8 pts, one ER admit pt 1. total hip post op day 2. marked right side weakness, stat CT reveals brain mass pt 2. gastric banding (easy) pt 3. total hip but also has sickle cell. very hard to keep pain...
melinated replied to saltwaterstat's topic in General Nursing
im 31 yrs old...LPN..in school to get RN...work on busy medsurge floor, primary nursing. i hang blood, start IV's, hang abx, draw blood, basically everything except drawin from a central line or...
i am an lpn and have been working on a 42 bed med surge floor for almost 2 years. we do primary nursing and our ratio ranges from 6-9 pts. most of the nurses on the floor are RN's with the exception...
i usually have from 7-9 patients....on rare occasions may get stuck wit 10-12. where i work we can protest our assignment, which doesnt mean u r refusing but means that u have documented that u feel...
it all depends...BP meds are tricky. if i cant get a doc on the phone, i may give the BP ones and hold the colace. if the pt is npo and on insulin some endocrinologists may start the pt on D5 or...
do u feel comfortable using swan lines? what is ur hospitals protocol for checking proper placement? reason: grandmothers pulm art was ruptured during a wedge pressure check. i am a nurse, but not ICU...
bed 1: hyponatremia, AMS, posey'd fluid rest, family giving water non compliant bed 2: PN bed 3: pseudo obstruction, PE s/p colostomy now, pt coughed abd site leaking and fever 103.3, cvp removed and...
as a new LPN (1 year) on med/surge floor i have learned way more than what nursing school prepared you for, and i absolutley love it. readin other replies, i totally relate. the flow of the day CAN...
i am a LPN for a year now, working medsurge, and doing everything the RN does except pushes,transfusions and chemo. we barely ever do team nursing ( nice idea but not enoughstaff) and i handle...