hodgieRN

hodgieRN

ER trauma, ICU - trauma, neuro surgical

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About hodgieRN

hodgieRN has 10 years experience and specializes in ER trauma, ICU - trauma, neuro surgical.


Worked 4 years ER (Level II trauma) and 6 years intensive care unit (trauma, neuro surgical)

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  1. Blood Urea Nitrogen

    Thank you! I looked at tons of websites, including the CDC, various lab sites, and went through my old textbooks only to find explanations. You rock! I didn't see this link. Appreciate it!
  2. Blood Urea Nitrogen

    I have a random question concerning BUN. Can't really find specifics in different references. Would it be politically correct to say that when measuring the BUN from a blood tube, it is measuring the BUN in the serum or simply the BUN from the blood ...
  3. I am getting some info on a medication that is a blood component and want to properly say how to ask pts for their religious practices. Would you say "Ask pt is they are a practicing Jehovah's Witness" or maybe "ask pt if they are an observing Jehova...
  4. DNR's that do not mean a thing!! Help...

    If a pt has signed a DNR, it's the health care surrogate's responsibility to care out and respect the DNR when the pt becomes incapacitated. They are supposed to carry out the wishes of the pt and respect their rights. We will get a consult with pall...
  5. How do I change my outlook?

    I think the instructors may emphasize passing over getting straight A's because there's lots of students who are terrified of not graduating. There's a tremendous pressure that students bring on themselves and it can cause anxiety all through school....
  6. Do i stay or do I go? helplessly stuck

    Did an academic adviser tell you about the direct transfer?
  7. If you don't have a job, you can try to do task-paid stuff like house sitting, baby sitting, dog walking, maybe some cleaning? When I was in school, I did have a job, but was always looking out for some more money. I asked my neighbors if they ever n...
  8. Anyone getting calls for flu shots?

    Lol! I love your posts!
  9. Why I Refuse Flu Shot

    You mean you've never been symptomatic.
  10. fentanyl dosing on a vent

    If we really need to sedate a pt (like with ICP monitors with cerebral edema, or even ARDS pt on pronator beds) we can go up to 600 mcg/hr. I've seen fent 600 mcg/hr, versed 10 mg/hr, propofol 70 mcg/kg/min. That's what it took to keep em down. Crazy...
  11. CCRN help!

    Laura Gasparis also has an awesome questions book (I think over 1000 ques.) and a reference guide (pearls).
  12. another ICU nurse's opinion

    I've seen a calcium gtt once (for Ca channel blocker overdose), so not sure if we have a protocol. I'm sure we do or pharmacy knows. If the ionized Ca was 3.7 and the goal is 4-5, then from what the dosing say, I would increase it by 1 meq. Would nee...
  13. Hyponatremia question.

    There are diseases that can cause primary hyponatremia in normal volume states, however many cause the body to ultimately shift volumes due to ADH. (so basically yes and no). Pneumonia is one (more specifically, viral pneumonia). Certain lung cancers...
  14. Advice for exams?

    Well, it sounds like you are definitely studying enough. Sounds to me that you are interpreting the test questions wrong. Most people have a a hard switching to the critical thinking questions. Maybe you are having issues with the NCLEX style questio...
  15. Splinting Post-Op

    If it is not abd surgery, maybe they are referring to ortho surgery? There's lots of splinting with hip, elbow, arm, hand, pelvic, leg fractures. There's splinting in vascular surgery too. If someone severed their brachial, the arm would be splinted ...