R5RN

R5RN BSN, RN, EMT-P

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About R5RN

R5RN is a BSN, RN, EMT-P and specializes in ED, CTICU, Flight.


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  1. CRRT: Flushing Access Ports - How do you do it?

    Also to clarify (because IDK if you want it this specific), but I pull back first to see if I have blood return before flushing. If nothing is working, we would also switch our access and return...
  2. CRRT: Flushing Access Ports - How do you do it?

    When I was in the ICU, we also used Prismaflex and we used the same method you are describing. Disconnect, flush, reconnect (cleaning the patient's access port with isopropyl alcohol in between). We...
  3. Do charcoal masks work for foul smells?

    When I was pregnant at work, there was a couple of month time frame where smells were REALLY challenging for me. This was the only time I chose to wear masks. I certainly don't think it's insensitive...
  4. Do charcoal masks work for foul smells?

    Much easier solution - smear a bit of toothpaste between two
  5. MVA, EMS didn't use a backboard!!

    Speaking with 15 years of EMS, backboards are no longer recommended and are very seldom used, though each state may have slightly different protocols/guidelines. In my state, the only time you might...
  6. when should i tell my manager i'm pregnant?

    I was in an almost identical situation (it's almost uncanny how similar our situations are) and posted about it here I asked the same questions you have. I actually posted this update on page 2, but...
  7. Need to vent and process this

    Oh absolutely! Your role as a school nurse definitely varies from those in EMS. For example, in my state, our protocols would not warrant epinephrine in the way that you described your student (again,...
  8. Need to vent and process this

    First, as a paramedic myself, I apologize on behalf of the *ahem* jerk of a paramedic you dealt with. It's so frustrating that there are still quarrels between RNs and paramedics (speaking on the...
  9. Medical Response?

    RotorRunner had a very good post at the bottom of page 3. To answer your question directly (which I know others have), you would not start CPR. I totally hear you with your rationale, but CPR is...
  10. Pregnant and new job

    I know this post is over a year old, but as the OP, I wanted to post an update in case any other nurses find themselves in my situation and come across this thread looking for advice. First, I let my...
  11. Head Padding

    Chair cushions/pads. Ikea has some for super
  12. In the ICU, do you get a tech?

    We have techs(/CNAs/PCAs or whatever you prefer to call that roll) in our CTICU. There are two during the week, and one during nights and weekends. They are not assigned rooms, they help throughout...
  13. Birthing gowns

    I came across this post because it popped up under "popular" and I was surprised that calling a gown a "johnny" is a regional thing! I am from CT, too and we always call them
  14. An 18-year-old in 2018 isn't a millennial. Millennials are defined as being born in 1981-1996. I'm an "older" millennial and I always carry a pen. Two, actually! One nicer ballpoint pen for me to...
  15. Cadaver Labs at Disney Resorts!

    I attended a cadaver lab in a hotel ballroom earlier this year. The floors were covered wall to wall with plastic, there was no food anywhere near the cadavers, they had a portable hand wash station...