WhiteLily

WhiteLily

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  1. acute dialysis RN- a day in the life...

    Thank you Onekidneynurse! It seems to me that everything about nursing is a grueling experience, especialy the clinicals. I'll be lying if I said that I wasn't scared! Everything new in life is scary....
  2. acute dialysis RN- a day in the life...

    I can't answer the question about leaving, but I do like to ASK a question regarding dialysis nursing. I am a brand new grad fro an RN nursing program. Nursing is my second career. I had a very good...
  3. IV push meds

    Thank you IVRUS, I am actually not doing it, but rather reading from a book about it. In the hospital I was told to flush peripherally inserted catheters with 10cc NS before and after meds, and to...
  4. IV push meds

    Is the definition of a PICC line, namely Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter the same as Percutaneously Inserted Central Catheter? Also when we flush the PICC,line we use 2ml normal saline followed...
  5. Tap water

    Great point to remember!
  6. Tap water

    Thank you all for the good
  7. Tap water

    Why do we use free (tap) water to administer to pts with NG tubes, as opposed to saline
  8. Tons of Free NCLEX-RN Questions!

    Thanks, I am able to open this
  9. Tons of Free NCLEX-RN Questions!

    I can't open this
  10. Debbie, congratulations! Thank you for the great story. You should be proud of your accomplishments, bravo!! I personally have one more semester to tackle before the NCLEX, but I am already inspired...
  11. Typical NS Infusion Rates?

    Thanks to all of you. I think the second nurse's concern was mainly the pt's heart condition. This was a telemetry
  12. Typical NS Infusion Rates?

    Thank you! I was wandering how long does it take to infuse 250cc bolus (just that, by gravity), and without the pump? Google is not helping a lot on this
  13. what is a buffalo cap?

    Thank you all, for the questions and for the answers. It's nice to know why things are called the way they
  14. Typical NS Infusion Rates?

    Thank yuo for the great info, CritterLover! I have struggled with a similar question. On my last clinical rotation, a pt with MI, AAA, CAD,and a pacemaker, was hypotensive. The order was for 250cc NS...