nursing

    I think maybe a typo in the

  11. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get this whole tele tech monitor reader business....I have worked places that have them..but...sorry if my patients on the monitor...I want to look at it...if my patients on a cardiazem...

  12. Spots on lung X-ray

    mommatrauma replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    could be sarcoidosis...often presents similar to

  13. CVP and SV02 monitoring in the ED

    mommatrauma replied to Kireri's topic in Emergency

    We do CVP monitoring...not that often but we do it...mostly for our symptomatic hypotensive dialysis players, or our septic shock with multiple co-morbidities ...making sure we aren't overloading them...

  14. "Universal Beds" Concept

    mommatrauma replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    The last hospital I worked at had a floor similar...It was med-surg/tele/oncology...assignments were acuity based for the most part...chemo patients were in one section on the floor and only chemo...

  15. What is the best way to take report. (New Nurse)

    mommatrauma replied to zander's topic in General Nursing

    Listen first..then ask questions..I can't tell you how many times I try to give report and the nurse I am giving report to starts asking 50 questions that I would have answered before she had to ask...

  16. Solid Color Uniform Help

    mommatrauma replied to eborgelt's topic in General Nursing

    I agree..that's the best way to see what someone's personality is...dress them all the same...and then let their inner self shine through...take good care of your patients as well...you want to be...

  17. RN intubating in the ED

    mommatrauma replied to matt033174's topic in Emergency

    Mike, thanks for that, however judging from the medic's tone, I don't think he was questioning equality based on laws, but rather equality based on how he feels about a nurse coming out of the...

  18. Alzheimer's Pt...and consent form

    mommatrauma replied to Annor's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that yes, he should have either a POA or a family member sign consent...However if they send him by himself again, you could always call and get verbal consent for the

  19. RN intubating in the ED

    mommatrauma replied to matt033174's topic in Emergency

    I sense some bitterness...It's a shame that there are people that are out there that still have closed minds...There are vast differences initially, I agree. However, I actually work in a 911...

  20. RN intubating in the ED

    mommatrauma replied to matt033174's topic in Emergency

    As a PH-RN I am actually trained to RSI a patient to intubate...If Sally couldn't be intubated after 13 tries..there are other options...having a nurse that doesn't intubate as often just to give it a...

  21. "to go" medicines?

    mommatrauma replied to mtnmom's topic in Emergency

    It sounds good but gving out the extra to go meds doesn't guarantee treatment either...then you are assuming that they are even going to tell their partners they have or been treated for an STD, or...

  22. Need inspiration...did you love your clinicals? Because I don't

    mommatrauma replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you're having a bad time...But think of it this way...I think part of the clinical problem you are having is boredom...its like a hair dresser, they cut hair all day, the last thing they want to...

  23. Triage protocols. what does your ER use?

    mommatrauma replied to lifsavER67's topic in Emergency

    We are a level 1 trauma center...we do the 5 level ESI. We do no procedures in triage...it defeats the purpose I feel...Triage is "to sort" not "to treat"...the very most we will do is give a cup for...

  24. Techs Triaging

    mommatrauma replied to tracelane's topic in Emergency

    I think it was a punctuation error...ie "I asked her to stop, (insert comma) thinking this was something a nurse should do." I don't think it was meant that only nurses should

  25. RN intubating in the ED

    mommatrauma replied to matt033174's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree...I've been a nurse for 10 years, and had ACLS all 10 years....there is a difference when you take ACLS, and you "practice" getting a dummy intubated vs actually doing it and learning...