hjwdancer

hjwdancer

ER, Medsurg, LTAC

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About hjwdancer

hjwdancer has 2 years experience and specializes in ER, Medsurg, LTAC.


Working on my BSN...

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  1. Has anyone here used a bullzeyemedical.com Mark-9 or other stethoscope? What do you think about it? How does it compare to others used in the past? Also, what about the ultrascope brand? I'm getting...
  2. CEN - Study Help and More!

    Make an appointment with the ER Managers in the area and ask them if you are on the right track for their facility and what things they want you to do to get back in. Make friends with them- sounds...
  3. What is NS NOT compatible with?

    Valium IV turns a beautiful white color when mixed with NS. I tried to dilute it ala morphine before taking it to the bedside. I was taught to give it at the hub of the IV (with a cap or vicra...
  4. Nurses that write their own orders

    I'm a fairly new RN and I now work in a Medsurg setting. Please set me on the right path here but where I am at "we"- the nurses on the medsurg floor- could write for a consultation for a patients...
  5. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    I'm sure the other poster meant to include the ABC emergencies, broken bones, GSW's (covered by hemorrhage, right?) Now, let's get back to the fun of this post. The ER I worked was located directly...
  6. Precepting an ED nurse

    As a new grad, just off of orientation: I had a great preceptor who provided me with a fount of knowledge, including resource people for certain areas. Ex: one of the er nurses had a heavy psych...
  7. need Micro help for the summer session PLEASE!!!!

    http://www.microbelibrary.org/ Has lab result pictures. Micro is a class you'll have to take notes on yourself- It is a class that you'll either find hard or easy. Search lab results to help make...
  8. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    Surprisingly, we get a lot of pts with VERY high BPs in the ER where I just started. Most just let their Rx's run out, a few days, weeks, etc., ago. 260/140, 189/130 Just a note on BP- I was...
  9. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    Here are my tips garnered at the knees of a most-wise and speedy tech while I was a green nursing student: Planning! All the tips mentioned before were very good! If you have no hair washing device...
  10. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    Wow, digging through the laundry/trash? Nasty! And notice the "no one else ever does"- this is unfortunately true. As a CNA, just keep bothering the nurses with specimens, etc so you know you have...
  11. I understand that philosophy, BSNtobe 2009. I also do not understand these mothers who choose the boyfriend over their children. If you'll forgive me for a short diversion: My Mom used to work as a...
  12. ++6 month old girl who was RAPED by her step dad.... ended up with a colostomy and cystectomy after incredible surgeries How do you deal with this and cases like this? Is this a high frequency...
  13. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    I am a nursing student (grad- Dec 2006-hooray) who has worked for the past 11 months as nurse extern- which covers training and working as CNA, unit secretary, and telemetry monitor tech. My tips...
  14. Meth is destroying communities

    A good website for a meth project:
  15. Dialysis patients who are incontinent

    I am a student in an LTAC/MedSurg setting. I am uncertain of the terminology and technical names so I'll do my best to describe the situation. Just an example I witnessed of a true to life patient...