janet r. gowen

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1. Best Paid State For Nursing

   janet r. gowen replied to bashy's topic in Hawaii

   North Carolina is a compact state I understand it encompases 24 on the eastern seaboard

2. Question: Do ER nurses do more things independently?

   janet r. gowen replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

   The scope of practice is dictated by the state board of nursing, please use caution as you can lose your license for expanding your scope without board approval. Intubation, initiation of central lines and inservion of chest tubes are medical procedu...

3. Question: Do ER nurses do more things independently?

   janet r. gowen replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

   Pleas use common sense and check with your state board of nursing regarding the intubation and chest tube insertion. The practice setting is unique (beenthere done that) however your scope of practice is govened bythe highest level of licensing this...

4. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

   janet r. gowen replied to bellehill's topic in Pain

   Please use caution with the toradol, we use it often but must remember to monitor platelet levels the patients with chest tubes, thoracic surgery and orthopedic surgery praise its effects but it must be used in conjunction with a narcotic to truly re...

5. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

   janet r. gowen replied to bellehill's topic in Pain

   This is a subject that is hotlycontested throughout all fields of nursing. In my opinion with a lot of years of nursing practice backing it up there are several guidelines to follow 1 don't judge pain, if a patient is uncomfortable, medicate them 2....

6. Cath Lab Nurses: Anyone with experience with Femostop and Angioseals

   janet r. gowen replied to Madmax's topic in Cardiac

   The angioseals are great, we are using more and more of them in the cardiac cath angioplasty patient at our facility they reduce the time of bedrest and are less prone to pseudoanuerysm development post procedure as well. The comfort of the patient ...

7. Open Heart Unit interview

   janet r. gowen replied to Kiwi's topic in CRNA

   The training you will receive in an OHU is tremendous you will expand your knowledge base and work closely with the physicians and anesthesiologists during this time. The current ICU hold for post OHS is twelve hours in an uncomplicated case then the...

8. Has anyone used Natrecor on their unit?

   janet r. gowen replied to maryangel's topic in Cardiac

   Hi, I work on an eighteen bed cardovascular step down unit we are affiliated with three cardiology units totalling fourty five beds our hospital has a total of four hundred and thirty five beds. Natracor is used on all of our units the outcome of th...