weezledawg

weezledawg

CCRN, ICU, ER, MS, WCC, PICC RN

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  1. Prenursing-nutrition class

    weezledawg replied to Vontersd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took mine at Santa Monica College, based in SoCal. Hope this

  2. Absolute No-No's

    weezledawg replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    My scrubs are my party clothes. I tell my crew, "Hey, I came here wearing my party clothes, so let's get in that patient's room and party!" Making the team environment more fun is a great way to stay...

  3. Absolute No-No's

    weezledawg replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    :monkeydance: Yeah and no mixing Digoxin with any other meds, either. Dilute with at least 5ml NS and push slowwwly over 5 whole minutes. This means you sit down on the edge of the bed and get to...

  4. Absolute No-No's

    weezledawg replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah and no mixing Digoxin with any other meds, either. Dilute with at least 5ml NS and push slowwwly over 5 whole minutes. This means you sit down on the edge of the bed and get to know one

  5. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    weezledawg replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just last night a young man I work with on Med-Surg had a patient die. He calls the patient's mother and considerately asks her, "Is there any special postpartum care you would like us to provide your...

  6. Absolute No-No's

    weezledawg replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    Never microwave blood to heat it up. (A nurse really did this.) If a patient looks really crappy for weeks and then all of a sudden one day says, "I'm doing much better" and they are end-stage, they...

  7. Absolute No-No's

    weezledawg replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    If you're good, there are ways to expedite the pill-taking process... Pills in one hand and cup of water with straw in other. Pills up to mouth, you give them or hand them over and watch steadily as...

  8. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    weezledawg replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I always tell patients, "You think why you're here is bad? Well, what they forgot to tell you upon admission is that the worst part of all this is the tape removal. There's just no good way to remove...

  9. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    weezledawg replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    Some of my favorites: "C'mon you've been through worse than this," when they don't want to get up to the bedside commode. "I'm really good at this, amazingly good," when starting IVs. "There are...

  10. ICU before Trauma?

    weezledawg replied to jewelsg627's topic in Emergency

    Some facilities have new grad training programs that require you to commit to a certain period of time in the critical care area, which should include and intensive preceptorship. Other than that, as...

  11. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    weezledawg replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    A previous poster said this must be approved by one of their clergy and this occurrence is

  12. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    weezledawg replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    So, you have raised another interesting ethical issue... the lines certainly blur more when the rights to choose cross from one person choosing for themself and the difference between this action and...

  13. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    weezledawg replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    Wow, you are clearly very emotional about this issue. I know it's difficult but sometimes just "saving" someone is not what's best. We don't get to judge the validity of someone else's belief system....

  14. What facts or pieces of info do you use all of the time

    weezledawg replied to gwendolyn207's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep and can they ambulate and what fluids are running? Pain protocol and sleeping issues because I work nights and no one ever wonders to think of that until 1 a.m. and then it's too

  15. Feeling cheated.......

    weezledawg replied to RosesrReder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank God I live in CALIFORNIA, where we can only get 5 pts at one time. I don't know how all the rest of you do

  16. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    weezledawg replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    But can you imagine the spiritual conflicts this person would have endured should she have lived to find out that she was physically compromised by getting blood? Some things are worse than death and...

  17. Advice needed - withdrawing life support & how to deal

    weezledawg replied to just_peachy83's topic in MICU, SICU

    I believe that some of us are just built for these types of positions (ER, ICU, Hospice) and that we are naturally drawn to deal with end-of-life issues. I know that there are many worse conditions...

  18. Trying to make a good impression

    weezledawg replied to mjscan_07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Seems like all the stuff I "should have known" and kick myself about later is the same stuff I never forget a second time around

  19. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    weezledawg replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Holy mother of gawd, my sister is the 911 queen of the universe. The only person I know who called 911 not once, but TWICE for an earache and was transported both times. This is the same mother who...

  20. DID NOT GET IN! Completely devastated...

    weezledawg replied to vicky3269's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just graduated from Mendocino College. They actually use a different method of acceptance into their program, one that gives credit for those with higher GPAs and also reduces attrition. Google...

  21. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    weezledawg replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Master Cardiology stethoscope -- ABSOLUTELY THE BEST, HIGHEST GRADE ACOUSTICS POSSIBLE! You don't know what you're missing New Balance white walking shoes RNotes (spiral-bound erasable notes on...

  22. what did you do in your former life?

    weezledawg replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was/am the News Editor for a local newspaper

  23. Meth is destroying communities

    weezledawg replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Helloooo --- I never once met a drug addict who thought that what he or she was doing was the high life (no pun intended.) Addiction is a disease, just like all the others we treat, and it would...

  24. If not a nurse...what????

    weezledawg replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, first real female Navy Seal, rock star, dancer, journalist, race car driver - actually a writer. Above all else, just want to do SOMETHING besides wonder what I wanted to be when I grew up....

  25. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    weezledawg replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am also a nursing student and have found nothing but willingness to help at our clinical facility, which happens to be Howard Hospital in Willits California. Every nurse there deserves a box...