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  1. Can you have sleep apnea and not be aware of it

    shadowflightnurse replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sis, No I have never gotten any tx. I have thought about a sleep study, but just haven't done it yet. I know I should, but you know how life gets in the way. I do have some of the other effects,...

  2. Can you have sleep apnea and not be aware of it

    shadowflightnurse replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is possible to not know you have sleep apnea. I was not aware that i had it until I almost scared my wife to death!! I was asleep and she woke up and laid her head on my chest. Before she fell...

  3. ER Nurse relocating to Atlanta, GA

    shadowflightnurse replied to AKApearlRN's topic in Emergency

    I too recently moved to the Atlanta area, from Arizona. I could pass on some tips/suggestions given to me before I moved. PM me if you'd

  4. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    shadowflightnurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Have to agree with Asher on the last statement. I absolutely do not want the government deciding on my medical care. Suppose you were diagnosed with ______ (fill in blank with terminal condition of...

  5. svt question

    shadowflightnurse replied to RN92's topic in Cardiac

    before I started looking at a clock I would be looking at the pt. pulseless vs pulse. no pulse = electricity (ASAP), pulse=further eval, trial of meds,

  6. holding a baby in after being fully dilated??

    shadowflightnurse replied to court519's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, just a sidebar, but I love your picture. :chuckle :chuckle

  7. tridil and heparin together?

    shadowflightnurse replied to akvarmit's topic in Emergency

    I run the NTG at the lowest port for two reasons. 1) When starting a NTG drip (say 3cc/hr-10mcg/min with 50mg/250cc conc), if you use the highest port it will take longer for any of the NTG to reach...

  8. tridil and heparin together?

    shadowflightnurse replied to akvarmit's topic in Emergency

    I personally like to hang Heparin and Nitro together with NS as a main line. The nitro at the port closest to the patient. I also work as a flight nurse.One thing that drives me crazy is when we...

  9. Do unto others.

    shadowflightnurse replied to GHRNCEN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Couldn't agree more!! I worked in AZ for 4 years and the mud slinging was ridiculous. Most of the flight crews got along pretty well, but of course there were some bad apples. It seemed the biggest...

  10. Pt got no care all night

    shadowflightnurse replied to LPNer's topic in General Nursing

    What about the nurse before you who left without giving report on her patient? She should be responsible for the patient until she report off on

  11. Tele transports from the ER

    shadowflightnurse replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    Good thread. Long time sore subject of mine. Many, if not all, of the hospitals I've worked required an RN to transport to tele on a monitor. However, none of the hospitals had any further...

  12. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    shadowflightnurse replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Good one. Beta blockers-decreases shearing force and incr

  13. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    shadowflightnurse replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    I would have thought it was because that is when the KIDS get home!!