PLTSGT

PLTSGT

LTC, FP office, Med/Surg, ICU, Dialysis

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  1. blood flow rate

    PLTSGT replied to gone_mad's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Yup,

  2. blood flow rate

    PLTSGT replied to gone_mad's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I agree with the posters above. No smaller than 14g needles should be used for BFR of 600. Assuming his access can accomodate that rate, you still have to consider the patients weight and general...

  3. Curious

    PLTSGT posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi everyone! I'm currently in a monitoring program in NJ (where I practice). I have a license in CA which wasn't affected when I surrendered my license.** **I had a lawyer and she was aware that I...

  4. Curious

    PLTSGT replied to PLTSGT's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for your reply. I'm in NJ's monitoring program right now, so even though I complete it there should always be a record--at least saying that I complied and successfully completed my...

  5. Taking prescribed narcotics

    PLTSGT replied to kwilliams06rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would absolutely get a lawyer if they won't get off your back. Being reported to the Board for that is ludicrous. If things get worse and the Board get a hold of you, you will get stuck in years of...

  6. Back To Work Post-rehab

    PLTSGT replied to rnmotorhead's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with Islandnurse007. I worked in a dialysis unit after getting my (narcotic) restricted license back. After my restriction got lifted, I moved to another dialysis company. Dialysis is a great...

  7. Possible Complication

    PLTSGT posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    One of my patients has swollen arm, cool to touch, and cyanotic fingers--this is on the side of his AVF which has never been used. Surprisingly, his nephrologist is not too concerned. Any

  8. All nurses are NOT holistic, sorry.

    PLTSGT replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

    You speak of truth, my

  9. Dr. Oz says energy medicine the next big thing

    PLTSGT replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

    Thanks for a great thread! It is so true that society may find this alternative form of treatment as bunch of hooey, and the truth is a lot of today's modalities were considered as looney back

  10. is dialysis less stressful than med surg

    PLTSGT replied to lillady1225's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Just getting back. Hi Elizatru! I think PCTs give nurses (and their PCTs) attitude regardless. This is a an ongoing problem (check https://allnurses.com/forums/f48/tech-vs-nurse-war-252014.html). But...

  11. What Are My Chances Of Success...come On, Be Forthright

    PLTSGT posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'm seriously thinking about going to MT school because I have been interested in nontraditional nursing specialty for a long time, and also the potential independent income. But my biggest roadblock...

  12. What Are My Chances Of Success...come On, Be Forthright

    PLTSGT replied to PLTSGT's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thanks for all of your

  13. Another Heparin Question

    PLTSGT posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Data: Patient tells you that he/she just had an invasive procedure done to his fistula yesterday. No active bleeding. No complications post procedure at all. Q: Would you hold his heparin? This...

  14. Another Heparin Question

    PLTSGT replied to PLTSGT's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for the

  15. Drawing P.T./INR on Catheter patients

    PLTSGT replied to sueinga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Does your facility have a standing order that if the patient has a catheter that you must draw

  16. Sepsis....I called it!

    PLTSGT replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good job for being vigilant! I agree. It's crazy that you can't follow up on your patient's status due to HIPAA. It's not that you're snooping just to feed your curiousity or to prove somebody's...

  17. It's CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

    PLTSGT replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    someone had too many eggnog. merry chrismas and a generic happy holidays to

  18. Clamps

    PLTSGT replied to PLTSGT's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for everyone's

  19. Lpn vs Rn?

    PLTSGT replied to susana07's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1) In LTC, if you're a staff nurse then it's pretty much the same. But generally speaking, it varies from state to state. 2) Mostly frustration on the RNs part because the RNs need to fill up the void...

  20. Thousands Of Doctors Secretly In Rehab While Practicing

    PLTSGT replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    Calling addiction as a disease is still debatable. Most of the people "working the program" sees addiction as a perpetual disease and that is another addiction by itself. Others look at addiction as a...

  21. Thousands Of Doctors Secretly In Rehab While Practicing

    PLTSGT replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. One cannot judge that incident and coincidence based on gender alone. RPH, I like that story about that pharmacist ordering pharmaceutical coke and building up a homemade lab. Wow!...

  22. What MD speciality do you find the most difficult to work with?

    PLTSGT replied to nurturing_angel's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe that's why I don't work in the OR because of the horror stories that I hear. On the other hand, some fellows in the OR are just "sweethearts" according to a circulating nurse friend. But the...

  23. Thousands Of Doctors Secretly In Rehab While Practicing

    PLTSGT replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you. There are things that are happening out there even though society thinks that healthcare professionals are up on the pedestal. One thing for sure though, if a peer is out to get...

  24. Thousands Of Doctors Secretly In Rehab While Practicing

    PLTSGT replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses have peer support group as well. As far as how the impaired nurses are being treated is also stringent. I believe the reason why nurses who are in recovery sees their counterpart (physicians)...

  25. hard to deal

    PLTSGT posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have a patient who cannot use heparin and always has problems with clotting. We are already using citrasate on him but it seems useless. Same thing with q30m saline flushes. He refuses to have his...