Hi, I am hanging antibiotics on an IV. I'm running it with normal saline. The normal saline is the primary, and the antibiotic is the secondary. For the normal saline is the rate 50 or 100 and is the volume to be infused 50 or 100? Thank you for al...
Hi, I adore All Nurses. It's the best site for nurses to find answers and ask for help. I would like to know if there is a list which includes all the procedures that need a doctor's order. Is there a website that may include everything that a docto...
Hi, I am an RN checking on some medications for a double lumen picc line. I would like to know if vancomycin and ceftriaxone are compatible with tubing? Can I use the same tube for these two medications? Or should the tube be discarded after the firs...
Nursebabe2009 replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric
"It is logistically IMPOSSIBLE for one nurse to provide competent, adequate, thorough, and truly compassionate nursing care to 30 residents. You can come in early, leave late, skip all meals and breaks, and still not do the things you should be doing...
Hi, I was wondering if there is a RN to patient ratio in a nursing home in Wisconsin? How many RN's does a nursing home have to employ? Would anyone know where I can find out? Thank you and have a save and happy Memorial Day.
Greetings. Does anybody know of a good book or an online site that actually SHOWS how to do nursing procedures. For example I found a site that shows how to find the dorsogluteal site. It was the best site I found. http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_wilso...
Nursebabe2009 replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing
First, I would like to thank everyone who responded to my question. It is nice to know there are nurses who care and can help out. Second, would anyone happen to know a good book that deals with Charting? Is the Charting Made Incredibly Easy book som...
Nursebabe2009 replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing
Actually everyone that works there is very busy. It's understaffed. Everyone wants to get home early, and they don't have time to help. A shift that should end in eight hours usually ends in ten hours (or more).
I'm a new Registered Nurse with my first job at a Nursing Home. My problem is that the college I attended didn't focus on charting at all. My question is what should be included in the charting? Is there a system to follow when charting? Is there a ...