Nursing Q/A for Nurses and Students

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General Nursing

Constipation Tricks

Does anyone have any good ideas for post-op constipation (with narcotic use)? I see this so much and want to give my patients the best advice I can.

Cardiac

What will Cardiac Surgery Stepdown be like?

by ManyRN2B

I start working October in the Cardiac Surgery Stepdown Unit. I interviewed for the ICU and they offered me this because ICU was full. They say I will have...

General Students

Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

by RNinJune2007, RN

Hello! Im struggling with one of my classes, when the teacher gives examples it makes sense but when were left on our own, its extremely difficult to know...

General Nursing

S/P I&D - What's this mean?

by moshimoshi

As a nursing student, I took one diabetic patient with non-healing cellilitis on his left foot. After the patient had a debridement, the doctor wrote an order,...

NCLEX

NCLEX shut of at 150...is this good or bad?

by britt329tx

Today I took my NCLEX and it shut off at 150...I almost threw up! I am so nervous, all of my friends got only 75 questions and passed. Is 150 bad? Please be...

Med-Surg

Why do some pt's bleed at IM injection site?

by EtoseLvr03

I gave a patient an IM injection of 100 mg Thorazine in the LUQ today, and as soon as I withdrew the needle, she really started bleeding quite a bit, like when...

General Nursing

Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

by Joe V

Every nurse has their own story to tell about how or why they chose to enter the nursing profession. Some may have been inspired by a personal experience with...

Medications

Type of Syringe for Heparin Injections?

by hhrhrn41, RN

When giving SQ heparin injections, what type of syringe do you guys use? The reason Im asking is because for the last 13 years Ive given these inj. with...

Government

Do navy nurses just supervise corpsmen?

by cookie52784

My name is Candice and Im a junior nursing student at Texas Tech University. I am in the process of applying for the navy nurse candidate program and cant wait...

Med-Surg

Lung Sounds: Diminished or Shallow?

by Spider Cat

Can someone explain to me what diminished lungs are and what is the significance of this?? Everyone I ask either doesnt know or they just say it means you dont...

Student Assist

Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

by LVN2006

Any help with care plans will be appreciated?

General Nursing

What happens if you hit bone in an inj?

by weeble

I hit the bone on a very thin old man. I dont think I hit it hard, he didnt notice, but I about lost it. Will there be any residual effects because of this?

General Nursing

1+ 2+ 3+ Edema Rating Scale?

by Blackcat99

I know I use to know this but now I have forgotten How do you tell if someone has 1+ or 2+ or 3 + edema in their legs? Thanks Pitting Edema Pitting vs...

Emergency

Drug Seeker Stories

by ER-RN2

Well I had one of those lovely drug seekers the other night. Patient said she had a kidney and was peeing prue blood. Well, I had her get a CC urine. When I...

What's the craziest reason someone has gone to the ER for?

Emergency

What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

by JUSTYSMOM

And did you have to treat them? I am just curious. Your stories always seem to either crack me up or shake my head in amazement. Thanks for sharing ?

General Nursing

How do I get tape residue off skin?

by amber74

I had vein stripping on my leg done a week ago. I have 24 1cm incisions. I have peeled off the tape strips, but cant get the residue off. I dont want to take a...

General Nursing

Coffee Ground Looking Stool

by CyndiW35055

Okay, here is the question. I am a nursing student, I graduate in May but I havent really had to deal with this. My own husband, who is 29, has been having...

General Students

What does "CSM" mean?

by RNBN2B

Does anyone know what the abbreviation CSM stands for under the Musculoskeletal box on an assessment flowsheet?

Career Support

What is the difference between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 hospi…

by MJ-12

Yea yea I know its a pretty dumb question but I have no idea what is the difference. Just need to cure my curiosity

What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

by Roland

I am speaking primarily from two perspectives here: 1. The degree to which NPs are accepted, recognized, and utilized in that area/state. 2. The degree to...

Med-Surg

Need Help with this drug calculation

by rrhardiman2

Im a med/surg nurse who needs a little help with this math problem. I am trying to refresh my math skills that I havent used in a long time. The problem is a...

General Nursing

Which port is used in a triple lumen central line?

by Dawson

Got my chops busted yesterday in clinicals for not knowing which port is used for what in a triple lumen central line (which port for IV fluids, which for TPN,...

Cardiac

CABG Care Plan

by Nrs. LaLa-Land

I am in my last semester and I am currently doing clinicals on a tele floor. We have to write a graded Care Plan for a post-MI or post-CABG pt. I have had two...

Wound

Tips for Dressing to Scrotum?

by Jay-Jay, RN

I have a patient who is recovering from gangrene of the scrotum. Following surgery to remove the necrotic tissue they stitched him up, but the sutures didnt...

NICU

Sick Time for Nurses in NICU

by hmarandola

Hello! I am new to the website but am finding it extremely informative. I am a junior working towards my BSN at Samuel Merritt College in Oakland, CA. I have a...