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  1. Any Florida Nurses???

    suanna replied to Lee2584's topic in Florida Nursing

    Is it still true that Fla has no state income tax?, that could make up for some of the poor wages but there is still going to be a price to be paid for sunshine. There is a reason people retire to...

  2. Is age 45 too old to start nursing???

    suanna replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I've posted to a simular thread before... In my class (class of '86) we had one woman in her mid 50s. It all depends on how old a 45 you are. I'm pushing 50 hard and don't think I could handle nursing...

  3. BP Cuff

    suanna replied to 09RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Why on earth would someone need thier own BP cuff for as part of thier education! Are you going to be doing clinicals in the alley behind the school? But.. if that is what is required- WALLMART in my...

  4. A-Fib w/ RVR VS SVT

    suanna replied to mercyme128's topic in Cardiac

    The doctor was right A fib with RVR rate 130+ is an SVT but the problem wasn't that the patient was in SVT all night without him being called it was that he had not managed his patient for DAYS! It...

  5. CVICU vs. CCU

    suanna replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    CCU is generaly a cardiology based intensive care- MIs, CHF, Arrythmias- the primary problem is cardiogenic. Most CVICUs I have heard of are Cardio Vascular SURGICAL ICUS- Post op CABG, AAA resection...

  6. chronic pain and pain control

    suanna replied to mel1977's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have chronic pain issues and also don't feel I can work with the opiate narcotics on board. What I discovered is Talwin, although a narcotic, doesn't cause the sedation effect like vicodan,...

  7. Consent for albumin?

    suanna replied to bill4745's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have never seen a premission slip for albumin but I do know the local Kingdom Hall has ruled that it is blood per-se and cannot be given under thier

  8. confused about Y-ports and IV fluids

    suanna replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I think people are confusing "y ports" with splip PICC lines or multi lumen lines. A y connector is only seperate to the I.V. hub- after that- it goes through the same line. Many drugs list...

  9. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

    suanna replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

  10. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

    suanna replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    I know just where you are comming from. I spend my shifts running around doing the Unit Clerks' work, the N.A.s' work, Pharmacys' work, Housekeepings' work, and when I have time I try to fit in a...

  11. Using BP cuff to access certain veins?

    suanna replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    Leaving the cuff up to just above diastole promotes maximum engorgement of the veins-ALL of the arterial flow gets in, with veins compressed the venous flow is blocked- engorgeing the veins. With a...

  12. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    suanna replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    They never told me that ALL the patients in the hospital on weekends are crazy, confused or combative. ETOH abuse is the primary hobby of all patients between the age of 30 and 80. They failed to...

  13. Pt post CABG changed in mental status

    suanna replied to meimeiy's topic in General Nursing

    Your patient is pretty average for post op CABG. I've worked post op CABG unit for 20+ years and 1 patient in 4 gets a little squirlly post op. If it happens first 24hrs post op you worry more about...

  14. y'all ain't going to believe this one!!

    suanna replied to ebear's topic in Operating Room

    Absolutely! This resident-(senior to boot) was not the sharpest knife in the

  15. y'all ain't going to believe this one!!

    suanna replied to ebear's topic in Operating Room

    It may have been for the resident staff. We often have residents rotating through our CVSICU for observational rounds. As part of the experience the write the daily progress note. A patient had...

  16. My First Write Up

    suanna replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Last time I checked there was only one person in history reported to be perfect, and even he got nailed for other peoples mistakes. Double shifts are famous for increasing the number of med errors....

  17. Doctor who?

    suanna replied to wooden nickel's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do identify myself as a nurse- they may be confused but I am not. I was referring to the times when my peers come to get me with " go tell Mr. Smith you are his doctor and he has to take his meds,...

  18. What a life...

    suanna replied to amanda1229's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It has always been my firm belief that my physician should have the final say about my code status. My mother was an endstage COPD home O2, 50/50 club at best. S/P CVA, minimal ambulation and a...

  19. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    suanna replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I was forced into nursing by God. I was a Biology pre-vet major and was constantly having scheduling issues, $ issues, mediocre grades, I switched to an A.D. in Surgical Assisting for better job...

  20. I need your opinion

    suanna replied to nightingale99's topic in General Nursing

    What could the pharmacist find offensive about the fact that you noticed that the the guy was 5'6" or Korean? Sounds like the shortage of pharmacists takes president over the nursing shortage and the...

  21. Nurses' Unions

    suanna replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My nursing department has a union. As my director said-"any hospital that has a nurses union deserves it". The biggest issues the union has fought for is bidding rights, job discrimination - jobs...

  22. "Maybe you shouldn't be a nurse"

    suanna replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in General Nursing

    Would you rather hear you should consider another career in your first semester or after you have wasted 3-4 years taking nursing specific classes and finding out you aren't cut out for the job. I...

  23. Nurse story

    suanna replied to rph3664's topic in Men in Nursing

    Isn't it a shame the nurse even had to come down from another floor. If the guy had been doing that B.S. to the cashier at the local Wallmart he would be in the county lock-up but since he is...

  24. Any regrets?

    suanna replied to jromano's topic in General Nursing

    Can give yourself most of the positive strokes you need to be happy in your career? Any problem with working weekends, holidays, nights. Can you say no to guilt trips from your employed and peers when...

  25. "Male Nurse"? "Female Doctor"?

    suanna replied to quakerkid's topic in Men in Nursing

    You could always turn away, pull out your waist band, look down and say "let me check... yup still male", but I'd bet the sarcasm would be lost on those