mama2boysjjj

mama2boysjjj has 13 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg, ENT/Plastics, College Health.

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1. Alternate Entry NP Speciality Advice

   mama2boysjjj replied to smugirl1's topic in NP

   There are programs out there for people who have a bachelorette degree to enter into a program that gives you a RN in the first two years and your NP in the third. I know Yale School of Nursing is one that has a Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursin...

2. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

   mama2boysjjj replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing should more then just money for you. For me it is a passion for people and making a difference in their lives. It is using my knowledge and skills to help them achieve the best possible outcomes and my compassion to support them and their f...

3. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

   mama2boysjjj replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

   I had a elderly woman who had recently in Italy and was bit by a insect indigionous to the region that bit her forhead and layed eggs in it. She was with us for 2 months and we had her on experimental antiparastic infusions. I itched everytime I w...

4. Clogged feeding tubes

   mama2boysjjj replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

   At my hospital we use evidence based practice which recommends flushing with 30cc of warm water first and then using 1 pancreatic enzyme and 325mg sodium bicarbonate tablet mixed with 50cc warm water until dissolved and inject into tube and clamp and...

5. Could my patient get vancomycin toxicity?

   mama2boysjjj replied to Winston229's topic in General Nursing

   Vancomycin is usually dosed based on weight and creatine clearance. Two doses of Vanco 8 hrs apart is very unlikely in a overweight patient to cause any complications but should be reported to your supervisor.

6. Bloody secretions from trach-normal or no?

   mama2boysjjj replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Nursing

   There are several reason why you may have bleeding from a established tracheostomy sight. If the blood is generally seen on the dressing and not throught the tube itself stomal irritation or granuloma might be the cause. Insufficient humidity to the...