laurenD

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1. Spanish speakers PLEASE help!

   laurenD replied to ftr_bb_catchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

   English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary by Glenn T. Rogers They have it on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble. I have this book. Not only is it a dictionary, but in the back of it, there is...

2. Technique in recharging JP drains

   laurenD replied to AKAKatydid's topic in General Nursing

   I've always folded them in half to squeeze the air out. I don't imagine technique makes a difference a long as it's adequately

3. Suctioning

   laurenD replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   Remember ABCs...airway always comes first. If there's a plug and (s)he can't breath, suctioning on low vs high really isn't the issue.

4. Any Tips for Teaching ECGs?

   laurenD replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

   I had the same experience dutchgirl did. Dale Dubin's book is awesome. It should be required reading for nursing students IMO.

5. sacral wound dressing help

   laurenD replied to lpn1313's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   As bird2 said, its hard to answer that without knowing much about the bed sore itself. Does your facility have a wound care team? Many times it just comes down to frequent dressing checks/changes....

6. hello Texas, looking for some info on the Texas Heart Institute

   laurenD replied to t.turnbull's topic in Texas Nursing

   I have also worked at St. Luke's/Texas Heart Institute and unfortunately my experience was not as good. To clarify...the things they do there are absolutely amazing. I would not feel more...

7. Pregnancy Testing/Banking Cord Blood

   laurenD replied to zambezi's topic in Ob/Gyn

   When I was pregnant, I wanted to do the cord-blood banking but didn't look into it until during my pregnancy. I don't know why I expected it to be inexpensive, but it was not. It cost around...

8. NP vs PA...

   laurenD replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I believe the difference is in the background. NPs are nurses. PAs are not nurses, but have some other degree such as biology. I do not know the difference in the responsibilities, although I...

9. Co-sleeping?

   laurenD replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Sorry if someone has mentioned this already... Of the rollover stories I've read, most of them seem to involve dad or a sibling rolling over the baby. I read a lot about co-sleeping when I was...

10. What's the funniest thing you've heard a patient say?

    laurenD replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work nights in the ICU. I admitted a 42 y/o man who'd had a CVA and was DT'ing. He lived at home with his parents. While assessing him, I mentioned to him that we (myself and a female coworker)...

11. Rapid Response Team

    laurenD replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There was an article about the Rapid Response Team idea in US World and News Report this past week. It's in the issue with the Top 50 Hospitals

12. Relocating and have questions

    laurenD replied to DeepNurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Let me add... Having graduated school in the past year...here is the low-down on internships for new grads: Methodist, St. Luke's, Hermann, MD Anderson, Texas Children's, St. Joseph, and UTMB are the...

13. Relocating and have questions

    laurenD replied to DeepNurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in Houston. As the previous poster said, we have the Texas Medical Center which includes two Level I trauma centers (Hermann Memorial and Ben Taub) Methodist Hospital (which was listed in US...

14. decubiti redux...

    laurenD replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just a tidbit of trivia to remind us how important turning is in prevention of ulcers... The average person respositions him/herself every 7 minutes while asleep. I tried laying still, not even moving...

15. Any tips for this new grad ICU RN?

    laurenD replied to Gigglesforall's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started as a new grad in the ICU 6 months ago. I posted a few tips in the New Grad forum not too long ago: 1) http://www.icufaqs.org 2) There is nothing that you can do to your pt that will kill...