Karolyte

Karolyte

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  1. Total FTEs for the unit

    I am a new nurse manager and I am having difficulty with calculations ? We are planning to implement a different nursing model and I have to figure out how many RNs and how many PCTs I have to have for the unit to be fully staffed. Our targ...
  2. ARNP or Administration?

    Bringing this topic up. I am in the same situation and chose director of nursing position. Did not want the opportunity to pass since it may never come back. Just wondering what you decided to do when u were making this decision and are you glad abou...
  3. Pulmonary function test interpretation

    I did not ask ok AN right away and I prefer evidence based articles over google to find my answers. I did read several articles but I also thought it would not hurt to ask an opinion of someone here.
  4. Pulmonary function test interpretation

    I have a 40 something year old with asthma.
  5. I have always had a problem with pulmonary function tests. Help me interpret these findings PEF> 80%, FEV1/FVC >75%.
  6. How to prevent falls

    We also use commode versus bathroom, knees with femoral block are the ones falling most of the time. Do you have 2 persons to assist the patient? Do they get up with knee immobilizers?
  7. How to prevent falls

    I work on a busy ortho unit. Our recent problem is increased number of falls. Especially lower extremity joint replacement patient falls while getting them up and ambulating. Although we stay with the patient, use gait belt, bed and chair alarms, fal...
  8. Chamberlain online FNP

    Nur500 is a piece of cake :) ended up with 98.5%.
  9. Chamberlain online FNP

    2.5 years
  10. Chamberlain online FNP

    I am starting January 6!!! Yay!!
  11. Anyone RNs have worked for Provant Health Solutions?

    Go to their website
  12. Anyone RNs have worked for Provant Health Solutions?

    I just started working with provant and yesterday attended my first event. In IL they pay $28 an hour. Everything was very well organized. There were 10 of us and others worked for provant 3 or more years. They send emails with events you can either ...
  13. OccuVAX...? Or other flu/vaccine clinics...

    So did it turn out to be legit?
  14. Sedation vacation for pt on paralytics

    Thank you all for your input.
  15. Hi! I have a question for the ICU nurses. I am a student, therefore, I do not have experience but I have curiosity. I know that sedation vacations help to prevent VAP, but how about patients that are getting paralytics, who are sedated with propofol...