Alice1000

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1. Medication question

   Alice1000 replied to wiseRN's topic in Pediatric

   rule of thumb: No "P" no "K"

2. just need some quick help

   Alice1000 replied to 2semesterleftRN's topic in Med-Surg

   Ever go to Merck Manual.com! It is a book, but, it is also a Web site!!! Sorta gets around the guidelines. As far as short cut books to study, Lippincot manual of practical nursing cuts the chase. I just graduated RN and use this tool extensively...

3. Picc line occlusion

   Alice1000 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   RN new grad ! Picc line occlusion: Anyone ever deal with a picc line occlusion. Used activase per hospital protocol without success. The protocol uses 3 way stopcox to apply negative pressure to the line then turning to allow activase to be pulled ...

4. Help on medications

   Alice1000 replied to avolensky's topic in Med-Surg

   I am a new grad working med-oncology floor. I use a palm pilot. There are several very good palm drug programs out there that have excellent IV information, drug side effects, dosages, etc. This tools helps me so much. I have it on me at all time...

5. Is it too late to become a nurse?

   Alice1000 replied to Alexbor's topic in General Nursing

   It is never to late!!!! I am 53 and just graduated RN. While my kids were in school, I took my pre-recs one at a time. I had to work full time to help support our family, and could not committ to full time school during that time. After a lot of y...

6. Flushing JP Drain

   Alice1000 replied to lori999's topic in Med-Surg

   I am a new grad working on med-surg oncology. I had an order to flush a JP with a 10cc syringe. I asked several nurses how to do the procedure and got two different answers. One, just flush the NS through the tube leaving solution in the wound to b...