I was wondering if anyone knew if pushing hydralazine fast has an increased risk of SVT? Here is why I ask: I received handoff on two of my four patients from one nurse. On patient #1 she reported to me that she had given the patient hydralazine 20m...
Continuity of care. There is an additional handoff every 24 hours with 8 hour shifts as compared to 12s. This is another chance for patient information to be lost, and another nurse for the patient to have to get to know and trust. With the time spen...
We had an aide that was sitting and would update her FB from her phone about how she had just watched 2 movies and how she couldn't believe they were paying her for it. Well I guess she forgot that she had many coworkers on her FB and word got around...
So texting while driving? Don't want to end up as your patients roommate! Our unit got so bad with texting and inappropriate use of the computer that now both are banned. Sucks for the rest of us, but something needed to be done. Unfortunately it was...
Wow that really seems to be way too much. I don't like driving a hour to work but one of the reasons I stay at my job because I am scared of situations like that. You are braver than I. Good luck to you
Same. We fill out a form and then it shows up next day for 0900 meds. I have had a Dr say he didn't want the patient to get the shot before though, but never an order to give it.
They come monitored with a nurse from our ED (or anywhere else) to our Tele. For tests we have some rules to follow to see if they wil go with a nurse or not. The most common reasons to send with a nurse are: 1. 2. Chest pain in the last 24 hours ...
I think it depends on a lot of things. Like how much lantus and how much are they used to getting? What are their trends like after they get the lantus? If I have a patient with a blood sugar less than 100 I always go back and see what their blood su...
I graduated High school with a 2.8 and a baby. After years of working at burger king Bush took away the assisstance I was using for daycare so suddenly it was too expensive to work, I would bring home $200 every two weeks after taxes and daycare. So ...