tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post6950053658541575862..comments2023-11-02T04:21:19.463-05:00Comments on 10 centimeters and beyond: Mass ChaosNurse Lochiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137987823813922532noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-3160265972141954392011-03-08T21:09:52.048-06:002011-03-08T21:09:52.048-06:00i'm an RN as well... and know this story too w...i'm an RN as well... and know this story too well...staffing is a huge isssue.. and unsafe scenarios do come upMrs. Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400154927719768544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-83472169651364977412011-03-06T08:57:49.725-06:002011-03-06T08:57:49.725-06:00I had a CRNA show me how to do it...I'm gonna ...I had a CRNA show me how to do it...I'm gonna try it! =)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-70465770256078832412011-03-05T11:17:16.869-06:002011-03-05T11:17:16.869-06:00Yep, we use buffered lidocaine for IV starts. It&...Yep, we use buffered lidocaine for IV starts. It's supposed to be house-wide, but there are a few nurses out there that still think it makes IV starts harder (I think it makes it easier) and that it isn't worth it b/c it's 2 sticks. (it makes a BIG difference. I actually convinced an OR RN a few years ago to use it b/c I just always use it, and she said she always thought it wouldn't help, but she didn't even feel it. I love using it, and it really decreases patient anxiety and increases patient satisfaction. I'm a big advocate for it, if you can't tell!Nurse Lochiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137987823813922532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-48580889281053885192011-03-04T20:09:23.350-06:002011-03-04T20:09:23.350-06:00Three nurses!?!? No wonder you were drowning!!! ...Three nurses!?!? No wonder you were drowning!!! <br /><br />Also...you use lidocaine to start your IV's?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-35855113812168787502011-03-04T14:05:31.226-06:002011-03-04T14:05:31.226-06:00Wow! I can't imagine... sounds like a goat rod...Wow! I can't imagine... sounds like a goat rodeo! I miss the days (long gone) of enough staff to give the kind of care we were trained and WANT to give...<br /><br />I would love to come work with you... my hospital shares turf with another and the tides have switched and we have low census right now... I've been having to float to ER to get my hours... was in NICU yesterday for my mandatory call. I hope I don't forget how to check a cervix!Taking Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582706569774851613noreply@blogger.com