Like CCRNJEN stated, the term "triple reflex" is often used in place of terms such as "triple flexion response," and "trigroup contraction" (and isn't related to Cushing's Triad, i.e. (1) bradycardia + (2) systolic HTN (i.e. pulse widening caused by ...
Honestly, I'd never thought of that. I don't think most vented patients could be positioned lying at 30 degrees in a CT scanner because the head wouldn't be centred in the gantry. I'm sure a 30 degree position would be possible in our angio suite (...
Here's an interesting link pertaining to the lack of seatbelts on buses (school buses in particular). http://www.osba.on.ca/releases/pdf/bus.pdf I'm not an expert, but it seems as though there are other ways, such as the 'compartmentalization' concep...
Pretty much the same in our Neuro ICU in Edmonton ... HOB @ 30, OG vs NGTs, oral care: cleaning the tongue and teeth (where possible) with a toothbrush + toothpaste Q12h + mouthcare Q2H using toothettes with chlorhexidine mouthwash & suction. We ...
This link may help ... http://www.jointcommission.org/AccreditationPrograms/AssistedLiving/Standards/FAQs/InformationManagment/Planning/abb_list.htm Also, when I did my hospital orientation, we were told that our Alaris pumps should be set to 0.5 cc...
Maybe this nurse added 100K units to the Pleur-Evac before sending the pt. to the OR and the mistake didn't harm the pt. until the blood pooling from the drain was washed through a cell-saver in the OR. An autotransfusion with overheparinized blood c...
I've worked on wards where Heparin, 10,000 units/ml, is used for DVT prophylaxis (5,000 units BID = 0.5ml s.c.). As a nursing student, this was the only concentration I had experience with. Usually, only student nurses were (are) required to have hep...
For vesicants (e.g. KCL), a smaller ga needle allows greater hemodilution and less vein irritation. If I'm starting an IV on someone with "ropes" for veins, I'll start an 18 because I know there's going to be plenty of blood to pass over the angiocat...
She probably has the results already. I got mine the next day (Pearsonvue, in Vancouver). Anyway, I have almost 2 years of critical care experience (and 2 other science degrees other than my BScN) and I was cut off at 75. I was stressed, but the t...