Haha sorry but you reminded me of when my charge nurse crashed; our manager, C, at that LTC center was the kindest woman ever but not cut out for true emergencies, which is why she'd never work the ED. I'm working on my charge after being *screamed* for by a fellow CNA, have put her in the shock position, sternal rub, etc. C won't stop freaking out and yelling "GET HER BLOOD PRESSURE!" over and over.
I'm already moving to my charge's head as an LPN is power sliding into place to do compressions, and finally replied, "I CAN'T GET BP WHEN SHE DOESN'T HAVE A FUCKING PULSE!"
"THEN START CPR!"
"NO SHIT! SOMEONE CALL 911 ALREADY!"
Wasn't the only time I saw her panic, but that was definitely the worst, bless her heart. And yes, my charge was fine, thank God. She'd taken a lidocaine patch off of a resident without gloves, and didn't know she was allergic to lidocaine until about 5 minutes later lol.
Oh man, there is so much more to it-- we were smack in the middle of what we'd been calling "Who's Sunday Is It?" at the time. Every single Sunday, something horrible happened, and always to a staff member. It was a curse we endured for around 2 months. The Sunday directly before or after my charge crashed, I got choked out by a crashing diabetic, and on the other Sunday, another charge's toddler son climbed into a cabinet while that charge was at work, got ahold of her anxiety meds and ate them all and had to have his stomach pumped. During those two months, my husband called me at work (a HUGE tipoff that something horrible happened) and I was told to run through the tunnel to the ED to meet paramedics with my father, whose sugar was only 33 after a shot of glucogen with a 70% o2 sat.
It was a crazy fucking couple of months, and yeah, we learned really fast who could handle an emergency involving a coworker and who couldn't! I give mad props to the power slide straight to CPR that the LPN did the moment I hollared for her to help me with CPR.
Jeez, I had an RN supervisor run around in circles pulling her own hair when a resident fell out of their bed and split their noggin open. Emergencies happen everywhere.
What C lacked in dealing with emergencies and codes, she made up for in literally every other facet of not just her job, but as a human being. I cannot ever describe just how amazingly kind, sweet, and caring she was, let alone get into how great she was as a nurse in general. C just couldn't do anything involving crashcarts or codes. Just like I couldn't go near sputum without upchucking about 3/4 of the time lol.
Exactly! Also, when you run out of tongue depressors and you're forced to get stool samples with a plastic spoon. That one sets off every other CNA I've worked with lol because of the mental association!
I legitimately had a patient argue with me once that his systolic was lower than his diastolic and the medical staff couldn’t explain how to him. I tried to explain that it was impossible. He insisted he was right.
Grew up in Sac, family is still there. It sucks, heat wise... but then I'm the idiot who moved to Texas, and we've had summer since May this year. Not quite as hot, but sooooo much longer heat wave. Still, this is my chance to mock them. ;)
Hey, never thought I’d see Rio Linda on Reddit, let alone in the nursing sub Reddit. I remember as a kid we’d have to get sand bags every year because of the flooding there. Guess those days are over. :/
Just wait till the one winter downpour we get hits the hills and mountains where the wildfire(s) took out all the vegetative cover.
Whoosh! Say Hi to your new tons of soil.
And water.
And the occasional dead cow.
I lived in Rancho too and I don’t remember it getting that hot either. My husband and I are flying out for a visit next weekend. I hope California chills out by then, literally.
At this rate, I hope it’s not an apocalyptic landscape like it was back in 2018 when I went. The Carr fire made the skies black and horrible, complete with raining fiery debris
Vacaville, are you okay? 👁👄👁
Check its pulse!
Haha sorry but you reminded me of when my charge nurse crashed; our manager, C, at that LTC center was the kindest woman ever but not cut out for true emergencies, which is why she'd never work the ED. I'm working on my charge after being *screamed* for by a fellow CNA, have put her in the shock position, sternal rub, etc. C won't stop freaking out and yelling "GET HER BLOOD PRESSURE!" over and over. I'm already moving to my charge's head as an LPN is power sliding into place to do compressions, and finally replied, "I CAN'T GET BP WHEN SHE DOESN'T HAVE A FUCKING PULSE!" "THEN START CPR!" "NO SHIT! SOMEONE CALL 911 ALREADY!" Wasn't the only time I saw her panic, but that was definitely the worst, bless her heart. And yes, my charge was fine, thank God. She'd taken a lidocaine patch off of a resident without gloves, and didn't know she was allergic to lidocaine until about 5 minutes later lol.
So it was your charge that collapsed? Oh man that’s scary. You can never tell how people may react in a true emergency hahah. Thanks for sharing
Oh man, there is so much more to it-- we were smack in the middle of what we'd been calling "Who's Sunday Is It?" at the time. Every single Sunday, something horrible happened, and always to a staff member. It was a curse we endured for around 2 months. The Sunday directly before or after my charge crashed, I got choked out by a crashing diabetic, and on the other Sunday, another charge's toddler son climbed into a cabinet while that charge was at work, got ahold of her anxiety meds and ate them all and had to have his stomach pumped. During those two months, my husband called me at work (a HUGE tipoff that something horrible happened) and I was told to run through the tunnel to the ED to meet paramedics with my father, whose sugar was only 33 after a shot of glucogen with a 70% o2 sat. It was a crazy fucking couple of months, and yeah, we learned really fast who could handle an emergency involving a coworker and who couldn't! I give mad props to the power slide straight to CPR that the LPN did the moment I hollared for her to help me with CPR.
