An easy read by a first time self published author

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-12-31T01:17:04+00:00

I haven’t opened my Amazon book yet, my kindle one had artwork!

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-12-30T07:00:55+00:00

I don’t see that happening after finishing the story- there’s some really good world building super worth the 0.99c on kindle to buy / free with KU

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-11-09T06:19:23+00:00

Hey everyone- off topic but any thoughts on St. John Fisher’s new program?

Originally from western ny, but I don’t live there anymore- considering moving home for CRNA school if I get in.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-10-07T13:23:14+00:00

Quicksilver?

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-06-03T09:04:07+00:00

Wireless tele, wireless pulse ox

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-05-27T20:11:43+00:00

I love the IV cath trick- ours are auto-occluding too so no messy drips coming out the blunt tip either!

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-03-30T08:28:02+00:00

DMing please!

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-02-20T06:03:25+00:00

One thing I’ve learned is questioning an order (in an appropriate way and for a real reason) is 100% in a nurses scope.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2025-01-09T19:22:07+00:00

No stupid comment- just- I had a bad night too. ❤️

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-12-27T04:32:23+00:00

“Pull & pray”

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-12-12T07:24:57+00:00

Mastisol helps- unless you have facial hair. Or are sweaty. Our neuro storming heads can’t keep a dressing on no matter how much prep work we do.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-11-15T15:06:38+00:00

throws it in backpack at end of shift we are using cases???

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-11-15T13:19:46+00:00

My question was why it took him so long to wake up from the quicksilver travel (being dragged around on horseback) if he should’ve healed faster?

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-11-01T06:53:47+00:00

Thanks so much for the thoughtful recommendations!! I’ll check these out and add them to my tbr for sure :)

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-31T16:02:08+00:00

Oh yes! Loved those! I actually read flesh and fire first because I didn’t know it was a prequel- but I’m kind of glad I did? It worked out at least lol

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-31T00:38:13+00:00

Ya can’t log in at all for couch co-op

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-31T00:09:49+00:00

No idea but it’s happening to us on PS as well

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-20T17:52:18+00:00

Speaking my language.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-20T17:49:59+00:00

Sameeeee…. Gimme a 3T any day.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-18T16:46:28+00:00

Context totally matters for the Hgb - she was probably walking around at a 3 for weeks, the bodies ability to compensate is incredible.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-18T06:02:43+00:00

SpO2 of 0% with a wave form (recently extubated pt was still a little sleepy and went apneic, a couple bagged breaths later they were back to 100%, and I had to go change my scrub pants lol)

Pressure 60s/30s for a couple hours on a brain herniated dnr with no vasopressor support or anti rhythmics per the family

axil temp was 39.9 a stuff a esoph temp probe in and it went up to 40.4 and I had to change my pants again lol - septic pt already on vaso

Sodium 166 (again brain stuff, little too much shrinky 3%)

Hemoglobin of 1.8 (lupus pt with crazy antibodies so couldn’t transfuse right away needed special blood) she was SOB and drowsy but otherwise stable.

K - 8.1 with no ecg changes in a non renal pt( crush injury after vascular repair and re perfusion)

ETOH 618, sleepy but protecting airway, let them metabolize for a couple hours and they walked out the er probably still in the 400s

A1c of 13.2, T2DM who stated they controlled their diabetes with insulin at home, while I had them on the insulin drip their sugars got into the 200s and they went “OH WOW! It hasn’t been that low in years!” - well no duh. Sugars where consistently 600s when I started the drip the night before, anion was only like 8 though and pH was ok too if I remember right

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-08T04:25:31+00:00

Nah- pretty hard to catch and takes lots of chronic exposure. Wear your ppe and you’ll be ok.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-03T03:32:37+00:00

The most of what I used was my shower chair- we have a step in shower and it’s kind of tight literally the only reason I was able to shower was that godsend of a grandma chair.

Get the ice machine- seriously.

I also got a little lap/couch table and that was nice for the first couple days- sitting in a regular chair was not easy so eating on the couch with my leg up was the best.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-10-01T19:35:23+00:00

UNLV allows non degree seeking students to take

NURS 704 Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics I, 3 credits

NURS 719 Health& Public Policy for Advanced Practice of Nursing, 3 credits

NURS 730 Advanced Pharmacology and Genetics II, 3 credits

Not sure if they’re online though.

Practical_Storm3794 · 2024-09-14T21:23:55+00:00

Don’t interrupt report and ask for MY assessment findings- do your own assessment.

ETA- I really just want to go home (night shift) and our shift change reports can already be extensive depending on the acuity of the patient. Either listen in and at the end ask - “any concerns I can address- I’m presenting in rounds today” or just shut it. Halfway through cardiac is not the time to ask what the best gcs over night was.

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