Moe75_Rn

Moe75_Rn specializes in Neuro, HIV/AIDS, Mother/Baby.

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1. Ibuprofen & Percocet together?

   Moe75_Rn replied to FemmeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The rationale behind not giving both at the same time is that if the patient has a drug reaction then its more difficult to pinpoint which one might of caused the reaction. Me personally, thinks that 2 Percs and 600-800 of Mortin works really well f...

2. mag sulfate

   Moe75_Rn replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

   For our mag patients we have dynamap in room, side rails are padded, suction set up and ready to use, mag is on pump, and we have pulse ox in room. We do not have the calcium gluconate at bedside, it is left in the pixis. Hope this helps.

3. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

   Moe75_Rn replied to Moe75_Rn's topic in Safety

   Thank You for your support everyone. I am going to talk to my manager when I go in this week to make sure that there is a policy in place so that this doesnt happen again. Thank you again.

4. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

   Moe75_Rn replied to Moe75_Rn's topic in Safety

   Actually, they never did get it. Futhermore this has nothing to do with putting anyone in their place and everything to do with doing your job as a nurse and being an advocate for a patient that does not have the voice to speak for himself.

5. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

   Moe75_Rn replied to Moe75_Rn's topic in Safety

   No. No moitoring was done. The baby was given sugar water with the first attempt but nothing after that. The attempts were spread out over about 4 hours. The head nursery nurse mentioned to one of the residents that maybe the attending should be brou...

6. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

   Moe75_Rn replied to Moe75_Rn's topic in Safety

   Wow. I am just a concerned nurse, looking for a little advice. Really no need to get hostile, and I am quite aware that a resident is a physican. I apologize for the mistype. I should have stated that an ATTENDING should of been call in. I am al...

7. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

   Moe75_Rn posted a topic in Safety

   I just started working on a unit. There was a patient (not mine directly) that needed to have a lumbar puncture. Long story short, atleast 5 attempts were made, all by residents, with no success. The parents of this patient were not informed of all t...