fhcp1220

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1. Sterile water to flush feeding tubes?

   fhcp1220 replied to nursesky's topic in Medications

   At one facility I was at, the tap water had been contaminated at one point, so sterile water had been implemented there.

2. Insulin drip Y site question

   fhcp1220 replied to ohbejoyful's topic in Medications

   Yes they are compatible, and no, insulin doesn’t neutralize dextrose (vice versa). Dextrose based solutions may be used for many different reasons. An example is if the patient’s sodium was high and you wanted to reduce any means of giving fluids t...

3. Critical Care "general" test

   fhcp1220 replied to fhcp1220's topic in Critical

   Thank you all so much! I definitely have more of a sense of what they meant by general. No BKAT but it seems like it was a in-house made test. Questions on these topics were asked: - ABGs - Hemodynamic pressures in different states of shock and patho...

4. Critical Care "general" test

   fhcp1220 replied to fhcp1220's topic in Critical

   Thanks so much @CowboyMedic! Unfortunately, it seems likely that I will be taking this test as I confirmed it with HR. Any advice on what kind of content you think would make sense to study? Thanks so much!

5. Critical Care "general" test

   fhcp1220 posted a topic in Critical

   Hello and Happy Holidays! I am currently in the process of interviewing at a hospital for a position in critical care and was told by the HR department that I would be receiving a "general" Critical Care Test. When asked if they were to elaborate, t...

6. Paramedic Vs Registered Nurse: knowledge

   fhcp1220 replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

   Good evening! Great question! I just wanted to give my input because, well, I have thought about this before as well and find that I have an interesting perspective.. Just to give readers some background, I am currently practicing as a RN in Ontario...

7. Acute care?

   fhcp1220 replied to fhcp1220's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for all your responses! I am having my interview tomorrow, let's hope it goes well! :)

8. Acute care?

   fhcp1220 replied to fhcp1220's topic in General Nursing

   That's what I was thinking as well.. I've generally heard acute care referring to the many areas in the hospital (except outpatient), but looking at the hospital's website, it said that they have four areas in the ER, and one of them being "Acute Car...

9. Acute care?

   fhcp1220 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello there! :) This may sound like a stupid question, but... I recently got a call for an interview for a hospital, and although I had given my resume to work in the Emergency Department, the hospital had called me regarding an interview for an acut...

10. RN to Paramedic in Canada

    fhcp1220 posted a topic in International

    Hi, I'm new to this website and I had a few questions. Currently I will be heading to either University of Toronto or University of Ontario Institute and Technology for four years to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. After I receive my...