youngever

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1. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

   youngever replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

   HI, thank you so much for your supports. I posted update on this forum.If you type " update , heparin" as a title in advanced search , you will find a little more details and helpful informations from other nurses. I am overwhelmed by other experienc...

2. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

   youngever replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so so much! guys! I feel warm inside that there are still many people who care. I will keep you posted.

3. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

   youngever replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

   No, Mam! IV was in opposite side hand to AV fistula.

4. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

   youngever replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you soooo... much for your replies. Heparin dose was 26 cc/hr at the beginning, it was increased to 32 cc/hr based on next ptt. I have another RN to check the calculation and signed. I piggybagged the heparin as a secondary with NS. DON sai...

5. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

   youngever posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am in my first year of nursing. Although I still make a little mistakes from time to time,I thought I was getting better until I received a phone call from my DON last Friday that I messed up pt's vein by piggybagging heprin drip with NS. She said ...

6. Your Worst Mistake

   youngever replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   I am in my first year of nursing on med-surg. Last night, I piggybagged heparin drip with NS for pt with DVT. I did not know that I was not supposed to piggybag heparin. I came home this morning, my manager called me that pt did not receive his hepar...

7. What job can I get now?

   youngever replied to bisson's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, IF I were you, I would apply as many hospital setting or nursing homes as a nurse aid. After putting a resume in, you need to be persistent with follow up calls. It may be a good idea that you visit manager's offices of the places. Take your resu...

8. help! My g/f stuck herself...

   youngever replied to Malloy's topic in General Nursing

   I also got stuck once. I reported the incident and the hospital drew blood from me and the pt. The senior nurses advised me for not to report. Their theory were that I most likely would not get contracted even though the pt might had HIV or hepatitis...

9. New nurse here....need some advice

   youngever replied to sisrn1's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if this appy to your case. This is from Dr.Vicotor Frankle's famous book," Man's search for meaning," He consulted a pt who has fear of perspiring. He advised in order to cut this circle fromation. In the event that sweating should recur...

10. Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    youngever replied to needrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired during orientation without 2 weeks notice. The reason was lack of competency. I thought that was the end of my career, but everything is behind and I found another job after 2 months. We learn lessons through experience. Prepare a strong ...

11. Is it the end of my career?

    youngever replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much for the encouragement and advice!

12. Is it the end of my career?

    youngever posted a topic in General Nursing

    A interim manager came to fix the chronic problems (nursing care) we had on our floor,(med-surg), my manager was terminated. She started to letting people go. I am a brand new nurse. It has been 5 months since I started to work there. I really did no...