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  1. surviveslu

    Question for onco nurse r/t chemo precautions

    On that same note, could you name some chemo agents that would require chemo precaution. Methotrexate? Octreotide?
  2. surviveslu

    Heard of Ambien lowering b/p?

    Why does Ambien and a b-blocker magnify the effect of lowering BP and HR, especially when pt's BP and HR were within normal parameter initially?
  3. surviveslu

    Blood transfusion

    Let's say you have a bag of PRBC about 370cc. But receive not instructions from the doctor as to how long to infuse the blood. You know the tubing is 10gtts/min. Do you assume the infusion is about 2hrs to get the rate? Then you count the drops t...
  4. surviveslu

    Question about blood transfusion...

    Do we hold Ace (Diovan, Cozaar, lisinpril) and B-adrenergic blockers (Coreg, metoprolol) prior to transfusion in clients with low baseline BPs (ie 80/40)?
  5. surviveslu

    Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

    I'm interested in carpooling. I have the night shift 7P-7A. Going from Ventura to Cedars.
  6. surviveslu

    Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

    Anyone would like to carpool from Cedars Sinai to Ventura, night shift?
  7. surviveslu

    Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

    Night shift, anyone wants to carpool from Ventura to Cedars Sinai?
  8. surviveslu

    ASAP: A-Fib Nursing Considerations

    1. afib pt suddenly becomes tachy (140's), what do you do? 2. afib pt suddently have BP 70/40's, what do you do?
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    Atrial fibrillation?

    What are the some of the most common ways for managing afib?
  10. if a pt stands up and within a minute, his heart rate goes back and from from 113 to 134 to 120 to 144...would you consider that real and report it to the md or wait to see that the hr stabilizes at a certain number, before calling the md?
  11. surviveslu

    Heparin drips

    Same as our hosp
  12. surviveslu

    Heparin Drips: Help Me Understand PT's, PTT's, and INR's

    Would like to know what your hosp protocol requires in terms of hep drip documentation?
  13. surviveslu

    Amiodarone drip

    What is the policy at your hospital re: documentation of amiodarone drip? BPs q15min for 1hr? Documentation of rate qshift? Please share.
  14. surviveslu

    sketchers shape ups

    I wear sketchers shapups too and my feet still hurt. I have two different types of foot massagers and they have helped me tremendously. One foot massager goes us to my knees and works heaven like an scd. The other one pounds on the bottom of my fe...
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    What color is your stethoscope???

    Look around you to see how many nurses actually use a stethoscope to assess respiration before documenting pt's respiration.