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  1. High Troponins, No Q-wave

    papawjohn replied to papawjohn's topic in Cardiac

    Hey Renee Still awake!!! I've actually seen numbers that high in chest trauma Pts. But Cardiac trauma (the ones I've seen were unrestrained drivers who smashed into the steering wheel--WEAR YOUR...

  2. I need a nurse opinion

    papawjohn replied to LULUBABE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey Lulubabe There are millions of diffenent kinds of nurses having millions of different kinds of days. You can find many of them by spending a couple of hours roaming this site. You will not find...

  3. TPN with no filter, etc.

    papawjohn replied to Kiwi's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Ether Don't some nasty people find wretched ways to spread the misery they must feel inside about themselves? They select as targets those who they figure are the most vulnerable. What a shame...

  4. 2 questions relating to antibiotics Help please

    papawjohn replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Milenko Since you call the Operating Room a "theater" I s'pose you're (as we'd say in the appalachian part of Tennessee) "not from 'round hyar." So I might not have the answer that your...

  5. cerebral edema

    papawjohn replied to buffetfan's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey Buffetfan Seems to me that you're asking about two issues. First, how did the Pt pass thru the RecoveryRoom and get back to his room and then crash? Zinobile suggests blood reaction (did the Pt...

  6. Trach/mrsa/d50

    papawjohn replied to TypicalFish's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey T-Fish The only way that I can see that sponging an open wound with D50 would be helpful is if you figure the 'irritation' of the strong glucose would close off the capillaries of the open wound....

  7. PLEASE HELP! TOPIC-Men in Nursing

    papawjohn replied to Joru110's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey Joru There is no reason to pretend that Men and Women are perfectly interchangable. OK? We are not the SAME. (We are equal, yes!, but not the same. This is agreed?) The contribution that men...

  8. Vent settings?

    papawjohn replied to raindrop's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey Hawaii You are of course correct that there are subtle ways that Pressure Support and Peep and such interact with the AC mode and SIMV mode. Actually, I've had to pass that test and if pressed,...

  9. What can you tell me about this ECG strip?

    papawjohn replied to mitchsmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey M-Mom This is a rhythm-strip, right? From the tele monitor? The usual 'lead 2' is accepted but is really what the tech or nurse who put the monitor 'dots' on gave you? And this is not from a...

  10. I NEED MAJOR HELP PLEASE! Scared of needles

    papawjohn replied to akerdonn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Akerdonn When I was in BasicTraining at Lackland AFB in Tx, as an 18yr old bullet proof fool, I volunteered to give blood. The incentive was that you'd get 1/2 a day off--and I imagined myself...

  11. Wanting to know the day in the life of an ICU Nurse

    papawjohn replied to AussieKylie's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey Dorimar Obsessive compulsive works for me. Regarding the XY chromosone, re-read the little remark about 'takes personal calls'--add a couple of hours for important gossip and...

  12. NBP cuffs...?mis-used in ICU....

    papawjohn posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Y'all I hope y'all don't mind if I drop into your "virtual OR" for a minute. I've got a question thats been bugging me and thought you-guys had some of the highest quality exchanges on the forum....

  13. NBP cuffs...?mis-used in ICU....

    papawjohn replied to papawjohn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Jwk I'm not so smart I know all the answers--(that NBP cuffs are not the real bp and that all the ins- and outs- and ups- and downs- of their use should help us (who actually, in the real world,...

  14. Complicated Issues

    papawjohn replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Cardiac

    Hey Lovern I have an strongly + family Hx of cad. I have made sure that I stay active in aerobic activity. (I was a triathelete---never very 'victorious' but SINCERELY hard work-outs). (I rode my...

  15. How do you decompress after work?

    papawjohn replied to QuilterLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey quilter 80 proof spirits works for me. Papaw

  16. New male thinking about nursing

    papawjohn replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey Nurseguy Well, that's quite a handle (as the truckers used to call their CB 'nick-names') for someone who's still got doubts. But, assuming that your question is straight up... Yeah, I'm a...

  17. Nursing school making me sick

    papawjohn replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

    Hey Y'all Nursing school is 90% INDOCTRINATION (of attitudes and anxieties) and 10% Education (of information). Papaw John (and indoctrination is NOT a bad thing--you are joining Florence and other...

  18. Share Your Saying

    papawjohn replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nothing GOOD happens AFTER you loose your composure. Papaw

  19. Unnecessary testing

    papawjohn replied to Question's topic in Emergency

    Hey Y'all Please, don't misunderstand me. I'm just telling you ER types what us ICU nurses think when we admit a completely OK person into the ICU at 0630 after the ER has "played with" them all...

  20. NBP cuffs...?mis-used in ICU....

    papawjohn replied to papawjohn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Tenesma Really!!! I am willing to be wrong about this issue!!!!! It does seem to me that when I place the NBP cuff in the position that would have given me a PASSING GRADE in nursingschool (which...

  21. What's the Youngest CAD/MI Pt. You've Had?

    papawjohn replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Cardiac

    Hey Lovern We both are up too late. Here in Florida we have all sorts of storys about the aging of our population. (One true story...I went to a St Paddy's day celebration at an "Irish" theme bar...

  22. Unnecessary testing

    papawjohn replied to Question's topic in Emergency

    Hey sla I don't wanna make anyone feel like they're being attacked. It's just that we in ICU are accustomed to a particular kind of 'knowledge' and 'background' on our pts. In the ER, that's not a...

  23. Unnecessary testing

    papawjohn replied to Question's topic in Emergency

    Hey Question As I said above, I often question the ER. You gotta get the picture. I'm the ICU RN and here's the 'question' I/WE have about ER.... First, I've been to the ER myself, of course, with...

  24. BS to BSN accelerated program that starts in the Summer Semester

    papawjohn replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey Drugrep Is this right? You work for a pharmaceutical co.? And you're going to give it up to go to RN school? What is wrong with this picture? Lots of night-nurses in ICUs I work with chat...

  25. Questions about BP

    papawjohn replied to Race Mom's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Woogy Look, your mom needs your help. As the prev posters said, her heart is working MUCH too hard to get her blood through her 'system'. And her heart can't 'relax' between beats. This...