Davia BSN

Davia has 19 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Renal, Phone Triage, End Stage Renal, Acute Dialys.

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1. Help Me Decide Based On Your Experience

   Davia replied to MomWifeNurseStudent's topic in General Nursing

   I would choose number 2 also with active kids and returning to school. It may be easier to do all the things your heart desires as far as your life goes.

2. I'm lost. I want to quit nursing.

   Davia replied to Amdecl6's topic in General Nursing

   Hello I have been in your shoes before. I just want to say I was thinking case management for you. I have been a nurse for 13. Years. This perspective is from my experience with the jobs I have applied for they wanted the applicant to have at least ...

3. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks again for your input and response.

4. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   No I was not assuming. I just asked for thoughts on the right time? Also I made getting the transfusion started my priority because it was ordered and the task had not been completed. We do not know where the bleeding was coming from. I do not like i...

5. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   I am happy to hear all of the comments on this crucial topic. Thanks everyone.

6. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   No the Hgb iwas not 5 but approximately 6-6.3 but they did not know where the bleeding was coming from. PRBC is one of those nursing task that it's either now or right now. Not a hurry up and wait .

7. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   No the blood was not out that long. It never made it to the unit on the night shift. I was saying that I would be working on giving the blood as the top priority in my multitasking over everything else unless one of my other patients was coding or ha...

8. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   No I didn't come to the internet site to hear who is right and who is wrong. Yes I communicated with the nurse. I never said anyone was right or wrong. I just wanted to hear opinions. As stated in a previous thread. Nursing care is around the clock...

9. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

   Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

   Well said I understand stuff does happen. Nursing care is 24 hours around the clock. I would be staying late to do simple things because I didn't want it to be said that I was always leaving things for the night shift. You are right we can't waist ou...

10. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but she admitted it had been ready and all the other patients were stable. She did not have a reason. She just said she ran out of time. I had follow the nurse on previous shifts only to come in and hear the same response on several occasions ....

11. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the nurse can ask for assistance from the charge nurse. The patient may need a higher level of care and need to be watched more closely. Just a possibility.

12. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

    I was informed that consent was signed, transfusion orders were in the blood was order but the blood was not administered. I was informed that the night shift nurse just did not get a chance to give it. She ran out of time. I don't have a problem wit...

13. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    Davia replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

    The policy is to call the doctor first of course and notify of the critically low Hgb. Then go threw the facility's protocol to administer blood products. When you have 5:1 ratio. You do have to know how to multitask and prioritize. For instance a pa...

14. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    Davia posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked the day shift. I come in to receive report on my patient load of 5:1. The night shift nurse informs me of a critical hemoglobin and that my patient needed a blood transfusion. She was aware doing the night shift of this critical low hemoglob...

15. OHN Salary.....

    Davia replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in Occupational

    Hello What is so different about occupational vs hospital bedside nursing! what makes u love it so much? Nusres wotk hard no matter where they go!