mortalol

mortalol has 6 years experience and specializes in cardiac, emergency.

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1. Two different blood pressure readings?

   mortalol replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

   Hey! I've been told that if the Blood pressure is lower on one arm than the other and the patient is otherwise well, there is probably a circulatory problem in the arm with the lower BP so the arm that more accurately reflects the ''body's'' BP is th...

2. Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

   mortalol replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

   what are you, the thread police? i think the OP was asking advice from nurses, not pre nursing students:yes:

3. High BP but Low HR... Which med will you give/hold?

   mortalol replied to gelman's topic in Medications

   i agree with amnesty. if they take these meds long term they'll probably not make much difference on the HR. Depends on the doses as well i suppose, if they are on a starting dose of cardedilol again it wouldn't affect HR that much. But to be on the ...

4. an oldie but goodie

   mortalol replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

   we give "punctured" adalat all the time in my ICU:p

5. December 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   mortalol replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   so let me guess your specialty... pediatrics?

6. HELP with ABGs and Correction by Ventilatory Settings

   mortalol replied to nursingitup9's topic in Critical

   hmmm i wonder what his O2 were before... i don't know, FiO2 50% for a patient with pneumonia seems low to me.

7. Question: AMBU vs. Ventilator

   mortalol replied to etymed's topic in Critical

   maybe by bagging you are also trying to remove any mucus plugs causing the desaturation?

8. What type of nursing do you want to specialize in?

   mortalol replied to bluesky94's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i'm currently working in icu but i'd like to work a year or two in ER, another one in endocrinology, maybe a year in pulmonary care...

9. TWIN male nurses

   mortalol replied to twinner05's topic in General Nursing

   we have identical twin nurses in my floor and when they work they same shift they make an awesome team!!!

10. What helps you sleep after night shift?

    mortalol replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, every time i read these types of threads i have trouble sleeping afterwards...

11. Patients afraid of needles...

    mortalol replied to Brian's topic in Rock

    that's interesting...

12. What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job

    mortalol replied to sourapril's topic in New Nurse

    i had 3 months, so... vacation!

13. newly graduated RN wanting to work in the UK

    mortalol replied to mortalol's topic in UK

    i've checked with the nmc information for eu applicants file and my qualification is automatically recognized so i don't think experience is needed. I'll send them an email though to make sure, thank you. Is my cv ok or maybe too simple?

14. newly graduated RN wanting to work in the UK

    mortalol posted a topic in UK

    hi everyone! i'm a eu citizen, recently graduated (2011)from nursing school and i'm planning to move in the uk within the next 1-2 years. i've browsed through nhs jobs and seen posts advertised as suitable for newly qualified, but i wonder how likely...

15. What were the gender ratios in your nursing classes?

    mortalol replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Men

    About 15 males and 150 females in my class:D