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1. Question About PD Solutions

   lifesabeach08 replied to lifesabeach08's topic in Urology

   Thanks for your answer, it was very helpful! :) So I guess I was right in thinking it would lower the blood pressure...just not right away. But the BP did go down after each exchange, it just kept going back up again.

2. Question About PD Solutions

   lifesabeach08 posted a topic in Urology

   Hi, I started work on the renal floor of our hospital not long ago and we frequently do CAPD. I was wandering if anybody has any info on the difference between different PD solutions or knew of a site I could look at on it? I've tried to look it up b...

3. TB masks

   lifesabeach08 replied to lifesabeach08's topic in General Nursing

   I've been wondering the same. The sign just says for the patient to wear a surgical mask, in bold letters and everything, and I just thought that if it didn't matter it would say surgical mask or N95 mask. Maybe it doesn't suggest the N95 mask becaus...

4. TB masks

   lifesabeach08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Quick question on TB masks... On the isolation signs we place on patient's doors for respiratory precautions, it says that if a patient has TB then visitors and healthcare workers are supposed to wear the N95 mask BUT it says if the patient is tranpo...

5. Commuting to CRNA school...

   lifesabeach08 replied to lifesabeach08's topic in SRNA

   Thanks for the input everyone. It's a tough decision to make. But if it is only 9 months of commuting then that's way better than 27 months and I think it would be worth a try one day...thanks!

6. How much do you put in your 401K and other questions

   lifesabeach08 replied to JessicaSN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm also new to this and this is my first time putting money away as well. 1. I contribute 10% although he told me that this was a large amount compared to how much others contribute (but he said since I'm young I should be a very happy lady by retir...

7. Kayexalate and D5 NS

   lifesabeach08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   OK, I'm a new graduate and I'm still orientating with a nurse. Well, the patient we were taking care of was on kayexalate and D5 1/2 NS. When transport came to take the patient to a procedure they asked whether she could be disconnected from the flui...

8. Commuting to CRNA school...

   lifesabeach08 posted a topic in SRNA

   Hello everyone! I've been considering going to CRNA school and have a question... The closest school to where I live now is about 2 hours away. The problem is that I'm about to get married and my future husband has a good job here and he probably wou...

9. Aspirate Always?

   lifesabeach08 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

   Im currently a nursing student in my last semester at a school in Alabama and we've always been taught to aspirate. Also, although I havent been giving meds for very long I once aspirated when giving a vaccine IM and got blood return...so it would ha...