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  1. Please dont hate me for saying this...

    suanna replied to RN2BENAUSTIN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for isn't a little county hole-in-the-wall. We are a 500+ bed inter-city full service hospital with level one trauma, and chest pain certification. I'm glad to hear it isn't...

  2. Atropine

    suanna replied to love-d-OR's topic in MICU, SICU

    There are OODLES of reasons for a low heart rate just as there are for a high heart rate. If you are correct that it was NS/SB artopine may have helped his rate for a few minutes, but it is a short...

  3. Would this offend you?

    suanna replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    reply to rn/writer "A child who has a parent with bipolar disorder has more than a "remote chance" of ending up with the condition themselves. Estimates range from a one-in-six chance to a...

  4. Abuse of Nurses

    suanna replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Pressing charges can be tough- how do you get around the HIPPA regulations. In theory you cannot even acknowledge a patient is admited to your hospital without a signed release. I doubt the patient is...

  5. Would this offend you?

    suanna replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Such a long post to be quoted twice but I had to respond. Anyone striving for a child needs to realize that the challanges of bringing up a kid are extreme, with the rewards being just as grand. To...

  6. My Husband Is Going To Be A Nurse...

    suanna replied to jimannt's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    - same question- what part of Pa? I live in NE Ohio--almost a suburb of Pittsburg. The programs around here seem to be fairly easy to get into if you have the required GPA and acedemic background....

  7. Do I need to keep my nursing school textbooks?

    suanna replied to elee86's topic in General Students

    Kept mine for almost 20 years. Opened them once- when my daughter was pregnant I went over some of the basics of L&D with her. We had a great text called "Realities in Childbearing" Of course the...

  8. Please dont hate me for saying this...

    suanna replied to RN2BENAUSTIN's topic in General Nursing

    ER may not be the best place to get a real perspective on nursing as a caring and nuturing profession. The nurses in E.R. are on the front lines of some of the most manipulative, abusive, and...

  9. Which stethoscope should I purchase?

    suanna replied to NTB08's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Sorry- I did sound a bit snippy. I have just come from a CCU float and 3 of the nurses had fluffy pink/purple stethoscopes with the fun plastic globes on them. My 7y/o granddaughter has a better...

  10. Bulging disk in my lumbar/sacral region... is my Med/Surge career over?

    suanna replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    not offering medical advise- just practical experience that says there are any number of options for lower back strain. if anyone wants to have surgery -go for it- not my back, but i believe the...

  11. Forgetting things...

    suanna replied to mcknis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I make a space on my report sheet for things that I don't want to forget to tell the next shift. I have another space for my "wish list" things I want the doc to be aware of that require a change in...

  12. Bulging disk in my lumbar/sacral region... is my Med/Surge career over?

    suanna replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Do a little research and you will find almost EVERYONE will have some degree of "bulging disk" somewhere in thier lumbar spine at some point in thier life if they do any kind of a physicaly demanding...

  13. Chart too much...

    suanna replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have heard for years "if it wasn't charted, it wasn't done". Subsequently If it wasn't charted , you can't be blamed for doing it wrong. I chart a lot but I try to keep it to just the basic facts....

  14. loosing my self confidence at work.....

    suanna replied to lenjoy03's topic in General Nursing

    I made a serious med error in my senior year of the Col. of Nursing. It could have been a sentinal event, but thankfully no lasting harm was done- just extra labs, and an extra day in CCU. I should...

  15. Unfriendly Nurses.....

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

    My hospital has only used "trevelers" in the most extreme conditions. They will do almost anything to use hired perminant staff to openings in the staffing pattern. I wonder if hospitals that...

  16. Would this offend you?

    suanna replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Offended? No-you can't let the ignorant and down right silly people in the world have that much impact on you. These people may be waiting a very long time to get thier "perfect" risk free child....

  17. BSNs Need Not Apply

    suanna replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    A novel approach to the problem but I can see thier point. I work a CVSICU and after 6-12 weeks of orientation 50% of our new hires apply to the local NA program within a year. In the time they do...

  18. No orders?

    suanna replied to Tracy38000's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking if the docs felt the patient was sick enough to be admitted they were sick enough to warrent orders-Diet? Activity? PRNs for pain, sleep, nausia...? How about IV access? Labs? Radiology?...

  19. Which stethoscope should I purchase?

    suanna replied to NTB08's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've never thought of the "cuteness" as being a high priority in my selection of an assessment tool for use in the practice of professional nursing care. Can I afford it? Can I hear what I need to...

  20. Severe Respiratory Acidosis

    suanna replied to NHSbaseball32's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient respiratory arrests it takes no time at all for the CO2 to reach astromonical levels. I suspect your father had an obstructed airway- poor muscle tone post anesthesia or less likely by a...

  21. Ever give thorazine(chlorpromazine)IV?

    suanna posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have 2 physicians that are opposed to using haloperidol and/or lorazepam IV for post-op aggitation and/or ICU psychosis. Both have used thorazine IV in the past but our pharmasists will not mix it...

  22. Thinking About Surgical Technologist

    suanna replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    My experience was just the opposite of yours. I finished my pre-reqs for an AD in surgical assisting and wasn't able to secure a position in the clinical part of the program. I wasted 3 semesters...

  23. MEOW! Catty nursing students

    suanna replied to OldShoesRock's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure what you expected- gossip is common in nursing and every other group I've ever been in. I've been the target of gossip, and, although I don't like my behavior, I have been the purveyor of...

  24. Ativan...ETOH History...7mg IV last night? Too much?

    suanna replied to Jomo1994z71's topic in Patient Medications

    Alcoholic patients have a tremendous tollerance for benzos. I'm sure the added work load of being NUTS wasn't helping his oxygenation. I've seen many more patients get intubated from getting too...

  25. Patient in Respiratory Distress

    suanna replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    So once the doc had correctly identified the source of the problem it was supposed to be all fixed?! Just because the doc is behaving like an idiot dosen't mean the nurses have to. Fighting inept or...