valx92

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   Thomas Jefferson 2020

   valx92 replied to TraumaRN-CRNA2020's topic in SRNA

   Has anyone one the waitlist heard anything ? Would anyone who was accepted be able to let me know when your secondary enrollment deposit is or was due ? I was placed on the waitlist and told positions may open in May
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   Thomas Jefferson 2020

   valx92 replied to TraumaRN-CRNA2020's topic in SRNA

   I know for other schools they look at the GRE, but I went to an info session for Jefferson over the summer and I asked about it and they said they don’t look at it. So it might help you elsewhere, but if you’re thinking of this school in particular I...
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   DKA/HHNK

   valx92 replied to valx92's topic in Critical

   This is why I was wondering if a protocol worked in other institutions, because of those kinds of nuances. I'll just be doing some reeducating. Thanks ?
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   Thomas Jefferson 2020

   valx92 replied to TraumaRN-CRNA2020's topic in SRNA

   I applied in early November, I received an interview Dec 9th but I was out of the country so I deferred it to the next interview date which is this Monday, hope that doesn't hurt me. When I scheduled my interview there were more dates in January so...
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   DKA/HHNK

   valx92 posted a topic in Critical

   Hello all, I work in a medical ICU in a primarily cardiac hospital. It is rare we see patients in HHNK but it does happen. Most recently, a patient was admitted at 4 am and not initiated on fluids until day shift arrived at 7 am. Of course there is ...
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   Lowest bicarb on abg

   valx92 replied to mpilkington's topic in MICU

   “Undetectable.” Guy’s ph was 6.5 and blood sugar was 11. He somehow managed to survive another 12 hours. Only 23 years old ?
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   University of Maryland CRNA 2020

   valx92 replied to TraumaRN-CRNA2020's topic in SRNA

   Did anyone upload “additional documents”? Not really sure what kind of thing schools are looking for there
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   Childcare & STEMI Call Question...

   valx92 replied to IndianaJones's topic in CCU

   My boyfriend is a cardiologist who frequently takes call in the ICU. He just doesn’t schedule himself for call on days he has his daughter. If they try to schedule him, he just says no. His mom and I both help out a lot as well. I think once you hav...
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   Flash Pulmonary Edema after Blood Transfusion

   valx92 replied to ambersky004's topic in CCU

   We usually give blood while the patient is on dialysis. That may have helped. Or a dose of lasix or bumex immediately following transfusion if she is still making urine. Hard to say based on this info.
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    valx92 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The infectious disease doctor was rounding on a 87 year old patient who had been started by one of the fellows on antibiotics for possible gonorrhea. The ID doc writes in his progress note: "at this time I will discontinue antibiotics as it is unlike...
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    What is a good quality stethoscope?!

    valx92 replied to wedyer92's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have the littman master cardiology. worth every penny
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    reading EKGs- an advanced privilege?

    valx92 replied to NPmimzy75's topic in NP

    i guess technically the orthopedic doc would be allowed, but i hope he wouldn't do it without consulting cardiology.
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    To Be (Monitored) or Not To Be (Monitored)

    valx92 replied to dianah's topic in Cardiac

    At my hospital there's an order whether the patient needs to be transported on tele or not. There's a protocol in place they must be transported on tele if they're on a drip like amio, lido, cardizem, primacor, etc. Usually those are the only patie...
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    reading EKGs- an advanced privilege?

    valx92 replied to NPmimzy75's topic in NP

    I'm an RN at a small hospital on a tele unit. As an RN the doctors trust me to read an EKG and alert them for anything alarming but I couldn't sign it off. We have a few PAs and NPs and their scope of practice is very narrow. They can't sign off on ...
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    Telemetry Nursing Questions

    valx92 replied to Lyn56's topic in Cardiac

    1. If a patient exhibits say a 10 beat run or less of vtach overnight and already has labs for the morning, should I wake up the cardiologist or primary doctor if they don't have a cardiology consult to let them know? if they don't have labs, shou...