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1. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   murph replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   In the ER we had a Max Cart and it was the policy that any cardiac arrest from the street went on this cart. It weighed a ton, was a huge box shapped thing that had a thumper and a ventillator built in and IF the patient made it we would have to tra...

2. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   murph replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I moved from a teaching hospital to a rural hospital in the early 80's. We had a spinal cord patient come in. (of course we didn't transfer to a trauma center, there were only a few designated in the country) It took me three days to convince the p...

3. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   murph replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   We would give it PO in orange juice in a glass.

4. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   murph replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   After abdominal surgery the patient would get a binder that provided support. It was a piece of cotton with looked like tenticles, the patient would lay on the fabric and the tenticles were braided on over the other to form support. Thank God we hav...

5. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   murph replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Before pleurovacs we used a series of glass bottles on the floor with the same principle that water would create negative pressure, the same thing with GI suction. For decubutis ulcers we used maalox and methiolate and the ulcer diet was for the pa...

6. I may be losing my job because of an interview with another job, HELP!!!

   murph replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

   Managers may be personally upset (more work for them to replace you) when you are thinking of leaving but if they are worth their salt they should be happy that they have managed your growth well enough to prepare you for something else or figure o...

7. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

   murph replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   When calling report to the floor: "I'm sorry you are going to have to hold the patient, we are too busy to take report and no one has had dinner yet!" Our hospital NEVER went on divert because we were the only trauma/teaching hospital around. I can'...

8. IF I work part time, is "1 year ICU exp" still 1 year?

   murph replied to Alpha13's topic in CRNA

   I have been following the thread about new grads in the ICU. I was skimming articles that are out this month. I only read the abstract but you may want toget the article. Hiring and Mentoring Graduate Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit. Dimensions ...

9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   murph replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I just saw "the sixth sense" again recently. Sounds like you have a gift.

10. Could it be that an ICU job is easier to get just after graduation?

    murph replied to Roland's topic in CRNA

    You need to stop thinking about this as something that is a barrier and more that it is good experience and there is a reason why there are policies about experience. There is such a thing as setting you up for success and the more experience you hav...

11. Could it be that an ICU job is easier to get just after graduation?

    murph replied to Roland's topic in CRNA

    I am not sure if a seasoned nurse could get into a program, they are hospital specific and all of them are different. There is usually a requirement to work at the hospital for so many years after completing the program. I wish that I could be more...

12. Could it be that an ICU job is easier to get just after graduation?

    murph replied to Roland's topic in CRNA

    No, it is just the philosephy of the hospital. Some hospitals have strong "internship" programs for ICU and some are really desperate there is no such thing as a track. But on the 2 years of med surg I say at least. Going straight into the ICU wit...

13. computer charting

    murph replied to MorganO's topic in General Nursing

    See if the company has an option for redundancy, some systems are dupicated so that if one goes down the other takes over.

14. Class Presentation

    murph replied to abboe's topic in Student Assist

    Does it have to be on the internet or can it be real life? Help can come from more senior nurses on the floor and sometimes there is a psyc nurse practitioner in the hospital. I worked in one hospital where the hospital chaplin was on the code team...

15. scared...

    murph replied to Onlyhuman's topic in General Nursing

    Not just for this case but for every possible case, get and keep up your malpractice insurance! I see the need for malpractice insurance as a positive thing, the public knows that we do have a major impact on care and that nursing is separatre fr...