Cathy RN

Cathy RN

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  1. GHB Rohipinol

    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...
  2. GHB Rohipinol

    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...
  3. codes

    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?

    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

    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. 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...
  7. BSN minimum requirement

    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. BSN minimum requirement

    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...
  9. severe itching

    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...
  10. what do you think?

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

    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...
  12. just a little pet peeve...

    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?

    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

    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

    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...
  16. Hi I'm from Alberta. Just interested in why you want to go to the states there are lots of ICU jobs here and the Capital Health region here in Edmonton offers critical care course to new hires....
  17. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    I'm sorry. This is a topic that has been around for so long it makes me sick to still be discussing it. As long as I can remember CNA's, LPN's and RN's have gone around this topic. She is too good for...
  18. How do you work with a ***** ???

    Sorry Doc. You know working with someone who conctantly makes you feel worthless, upset, not wanting to go to work falls under harassment. This Nurse has been spoken to reported and still continues...
  19. IV starts in CVA patients

    Having worked both Medicine and Emergency we usually started IV's in the affected arm of a CVA patient with the idea being, we did not want to further hamper he independence by starting the IV in his...
  20. Let's play I Remember When.....

    I remember 1.When a doctor told me it actually told me to obtain an accurate temperature the glass thermometer had to be left in 8 minutes. Even then I laughed. 2. When we mixed what was similiar to...
  21. warming IV fluids

    We use the level 1 fluid warmer as well it infuses at 40 degrees. To the best of my knowledge you only want to warm about a degree an hour. Feel free to correct me if I am
  22. Migrane Headache Treatment in the ED

    to the majority of our patients we give an IV bolus 500 - 1000cc and maxeran 10mg IVP. Wait 20 minutes and then give DHE .5mg IVP can rereat DHE in 20 minutes PRN. It works really well for most...
  23. i wanted to be a nurse.......

    There is a great shortage out there!!!! Go figure heh? If this is something you really want to do then maybe it is a test how just how bad you want this career. Don't give up your dream because of one...