tambarino

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1. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

   tambarino replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I just graduated with my BSN two weeks ago and have offers at two different hospitals for day positions. I live in southwest Ohio and several of my classmates also have accepted day positions. There are more night positions available, however. N...

2. hyponatremia and 3% NaCl

   tambarino replied to tambarino's topic in Med-Surg

   I found a rationale that would make my book correct, although it is a more of a rare thing, but still of concern. The rationale was published in the Journal of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. "Other consequences of hype...

3. hyponatremia and 3% NaCl

   tambarino replied to tambarino's topic in Med-Surg

   Yes! This is what I kept reading about online..central pontine demyelinosis. I even asked my teacher about several articles on the topic. Everything I read says the brain will shrink, not swell. Thanks for your input. Also, the D5W becomes hypotonic ...

4. hyponatremia and 3% NaCl

   tambarino replied to tambarino's topic in Med-Surg

   Hi, I think I actually like you saying that the editors of my book are on crack. It made me laugh. When I asked for clarification for this from my teacher, she just referred me back to the text. Thank you for your help. The information you provided a...

5. hyponatremia and 3% NaCl

   tambarino posted a topic in Med-Surg

   As a treatment for hyponatremia, my medical-surgical book mentions using an infusion pump to administer 3% NaCl, a hypertonic solution. This makes sense to me, but then it adds, hypertonic solutions can increase the risk of pulmonary and cerebral ede...