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1. Changing practice for experienced nurses

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Today in class we were discussing ways to change practice for experienced nurses. The example was: Most older (experienced) nurses still use the dorsogluteal site for IM injections instead of using the Ventrogluteal site. I wrote a paper on using Ven...

2. evidence based practice

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in Student Assist

   HI, I am in the LPN-RN transition program. If all goes well, I will be graduating May 10th of this year. So here is what I need a little help with. We are suppose to come up with a PICO question (Evidenced Based Practice). PICO stands for P-Populati...

3. Evidence based practice...PICO question

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in General Students

   HI, I am in the LPN-RN transition program. If all goes well, I will be graduating May 10th of this year. So here is what I need a little help with. We are suppose to come up with a PICO question (Evidenced Based Practice). PICO stands for P-Populatio...

4. Need help with a PICCO topic

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I was just wondering if any of you guys could head me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this. I turned in a "rough" draft of an id...

5. Coming up with a PICCO topic???

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in LPN-RN

   I was just wondering if any of you guys could head me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this. I turned in a "rough" draft of an id...

6. PICCO topic

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I was just wondering if any of you guys could head me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this. I turned in a "rough" draft of an idea,...

7. EKG strips

   gfoster6993 replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   oops, some of my words got cut off. I meant to say that I am having a really hard time understanding how to read an EKG strip. Sorry

8. EKG strips

   gfoster6993 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   OK guys, I am having a really hard time understanding how to read an EKG strip. Is there anyone out there that can explain this to me in a easier way? Our next test is on the cardio system and we are going to have approximately 12 strips on our test ...

9. what did I see?

   gfoster6993 replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   do they do IO lines on everybody for instant IV access in emergencies? I have seen a lot of codes where I work and this is the first time I have ever seen this. The paramedics didn't even look for an IV access to begin with, they just did this "IO li...

10. what did I see?

    gfoster6993 replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    that was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I just didn't understand how an IV worked in a bone. I thought it had to be in an vein. I have a lot to learn....I know that. If I am more interested in that kind of stuff, should I consider just doin...

11. what did I see?

    gfoster6993 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    i work in a long term facility a we had a woman to code last night. When EMS got there they grabbed this piece of equipment that looked like a glue gun with a huge bore needle on the end of it and shot it through that lady's long bone. What is this a...

12. nursing math question

    gfoster6993 posted a topic in Student Assist

    Can someone please show me how to work this problem out. The answer is 60, but I need to know how the teacher got this The question is: 1 mg of Isuprel in 500 ml of D5W has been ordered for IV infusion at a rate of 2mcg/min. At how many microdrops ...

13. nursing diagnosis

    gfoster6993 replied to gfoster6993's topic in Student Assist

    No, this patient was not a diabetic, she told me that she kept having blood clots really, really bad so that was the reason for the amputation to begin with. Once the doctors did the first amputation, her tissues would not heal.

14. nursing diagnosis

    gfoster6993 posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am a first year RN student and I am having a lot of trouble with nursing diagnoses. My patient is a 50 year old female. She just underwent a bilateral "high" AKA. She has been amputated all the way up to her pubic bone. She has a past history of PA...

15. Prioritizing

    gfoster6993 replied to gfoster6993's topic in Student Assist

    Thanks for your help, this is the next question: At 10:30 am you evaluate your clients and obtain the following findings: 132: Returned from angiogram. The test found severe coronary artery disease and surgery is scheduled for 1:30 pm ...