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  1. Diastat for the seizure student

    Yes, this is why it is ordered for any seizure activity. It works directly at the GABA receptors to stop the seizure.
  2. Nursing student with a lot of social anxiety

    Hi, I'm a new nurse (been working on a surgical floor for 5 months) but I thought I would give my 2 cents. Like you, I have always struggled with being shy. I have social anxiety that got better for a while in college and has taken a sharp turn downh...
  3. This thread is several months old, but I am curious as well and in the same predicament. Any one willing to answer this time around?
  4. New Grad RN: Home Health or Hold Out?

    I would say to definitely take this job! I was in the exact situation as you almost a year ago, living in NYC where the new grad market is absolutely abysmal. I was offered a home health position with a little girl with a g-tube and central line and ...
  5. Frequent Broviac Infections - eek!

    These are all really great suggestions and thoughts. Thank you everyone for your input. It's obvious to me that 1) I should go look at what mom is doing during dressing changes and 2) I think I need to talk to the doctors about this as well and br...
  6. Frequent Broviac Infections - eek!

    Well, mom is the one who does the dressing changes since she prefers it that way. But to my knowledge they are done about 3 times a week (sterile.) They also seem to be changed when wet from what I've seen. I'm never around when she is bathed, but mo...
  7. Hello, I'm a pretty new nurse and I am currently doing home care nursing while I wait for this dismal economy to bounce back so I can get a hospital job. (Still holding my breath...) Anyway, I have a pediatric patient with an indwelling Broviac cat...
  8. What is back priming?

    Yes, it helps tremendously =)
  9. What is back priming?

    Another question: You would change that secondary tubing according to agency policy, correct? There is a standard set up in every hospital as to how often primary and secondary lines are to be changed.
  10. What is back priming?

    Ahhh, nurse pants, you are a lifesaver! I learn best visually, so your scenario made it very clear to me . Big thank you to you and everyone else. I worry about keeping my skills current as I wait for that dream hospital job. Nine months and counting...
  11. What is back priming?

    Thank you for the responses! So, basically, back priming is priming a secondary medication set with fluid from the primary infusion rather than fluid from the secondary medication itself. And @LouisVRN, what do you mean by "You can then spike ...
  12. What is back priming?

    Can someone explain to me what IV back priming is and when you would do it? I am a new grad RN working as a home care nurse and have been out of the clinical setting for a while. I don't recall ever back-priming anything when working with piggyback I...
  13. US nurses student wanting to be a widwife in the UK

    I am also interested in becoming a midwife in the UK, and I think all your info is correct except that I believe your credentials as a midwife in the USA would transfer to the UK.
  14. Frustrated New RN looking for first job

    I think it's awesome that you were able to move away and find such a great job! But, I think moving is an unrealistic option for a lot of young new grads who don't have the kind of money it takes to move...moving can be expensive lol! Especially if y...
  15. 5cats thank you for giving me some of your experiences. There might be some hope after all. I think I might visit a hospital and see if I can have a word with some nurses on the floor...or contact a nursing department and see if they can help me as ...