augigi

augigi CNS

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  1. Responsibilities of a MICU/SICU nurse...

    augigi replied to PACU queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    A day in the life in my CVICU was usually: 1. Take report on the patient and check all infusions with the outgoing nurse. 2. Do a complete assessment of the patient and document (neuro obs,...

  2. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    augigi replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been taught that TPN is in a class of its own and must be changed (bag and tubing) q 24hrs, along with other high-lipid solutions such as propofol. There is lots of evidence about...

  3. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

    augigi replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's why you take your advice from literature or official sources, and not the internet

  4. Can someone shed light?

    augigi replied to CYMBALS's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Sounds like you did all you could - sometimes the only apparent sign of infiltration is that the patient is not responding to the therapy as you would expect. I am not sure how anyone would know it...

  5. US or Oz?

    augigi replied to tohflo's topic in International Nursing

    The Alfred website has email addresses for nurse managers, and also I think they have a section for foreign nurses (at least, they used to). I know in ICU they sponsored a bunch of foreign

  6. sudden plans to move to CA

    augigi replied to minimo's topic in California Nursing

    Can't help with much of your post, but I have read that you can endorse on the same day if you go to the CA BRN office (I think it's in

  7. Physician Complaint

    augigi replied to HelloAgain's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's hard for anyone to give you advice who wasn't there at the time to know the patient and situation etc. However, just make sure you document things correctly and watch your back - it's great that...

  8. How to flush a PICC line

    augigi replied to Madame Poppy Pomfrey's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Does your facility have a written procedure for managing PICC lines? Otherwise I agree that I would ask your educator or IV

  9. Petition for UK nurse in the State of CA

    augigi replied to UK-RN2409's topic in International Nursing

    You may need to post a thread in the forum yourself, as this one is for US nurses working overseas. You may want to try using the word "petition" when talking to facilities instead of "sponsor" as...

  10. Passed the NCLEX-RN at 254, I'm foreign-educated, and it's my first attempt.....

    augigi replied to rn4ever?'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations - that is an awesome

  11. Needing Help For Nurse Research Class

    augigi replied to KENORAS's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sorry - since you said "in this particular article" I thought that's what you meant. Hope the link was helpful - I found it

  12. Curious about birth control

    augigi replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It depends - can do anything from nothing to spontaneous abortion as far as I am aware (but I'm not an OB

  13. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    augigi replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    ... and hepatotoxic to the point of irreparable

  14. blood transfusions

    augigi replied to p1gnr53's topic in General Nursing

    I can only think of two reasons, but it's highly dependent on what was wrong with the patient: 1. On a heparin infusion and bleeding --> stop the heparin and transfuse 2. On a heparin infusion and...

  15. car seats

    augigi replied to babycatcher2B's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might want to try a search of the boards - I remember a thread about this a couple of months ago that had lots of info for

  16. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    augigi replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, it sounds a lot more frequent than we'd think!! How horrifying for you

  17. New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    augigi replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    Totally depends on where you work, and the needs of the unit. As someone else said, you have to figure the skillmix when scheduling, so you cannot have all the grads on the same shift. At the same...

  18. Employed as an LPN, but unhappy.

    augigi replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    First of all, three weeks is not long enough to get comfortable with this. If you check out all the other posts by new PNs or RNs, they ALL feel the same, after 3 months! I don't mean to be critical,...

  19. Not Ready for being left alone...

    augigi replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure how new you are, but I agree that you'll never feel ready to be the person in charge/alone. Can you work more between now and then to get more comfortable? Only you know if you're truly not...

  20. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    augigi replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think your telling them what it is equates to "training or experience" required to administer medications... but hey, it's your license so good luck to you

  21. probems with a coworker

    augigi replied to Lightning Bug RN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you've done your best, and if everyone else has the same issues, then it's her problem. I wouldn't bother bending over backwards to accommodate her, but would now try talking to my...

  22. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    augigi replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What are you scared of? Just remember you are all on the same team, and there is nothing wrong with saying "I don't know, but I'll go find out for you" if that

  23. Boss Did My Annual Review--without Me..

    augigi replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes there is a deadline for submitting review documents - but really, the whole point of a review is to discuss and document your performance, so it's really quite pointless if you're not there!...

  24. Loosing my hair =(

    augigi replied to angelfish1499's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You should probably talk to your

  25. Question

    augigi replied to Nubcake's topic in Nursing Career

    You probably need to post this in your own new thread for more answers. I don't really understand your question - if you haven't taken NCLEX yet, what kind of license do you