shirokuma

shirokuma has 12 years experience and specializes in ICU, PACU.

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   Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

   shirokuma replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   As long as it's not "metroprolol"
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   Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

   shirokuma replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing
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   Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

   shirokuma replied to smartnurse1982's topic in ADN/BSN

   "NP's are the future. Consider doing that, especially if the country continues to progress toward socialist medicine." Being from Canada, I can say there is nothing Socialist about healthcare in the US at this time. It never will, as long as insuran...
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   Would you quit over white uniforms?

   shirokuma replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

   I would absolutely quit. I would not have even gone into nursing school if I had to wear white then...
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   Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   shirokuma replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   If you look in a dictionary, both are acceptable - orient and orientate. They are both synonymous with each other.
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   IV tubing change

   shirokuma replied to Judy T's topic in Infusion

   some California hospitals are q96h for maintenance iv and pressure tubing q12h for propofol q24h for tpn in Canada, Insulin was changed q24h (bag and tubing)
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   Xygris question

   shirokuma replied to Dinith88's topic in MICU

   I think Xygris IS Activated protein C... here is a study: http://ccforum.com/content/5/s2/s7/content/5/s2/s7 I understand the concept of septic patients forming extensive micro-thrombi and thus 'using-up' an excessive amount of clotting factors....a...