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1. I have a question about PE and DVT, can anyone help?

   nurse charlie replied to nurse charlie's topic in General Nursing

   She had a foley and was given a one time dose of 40 mg of Lasix. In a 12 hour shift she had over 4300 in and only 114 out. Thanks for your replies!! I really just want to know how to handle this kind of situation after I graduate (May 07!! Wooo Hooo...

2. I have a question about PE and DVT, can anyone help?

   nurse charlie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hopefully someone will read this that can help me. Here's the scenario.... 59 year old woman with history of ulcerative colitis. Leg pain in right leg for over a month, turns out to be a DVT, admitted to hospital and put on Coumadin. The Coumdin had...

3. Share Your Saying

   nurse charlie replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   Life might not be the party we had hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance .

4. Horrible blood donation experience

   nurse charlie replied to nurse charlie's topic in General Nursing

   Geeeeeze! I don't feel so bad now!

5. What do patients say that irks you?

   nurse charlie replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Sorry...... At the risk of sounding stupid, what's a primips? I've seen the word several times throughout this thread and it's driving me crazy trying to figure it out . I'm just a nursing student so please forgive me!

6. Horrible blood donation experience

   nurse charlie replied to nurse charlie's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! Thanks everyone for your input. I never expected such a great response. This is truly a great community and I'm proud to be part of it! I did eat regularly that morning before I went because I had heard stories from people that hadn't. I am O ne...

7. Horrible blood donation experience

   nurse charlie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! This is my first post, so if I didn't do it right please forgive me. A little over two years ago I agreed to help my son meet his quota for his schools annual blood drive. I had never donated blood before but was not worried about it ...