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  1. how much o2 is too much?

    I work at a nursing home, hence the calling oncall doc and waiting for return call. It took about 15 min for the doc to call back. It is true that I wasn't as freaked out since the death was expected. Probably not related to her impending death, ...
  2. how much o2 is too much?

    I had a DNR/DNI pt, but was not hospice. She was incoherent and lethargic. She was not opening her eyes. We were expecting her to expire soon. Her sat was 80 with 3L via NC in the morning. Doctor was notified of the o2sat and the pt condition. ...
  3. why does liquid med through NG make the pt gag?

    2ml flush???? A teaspoon is 5ml. Can 2ml of water flush anything?
  4. why does liquid med through NG make the pt gag?

    I didn't know a NG tube is not the same as a feeding tube. can you tell me how they are different?
  5. I was administering med through NG Fr 10. The NG was patent and in the right place; I got 15cc residual, heard air woosh through sthethoscope, the catheter length checked out. The HOB was at least 30 deg. The pt was fine when I flushed/pushed 50c...
  6. what is fragility?

    [h=2]http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/pharmacy/rxupdate/2004/04rxu.html Medications That Should Not Be Crushed Due to Fragility: Mirtazapine (Remeron SolTab®) and olanzapine (Zyprexa Zydis®)[/h] Not all of these come in rapid dissolve form and ...
  7. does TPN make INR to increase or decrease?

    Thanks for the comments. Would TPN have any effect on clotting time one way or the other?
  8. I thought INR would increase since platelet would be more diluted by TPN. But I want to make sure. thanks.
  9. low HOB better for urine flow?

    I didn't know this. It's amazing. So, a bladder gets fuller at night. Thanks Skindigo. ADH: The Test | Antidiuretic Hormone ADH secretion increases when a person is standing, at night, and with pain, stress and exercise. Secretion decreases w...
  10. I get it now. thank you.
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  13. Thank you so much for educating me. As you probably notice, i am a new nurse. If you had recognized my recent postings, you would know that my unit is poorly run and has so many things to upgrade. So, I will use kelly clamp. My one concern is th...
  14. I am trying to understand how urostomy (or ileal conduit) works. ureter is a sterile environment. what keeps bowel content from leaking into the ureter? thanks.
  15. Yes, I forgot to mention that the foley we use don't have the port canesdukegirl is referring to. So, I have to do either of these two. (for the sake of discussion let's use the term "catheter" as the rubber part goes into patient, and "tube" for ...