RNPAULIE

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1. Enteral Feeding

   RNPAULIE replied to Stormy's topic in MICU

   on our unit it depends on the dr's order, how much per hour the feed is set at etc.... the general rule is we hold for residual twice the amount of the hourly rate and call the doc. flush only with tap water and put back whatever residual you get, i...

2. Hospitals with IV, or Vascular Access Teams

   RNPAULIE replied to Daniel1115's topic in Infusion

   the hospital i work in has an IV team of 6 rn's who cover first and most of second shift. They are consulted for PICC placement and if unable to establish access then interventional radiology steps in. They manage the care of the central line dress...

3. No code

   RNPAULIE replied to moonshadeau's topic in Cardiac

   I think that patients or their families should be able to make an INFORMED decision about code status, and all too often the extent of illness or poor prognosis is not clearly discussed by the physician. So when the patient starts to deteriorate all...

4. Newly licensed and ready to begin my "New Life", but scared to death!

   RNPAULIE replied to RNLauraZ's topic in Med-Surg

   Congratulations!!!!! I am also a new nurse, four weeks into orientation. I have the same fears as you. The floor I am working on I have been an aide on for FOURTEEN years. Talk about performance anxiety!!!! I knew expectations were high and was so...

5. nurse-patient ratio

   RNPAULIE replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   i work on a forty-six bed renal vascular floor with med/surg and overflow surgical patients. we have team nursing, a charge nurse and med nurse and the floor nurses can have anywhere from 1:4-8 on days, 512 on evenings and up to 14 on nights with so...

6. student nurse has a question

   RNPAULIE replied to mia's topic in Urology

   if i may make a suggestion, i have worked on a renal floor for fourteen years--i am a new grad but worked as a nursing assistant. if you are interested in dialysis the best place to get the experience would be on a renal floor in a hospital. renal ...