muscledriver

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1. TLC clotted over...

   muscledriver replied to muscledriver's topic in General Nursing

   That is what I was thinking as well, thinking that the inmate may have fiddled with the line seeing that she has had so many over the years and will do whatever she can to delay going back to prison. My concern now is that this doesn't get me fired! ...

2. TLC clotted over...

   muscledriver replied to muscledriver's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, the line was flushed, this is why it's so odd. I am starting to wonder, since the patient is an inmate, and has been in and out of hospitals for years with numerous central lines, with a long track record of abusive/agitated behavior while in th...

3. TLC clotted over...

   muscledriver posted a topic in General Nursing

   It's been one of those weekends... Short story...Due to past hx of drug use, pt had a TLC installed to receive abx r/t a chronic LE infection. While wrapping up my shift, I disconnected the IV line from the lumen, clamped the line and as I was going ...

4. Patient fall...my first time.

   muscledriver replied to muscledriver's topic in Relations

   Thank you for you replies! I really appreciate the support. Several close friends who are also RN's basically had the same response as you guys, and also said in actuality I probably played a large role in saving a life. I was also told by one co-wor...

5. Patient fall...my first time.

   muscledriver posted a topic in Relations

   Recently just experienced my first patient fall, and feel completely horrible about it. The patient is a TBI (appx 2 years ago, has no family) whom experiences seizures. She is mute and rarely gets out of bed, but when she does, she jolts out of bed ...

6. Took the Pax-RN, no idea what the scores mean.

   muscledriver replied to muscledriver's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you very much for taking the time to explain it. So in reality there really is no getting a "100%", it is all based on relative scoring to the other test takers? I was really just trying to figure out if the grades I recieved are considered bet...

7. Took the Pax-RN, no idea what the scores mean.

   muscledriver posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just took the Pax-RN today and I ended up with a composite score of 127. What does the composite percentile score really mean? On my school's website it says composite score grades fall in the area of 0-160, so I am guessing my score is "decent"? ...