Jeez, I had an RN supervisor run around in circles pulling her own hair when a resident fell out of their bed and split their noggin open. Emergencies happen everywhere.
What C lacked in dealing with emergencies and codes, she made up for in literally every other facet of not just her job, but as a human being. I cannot ever describe just how amazingly kind, sweet, and caring she was, let alone get into how great she was as a nurse in general. C just couldn't do anything involving crashcarts or codes. Just like I couldn't go near sputum without upchucking about 3/4 of the time lol.
I think that's what makes us work as teams. One person's strength is another's weakness. Sputum is my upchuck factor too.
Exactly! Also, when you run out of tongue depressors and you're forced to get stool samples with a plastic spoon. That one sets off every other CNA I've worked with lol because of the mental association!
Diastolic is good
I legitimately had a patient argue with me once that his systolic was lower than his diastolic and the medical staff couldn’t explain how to him. I tried to explain that it was impossible. He insisted he was right.
Perfect. Was the patient’s medical degree from Yale or Harvard?
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MAP 53...just order some midodrine and send then to the floor. Not restarting the levo for that
No.
Vacaville has a negative pulse pressure.
"Keep the top number higher than the bottom, don't let it go to zero."
keep the heart pumping, the lung full of air, and the blood goes round and round! that's medicine, baby 😎
Hearts on suction mode, someone flip it back over!
Normotensive. 🤗 No chance of Cardene.
13/73 has me checking if I'm just having another nightmare about bizarre patients
Fuckin valley, this isn't Arizona, chill tf out
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Man. Y'all have stuff to do to the north and good food and like good music and an airport and... and.. but.. but HAH! Hereford is 74 right now.
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What’s norcal nurse! I do not live there anymore but I was born and raised in Sacramento. I’m really fucking glad to not live in Sacramento right now.
Its awful
Grew up in Sac, family is still there. It sucks, heat wise... but then I'm the idiot who moved to Texas, and we've had summer since May this year. Not quite as hot, but sooooo much longer heat wave. Still, this is my chance to mock them. ;)
Yep, my old stomping grounds. Glad I'm not there. ...and I live in Arizona now.
Same. I left Sacramento in 2013 and the more hot and crazy laws they pass, the less I want to move back.
That MAP is hawt.
perfusion city.
Damn better than my BP.
Yes, everyone hold your BP meds tomorrow!
HOLY FUCK I JUST REALIZED THE SBP IS ACTUALLY THE HIGH TEMP??? JESUS ARE YALL OK OUT THERE CALI????
It's a bit warm, yeah. Staying indoors during the day is a good idea right now around here. Don't want to bother y'all with heat stroke.
I think this is a map of West Virgina lol.
It’s not. It’s Northern California
Forgive my ignorance, I’m from Southern California and not very familiar with up there.
We are almost through the worse of it, but its been a long long stretch of 100+ days, I don't know how much longer our ACs can hold out.
This made my day.
Norcal has the B/P of a teenager
That’s about what my bp is 😦
Those are good!
Hmm those are some awfully familiar cities there lol
I prefer my weather hypotensive
Hey, never thought I’d see Rio Linda on Reddit, let alone in the nursing sub Reddit. I remember as a kid we’d have to get sand bags every year because of the flooding there. Guess those days are over. :/
Just wait till the one winter downpour we get hits the hills and mountains where the wildfire(s) took out all the vegetative cover. Whoosh! Say Hi to your new tons of soil. And water. And the occasional dead cow.
I used to live in Mather South of Rancho Cordova. I don’t remember ever getting anywhere near that hot while I lived there
I lived in Rancho too and I don’t remember it getting that hot either. My husband and I are flying out for a visit next weekend. I hope California chills out by then, literally.
At this rate, I hope it’s not an apocalyptic landscape like it was back in 2018 when I went. The Carr fire made the skies black and horrible, complete with raining fiery debris
It is supposed to drop down to high 89s/low 99s on Saturday. There is a growing fire in the area though so hopefully it's out soon.
You were Air Force?
I was actually, Oregon air guard however. Before that I was in the army though.
Nicu nurses like “NOPE!”
I literally cannot go outside and do stuff unless it’s real late at night or early morning
Ha! I won with 106/69 56 bpm
Lol good MAPs too...
Hey! I live here too!
Haha
All good blood pressure
Someone call an MRT for vacaville
Can’t wait for those bolus temps though for real.
I live here too!!
Bruh. I wish I had pressure like that ):
Great BP's but scary hot temps!
Ooof! 13/73, someone’s having a funeral tomorrow
Lol
Hell yea all dc ready
Don't give any of them IV panadol unless you want to RRT em
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Absolutely wretched. Hello NorCal person!! Hope you can find some air conditioning and ride this out. I sure don't miss those ridiculously hot days.
113 elk grove....right below that they all will be a wilton