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nursingpower specializes in Cardiac Critical Care.


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  1. Girl it's not worth it. This conversation has gotten personal. We don't need to use our personal experience to prove the research is correct. It's embedded in our countries history and current events. Some people will never understand which is why th...
  2. This is not bashing. She specifically spoke on maternal childbirth mortality rates. In general studies show that the profession of medicine and nursing have not effectively closed the gap, especially compared to white women. Our country doesn't do ...
  3. CABG recovery ratios?

    It seems to be dependent on your facility, level of nursing training, availability of staff physicians and policies. I am at a large hospital and the only ones are 1-1 are patients on devices (ECMO, VAD, IABP) and high acuity d/t instability. Someti...
  4. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

  5. Attending physcian talks too much

    I will keep this short as possible. I am in my last semester for my AGNP program. I am with a physician who is 65-75 yrs old. During my rotations the doctor enjoys talking about so many off topic nonclinical subjects its draining to me. His staff, ...
  6. ICU RNs floated to floors?

    I don't know. I feel like ICU nurses can pretty much work anywhere if they are oriented to the unit. It just can't happen the other way around though.
  7. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

  8. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    a lot of people forget the whole glucose metabolism piece. Great point!
  9. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    Exactly. In this case, some continue to support disregarding physician orders despite knowing that the next BG level was worse. It seems very clear that the patient should have gotten the 2 units.
  10. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    I think it's more important to treat hyperglycemia as the physician orders state to prevent worsening hyperglycemia. The patient's blood sugar went from and untreated 159 to 228. Don't seem that beneficial to the patient.
  11. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    Yep, your rationales explain why the patient's next BG level was 228. Go figure. I hardly think getting D5 1/4NS constitutes as as diet. Again...the patient's BG nearly doubled because the patient wasn't treated the first time.
  12. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    I just seen this after I typed my reply. So this could have been prevented had they treated the first hyperglycemic event. SMH. Poor patient was hyperglycemic all day. Wonder how many days of this is going on.
  13. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    159?? Fasting glucose? That is high for a fasting glucose. 1. What does the orders say? If the physician orders state to give 2 units for 159 you should give it. YOU ARE CORRECT! Sliding scales are designed to treat hypoglycemia despite die...
  14. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    Just what I was thinking. Also InspiredbyNavy, as a nurse you will have to tune in not ignore. Pay attention to detail and gather all the information you can get before you make a decision. In my opinion had you truly felt that "it wasn't your bus...
  15. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    After careful consideration I've decided to reply to the OP. I can careless what anyone else think of MY OPINIONS. I work at a very large Magnet/teaching Hospital. Upon my hiring over 4 years ago and in orientation I read the personal appearance/pro...