hrtprncss

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About hrtprncss

hrtprncss has 15 years experience and specializes in ICUs, Tele, etc..


Finishing grad school this year to focus on research at the PhD level.

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  1. ICU Nurses with OCD!!!

    Speaking as an ICU nurse, i can tell you that not all are ocd's but a lot are. You really kinda have to be, because you have 1 or 2 patients and then if you pass it along to someone who isn't so nice, we'll you'll hear about it the next day, actuall...
  2. This can help you guide, look thru baroreceptors for quick sense and response, and as far as the question about the preload if it can increase blood pressure, you can start with this formula and then should be able to extrapolate an answer. SV x HR ...
  3. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    Thank you both, Gauge and Siri...You've cleared things up for me...There's a dual program Adult/Geriatric NP that I'm really interested in pursuing with the hopes of seeing patients from clinic to inpatients to nursing homes. Thank you both.
  4. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    Yes thank you, I guess I was thinking of a specialty in a way where you can see your patients thru the whole continuum, clinic and inhospital, and was wondering if you need to be dual certified. Thanks a lot!
  5. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    I had a question on another thread that's similar to this, and no one has answered yet, so I guess I should pose it here...My question is if you're an FNP or an ANP practicing well care in a clinic and your patient becomes acutely ill. Now I know IM...
  6. LOL this made me chuckle and made my day, too funny.
  7. Oh man did I miss an order

    A solution for missed orders that is used by a lot of nurses so that they can cover themselves is the end of shift chart audit with the oncoming nurse. Therefore a nurse can go home knowing that when she checked off with the oncoming nurse, all the ...
  8. NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    Hello, to all practicing NP's especially the one's in primary care. I just have a question...If you're an FNP or ANP who functions as sole Primary care provider for your own patients in a clinic for well care, and then your patients become acutely i...
  9. can fever influence O2 saturation?

    Yes, per oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, a right or a left shift depending upon the temperature. Source: http://www.ventworld.com/resources/oxydisso/dissoc.html Here's an interactive module where it shows the change in oxygen saturation when the o...
  10. Disrespectful to instructor....

    Here's a video of a student who made the error of picking up the cellphone in the middle of a lecture...
  11. IV push administration

    PRN med I would, if you push the 1cc mso4 and leave it as is then it will take time for the IV solution to push it in, and your patient would be in pain for awhile. I guess I'm being anal.
  12. Mucomyst iv

    po here, x 18 doses usually, then patient can be transferred to the floor. Some attendings prefer to keep their patients in the ICU until the 18 doses is finished, with tylenol overdose, but some physicians transfer the patients after 36 hours or 9 ...
  13. Doppler placement during code

    One can say that pulse palpation can be dependent upon the skill of the person performing the palpation. Sometimes, during a code there's a lot of chaos, and a doppler could be another aid. There are times when you have flow with less than palpable...
  14. aleve, ibuprofen, advil, etc..with bp meds??/

    If the pt's already on lisinopril, you can safely say that he's at a higher risk for incidence. For the warning, research non selective cox inhibitors.
  15. Starting out in the SICU

    LOL sorry that annoys u augigi, I was giving her an incentive. To tell you the truth, and as of course you know, it's difficult to get people in without ''bait''. I for one, love inservices from the drug companies, it takes me away from the chaos of...