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  1. Nurse Slang Yo!

    blackvans1234 replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Pillow therapy- the desire to put a pillow over your patient's mouth to shut them up (used in jest) Theraputic wait time- often used in the ED for patient's that have non urgent

  2. Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

    blackvans1234 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    You're more likely to get run over by a (drunk/impaired/distracted) driver than attacked by a

  3. The Patient's "Guests"

    blackvans1234 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    The "I'm a (current / retired) nurse so i'm going to make your life miserable by being rediculous"

  4. Why aren't we assessing patients?

    blackvans1234 replied to bluebelle0604's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Too much ''more important stuff". I know that my bosses don't have unit meetings about assessments, just the latest 2 more interventions we have to document on each patient, oh yeah, and the white...

  5. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    blackvans1234 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am also asked these questions in similar formats from other staff. Generally the Xray guys won't cause me much trouble other than asking for help positioning a patient. In regards to your XRay...

  6. Everywhere I read it's telling me that PTC is a waste of time Please HELP�������

    blackvans1234 replied to Misskeena1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, 16,000 to learn how to do adls and take a manual bp. Everest's "On-time completion rate" is like 13%... I wonder if people ''fail out'', stop going, or run out of money. 1000 bucks for books, we...

  7. Calling in treats for unit when home sick?

    blackvans1234 replied to MIRN923's topic in General Nursing

    Buy the treats, have them sent to your address and enjoy them. You earned your sick

  8. Quit during orientation

    blackvans1234 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    CNA's / PCT's / NA's and whatever else they're called are on the bottom of the totem pole. Without them, the rest of the totem pole would fall. It's just a generally thankless job, kind of like staff...

  9. What exactly is Clinical Cardiovascular Experience?

    blackvans1234 replied to kitten0509's topic in Cardiac

    I think it depends on what area you would be CNS for. If it is for MS/Tele type units then your current exp would probably be fine. If it is for the ms/tele units + cardiac stepdown then you may need...

  10. NA/Tech Duties In CVIMCU

    blackvans1234 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Cardiac

    ^^^ I have a serious disagreement with the above poster regarding putting in foleys/iv's and drawing blood. I work cardiac stepdown (as a RN), likely to be very similar to your CVIMCU (unless your...

  11. Cardiac Stepdown unit 5:1 patient ratio...is this normal???

    blackvans1234 replied to jaznia15's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Since this has been brought back, i'll give my 2 cents. At my hospital we can have anywhere from 4-6pts per nurse on days / nights. The other night I had 5 and was next up for an admission. We don't...

  12. Nurse Recruiter and HIPAA violation?

    blackvans1234 replied to SookieBSN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Agreed, Risk management's job is to manage risk. Aka keep things hush hush until you're in the deposition. Initial response from RM -"There must've been some miscommunication from our recruiter, we...

  13. Question about BP parameters for antihypertensive meds

    blackvans1234 replied to T.Dix.Nurse's topic in Cardiac

    Calling the doc is always the best thing (assuming you document it). If for whatever reason impractical to call, you could always look at the trend of vitals. If the patient's diastolic is always 40s...

  14. Scientific or paranormal explanation?

    blackvans1234 replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Our badges are double sided. WAMMO PARANORMAL NOTHING NOW BABEH! This reminds me of the 'plugging in USB 4th

  15. Can you succeed in BSN programs without Chemisty?

    blackvans1234 replied to meganthe's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not many hydrogen bonds in bedside nursing, unless you're trying to figure out why the package the NS comes in is

  16. Nurses cant do IO?

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hey all, just wondering what everyone thinks of this. My facility (magnet) does not let nurses perform Intraosseous injections. It is to only be done by a physician, even in a code situation. I cannot...

  17. New machine to replace Anesthesiologists!?

    blackvans1234 replied to TBLV4's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's kind of like trusting the telemetry monitor to monitor the patient. Oh look, ''vtach'', lets shock

  18. 97% O2 with NRM

    blackvans1234 replied to iluvnoodles's topic in Emergency

    Anyone concerned with putting a COPD'er on a

  19. 500 cc of Vanco/Ns over 2 hours via pump via picc line

    blackvans1234 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Patient Medications

    We usually have 125ml/hr for a total of 250. Honestly I cannot tell you how many mg of vanco it

  20. would you give this bp med?

    blackvans1234 replied to lynnburg's topic in Patient Medications

    Often times I will look at their history (last few days of BPs). If the patient has been getting their bp med when bp as like 106ish systolic I usually don't

  21. disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

    blackvans1234 replied to NurseCard's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    High turnover units get a lot of green nurses that stay for a minimum amount of time before branching out. I think a lot of it has to do with burnout. Peds can be very demanding, just like stepdown. I...

  22. Is it a good idea to get an EMT while doing pre-reqs for nursing?

    blackvans1234 replied to Zef7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chances are that you will have to do a year (give or take) on a medical floor prior to transferring to the ED. That's assuming you'll be able to get a job in a hospital. Most ED's are considered...

  23. Pregnancy and work

    blackvans1234 replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    If you get a job you must show up for your job. Your employer is trusting you to be reliable (and well enough to work). You can wait until after your first trimester maybe? But then you'll work for...

  24. I don't mean to complain..

    blackvans1234 replied to Nurse216's topic in General Nursing

    "How screwed up is this? My night revolves around refilling water, taking patients to the bathroom, getting extra blankets, filling up cups with "just the right" amount of ice and fluffing pillows."...

  25. Nurses,what is the highest BP you've ever seen recorded on a pt.?

    blackvans1234 replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    Post cath patient who needed urgent CABG with systolic like 230. BLAST THOSE CORONARIES