in my hospital a pt is Paralyzed with nimbex(we do train of 4 hourly), and sedated with propofol and fentanyl during a hypothermia code theyre also on buspar and tylenol to reduce the chance of shivering which would generate heat.... pt is 1:1... The...
MaMaMia1016 replied to Claudia89139's topic in Critical
pt would be npo if they have gi bleed, so reason for ngt would be for low intermittent suction to decompress the stomach. dubhoff wouldnt do anything as it's lumen is too small for suction.
ffp can free flow with blood transfusion tubing.. ffp is a quick transfusion to begin with. it's not like prbc where it's supposed to be over 3 hours. open the tubing wide and let it flow in around 30 min (this is for adults)
MaMaMia1016 replied to sedation_season's topic in MICU
in my experience, pacu nurses are critical care nurses, esp if you are working in a large city hospital. i work in ICU and we frequently have ICU overflow in our PACU. They can manage everything we can.
MaMaMia1016 replied to Triple A's's topic in New York
I'm going into my last semester at LICH (YAAAAAYY!) lich is no longer using the NLN exam for the entrance exam into the school. Theyre using another exam... it's stated on the website. I dont know much about BI, but I can say that LICH is a good scho...
MaMaMia1016 replied to Espada6's topic in Pre-Nursing
hey-- you definately need all of the required text's. as far as the recommended books- that's up to you. i don't think you rreally need them, but again, your decision. you can look on other texts books such as amazon to get discounted prices. hope th...
MaMaMia1016 replied to Excited02's topic in Pre-Nursing
from what i heard, you need above a 100 on the nln to be considered for admissions (that's what i heard about for last year, not sure what this years is, of if it stayed the same)
MaMaMia1016 replied to Espada6's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hello, I'm sorry you didnt make it into LICH. I heard that they had a huge amount of applicants. My nln score was about 115. I already have a bachelors degree. In my sciences, and other pre req classes I had about 3.5 or so. Hope I helped. Not sure w...
MaMaMia1016 replied to Espada6's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hello and congrats! Your classes will be held in the 350 Henry Street building.. i'm pretty sure that's where you interviewed. It's on the 7th floor in a classroom. We had our freshman lab's in a hospital room but I'm not sure what it will be like fo...
MaMaMia1016 replied to Excited02's topic in New York
congrats on being accepted to both schools!! do you live in queens or brooklyn? i go to LICH and i live in queens. the commute can be long depending on traffic. LICH is a good school. I would recommend it. I don't know much about queensboro's program...