aria_alice

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1. Indications for PT/PTT/INR

   aria_alice posted a topic in Critical

   Hello, all. I know this is repetitive topic on the site but I'm still confused despite reading the other articles. PT = measures time (secs) of blood to clot. Used to determine if pt has a bleeding disorder, or if coumadin therapy is adequate. PTT =...

2. G-Tube residual checks

   aria_alice posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello. I got to follow someone in the ICU today for a few hours and one of the patient has a NG tube with tube feeds running. I forgot to ask the nurse I was with but how do you check residuals if they're on continuous tube feeds? Do you hold the tub...

3. Bowel Sounds & NPO

   aria_alice replied to aria_alice's topic in Student Assist

   I should have been more clear; I meant more on post-op. But your answers have been great, thank you!

4. Bowel Sounds & NPO

   aria_alice posted a topic in Student Assist

   I was talking to a nurse during one of my clinicals regarding NPO and bowel sounds and he said something that confused me. In nursing school, we were taught that typically a patient in NPO would have hypoactive bowel sounds since there is no food to ...