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1. Question on blood draws and BP with bilateral mastectomies and single.

   NcCareN4kids replied to cafecreme's topic in Oncology

   What I've found that works the best when dealing with most difficult sticks is to apply heat (such as with an infant heel warmer/heat pad) to the site for at least 5 mins before the venipuncture. This allows me time to gather a 23 gauge butterfly and...

2. Physiology Before Anatomy?

   NcCareN4kids replied to Kensington's topic in Pre-Nursing

   when I first took physiology I took it before anatomy. my mistake was that as a part-time student I took it before chemistry. That should be illegal! I must have looked like a deer caught in front of some headlights because I was in a complete daze (...

3. What does STAT mean to your Lab?

   NcCareN4kids replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   In our lab there is a 15 min window before or after the requested time in which the lab should be drawn when ordered. the problem is when everyone is ordering test through out the day "stat" for none stat reasons (such as the patient wants to be disc...