GSDlvrRN

GSDlvrRN MSN

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  1. FEMA says the COVID-19 death toll is surging ; US experienced 150,000 Covid deaths in 6 months

    GSDlvrRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone I work with said this back in March. He was a non-believer. Now his father is my patient.

  2. Mandatory

    GSDlvrRN replied to runner502's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is the issue? Mandatory what? I think you made a

  3. Nursing check-in: How are your numbers???

    GSDlvrRN replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    CA- Overwhelmed . 63 in-house right now. Let’s just say we ran out of body bags two days ago, my patient got the last high flow oxygen unit yesterday, ran out of pulse ox finger probes today, 74...

  4. Doctors not assessing COVID patients?

    GSDlvrRN replied to orchidflower's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The doctors I work with have no shortage of PPE. They call the patient’s room phone and talk to them that way, they can also see the patient through the window next to the door. I have seen doctors...

  5. I don’t have kids

    GSDlvrRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hello, I need to tell my experience with COVID 19 and infertility. I am a tele nurse, and I work on a tele floor. Our sixth floor has been converted to our respiratory care unit where all patients who...

  6. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    GSDlvrRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I took care of a patient for three days in a telemetry setting. He was hospitalized about 7 days after symptom onset. He was started on oral hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin the day his test came...

  7. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    GSDlvrRN replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is required to be cleared by HR at my hospital if you want refuse care to these patients. I have a coworker who was cleared because her son is immunocompromised, she is not, yet she never had a...

  8. I don’t have kids

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That would be about 90% of my coworkers right now. Thank you for your words. Thank you for

  9. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    GSDlvrRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    I’m so jealous, this is the most epic time to retire! Out with a

  10. Exposed to patient positive with coronavirus

    GSDlvrRN replied to IRN2011's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is infuriating!!

  11. Risk of Catching Covid as an HCW Might Be Lower Than You Think

    GSDlvrRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I need several of my coworkers to see

  12. Called to Duty

    GSDlvrRN replied to JennBSN918's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you! This has been so interesting to see the world come together, we really are all in this

  13. Infected staff

    GSDlvrRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes! Some of the “special circumstances” I am hearing of include having children, having a family (Don’t we all?) having diabetes, having asthma, their age, or being scared. My facility is...

  14. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you! I actually followed up with the crisis nurse regarding the situation. He basically told me he wanted me to tell him more of what I was thinking so he could better assist

  15. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It doesn’t and I never said the way he acted was justified. I said I understood why he was

  16. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I understood why he was mad. I was also mad because a code was called on a patient who had clear orders for no CPR and chest compressions were in progress. If the RN saw that the patient was going...

  17. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Unfortunately I felt stuck, I had asked the attending if any labs should be checked and he said "whatever you want". Buh!! I didn't even know what to ask for, I was overwhelmed in the moment and...

  18. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes!!! A rapid response nurse once verbally berated the primary nurse and respiratory tech when he responded to a code blue. When the rapid response got there and opened the chart he saw that the...

  19. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The patient's baseline was that he was disoriented to time and place and he was slow to respond when asked questions and slow to follow commands. This is what the patient's wife described to us as...

  20. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    GSDlvrRN replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I called an RRT yesterday for stroke like symptoms. The crisis nurse was helpful and took my patient to CT and called the ICU doctor because he thought the patient was losing his airway. They...

  21. Possible error in judgement?

    GSDlvrRN replied to Kcanno13's topic in General Nursing

    If it was a.fib the vital signs machine will not pick up accurate heart rate because a.fib is irregular. The purpose of the ekg is to get an accurate rate and rhythm, so go with the

  22. "I've never done this before"

    GSDlvrRN replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    Saying you don’t know how to do something and saying you have never done something are two different things. And I don’t think either thing should be said in front of a patient. It should be said...

  23. First U.S. Death from Vape-Related Illness

    GSDlvrRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I’m so so glad you posted about

  24. CPR song

    GSDlvrRN posted a topic in General Specialties

    What song do you sing in your head while doing CPR? I usually sing the classic “ Stayin Alive”.... but not out

  25. Can I lose my license over this?

    GSDlvrRN replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    Then why worry yourself