suprnurs40

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1. New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

   suprnurs40 replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

   Hello; I have been out for seven months and 80% of my shifts have been twelve hour days (0700-1900). This is where a majority of learning occurs as it is the busiest time of day in my hospital. I work on a post stroke acute/long-term (placemen...

2. Help needed with Case study

   suprnurs40 replied to suprnurs40's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your interest; The patient's Glasgow Coma Scale is likely about 14 or 15. The slightly dilated pupils could be the result of analgesic treatment for the lung resection. His neuro seems ok, but what about the agitation? His respirat...

3. Help needed with Case study

   suprnurs40 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, everyone; I am looking for input from experienced nurses as to how to handle the patient situation in the following case study. I value experiential knowledge, and feel that a student like myself will benefit from information gleaned fro...

4. CPR and DNR Orders

   suprnurs40 replied to suprnurs40's topic in General Nursing

   The actual scenario is this: 76 year old woman suffering from incurable brain tumour. Informed opinion said that she would die within two weeks. With her consent, a DNR order had been placed on her chart. One afternoon, this partially conscious pa...

5. CPR and DNR Orders

   suprnurs40 replied to suprnurs40's topic in General Nursing

   This is a scenario for Ethics class (BScN degree) in which I am looking for the experiential views of real world nurses. Who better to ask than the experts?

6. CPR and DNR Orders

   suprnurs40 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What is your opinion on this: A terminally ill patient is given two more weeks to live. There is a DNR order in place. On your shift, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and says "I've changed my mind, I don't want to die!" What do you do, p...