SlyckRN

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1. CNA appreciation (from a new grad RN)

   SlyckRN replied to phoenixrn's topic in CNA/MA

   I'd have to agree with the original poster. I was never a CNA before I became an RN and I love my regular CNA's that I work with. A lot of times I will help them with changing a patient or getting them something they want, taking them to the bathroom...

2. Help with chest tubes

   SlyckRN replied to Student0911's topic in Student Assist

   IF there is a leak in your chest tube you have lost pressure. Depending on if you are on a water or waterless system. You won't see the bubbles in the sterile water, or you won't see the flucuation in the tubes either. Both mean that you have lost pr...

3. please help me with my physical assessment report

   SlyckRN replied to weesie1244's topic in Student Assist

   Ok, that's a great start. Hopefully this post isn't too late. What else can you notice about cardiac? Did you hear any murmurs? Was the heart rate rhythm normal or did you hear gallops? What about pedal pulses? Are they on any cardiac medication or d...

4. Ideas for in service on general peds floor

   SlyckRN replied to icechick's topic in Student Assist

   Oh my lord if I happen to hear another inservice on handwashing I will probably scream! That and the need for peds patients to get shots. How about ideas on how to cure boredom in ped patients. When they don't have family there, they often need enter...

5. Wow its really hard to find a job as a NEW GRAD RN...

   SlyckRN replied to jtanga's topic in New Nurse

   He told you wrong if you live in Virginia. You can practice on your RNA for 90 days from date of graduation, yet you only get to start working once you've registered with the VA board of nursing to get your letter. If you fail it, that's it until you...

6. QID,QOD question...

   SlyckRN replied to lvnnars1's topic in Student Assist

   I write Q 72 Hours, usually only use it with Fentanyl patches.

7. CNA - Chain of command/organizational structure question

   SlyckRN replied to semester1kid's topic in CNA/MA

   Unless done within your company, they usually don't have them. The chain of command has to do with the level of your licensure.

8. Two quick questions about blood pressure

   SlyckRN replied to meerkate's topic in CNA/MA

   You want to use the diaphram of the stethascope. That is the larger end. The bell or smaller side is used to listen to heart sounds such as murmurs. The systolic is read when you first hear the heart beat, the diastolic is the last number when you he...