fortomorrow

fortomorrow specializes in Psych.

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1. What is it like to be a nurse in a prison?

   fortomorrow replied to MMurse's topic in Correctional

   I did my preceptorship at a maximum security prison and loved it as well. No worries with being dangerous, there are officers everwhere and there is minimal risk. Felt much safer there than the psych hospital I work at. Truely hope you enjoy it if t...

2. Change of Shift hand off- to better pt care

   fortomorrow posted a topic in Student Assist

   Having a brain freeze about this. Can only come up with record or write in a book for report so the shift before can answer call lights until the next shift can relieve after report. For the noise factor having report in a room away from the halls. Y...

3. Improving patient care

   fortomorrow posted a topic in General Nursing

   Eeek! I need a little help. Total brain freeze. The scenario is as followed... A nurse in a bust 42 bed telemetry unit. Both the staff nurses and UAP work 12 hour shifts. Change of shift hand-off report occurs at 0700 and 1900 daily. During the ...

4. Gastric drainage

   fortomorrow replied to fortomorrow's topic in Student Assist

   His hourly VS BP 112-120 over 64-70, last 114/64; pulse 80-96, last 96. The assignment doesn't give any word on labs. Thx much for your help.

5. Gastric drainage

   fortomorrow replied to fortomorrow's topic in Student Assist

   Thx much for the reply guess i should have been more clear with my question. Have a patient priority assignment and one of the patients had a gastric resection at 1630 yesterday. 27 hour post op, its is now 0720. His VS are WNL.Salem sump pump on in...

6. Gastric drainage

   fortomorrow posted a topic in Student Assist

   What are considered normal post op gastric resection drainage parameters? What would be means for concern?