jloihle

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1. Stupid Intern Tricks

   jloihle replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Cardiac

   heres a good one :) I work on a Tele floor with 3rd day Cabg PtCA and CHF etc... I had a pt go into fulminate pulmonary edema., I mean the man was drowning. Covered pt , called the intern and got an order......10mg lasix OMG,. needless to say had...

2. cath lab RNs... is it protocol to DC Aspirin prior

   jloihle replied to MargRN's topic in Cardiac

   Hey all, I am a recent graduate "May 03" that works nights on a Tele unit. It was my understanding that not only is Plavix and ASA given pre PTCA it is highly recommended. The decreased platelet aggregation is a necessary component especially when y...

3. Graduation Slump

   jloihle posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hey all, Curious if anyone has experienced what Im going through right now..... I'm a recent Grad (May 2003) and have just passed my boards, thank god! I took a job on a Tele unit working 12hr nights 7P-7A. My co-workers say I am doing fine, I'm ...

4. A Students Question

   jloihle replied to jloihle's topic in General Nursing

   Those are good points. I did verify the apical a second time and 3, 4x as the day went on.. The labs I checked also prior to passing any med ,we are required to make this the norm in practice. What worried me was that her K was a bit low which could...

5. A Students Question

   jloihle replied to jloihle's topic in General Nursing

   Those are good points. I did verify the apical a second time and 3, 4x as the day went on.. The labs I checked also prior to passing any med ,we are required to make this the norm in practice. What worried me was that her K was a bit low which could...

6. A Students Question

   jloihle posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student in my final year of a 2 year Rn program. Currently im doing a med pass rotation in a local nursing home where we progressively get to 10 patients but just pass meds. During the administration of Lanoxin"Dig" to one of the clients I too...

7. Maternity Rotations and Overbearing parents

   jloihle replied to jloihle's topic in General Students

   maybe the term Overbearing is a little harsh and yes I do have children. What I was really referring to is that i felt guilty because of the added stress my classmate had to go through in giving her 1st IM.

8. Maternity Rotations and Overbearing parents

   jloihle posted a topic in General Students

   Hmm our first real day on maternity and I was ask to give a Hep B Vaccination to a 1 day old, a patient that wasn't my assigned one, but I was glad get the experience so I quickly accepted the task. Fortunately all goes well and the baby is back i...

9. Anybody dreading their senior year?

   jloihle posted a topic in General Students

   :imbar aghhhh 1st year done in an associates Rn program and 1 to go. The first year was the hardest thing I ever had to do academically. Not saying the content was hard but there was so much info to learn in so short of a time.... Im not exactly loo...