Cathy RN

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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  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. 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...

  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. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  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...

  16. Need advice- Canadian wants to know about US

    Cathy RN replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Cathy RN replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    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 ***** ???

    Cathy RN replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Cathy RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    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.....

    Cathy RN replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Cathy RN replied to melanie19's topic in Emergency

    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

    Cathy RN replied to keaston's topic in Emergency

    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.......

    Cathy RN replied to rachel224's topic in General Nursing

    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...