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  1. panic-attack reaction to compazine

    scootermcnutt posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I gave compazine last night by slow IV push to a nauseated patient. About 7 minutes later she was panicky, saying she felt afraid, wanted to rip her cast off and run, was afraid to stay at the...

  2. Bowel care basics...what makes sense?

    scootermcnutt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted input from other nurses on bowel care on post-op pts. Often, total hips. What I see most often are: bisacodyl tabs or supps, mom, colace or pericolace or fleets enemas or metamucil....

  3. J-tube use? Clueless!!

    scootermcnutt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I floated the other night and had a patient with a j-tube, which I havn't dealt with since lab in nursing school. What is the best most basic routine for giving meds through the tube (they were...

  4. femoral nerve blocks for post-op pain?!

    scootermcnutt posted a topic in Orthopedic

    I've had several patients with femoral nerve blocks post-op lateley. One was a one-time injection with the port left in, the other was a continuous drip on a pump. Anyone know of any special care or...

  5. see-through white pants? Hate it!!!

    scootermcnutt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of any white scrub pants that are not absolutely x-ratedly see-through? I like to sometimes wear white pants with a cute scrub top (I'm female) and I HATE how all my white pants you...

  6. feeling inadequate as a nurse *all* the time

    scootermcnutt replied to Adrena's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated June of 2000, so I've been at my job now just over a year in med surg. I felt like you in clinicals, and the same as you as I started my "real" job. It was very scary not to have a "real...

  7. J-tube use? Clueless!!

    scootermcnutt replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the tips, you all had great ideas. In a way I hope it's a long time till I have to deal with a tube again, but in another way I hope I get a patient with one tomorrow, you know?...

  8. RN for 7 months in tears...failure if I can't cut it?

    scootermcnutt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in tears. I've been an RN for 7 months and working in a hospital med-surg unit.On a good night it's great, but that's few and far between. On a bad night, like tonight, chronically short on CNA...

  9. RN for 7 months in tears...failure if I can't cut it?

    scootermcnutt replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    I am feeling a little better. Last night was wildly busy too, but a better night overall. Not all nurses are the same...for some of us our personalities just don't handle stress as smoothly as...

  10. I graduate in 2 months, and I'm terrified!

    scootermcnutt replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I did awesome in theory too, and yet clinicals petrified me! I did great, but noone knew the extent of anxiety I suffered as I drove home after every clinical time...did I miss something? Oh my...