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  1. Syncope with fall at home and now hallucinations?

    suanna replied to al7139's topic in Cardiac

    You will find most 75+ patients get confused or hallucinosis or both after a few nights in the hospital. This is especialy true on critical care or tele units where there sleep is somewhat disturbed...

  2. Angels posing as hospital patients?

    suanna replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    If any of my recent patients were angels they were the fallen kind. Either that or I was being tested- hope I

  3. ? about Littman Stethoscopes

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

    I had two Littmans in the past and honestly I hate them. There is a slight improvement in sound quality over the $20. Sprags(very slight) but the ones I've had have not been very durable and for the...

  4. Scrub dresses...what are they for?

    suanna replied to Ehope's topic in General Students

    I can't imagine why you would be required to change into a scrub "dress". As a guy in nursing I don't think they could find one that quite meets my style requirements. We do have scrub dresses...

  5. How long is a spiked IV bag good?

    suanna replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    The bag would be good for 1 use! Your institution is CRAZY if they allow this. Please check with your policy/procedure of safety committee before continuing this practice. The risk of contamination is...

  6. Is it possible?

    suanna posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I hope to retive from the clinical arena in 5 years. I'll have a small pension but no benifits. I would like to go into teaching-especialy with 25yrs of critical care under my belt but I only have a...

  7. Attn: All Registered Nurses

    suanna replied to rn2bn07's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hate to agree with RN2B. but there do seem to be a lot more student and pre-nursing postings than there used to be. I'm glad they are utilizing this wonderful resource but it does seem like the...

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

    suanna replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    I've seen two- one was a 19y/o kid with a pneumatic nail gun injury to the R ventricle-(al la Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon) big framing nail triggered VF in the field-pulled it out in OR and patched...

  9. What Should I Do Now?????????????

    suanna replied to jakaden's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like your problem isn't one of knowledge base but test taking skills. PLEASE take my advise and seek out a cless in test taking before you waste any more time and $$ screwing up your GPA. Lots...

  10. The psych patient on a tele unit

    suanna replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Although this one seems to be at the extreme end of the spectrum, it's my opinion, after 20+ years in cardiology nursing, that heart disease is a psyc illness. To heck with all that smoking,...

  11. Intersted in Nursing , not sure if I could

    suanna replied to michiganwonder's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm sorry to be the realist but if you have problems with the abstract sciences- math and chemistry and the more concrete sciences- biology and anatomy perhaps nursing isn't the field for you. I guess...

  12. Do nursing students know what they are getting into?

    suanna replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think that unlike other B.S. majors students are suprised by the amount of clinical hours off campus. I'm sure they realise that there is a clinical componant to the program but I doubt they have...

  13. what are these people thinking???

    suanna replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    We had a chronic "Diet Coke Thief" on our unit. The only D.C. user was our Unit Director. Turns out it was one of our attending surgeons- The hospital supplies beverages in the doctors O.R. break room...

  14. Question on IV solution

    suanna replied to SugarPlum2003's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I've seen D10 used is when a patient is on TPN/HAF and for some reason the programmed bag is unavailable or has to be interupted. D10 provides short term caloric support without the...

  15. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

    suanna replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm not sure I would want to commit to the goal of "reducing the drop out rate". Nursing is a demanding and difficult profession. If you discover you aren't cut out for nursing while in school-good...

  16. "Taking A Mental Health Day"

    suanna replied to slmnewrn07's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The only trouble with taking a "mental health day" is that it leaves your coworkers short and in need of a "mental health day" so when you come back they call off and next you need another "mental...

  17. I wash my hands of the whole thing!

    suanna replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the institution has made it clear that the quality of patient care isn't thier priority. If mediocre care is the goal then it's easy to live up to it. If excellence is encouraged...

  18. call offs

    suanna replied to worldqueenie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    My unit used to have the lowest call off rate in the hospital. What worked: Our director treated us with respect and professional courtesy. When we were busy almost everyone was willing to pick up...

  19. Since when do nursing assistants give enemas?

    suanna replied to Bonny619's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Non medicated enemas are within the scope of the NA practice as far as I know. Medication administered by enema is of course

  20. I HATE my job... what to do, what to do?

    suanna replied to lovablelvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Two week notice is customary but that is providing you are working in the job you were offered. If the benifits and job duties are grossly different from what was represented in the initial job offer...

  21. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    suanna replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    All pre nursing students should but required to read your post. You summed up the current state of nursing to a tee. I would be best if the up and comming nurses at least knew what to

  22. Death bed visions

    suanna replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    Although I am a nurse, my most vivid experience with this comes from my mother when she was in the hospital. She was an end stage COPD patient and was teetering on the edge of a full arrest. As she...

  23. Debunking the night shift myths

    suanna replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling. Out new unit director just decided that night shift can do all the stat cart checks and glucometer checks since we don't have much else to do!!! Patients just love hearing the...

  24. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    suanna replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

  25. Pinning HELP!!

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

    You can wear a pin that says "King of the World" if you want to. Just don't try to practice as a RN until you are one- and don't wear the pin in a health care setting. Schools that have pinning...