CodeteamB

CodeteamB

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  1. Size matters? (IV question)

    CodeteamB replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, rereading I suspect you are right, my

  2. Size matters? (IV question)

    CodeteamB replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

  3. Pregnant Nurse - Vent

    CodeteamB replied to MgMRN1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the issue with the one patient was she had Chemo *and* VRE. I had my first pregnancy at the height if the H1N1 scare. I did not take a patient on respiratory isolation the entire time, and...

  4. Has this happened to you???

    CodeteamB replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry that happened to you. I think it was unreasonable of your charge to not reassign the patient if you felt unsafe, and it sounds like you had reason to feel that way. I have never been in...

  5. New to ER - tips, tricks, recommendations & prioritization?

    CodeteamB replied to acuariaRN's topic in Emergency

  6. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    CodeteamB replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Scratch that one off your list. We have patients come in covered in feces, hepatic encephalopathy, GI bleeds, c-diff sufferers, ostomies, fractured hips, fecal vomiting etc. I will say that sometimes...

  7. New to ER - tips, tricks, recommendations & prioritization?

    CodeteamB replied to acuariaRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh, ok, I was all excited! I'm a pressure bag kinda gal, to be honest. I rarely use a pump for

  8. You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    CodeteamB replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1- You walk into your pod and can see the crash cart, 2 vents, the dialysis machine and a commode behind various curtains. Also no nurse at the desk ready to hand over. 2- The outgoing nurse starts...

  9. Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    CodeteamB replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a JW nurse and while she refuses blood for herself she has cheerfully helped me hang blood. Is it against their religion to give blood? I'll have to ask her. (Or if anyone here knows, I...

  10. Size matters? (IV question)

    CodeteamB replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, for some purely anecdotal evidence: I recently had a discussion with one of the home IV team nurses at my hospital. She said that for people who are going to have the IV insitu for and extended...

  11. New to ER - tips, tricks, recommendations & prioritization?

    CodeteamB replied to acuariaRN's topic in Emergency

    What pumps do you guys use? Seriously, I want them if they run fast enough on the secondary line to give a healthy adult a bolus ( ours max at 999 ml/h). I do use this trick for bolusing CHF pts and...

  12. What is the "best" stethoscope for the ED?

    CodeteamB replied to jrsRN07's topic in Emergency

    Cast another vote for the cardio III. It is way easier to hear with that bad boy than any other stethoscope I have tried. It is double tubed, and slightly shorter than the other Littmanns I have...

  13. Allergy to soap?

    CodeteamB replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I have very similar symptoms to yours, but not due to allergies. My hands dry out from the soap we use. If I am vigilant about hand cream (and it took me awhile to find one that works) my hands are...

  14. New handoff report- scared!

    CodeteamB replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

  15. Orientee Horror Stories?

    CodeteamB replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    That is outrageous! I would lose my mind. Still reeling at the arrogance. I have never had anything bad enough to call a horror story, just one guy who was about 15 years older than me and kept...

  16. ED Staff average 12 minutes of every hour on Facebook

    CodeteamB replied to MunoRN's topic in Emergency

    Ok, I read the whole thing and it seems as if the 12/19.8/4.3 minutes per hour were cumulative, ie: everyone in the department combined added up to that number. This would mean that on average 4...

  17. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    CodeteamB replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone here has claimed to be an "expert." Yes, school does provide some of our knowledge base, but much more of it comes from the 8 or 12 hour shifts spent working with many, many...

  18. New handoff report- scared!

    CodeteamB replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't count on it going away, as Fiona pointed out, this is (in my experience) the standard with our mutual employer. I really prefer person to person report, it's quicker and there are...

  19. Wash your hands, India is watching

    CodeteamB replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

    Lmao. At my hospital it is unpaid students (nursing and allied health). They are supposed to be invisible, but when someone is standing in the middle of the nursing unit with a clipboard trying to do...

  20. New handoff report- scared!

    CodeteamB replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that this is exactly the way I used to give report (does everyone type in their own report and then you read it?) Don't let people badger you, if they are asking detailed questions to...

  21. Emergency room nurse interview questions

    CodeteamB replied to sallber's topic in Emergency

    I would expect scenario type questions. Ie: your patient has midsternal chest pain, the vitals are XXXXXXX, what are your

  22. Thank You Notes to Patients?

    CodeteamB replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now that is a new one. I work in a busy urban ER, so no... I have never and will never write a thank you note to a patient. I'm actually giggling at the thought. Every one of my patients gets a "the...

  23. Nurses not on the Canada Skilled list this time around

    CodeteamB replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Immigration Advice

    The first half of Fiona's post was a direct quote from the PP, written in 2008. FWIW I'm not sure we need to get too worked up about anti-Canadian sentiment. The fact is many people want to come live...

  24. the homeless that wander in...

    CodeteamB replied to mish_RN's topic in Emergency

    Yeah (assuming you mean enabling the substance abuse and not their homelessness), but we are also enabling wealthy people who want their splinters out, or think vomiting once a day while pregnant...

  25. How to help hubby understand sleep time for a nightshift gal?

    CodeteamB replied to Graduation2016's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have a baby! It works wonders to mature men... but then the child would be waking you all the time too... Kidding, but in all seriousness It is a bit of a maturity issue, they just simply don't get...