vampiregirl BSN, RN

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    New Policies

    vampiregirl replied to wildcard47833's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Indiana has a "resident's rights and responsibilities" list and one of them includes a reference to the right to a "homelike" environment. As many previous posters have noted, some resident's prefer...
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    New Policies

    vampiregirl replied to wildcard47833's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wildcard47833- may I ask where you saw the
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    Hypoxic drive?

    vampiregirl replied to lyallch's topic in General Nursing

    TriageRN 34- thanks for the info. And do you mean to say that it's not just in Indiana that people treat the machine instead of treating the patient? Okay, getting back on topic, hypoxic drive...
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    Hypoxic drive?

    vampiregirl replied to lyallch's topic in General Nursing

    While we're on this subject... I'm an EMT and have seen increased attention to the use of portable units in EMS that can measure CO2 levels. The service I work for has used capnometry on intubated...
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    resource during summer

    vampiregirl replied to jogmom's topic in Camp

    Hello- I'm still a nursing student, but as I was surfing through the threads, I chuckled as I came across this thread. Years ago I was a camp counselor, and one summer we had an outbreak of lice (over...
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    I have really messed up.

    vampiregirl replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think that llg's suggestions were right on target. No matter who you are, MD, RN, CNA etc, there is always the potentional for mistakes. We are human. Owning up to a mistake can be very difficult,...
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    What is with the crazy parents?? --vent--

    vampiregirl replied to analee23's topic in Emergency

    On the ambulance, we get parents of ill patients who can be challenging, to say the least. I had a "aha" moment one day trying to deal with a parent who was being very demanding. This mother was a...
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    Ambulance Personnel and wait times

    vampiregirl replied to Kince's topic in Emergency

    Wow- I can't even image waiting hours to turn a patient to the ER staff... I've been an EMT for over 8 years and haven't ever waited over 10 minutes to turn over a patient. I think it also helps that...
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    First response for severe burn??

    vampiregirl replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would use the blanket because the hypothermia is the immediate
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    Rescue 911---Staff Member Down!!

    vampiregirl replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: Great job Marla! It's a whole different ballgame when it's a staff member (or a friend or family member) who's having the problem- no matter how long you've been in the medical
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    Wouldn't you consider this stealing???

    vampiregirl replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the rest of the posters. I wonder if the motive behind the stealing is a little deeper though. Could part of it be that they are jealous- you obviously care about your job and take pride...
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    CPR card expiration

    vampiregirl replied to fishinNbanjo's topic in General Nursing

    Just an FYI- there were major revisions to the AHA CPR Guidelines released in the last couple of months. This affects all AHA and American Red Cross CPR classes. So, it may be worthwhile to take the...
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    NEW NURSE with a question!!!

    vampiregirl replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    14g angio being mean? While there are more than type of patient that receives blood (and for some patients a 20g may be appropriate), a 14g angio is perfectly appropriate for a trauma patient....
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    Now I've heard it all!!

    vampiregirl replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had the opposite of this on an EMS call years ago. We arrived in the ambulance and asked the lady who was flagging us down if the patient was breathing. She answered yes. Well.... someone doing...
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    Now I've heard it all!!

    vampiregirl replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a lady one time hysterical because her baby's "insides were falling out"... let's try the infant's unbilical cord stump had come off. (And this wasn't the lady's first child!) Or the patient who...
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    Working with Expired CNA

    vampiregirl replied to jtown38's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    When I worked in a group home, we had to complete a course in "community med administration" as required by the state. In the state that I was in, no previous medical training was required....
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    Sexual Harrassment?

    vampiregirl replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    On a couple of occasions, I've had male residents at a LTC facility expose themselves when I went in to a room to provide care, etc. If they were A&O, I would calmly tell the resident, "I see you...
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    Paramedics who 'put down' nurses

    vampiregirl replied to NurseguyFL's topic in General Nursing

    I think this statement applies to most EMS providers, not just medics. My friends and co-workers have mentioned to me on more than one occasion that I am a totally different person in an emergency...
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    Paramedics who 'put down' nurses

    vampiregirl replied to NurseguyFL's topic in General Nursing

    Something I'm realizing as I am a nursing student is that the thought processes between nursing and EMS are really quite different. EMS centers on what needs to be done here and now to stabilize the...
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    Unsafe situation? Need advice, please.

    vampiregirl replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    BabyRN2Be- I'm so sorry you had an awful group home experience. Having worked in group homes for several years, I can tell you that there are fantastic group homes and horrible group homes. I think...
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    Where have all the GOOD VEINS gone?

    vampiregirl replied to PCUSheryl's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not you. I work part time for an EMS service, and we have been encountering the same thing. In addition to the diseases themselves and the effect on circulation, add in possibly dehydration,...
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    Read the article about calling 911 to get seen faster???

    vampiregirl replied to missboo622's topic in Emergency

    It may be a state to state difference, but in the state where I live, if I transport a patient, I am required to turn the patient over to a nurse (who of course can send the patient straight to...
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    Pts away from hospital

    vampiregirl replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm just curious. If a patient is allowed off a floor, how would a nurse be aware if the patient also left the
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    Patches

    vampiregirl replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    While we're on the subject of patches... in one of the above posts, it referred to policies in place when administering the patches. Used patches still contain a significant amount of the drug, and...
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    Iron contents of Soft drinks and non alcholic beverages.

    vampiregirl replied to gwami's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Another thing to consider regarding iron and soft drinks is that caffeine can interfere with the absorption of