nurse678

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1. INR increasing...without anticoagulation?

   nurse678 replied to LetsChill's topic in CCU

   Also what are his LFT's? Could be liver issues possiblly.

2. Deer in the headlights pain assessments

   nurse678 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

   Actually just last night I asked a patient to rate his pain, following open heart surgery, as he was grimacing and thrashing about. He replied "1." I said "Only a 1? You seem like you are having more pain than that." To which he responded, "Yes I am ...

3. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

   nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in Critical

   Basic knowledge assessment test (of critical care) So I'm just reviewing stuff I need to brush up on...reading through PASS CCRN

4. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

   nurse678 posted a topic in Critical

   Hey all you expert critical care nurses! I am going to be taking the BKAT 8. I took it once before. Not sure how prepared I am for it again...I have a little bit of experience in CC, but I think I learn best by people quizzing me. Anyone willing to ...

5. How would you respond to this??

   nurse678 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I'm in the car with my fiance and future in-laws...somehow the topic of shall we say "cleaning patients up" came up. My soon to be mother-in-law looks shocked when I reply that I do this every night at work, as she replies, "You have to clean pat...

6. deltoid IM flu vaccine technique

   nurse678 replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

   No, lucky as in that if it was administered correctly, it just didn't hurt.

7. deltoid IM flu vaccine technique

   nurse678 replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

   I have a feeling that my flu shot was administered SQ instead of IM...I did not get the classic muscle soreness and it didn't hurt at all during administration. Maybe I just got lucky? Any thought?

8. Angel at work, monster at home....help!

   nurse678 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in the same boat *sigh*. I think I need anger management and a xanax cocktail...

9. Keeping TV on while sleeping = Depression??

   nurse678 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Wow! While I always knew keeping the TV on was never a great thing, I think this may be causing some of my issues here... I like to watch TV before bed, so now I'm going to use a sleep timer so it turns off within an hour or so. I do have depression ...

10. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    It actually is FDA approved for work shift sleep d/o. But is called nuvigil? I guess this is a new version of provigil?

11. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    nurse678 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    I passed with 75 so yeah lol

12. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Unfortunately day shift is not an option for me anytime soon. I'm still a newbie and there are many others ahead of me who are in line for days.

13. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    nurse678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been working night shift for about 10months now. When I come home from work I sleep from about 0830-1700 to prepare for my next night of work. When I'm not working, I can sleep for 12hrs like it nothing...and STILL be tired. I just feel like I...

14. Martha, The Helpful Ghost

    nurse678 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! :)

15. What You Do Best

    nurse678 replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    My patient also almost always tell me I'm so good at giving their SQ heparin. "you're good at that, I didn't even feel it!" haha I always toss it up to the needle size but hey, it's nice to hear :)