hjwdancer

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

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1. Anymore feedback on the GRX Medical Expert Cardiology CD-27 stethoscope?

   hjwdancer replied to CaringMama's topic in Uniform/Gear

   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 a new stethoscope soon but I'd like some informati...

2. CEN - Study Help and More!

   hjwdancer replied to bobsouthwick's topic in Emergency

   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 corny, I know, but I wouldn't have my current ER pos...

3. What is NS NOT compatible with?

   hjwdancer replied to 2blessed2Bstressed's topic in General Nursing

   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 attached of course) NOT through a line or tubing and sl...

4. Nurses that write their own orders

   hjwdancer replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

   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 case as the pt's nurse. The consultation- for wound...

5. Stupidest reason to go to ER

   hjwdancer replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

   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 between two homeless shelters, each merely blocks aw...

6. Precepting an ED nurse

   hjwdancer replied to charliesmom's topic in Emergency

   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 background- I knew where to turn with psych questions...

7. need Micro help for the summer session PLEASE!!!!

   hjwdancer replied to travel soon's topic in General Nursing

   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 identifying organisms in lab easier. It may also help ...

8. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

   hjwdancer replied to nckayaker's topic in Emergency

   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 pregnant with my first child and went to the clinic to st...

9. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

   hjwdancer replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   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 then use: * an adult brief (if they're super absorb...

10. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    hjwdancer replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    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 done your part! On a separate issue: I can under...

11. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    hjwdancer replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    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 social worker for child protective services (CPS). ...

12. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    hjwdancer replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    ++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 happening? I feel rage and deep sorrow for this and oth...

13. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    hjwdancer replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    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 that I have learned from my experiences are: Before s...

14. Meth is destroying communities

    hjwdancer replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    A good website for a meth project: http://www.montanameth.org/ads_television.aspx#

15. Dialysis patients who are incontinent

    hjwdancer replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    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 that could not be cleaned: Male with old AVF in both...