Cathy RN

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1. GHB Rohipinol

   Cathy RN replied to Cathy RN's topic in Emergency

   These are known as the date rape drugs. And from what I understand from our sexual assault team nurses,the drugs are sometimes just dropped into an individuals drink I think everyone gets the rest of...

2. GHB Rohipinol

   Cathy RN posted a topic in Emergency

   Work in ER. Recently had a 21 yr old female brought in by ambulance. GCS 3. No deep tendon reflex could not arouse, pink warm and dry VS stable BP slightly decreased pulse 88. History was in a bar...

3. codes

   Cathy RN replied to babynurse7's topic in General Nursing

   Well many years ago ....... I worked in a CCU, I was new and it was a major hospital. When I started there I didn't know but a p wave was fit to eat. There was very little orientation back then and...

4. What experience is needed?

   Cathy RN replied to thomsonr's topic in Emergency

   Well it use to be a minimun of two years Nursing experience and you could be concidered. Now with the shortage you can go right into ER even the major trauma centers. They are in dire straights so...

5. Charge Nurse

   Cathy RN replied to iloveer's topic in Emergency

   I find myself in this situation as well. Though I do have the respect of my peers we do have a lot of new staff not experienced in ER Nursing. And I have been called intimidating as well which I might...

6. BSN minimum requirement

   Cathy RN replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

   OK I'm an RN 25 years this year. My Mom was an RN we graduated from the same school of Nursing. I love Nursing. I'm a Nursing advocate. I'm very involved in my Career. I consider myself a...

7. BSN minimum requirement

   Cathy RN replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

   OK I'm an RN 25 years this year. My Mom was an RN we graduated from the same school of Nursing. I love Nursing. I'm a Nursing advocate. I'm very involved in my Career. I consider myself a...

8. 14 month Accelerated Nursing program

   Cathy RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our region is looking into the possibility of beginning a 14 mon Nursing program with a 6 wk clinical......Can you believe this. They are trying to focus on those people who for one reason or another...

9. what do you think?

   Cathy RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work with a RN in the ER. She is most senior nurse in our facility has been ther for >390 yrs. The last few years she has been difficult to work with especially the newer nurses, me I guess I...

10. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    Cathy RN replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck Chilli I am glad that you talked to the others and expressed your concerns that is the only way we can survive address ti ourselves, because nothing even seems to change or get done. The...

11. severe itching

    Cathy RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My brother is an asthmatic and has been all his life. He is now 43yrs old. Two years ago he got fed up with all the meds, the weight gain etc. and right or wrong, he took himself off everything even...

12. just a little pet peeve...

    Cathy RN replied to janine3&5's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ER. I got supreme hell from a patient once when she thought the Doctor had seen someone else befoer her and she had been waiting ages to see a doctor. She left in a real huff. What had...

13. Has a doctor made your day?

    Cathy RN replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm sensitive as well, and I wasn't there either. It was nice of him to buy you all pizza. But me I prefer respect. The fact he gave you little notice of his visit doesn't show me he really...

14. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    Cathy RN replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    chili2641 Enough is enough of this I don't want to get in another arguement. The professional ladder is not my doing. But as education goes the LPN, CNA do not have the education the RN does to do...

15. Nitrous Oxide for Conscious Sedation

    Cathy RN replied to traumadrama's topic in Emergency

    Nitrous is used in ER to help with pain relief. I do not see a really good sedation with this and have not seen it used for conscious sedation only pain control. It is administered to patients through...