drew9319 replied to Rabid Response's topic in Stress 101
we have a gym in the basement. i go running for 30 mins then shower and come back to work. if i have a heavy patient load and cant do that, i run for 4-5 miles as soon as i get off. the perimiter of our hospital has a 2 mile walking trak that i run a...
drew9319 replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
no trouble. if you read the posts here this happens. alot. nurses disagree on how to do things all the time. its just the way we are. everyone brings their own flare and methods to the game. if you make it through you will too.
drew9319 replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
yes i have heard of the term hint. he is being resourceful. while doing his homework ect he is using a very good resource. which is this board. we should be helpful to those who come after us. not just give a hint and hope that they a) find what you ...
drew9319 replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
you cannot diagnose the patient. sepsis is a medical diagnosis. and yes the pt does meet the criteria. but i doubt that his instructors would expect him to know that at this point. from what i am seeing i would assume that this is a 1st or second sem...
drew9319 replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
the dm will cause it to take longer for the wound to heal. thus you can use potential for delayed healing r/t dm. the anemia means that he also has the potential for decrase nutrient and or o2 carrying capicity due to low hgb. thus imparing healing. ...
drew9319 replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
he si febrile(mildly), wbc elevated. hgb low thus the anemia. elevated wbc in urine indicates a urinary tract infection or inflammation of the urinary tract. need a urine culture. rbc in urine is a sign of renal damage. the crit on the cbc is good. t...
drew9319 replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing
we use the artic sun blanket here to induce hypothermia. but you can do it with iced saline and ice packs. that is only in an emergency though(ie malignant hyperthermia) the reson you really should use a cooling blanket is because you want to control...
unfortunately thats the way is is done. we do not have a choice in the matter. i usually take longer when turning over to a new rn who has not had the patient before. we try to avoid this be keeping the same group as long as the patient is in the icu...
drew9319 replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing
keep this in mind as well. when the heart stops. we only have a 5% chance of recovering a pt. if the cod ehappens outside the hospital. it doesnt increase that much inside the hospital from the outside. when the heart fails and the o2 in the blood ru...