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maolin

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  1. Do you ever forget your patient's names?

    maolin replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya. Before I became a nurse, I thought I'd never be one that used pet names when speaking to a patient, but when I get stuck, that's what I do. (I like using "friend" or "pal" with my male pts,...

  2. nailbed pressure

    maolin replied to gasmaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Ack! - I had a good response, kitty jumped in lap, hit the touchpad and I lost it all. Abbreviated version: One of my first preceptors taught me nailbed method by squeezing finger between 2 pens...

  3. LVN Torches building

    maolin replied to gentlegiver's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It was actually 3 people that were killed. Happened in Houston last week.

  4. Whats the big deal with support hose?

    maolin replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I had a massive ileofemoral DVT 3 yrs ago and since then have had chronic pain & swelling in that leg. I could not survive a shift w/o my compression support hose. Even though my clot was in my...

  5. Bad luck, Murphy's Law & the Rule of Three

    maolin replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    Snow - thanks for the warm wishes. Going on a tangent - As you might guess from my avatar, I'm a border collie mom myself. We've toyed with the idea of one of these days going rural and getting a...

  6. Bad luck, Murphy's Law & the Rule of Three

    maolin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started a new job at a new hospital 3 weeks ago. The first week M-F was typical orientation classroom style. Went to see my doc on Tues for nagging leg pain I'd been having x1 mo. I had a DVT few...

  7. good ink pens

    maolin replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    I use Avery's Triple Click. It's a black ball point, pencil & stylus in one. I love having to carry around just one

  8. vent: Mom's doc is a quack!

    maolin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a vent here - so frustrated! Mom is 3 hrs away. Hx COPD, HTN, pituitary tumor & anxiety DO. I've never liked her primary MD (Mom also sees pulmonary, endocrine & psych MD's) Primary...

  9. vent: Mom's doc is a quack!

    maolin replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more. Sadly, my mother is the epitomy of non compliance (I could hear her smoking when she called me with the news). Denial (D-Nile) isn't just a river in Egypt. I spoke to the...

  10. vent: Mom's doc is a quack!

    maolin replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    Update: She went to the cardiologist & got the works. Labs were all ok. Just got results of nuclear stress this morning and she's won a trip to the cath lab. Fortunately, it isn't an emergency -...

  11. Professor claims Wellbutrin does not have a lethal dose

    maolin replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in General Students

    Additional info on toxicty & lehtality of Wellbutrin overdose...scroll down to 7.0 about toxicity & specific cases of OD's. http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/bupropion2.htm I imagine what...

  12. Professor claims Wellbutrin does not have a lethal dose

    maolin replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in General Students

    Bupropion's LD50 (dose which is lethal to 50% of subjects (usually rodents)) is 980mg/kg. (source: http://www.chemicalland21.com/lifescience/phar/BUPROPION%20HYDROCHLORIDE.htm). Other sites list...

  13. Pulmonary Toilet? Huh???

    maolin replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    You're flushing the crud out of the lungs - hence,

  14. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    maolin replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Where are you at" & various other variations. It's "This is s/he" not her/him. "Orientated" also rubs me the wrong way. According to Websters, it is a real word when referring to facing the east...

  15. Interview quetion weakness?

    maolin replied to onduty23's topic in Nursing Career

    I hesitate to give away my secret answer to this question the last time I interviewed -but I got the job and kinda want to brag a bit. I'm rather proud of it. My answer was that penmanship was not my...

  16. vent: Mom's doc is a quack!

    maolin replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    After my nagging for 4 days, she's finally taking it seriously. Her pulmonologist reviwed & referred to cardiologist. She's going in for a full cardio workup tomorrow (treadmill stress, nuclear...

  17. Strange experiences on the floor...have you had any?

    maolin replied to Anjann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG!! ME TOO!! I have never had a drippy nose - ever. Then I started nursing. Mine starts as soon as I hit the floor, though, not just in pt rooms. I never gave it much thought until I read your post,...

  18. canker sores

    maolin replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    I personally suffer from chronic, terribly painful mouth ulcers. Still don't quite understand the etiology - vitamin deficiency, stress, viral, trauma (often erupt where I've bitten my cheek). I've...

  19. Dumb Question?

    maolin replied to WeakAnkles's topic in MICU, SICU

    I suppose some, maybe even all the med, could end up in systemic circulation after circulating from the radial artery>hand's cap bed>venous circulation, but it would be taking the long way...

  20. Dumb Question?

    maolin replied to WeakAnkles's topic in MICU, SICU

    Think of where the blood is traveling... what's "downstream" from the A-line insertion site? If you gave an IVP in the A-line, the med would be traveling distally into the hand's capillary bed....

  21. IV Haldol?

    maolin replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient Medications

    Use caution with giving IV - it's a cranky drug and doesn't play well with other meds. Will form a pretty white precipitate with just about anything - big, good flush before &

  22. Diluting IVP meds

    maolin posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Greetings all. I'm a recently graduated, new RN on week 2 of bedside orientation. So far I'm LOVING it! I'm on an incredible team and having the time of my life. I get to do and see so many cool...

  23. Is email acceptable for resignation?

    maolin replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree with the popular opinion...just as you can be hired via electronic application and an emailed "cover letter" and attached resume, you can terminate an employment relationship via...

  24. what's the appropriate name for this procedure?

    maolin replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Without being there it's hard to know for sure - but what you are describing sounds like an I&D to me (incision & drainage) - often done to remove pus & fluid from an abcess. Have not...

  25. haldol/rocephin

    maolin replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    I hate haldol - a very cranky med (incompatible with just about everything) and I personally don't find it very effective on my pts. I'll take a big dose of ativan or propofol anyday! In agitated...