Charslight
has 15 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Hospice, Picc LInes.
Born in the dark ages of South African Apartheid, I had many careers (Masage therapist, costume designer ) before my children were born, and I decided to go back to school and become a nurse. I have worked in Oncology, telemetry, med surg, critical care and hospice, and currently I do critical procedures and insert and manage Picc Lines
Charslight replied to orchunkin's topic in Student Assist
Ok - I just read this excellent article which explains why diuretics a in ESRD patients. Here is the link: http://www.advancesinpd.com/adv14/115-119_Kumra.pdf
Charslight replied to orchunkin's topic in Student Assist
Since Lasix is a loop diuretic - pulling K+ out of the bloodstream via the kidneys it appears to me that it would not work in an Anuric patient who is on dialysis. However I have found many anuric HD patients still on Lasix and still not sure of th...
Charslight replied to Charslight's topic in Career Support
Can you please direct me to the site where it is mentioned that in order to do phlebotomy in a Physicians office there needs to be a certification. I just see phlebotomy certification. I am doing complicated lab draws and glucose tolerance tests - I...
Charslight replied to Charslight's topic in Career Support
Thank you for that. Yes, I do know what I need to do. I just need to hear it from someone else. After years of working with wonderful fellow nurses, I find I am by myself trying to apply all the principles that I know to be appropriate and feel so...
Has anyone had trouble drawing blood from patients with very large veins? As a former ICU RN - placing IV's in large veins was occasionally misleading as you would think you could get in without any problem but the tunica appears to be thicker and s...
Hello, I left my 16 year nursing position in a critical care environment in the hospital, after a couple of surgeries made the physical work of standing, lifting etc not a good fit for me anymore. I was hired by an 'integrative physician' I was very ...
I became an RN 16 years ago, while raising a family and other animals.... I was a front line RN. I worked hard, and enjoyed my work immensely. I loved taking care of my patients, and feeling validated that I made a difference, moment by moment. I re...
Thank you so much for the lovely comments. I try to encourage new nurses because we have to keep our eyes open for those moments that can stealthily sneak by unnoticed at times. The honor of nursing comes from the very fact that we humbly learn so m...
Charslight replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements
OH no, I just saw this, can you look at my captions? i was on a caption roll this morning!!! maybe I will just have to ‘green' and bear it that the competition is over!!