hjmcenti

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  1. Would appreciate some opinions on pain management

    hjmcenti replied to kk2000's topic in Pain Management

    It really hurts me to hear this! I would like to know what school you are going to!! I work on a med/surg unit and at least 5 out of my 6 patients receive a narcotic pain med at least once in a day....

  2. Heparin or lovenox

    hjmcenti replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Heparin is ginen anywhere on the abd, but keep lovenox on the outside areas of the abd, "love handles" due to hematomas. Lovenox can be dangerous if given too close to the belly

  3. Z track method

    hjmcenti replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We learned about ztrack method in school. It supposedly is less risky to the sq tissue because the med is less likely to leak out after injection. I don't think that it makes much diff with pain or...

  4. Blood transfusions

    hjmcenti replied to nursing04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It is important to stop a transfusion if the pt gets a temp during the transfusion because this can be a sign of a reaction. But most likely a patient in need of a transfusion is pretty sick and will...

  5. lab draws through central lines

    hjmcenti replied to morrisonrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    By wasting the first 10 cc you ensure that it is clean venous blood c no contamination from the outside port. Also, it is very important to clean the port c betadine and let dry a full 60 sec before...