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  1. how is Vent weaning supposed to be done?

    Quick question, if your patient is on a vent and they are being weaned off, shouldn't you be there? Shouldn't suction be ready? Should your patient be number one on your mind? Will someone please correct me if i am wrong....I am a nurse, my daughter...
  2. morning sickness/nursing

    cut the caffiene (you probably already have), mints, like the lifesavers wintogreen may help as earlier mentioned, small sips of water all the time--if u gotta barf, at least you will have something to barf. sometimes herbal teas like the ginger can...
  3. ordered to give roxanol with resp. of 5

    he was eating, we were taking him to the dining room and assisting him. she stopped us taking him there, insisted we bring a tray to his room, then, took over the feeding herself. he lost weight, we got orders to feed him after she left, he stabali...
  4. ordered to give roxanol with resp. of 5

    the patient in question has end stage alzheimers, his wife stopped letting us take him to the dining room, insisted on trays in his room, said she would feed him. he began losing weight. under orders, we began to feed him after she left, his weight...
  5. I was recently ordered to give a dose of Roxanol to a patient with terminal Alzheimers. I withheld the dose due to the fact that his resp. was 5, there were no s/s of pain, no SOB, and no labored breathing. Pulse was slow and weak. No response fro...