lwhatley

lwhatley has 1 years experience.

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1. critical care plan for CABG post-op 3 days

   lwhatley replied to Mumbejja15's topic in Student Assist

   At risk for surgical site infection; At risk for ventilator associated event; Tissue perfusion impaired; fluid and electrolyte imbalance; at risk for urinary catheter associated infection; at risk for bleeding....

2. Lab Values Help

   lwhatley replied to kh2013's topic in Student Assist

   Searching for labs that are associated with an infection would only be helpful 48-72hrs post operatively. After ALL surgeries there will be a bump in WBC's related to the inflammation/coag cascade brought on by the trauma that is surgery... This que...

3. California colleges

   lwhatley replied to csacree's topic in School Programs

   Good luck. I'm an SDSU graduate and I will just say right now that the programs are incredibly impacted, and this is the norm for pretty much all BSN programs within 150 miles of the school... Get your pre-req's done at feeder schools, and don't expe...

4. PACs -- why can't you infuse through the distal lumen?

   lwhatley replied to patchezz's topic in CCU

   The above explanations are indeed true, I just want to add that infusion rates and certain medications run the risk of literally causing trauma to the fragile beds. This rationale is also why wedging PA's is becoming outdated...the risk of blowing ou...

5. When to ask for rectal tube?

   lwhatley replied to mandypants08's topic in General Nursing

   Asking for a rectal tube is a last resort for me...it's for when I absolutely can't keep up with the amount of loose stool the patient is passing...there's a couple of reasons why this is the case for me personally... 1. In my mind, I've usually got ...

6. New Grad Salary

   lwhatley replied to yadesuyi's topic in New Nurse

   New Grad ICU, Texas: $20/hr for orientation period, $24.95/hr after orientation with +$3.50/hr differential for nights, and +$4.00/hr differential for weekend.

7. Lets help each other out. Who is hiring New grads: RN or LVN

   lwhatley replied to DixieGrace's topic in Texas

   No they delayed their January Internship, so they did interviews for their ICU internship positions this past week for a program that starts March 10th.

8. Enforcement

   lwhatley replied to ladybug912's topic in Texas

   I really don't want to ruin your day, but the enforcement process takes at least 4 months it is one of the most painfully annoying processes ever. They don't communicate with you regularly, and they actually get really annoyed if you call them for up...

9. Lets help each other out. Who is hiring New grads: RN or LVN

   lwhatley replied to DixieGrace's topic in Texas

   I just interviewed at Scott & White temple.

10. Lets help each other out. Who is hiring New grads: RN or LVN

    lwhatley replied to DixieGrace's topic in Texas

    Baylor has posted their new grad positions this week, UT southwestern should be following shortly. Ben Taub Memorial posted theirs, and new grad positions for Parkland are popping up a couple times if you browse the career postings regularly...

11. Surgical Nursing Student Question

    lwhatley replied to mission1234's topic in Student Assist

    The priority, before ANYTHING ELSE for this patient is to correct the oxygenation issue she is ailing from...but to do this, we have to figure out the CAUSE of her respiratory issue... The pt scenario tells me that my pt is communicating her complai...

12. Surgical Nursing Student Question

    lwhatley replied to mission1234's topic in Student Assist

    All posters are incorrect thus far [EDIT: just looked at BostonFNP's post, can't assume everyone is incorrect anymore, my bad]...but not for a lack of trying... Hypoxia and increased work of breathing can cause an elevation in body temperature, as ca...

13. Pharmacology exam

    lwhatley replied to carey7795's topic in General Students

    A rule of thumb for pharmacology in general as it pertains to nursing practice should be to memorize the ins and outs of the most frequently used meds (usually cardiac meds and pain meds), then focus on memorizing facts about certain meds that have t...

14. Pharmacology exam

    lwhatley replied to carey7795's topic in General Students

    Completely depends on the preferences of your instructor. The best advice I can give is to review the syllabus, specifically under the examination heading. Professors sometimes detail what to expect from the exams. Also, the way the content is being...

15. Nursing exams and drug cards

    lwhatley replied to kitten2013's topic in General Students

    Before I dive into the advice, let me start off by saying that I'm sorry you're feeling lost and overwhelmed, a lot of people on these boards can relate, you're definitely not alone. With that being said, here's some advice, step back and take a look...