cursenurse replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing
I agree w/the posters who warn against personal documentation d/t legal issues. I attended a legal documentation seminar hosted by a nurse attorney who said that any personal documentation has to be...
Everyone gets an 18. Unless you are a trauma you get a 14 or 16. Yes you can put blood through a 20 in a pinch, but 18 is ideal. Often with smaller gauges you end up with hemolyzed potassium. With a...
Okay, so I just found my nursing reference. The formula for qtts/min- Volume (66ml) X gtt factor (15qtt/ml) Time (in minutes- 30) It's really easy once...
I remember when years ago if one of the residents in LTC was having TIA or stroke sx we were told not to send them to the er because, there is nothing that can be
For the second part, I figured this way- 66ml x 15qtts/ml= 33qtts/min. 30 min I do believe this works. You want to give 66 ml in 30 minutes, which means giving 2.2 ml/min. 2.2 X 15=33qtts/min....
Well it seems to me that if you have 100ml infusing in 45 minutes, and 15 minutes have passed (1/3 of the infusion time) I just break down the fluid into thirds, which is 33ml. 33ml x 3 = 99ml. So we...
cursenurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor
Along those lines, has anyone ever tried to counsel one of these patients about how to find anatomically correct safe appliances for them to use instead of the various household and pet shop items...
cursenurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency
What I do not understand are the people that have not tried to relieve their pain with tylenol, motrin, asa. You ask what did you take at home for this 10/10 pain, they say "nothing." It makes you...
cursenurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency
Cold outside- bus didn't come so mom said call 911. abd pain. vomiting x 1. smoked weed for the first time and don't feel right. family of 5 in minor fender bender- noone hurt but need to get checked...
I think that you are putting too much pressure on yourself. You have only completed one semester of nrsg school, no one expects you to be an expert. Even for those of us that are experienced, when...
cursenurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency
I've said a variation of that. For the people who can't breathe, but are able to yell continuously, and spew profanities, I tell them that they are doing alot of yelling for somebody who can't...
cursenurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
Yes, that's one that I find unreal! If we all take the Sabbath off, who takes care of the patients? While I agree with the 10 commandments as they are actually written in the Bible, I feel that the...