Nurse_Ratched

Nurse_Ratched

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  1. Reopro Kit

    Nurse_Ratched posted a topic in Emergency

    Ran a fairly smooth STEMI alert the other night in a pretty chaotic environment, what stumped me the most was Reopro. The patient was well over 80 kilos so weight-based dosing was maxed out, we just...

  2. Reopro Kit

    Nurse_Ratched replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Emergency

    We gave the 0.25 mg/kg bolus (136kg), but also had to start the continuous infusion of 0.125 mcg/kg/min. The drug guide maxed out at 10 mcg/min but our pharmacy guidelines maxed out at 17

  3. Overflow in the er

    Nurse_Ratched replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

    I just finished a paper for my grad school class on this! I copied my list of references below if you need some additional materials. Definitely echo everyone else here, I hate admission holds. If...

  4. Crisis Resource Management

    Nurse_Ratched replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Emergency

    I wish I could go to

  5. Crisis Resource Management

    Nurse_Ratched posted a topic in Emergency

    Can anyone recommend an on-the-ground (as opposed to online) training workshop for CRM? If you've attended an Emergency Medicine CRM I'd love to hear about it. The most common ones I've found so far...

  6. Starting Walden AG-ACNP program September 2 2014

    Nurse_Ratched replied to singletonman1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in for December 1st as

  7. Starting Walden AG-ACNP program September 2 2014

    Nurse_Ratched replied to singletonman1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm having a hard time talking to anyone about clinical sites. I've called multiple hospitals, LTACs & primary care offices & no one seems to have the common decency to return a phone call....

  8. Starting Walden AG-ACNP program September 2 2014

    Nurse_Ratched replied to singletonman1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Their application process so far has been a night-mare... had to resubmit my work history form because all my T's weren't crossed and I's dotted. I've had tax forms get scrutinized less than

  9. Starting Walden AG-ACNP program September 2 2014

    Nurse_Ratched replied to singletonman1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How's the program going? I'm gathering up my application documents for a possible December 1st start

  10. Fungal Nail Infection

    Nurse_Ratched posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    For the last 6 years I've had a fungal nail infection on my left great toenail. Picked it up an a nail salon, got my pedicure done there, approximately 1-2 weeks later noticed the polish chipping and...

  11. Dry, peeling feet

    Nurse_Ratched posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Any recommendations for dry, peeling feet? Biggest problem seems to be occurring on my right heel, mostly where the heel meets the arch. Biggest relief I get is with the "Miracle Heel Stick"...

  12. Leaving the ED for the PACU

    Nurse_Ratched replied to jrw002's topic in PACU

    In a similar situation currently. Looking at 3 PACU jobs, 1 full-time at a level I trauma 90 minutes away, 1 40 minutes away at a level II trauma, 1 25 minutes away at a level II that's only PRN....

  13. Unprofessional Remark by Manager

    Nurse_Ratched posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While this is a seemingly trivial issue, it appears that I've gotten myself into potentially some hot water by accidentally calling the Nurse Manager unprofessional: long story short she did an audit...

  14. Unprofessional Remark by Manager

    Nurse_Ratched replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My coworkers that the manager accused of "not working/helping" were deliberately not charging items. Yes, childish, I agree. But their childish behavior stemmed from great frustration & feeling...

  15. Unprofessional Remark by Manager

    Nurse_Ratched replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ANd I was trying so hard at this job to keep my head low and my mouth shut! My brain-mouth-filter was clearly broken that day... Maybe I'll try that line with

  16. Unprofessional Remark by Manager

    Nurse_Ratched replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That'll take A LOT of lying & fake niceness..... I don't regret what I said, and I don't regret that I said it to her about her. Had I known it was her who posted it, I probably would have opened...