CodeteamB

CodeteamB

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  1. The Childish "I Wuv You" Act

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

  2. The Childish "I Wuv You" Act

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

  3. Drug Seeker Stories

    CodeteamB replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    That almost never happens, you need to have a pretty high level of suspicion before trying it, and a conscious person is unlikely to hit him or herself. I did have one particularly dedicated young...

  4. -To all the nurses who chose the nursing path than the physician path...

    CodeteamB replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Nursing Career

    I did my first degree in an area of study where many of my peers intended to become physicians, medical examiners to be more precise. I decided to go into nursing towards the end of that degree. I...

  5. When Intensivists don't want to accept a patient...

    CodeteamB replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    We have the same system as 1fast in my ER. Emergency Doc consults ICU, but the ICU doc makes the decision whether to accept. We're not gun shy about starting central lines and pressors, we get about...

  6. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    CodeteamB replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hmmm. Lots of answers here, not one of them wrong because they are based on the experience of the person writing them. Personally, I have seen the sucky side of nursing. It's there staring me in the...

  7. 8 month old baby dies because iv line could not be accessed

    CodeteamB replied to ibnkoomson's topic in General Nursing

    OP has listed herself as a pre-nursing student, gives precise number measurements but vague details and does not mention alternate routes of access at all... Homework question? If not, sorry this...

  8. Bitter Cold

    CodeteamB replied to HikingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    I routinely park my car in an outside lot at this kind of temp without doing anything special, but yours may not be built for it. Can you plug you car in? It helps! Agree that you should go out and...

  9. Getting a meal break

    CodeteamB replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    I think you can't have it both ways... Either you can pass on your assignment to another nurse for meal time and accept their assignment in return when it is their turn, or you can have interruptions...

  10. community paramedics instead of home care nurses?

    CodeteamB replied to knina's topic in Canada

    This program is not homecare. It is directed at the EMS version of "frequent flyers" to try and mitigate some of the factors in their lives that result in the multiple 911

  11. ED Orientation (a bit of a vent)

    CodeteamB replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

  12. How do you respond to rude patients?

    CodeteamB replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

  13. Team nursing in the ED

    CodeteamB replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

    Yes, we do team nursing, we have different pods and 2-3 nurses in each. I like it this way, check ins are a breeze with 2 nurses, and it makes breaks easy to arrange

  14. Nurse to patient ratio in ED

    CodeteamB replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm curious... Is there no division of acuity in your ER? In my ER there is a possibility of going over 10 patients per nurse, but only in 2 areas which are quite low-acuity and requiring minimal...

  15. Disheartened

    CodeteamB replied to MrPopeye's topic in Men in Nursing

    Unfortunately this kind of thing happens a lot in nursing school from my experience/ friend's stories. I happened to be the girl that was gossiped about with two different men, maybe since there were...

  16. Finger stick glucose testing prep

    CodeteamB replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is alcohol swab, allow to dry, poke, wipe away first drop of blood, then

  17. Tired of hearing about the kids.

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

    I regularly talk about my kids and husband at work, and have been know to bust out a picture or two, in the break room. I also listen to my co-workers talk about their blind dates, hook-ups, physical...

  18. Twas the night before christmas...

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

    I'm

  19. Charcoal/NG tubes

    CodeteamB replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    Shake and

  20. CS

    CodeteamB replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

    I really dislike the side effects of ketamine for our patients. We use it a lot for peds, and I find that they take forever to wake up, have nightmares and are generally irritable post. With adults I...

  21. Impossible standards

    CodeteamB replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Hello, fellow Canadian here! CTAS guidelines recommend that Level 1 patients receive continuous care, Level 2 q15 minute reassessments, Levels 3 and 4 q60 minute reassessments and Level 5 q120...

  22. CS

    CodeteamB replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

    I'm a propofol girl. But etomidate works awfully nice as well. I find versed generally useless as a nurse (too much flopping around) but I've been put out with it and don't remember a thing, so I...

  23. Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    CodeteamB replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    I went in to the hospital with PROM and no labour around lunch time, got seen at 2 and was in a room to be induced at 3. I was sooooooo hungry! Sent my husband to the cafeteria for a sandwich and pop...

  24. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    CodeteamB replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    Jedi mind trick: "you do not want to throw that urinal at me, you want to start acting like a reasonable human being." My nurse voice gets me halfway there, but I would like 100% success

  25. Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    CodeteamB replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    What do you have to lose by doing an assessment on your patients? You have already been spoken to by management for not doing it, and as I have described there can be adverse consequences for the...