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  1. Question about blood pressure medications

    NoobRN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Im a relatively new nurse and still confused about when to hold blood pressure medication. Most of the patients i see have isolated diastolic hypotension bp ranging like 110/54, 135/55, etc etc. One...

  2. Question about blood pressure medications

    NoobRN replied to NoobRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    so similar situation happened, this pt had cad, htn, dm, a.fib, dialysis w/ckd and on carvedilol 3mg, amiodarone, and hydralazine 100 mg and bp ~120/48, hr 80 at the end of the shift. Gave first two...

  3. Question about blood pressure medications

    NoobRN replied to NoobRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    so this pt is in med surge unit, and don't remember everything but pt was on those two medications for some time and hx wise pt came in for pressure ulcer. Pt's vital signs seemed to be within that...

  4. Question about blood pressure medications

    NoobRN replied to NoobRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    oh....so even though diastolic maybe <60, if systolic is high (>120), we still treat it? then if systolic is little low (e.g ~100) and diastolic low as well (e.g. <60), then that's when we...

  5. Question about blood pressure medications

    NoobRN replied to NoobRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Among many blood pressure medications, are there medications that specifically lowers systolic more than diastolic or vice

  6. Question about blood pressure medications

    NoobRN replied to NoobRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    well I didn't know it either but found after googling that isolated hypotension is when blood pressure, usually diastolic hypotension, is < 60 while systolic is normal or above the normal (e.g....

  7. Seton Austin, Texas RN Residency Program October 2017 Cohort

    NoobRN replied to GG RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    just checked spam mail..nothing but fake mails about miracle pills...my guess is either they are overwhelmed by amount of workload they have to do or there's nothing really for us to do in the 1st...

  8. Seton Austin, Texas RN Residency Program October 2017 Cohort

    NoobRN replied to GG RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    will be at seton hays.....anyone got accepted there? seems this post is less lively than other seton residency posts from

  9. Seton Austin, Texas RN Residency Program October 2017 Cohort

    NoobRN replied to GG RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi everyone! I just got an offer e-mail from HR too, nice to meet