ohthatswhatthatdoes

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  1. I harmed my first patient today.

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This happens. Could be someone did some damage placing the foley... I've had several patients pull them out with the balloon still inflated. Some people are just tough and/or delirious. This might be...

  2. Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I heard from a floor nurse that a patient told her she had a good nurse in the PACU, because I believed her when she said in how much pain she was (hemicolectomy with PCEA not working). I was happy to...

  3. No One Talks About… An Easier Way to Catheterize Women (and Prevent Complications)

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to melissamabd's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting comment about the balloon, I hadn't heard that before. Where I work, it is common practice to deflate the balloon (1 or 2 ml) when the patient complains of cramps/pain (and give Vesicare)....

  4. Worried about phenergan IV push

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

    My guess is that muscles have bigger blood vessels, so it gets absorbed relatively quickly. SC injection or extravasation leaves a big pool of nasty just hanging around because absoroption rate is...

  5. ICU Nurses - IV Carrier Rate for Infusing Pressors

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to rebrrn's topic in Critical Care

    Pressors on a seperate

  6. Book recommendations for new PACU nurse?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes posted a topic in PACU

    Hi, I'll start working in our PACU (30 beds) in the near future. Right now I'm working in the OR (cardio/vascular). I'd like something to read to prepare a bit. Are there any books that would be of...

  7. New MICU Nurse

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to TheBerriGirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I like Diepenbrock's Quick reference to critical care, which is exactly what the title says it is. Portable so you can use it at work and it seems to contain just the information I need when looking...

  8. Do you stalk anyone here?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I do stalk a

  9. 12/5: What I've learned this week - No, I don't have "just a second" to help you

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that paradoxical bradycardia when you give too little atropine is a very real

  10. OR or ICU rotation

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to JuliaRaquel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Go to the ICU, unless you're certain you want to work in the OR. It takes more than a few weeks to get it, to really understand what's going on (in my experience, after rotation and working in the OR...

  11. I don't understand this multiple choice question.

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It might also help to remember that your BP is one of the last things that will change. Your body will compensate a whole lot of bad things before your BP drops to the level of uh

  12. Per Magnet Directives, Nursing first Cleans Bodily Fluids, then Housekeeping

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to taraytara's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never even questioned the fact that I clean things up as best as I can before I give them a call. Perhaps I'm naive. It takes 30 seconds to put on gloves and reach for the paper towels... Now let's...

  13. What do you eat in the morning?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oats oats oats Rolled oats with banana and yoghurt, I don't leave it overnight, I mix it first thing when I get out of bed. Add some nuts, chia seeds... Grind oats in the blender until powdered, add...

  14. Book recommendations for new PACU nurse?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to ohthatswhatthatdoes's topic in PACU

    Thanks for the recommendation. I've started reading in Drain's... It certainly covers a lot of ground. I also like this one that I found: Fiches techniques en salle de surveillance...

  15. I hate my job/career

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to MJPN2012's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working my last few weeks on my current job, so I can relate. Different environment, different reasons, but still... The job gets to you and even at home you're becoming a different person... One...

  16. How long is your commute?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    15 minutes from my living room to the locker room, by bike. The downside is I tend to leave home at the very very last possible

  17. Am I Too Old to Start School?

    ohthatswhatthatdoes replied to michelegie's topic in General Students

    I was 35 when I graduated. It wasn't easy (goodbye social life), but worth it. You have to be realistic about it, but there's nothing wrong with aiming high. I was a college dropout mailman with a...