CrazyheadSN

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1. Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

   CrazyheadSN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for the replies. I have definetly learned a valuable lesson. I did hear back from my instructor and she feels that my mistake is OK. Though, she still wants to talk to me about my worries bc I have worried about other things in the past...

2. Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

   CrazyheadSN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing

   Being that it was 45min after the IVP do you think that her BP would drop anymore than 139/93? I looked up the peak of hydralazine and I believe it was 30-45min...I feel really sick to my stomach over this. I could have done some serious harm...And I...

3. Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

   CrazyheadSN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply MJB2010, I do have to tell my instructor before giving a PRN med. I told my instructor the pt.'s bp was 166/93 and she had a PRN of hydralazine for SBP >160. Though, my instructor did not know I was taking the BP on the forear...

4. Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

   CrazyheadSN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student. I was in my last Med/surg rotation (telemetry floor). I went to get pt. vital signs in the morning and she wanted her BP taken on her forearm. So, I did. She said it was due to her very large arms and it pinched when you take it on her...