MayisontheWay

MayisontheWay

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  1. Virginia Tech

    MayisontheWay replied to CO2emission's topic in General Nursing

    I blame Cho

  2. BP cuff or A line

    MayisontheWay replied to labman's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Unless the A-line result is suspect, we use it. I have a personal policy of verifying results with a cuff if I start trending in a bad direction. May Just noticed you were asking about NICU...I'm...

  3. The Land of the ABG

    MayisontheWay replied to Tzu911's topic in General Nursing

    Mike, Look at what is being compensated. I can explain further if you need to, but that one sentence cleared it up for me! It will help you realize that there is no abiguity. Make sense?

  4. Kcl

    MayisontheWay replied to Bee2008's topic in General Nursing

    It's 13.3mEq/hour, and that's too fast in a peripheral IV (assuming you chose the slowest 6 hour infusion for the kphos). It (kphos) needs to be slowed down to infuse over 11 hours minimum else the...

  5. Kcl

    MayisontheWay replied to Bee2008's topic in General Nursing

    What is the concentration of the kphos? How fast are you infusing it? Does the patient have a central line? You're already running KCl at 6mEq/hour...so calculate accordingly, taking the above...

  6. Anyone know this med?!?!

    MayisontheWay replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    from what I can find, it is any one of these: Aveeno anti itch caladryl calamine-pramoxine topical It is not calamine lotion, nor is it calmoseptine...

  7. Bumex drip and lab draw

    MayisontheWay replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    Our protocol requires a recheck the next morning if your last result is

  8. In your experience, the hardest part of being an RN

    MayisontheWay replied to Absolutely13's topic in General Nursing

    You only have one back...protect it and keep it in good

  9. CRNAs and Medical Service Missions

    MayisontheWay replied to mw2150's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Great question! I want to know

  10. Post Anesthesia for SICU or Shock/Trauma

    MayisontheWay replied to Hopecascade's topic in MICU, SICU

    Same

  11. EF of 78-88%

    MayisontheWay replied to emersushea's topic in General Nursing

    OK, a cursory search turned up: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch074/ch074e.html Contractility is grossly normal, resulting in a normal ejection fraction (EF). Later, EF is elevated because the...

  12. EF of 78-88%

    MayisontheWay replied to emersushea's topic in General Nursing

    over 75% could mean hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.... (less space available means relatively low volume available thus the heart must pump all it can to maintain cardiac output.) Very simplistic...

  13. iv calculation problem!!!!!!!!!!!

    MayisontheWay replied to prettyparade_3's topic in General Nursing

    1000 - (150 x 6hrs) = 1000-900 = 100 You're making it really

  14. Did he get too much morphine?

    MayisontheWay replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I think the student nurse, the clinical instructor and especially the assigned nurse were wrong on every level if this is what really happened....and I think 8mg IV is too much, period.

  15. ''I Don't get Paid Enough!''- Is this your mantra??

    MayisontheWay replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I am satisfied that my wage is fair (but I work strictly PRN). I didn't feel I was adequately paid as an open heart recovery nurse making $21/hour when the average house is over $300k in this area....

  16. I don't know what to do (literally!)...

    MayisontheWay replied to SmartlilBrownie's topic in General Nursing

    Visit this website for information about Diabetes Educators http://www.ncbde.org/eligibility.cfm I looked at it briefly, and it looks like you'll need a Master's Degree in public health or another...

  17. Lovenox Sub Q...but where!?!

    MayisontheWay replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Per the package insert: http://products.sanofi-aventis.us/lovenox/lovenox.html#Boxed%20Warning Subcutaneous Injection Technique: Patients should be lying down and Lovenox administered by deep SC...

  18. Do CCRN scores matter?

    MayisontheWay replied to lovegasRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have heard of one school that wants to see your scores...TCU I believe. I didn't apply there, but I've read it on this board.

  19. Appendicitis

    MayisontheWay replied to emlsp's topic in General Nursing

    There's not always an increase in total count...so look for an increase in bands for a clue. or...There may not have been an infection

  20. Appendicitis

    MayisontheWay replied to emlsp's topic in General Nursing

    was there a shift to the left in the differential (increase in

  21. hepatic encephalopathy

    MayisontheWay replied to emlsp's topic in General Nursing

    waste products that cannot be filtered out (metabolized) by the liver...the biggest culprit is usually ammonia. how it causes encephalopathy is not well understood, but it

  22. Question about Nipride

    MayisontheWay replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    I would have retaken it immediately to confirm it really is 92 and titrated accordingly...I wouldn't have waited the 5 minutes. Nipride is POTENT and requires close

  23. RN PRN pay rates in Hampton Roads?

    MayisontheWay replied to The Little Greek's topic in Virginia Nursing

    $24 to $60 $24 for day shift, required to schedule 3 shifts/month $60 weekend PRN hospital float (go anywhere) There's a whole lot in between. PM me and I'll try to give you more specific info.

  24. Old Dominion

    MayisontheWay replied to turbo29's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Interviewees, So I finally called to find out when we'd hear something and they said the 2nd week of April. Has anyone heard anything different?

  25. How much residual is too much?

    MayisontheWay replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the rate and how often you're checking residual. 2-3x the rate is generally what I've seen as the cut off, assuming you're checking Q4 hours. (Closer to 2x if it's a higher rate)