jh07418

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1. What procedure do you use to deflate a Pulmonary Artery Catheter balloon?

   jh07418 replied to nellymac's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   We wedge the balloon, get pawp recorded, slowly deflate balloon passivly, once fully deflated and no wedge tracing, lock stopcock, detatch syringe, expel the 1.5cc, reattach the syringe which is now...

2. Win CASH! 12th Nursing Caption Contest - $100

   jh07418 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   No matter how hard you try to leave it all at work, your a nurse every holiday. PS. none knows you stuffed a decubitus the day before you stuffed that

3. PMHNP

   jh07418 replied to jh07418's topic in Advanced Practice

   good info. what sort of work are you in right now. do you enjoy the career choice. and that BSN-DNP sounds really interesting. ill have to look into that route. but i am interested about what...

4. Must-have gadgets for the nursing student

   jh07418 replied to FDW630's topic in General Students

   I just graduated a BSN program and have been working for 3 months. you learn nothing in nursing school compared to when you get a job. good luck. and make friends with your

5. Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

   jh07418 replied to eminthesr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   its nice but, NO its too much labor and direction following. and you don't get the general respect you

6. PMHNP

   jh07418 replied to jh07418's topic in Advanced Practice

   yea a

7. PMHNP

   jh07418 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   How do i know if pmhnp is right for me. I work on a medical/behavioral unit and really like the psych aspect and am considering psych np school. is this enough experience to go through with the...

8. med/surg nurse needing feedback from Psych nurses

   jh07418 replied to kcmylorn's topic in Psychiatric

   mh issues make it more difficult to recover medically. I work on an inpatient Medical/behavioral floor and I've noticed that mh is just not taken as seriously. we have a psychiatrist on board and...

9. nurse/security

   jh07418 replied to jh07418's topic in Men in Nursing

   in this particular situation a 120lbs female nurse was being choked by a 230lbs man who had just been transferred from the ED who had taken pcp in the past 24h. another nurse, a male nurse physically...

10. nurse/security

    jh07418 replied to jh07418's topic in Men in Nursing

    I meant additional payment as in nurses being trained and holding a security role. I was just throwing around an idea. but thank you for the input from you

11. nurse/security

    jh07418 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    On my unit a medical/behavioral unit, there have been a few instances where male nurses have stood up to patients for protecting fellow female nurses. one time the male nurse had to physically...

12. NP/DNP situation

    jh07418 replied to jh07418's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am new to this site and thank you. These are the exact things I need. As a student, I interact with mainly students and teachers. Its good to be able to speak with others not so closly tied to...

13. NP/DNP situation

    jh07418 posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm a senior nursing student at Salisbury University and recently I have been giving more thought to the nurse practitioner route. I can not find the answers I want anywhere so I am still curious: I...