CrazyheadSN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing
Thank you all for the replies. I have definetly learned a valuable lesson. I did hear back from my instructor and she feels that my mistake is OK. Though, she still wants to talk to me about my worries bc I have worried about other things in the past...
CrazyheadSN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing
Being that it was 45min after the IVP do you think that her BP would drop anymore than 139/93? I looked up the peak of hydralazine and I believe it was 30-45min...I feel really sick to my stomach over this. I could have done some serious harm...And I...
CrazyheadSN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for the reply MJB2010, I do have to tell my instructor before giving a PRN med. I told my instructor the pt.'s bp was 166/93 and she had a PRN of hydralazine for SBP >160. Though, my instructor did not know I was taking the BP on the forear...
I'm a student. I was in my last Med/surg rotation (telemetry floor). I went to get pt. vital signs in the morning and she wanted her BP taken on her forearm. So, I did. She said it was due to her very large arms and it pinched when you take it on her...