JRapha'sRN

JRapha'sRN

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  1. Glucose tolerance test

    JRapha'sRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just had my first one last week. I don't ever want another! I kept it down but it sure made me sick! I stick IVs in patients all day long, teach others, offer my hands/arms to the newbies to...

  2. Pregnant and wanting to LEAVE early

    JRapha'sRN replied to RNintheER's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree with some of each opinion. If you are having pain and putting yourself and/or the baby at risk, you need to do something different. On the other hand, if you can take the "LOL,FDGB"...

  3. "We're Just Nurses" ..... Grrrrrrr!!!

    JRapha'sRN replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    We may not be trained in reading x-rays, but with practice we can become fairly good at it. We had a neurologist in the ED the other night admitting someone and she asked the RNs what we thought of...

  4. IPODs

    JRapha'sRN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    no, not appropriate. It is not professional (or polite) to talk to someone with anything in your ear; how do they know the volume is down? (I even get irritated when people leave their bluetooth cell...

  5. Patients die when turned on left side??

    JRapha'sRN replied to PCUSheryl's topic in General Nursing

    oh dear, I'm supposed to sleep on my L side because I'm pregnant... and now I'm going to die because I'm on my L side? I guess I just won't sleep--wait, I already don't sleep, I'm always up to the...

  6. looking for good CEU's

    JRapha'sRN replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: i was able to get 25+ free ceus this year, most of them came from medscape. (there's a good variety, too, so you can pick what's relevant to your

  7. Thinking of being a traveling RN.

    JRapha'sRN replied to Oceanside Girl's topic in Nursing Career

    check out the forum for travelers and you will find most of your answers as well as answers to questions you haven't thought to ask yet. (go up to "forums" and pick the Nursing specialties and then...

  8. High tolerance for pain.....I'll never understand it

    JRapha'sRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I want that kind of pain tolerance in July when I have my

  9. Odors--Help!

    JRapha'sRN replied to TraumaTrainingWheels's topic in Emergency

    We keep some essential oils in the ED. When we have a particularly stinky patient we put a few drops on a cotton ball, stick the cotton ball in a med cup and put the med cup in the pt's room. This...

  10. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    JRapha'sRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work in an ED that uses a 5 level triage system. After reading the article, it seems like the hospital has developed a good system. They are only sending away those who truly don't need to be...

  11. IV air bubble compensation

    JRapha'sRN replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

    In college, my A&P prof said it takes 10cc of air to kill a mouse (that's how he used to kill them for research) and much much more to harm a human. I was talking to an ER doc I knew and he...

  12. What's the funniest thing your patient has been scared of before?

    JRapha'sRN replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a spider scare. I was newly pregnant and had heard about the more vivid dreams you can have, but hadn't had any yet. Anyway, I "woke up" to see a huge black spider coming down from the...

  13. Yelling, screaming and ducking the cranky triaged patients

    JRapha'sRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    We have a frequent flyer similar to yours. Ours was found with weapons on him (after making threats to staff) and now cannot even be triaged until Security pats him down. We still had to see him,...

  14. searching for ER myths!!

    JRapha'sRN replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    :rotfl: Those are great myths!! We always put our airway cart outside the room of anyone we have to do conscious sedation on--to ward off evil

  15. PDA software for the ED

    JRapha'sRN replied to RN in pink's topic in Emergency

    I work in the ED and have found certain programs to be very useful. Here are the programs on my PDA in the order of usefulness (at least to me) -MedCalc (free, TONS of formulas and calculators)...

  16. Banning Crocs?

    JRapha'sRN replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was talking to our Infection Control person this week and she said that holes in the top are not ok, but the professional model is ok. She stated that the reasoning behind this is IF you were to...

  17. Getting ready to travel, what does your spouse do?

    JRapha'sRN replied to ravenwindrn's topic in Travel

    We found the solution to be a home business with Usana Health Sciences. We did some research and found it to be the top network marketing company as ranked by Business Week and Forbes. There are...

  18. I LOVE triaging.....

    JRapha'sRN replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    For those kids who are forcing the gag/puke response I look at them (ignoring mom!) and say, "if you throw this up, I am getting some more and you'll just have to take it again!" Mom looks at me like...

  19. What are the tax deductions i can take as a travelling nurse?

    JRapha'sRN replied to mackkjrn's topic in General Nursing

    Check out these three sites for very valuable tips and definitions. http://www.traveltax.com/ http://www.kobaly.com/ (download their "Free Organizer" regardless of what you do for taxes this...

  20. Mourning my last shift

    JRapha'sRN posted a topic in Travel

    Last night was my last shift as a traveler. I have enjoyed the last 1 1/2 years as a traveler and am already looking forward to doing it again. My husband (who runs a home business from wherever we...

  21. Driving to Alaska

    JRapha'sRN replied to Medic15251's topic in Travel

    I think boring is all your perspective. I have driven to and from Alaska and loved it. I don't think it's boring. You go through so many varied landscapes that there is always something new to see....

  22. Charting Bloopers

    JRapha'sRN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Although it's obvious that OLD AGE was the cause, I believe it is not an official cause of death anymore. (Blame the insurance companies and people who write all the medical codes) The docs have to...

  23. Banning Crocs?

    JRapha'sRN replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My toe was smashed last week when I got rolled over! My hospital policy states "no open toe shoes or shoes with holes (ie: crocs)" I still wear the professional crocs and will until they make a...

  24. What do you think of JCAHO?

    JRapha'sRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    saying "JCAHO" is similar to saying any naughty swear word I think it's not jcaho that is the problem, it is the paranoid administration that try to read into all of jcaho's guidelines and then...

  25. VIP Triage

    JRapha'sRN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat: Exactly what I was going to say. I can't believe they charged your manager with insubordination! Perhaps they should have commended her for making an appropriate nursing decision and...