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  1. Be careful out there today

    suanna replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    As a general rule it is NEVER a good idea to clamp a chest tube that is attached to the water seal device. I'm not blaming- I had 1 CT in school, and no one ever went over basic principals during my...

  2. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    suanna replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    This post brought something to mind. There are a vast number of "Nursing is an Difficult Profession-I wish I'd have known this sooner..." posts on AN. Why is is that when a person just entering the...

  3. I'm a CNA, not a MAID.

    suanna replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Many agencys in my area use what they call "Home Health Aids" or "Personal Care Assistances" essentialy untrained staff to provide for non-health related needs of the clients. These services aren't...

  4. Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    suanna replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was going to feed my patients cats but dietary wouldn't cook them and I'm not sure if they were on a no cat diet. Personally, I like cats, but I just can't finish one all by myself. Honestly- I...

  5. My pet peeves

    suanna replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    They worked hard making it and it is just chocked full of protein and other goodies- At least if they swallow it they can't hack it out and spread whatever produced it around to everyone

  6. Need Advice on Metoprolol

    suanna replied to Stormy8's topic in Cardiac

    I've explained to several doctors- yes, reducing myocardial oxygen demand is a worthy goal, but asystole eliminates most myocardial oxygen demand but is not usually considered a theraputic

  7. ICU to PACU

    suanna replied to dmarie1075's topic in PACU

    I made a simular move 8 weeks ago. After 25years in a CV Surgical ICU I moved to PACU. I couldn't be happier with the change. You don't say why you are feeling "a need for a change". I miss the...

  8. Need Advice on Metoprolol

    suanna replied to Stormy8's topic in Cardiac

    In my experience- If you didn't give the Lopressor the docs would have had a tantrum. Fluid isn't usualy going to cure beta-blocker induced hypotension. I'm a bit worried about the number of fluid...

  9. Should I take a phlebotomy class?

    suanna replied to wcbembe's topic in General Students

    YES!!! How I wished my school had offered such a thing my first year out of school. Of all the skills you will wish you had mastered before you hit practice, weakness in this area will waste more of...

  10. Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    suanna replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mid 80s the term "patient" went out of political correctness. "Client" was popular. The thinking in enlightened educational circles was it was a good way to see the patient as a whole person not just...

  11. I'm sorry sir, I cannot call the neurosurgeon at 3AM for that...

    suanna replied to EJBNeuroRN's topic in General Nursing

    Advance practice nurses have the ability to write for all manner of Rxs, that is consistant with thier training. I have never understood why an RN with our education in meds couldn't get OTC meds for...

  12. Embarrasing illnesses

    suanna replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    My dear brother was admitted to my unit with "foreign object stuck in ..." . it was in the days when nursing care plans were written on the computer and before HIPPA, so EVERYONE was reading the...

  13. Embarrasing illnesses

    suanna replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Urban Legend- been aound in one form or another for

  14. Embarrasing illnesses

    suanna replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    i guess that would make being on call a lot more fun- you would be hoping for lots of

  15. IV/Transfusion Service Inpatient Unit?

    suanna replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this kind of job where the unit provides Chemo and various theraputic infusions- remicaid, reclast... but never as an inpatient service. I wonder if it was a typo? I can't imagine a medical...

  16. Would they really???

    suanna replied to mmc51264's topic in General Students

    You post an accurate picture of Nursing Education. Even in the dark ages (1980s) when I was in school, my science classes, western Cult., Psyc.,.... the tests were developed and tested by staff...

  17. Will a mandate requring RN's to obtain BSN's contribute to a shortage?

    suanna replied to mttzakr87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Why don't we just cut nursing education to a couple of weeks of employer based inservice and get rid of NCLEX alltogether! A two week course and the hospitals blessing and-poof- you are a nurse....

  18. When is the best time to tell the employer that you are pregnant?

    suanna replied to iCare24's topic in General Nursing

    When the contractions are 3 minutes apart and there is a puddle of amniotic fluid on your white

  19. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

    suanna replied to spicy1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    They paid you RN wages to CNA? Where do you work,? I want to apply! CNAs can have very hard shifts, but I do more work, more lifting, and more time on my feet than any CNA I've ever worked with. On...

  20. General Questions to Engage a Patient in Conversation

    suanna replied to AlexandraP's topic in General Students

    My banter is often the same. Keep in mind, the patient is the reason you are there. People can feel swallowed up by the stuff that we foist on them in a hospital. I try to connect to the whole person...

  21. Curious female here! :)

    suanna replied to ltmja's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wanted to be a Millionare Playboy for quite a few years but haven't seen many positions open in the "Help Wanted" sections of the local papers. Most want you to bring your own Millions- very...

  22. what did I see?

    suanna replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks for the reply and the links- I'll look into them. I still don't know what complications are common with a field placed IO that you do or don't see with a field placed femoral line. I keep...

  23. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    suanna replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for those who feel insulted by my post. I didn't say LPNs/LVNs aren't able to provide effective care, equal to that of RNs in non-acute care enviornments. I just think is is in the best...

  24. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    suanna replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    I'll get my fire extinguisher out 'cus I bet I get "flamed" but you just illistrated the argument I've always had for eliminating LPN/LVNs in acute care. Pushing atropine is an appropriate...

  25. what did I see?

    suanna replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thus my point. Punching a non-sterile invasive device into the bone marrow seems like a great way of setting up a very difficult infection. Not that PIV isn't a bad thing to get germy, I just don't...