hypocaffeinemia

hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

Critical Care

Member

  • Content

    1,381

  • Visitors

    16,286

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    29

All Content by hypocaffeinemia

  1. Can Nurses Give Stitches?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    Typically, only advance practice nurses (CNS and NPs) are trained in this

  2. Woodlands, Sugarland , or Katy

    hypocaffeinemia replied to matt316's topic in Texas Nursing

    Unless you're planning on buying a mansion, The Woodlands' home prices aren't any higher than other nicer areas around Houston. In fact, compared to places like West U and Rice it's

  3. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Grab your A&P text and study the heck out of it. Patients deserve better than someone who's understanding of, say, beta-blockers is that they are "BP medications", in my

  4. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I can confirm this amongst my classmates. I even in one project-based learning exercise poked a bit of fun about the fact that stuff I'm covering they should have known from A&P. The way the that...

  5. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    We do have some decent standing orders for stuff, or very comprehensive admit orders, but it's nothing like what it used to be 1998-2003ish when I first got into the healthcare field. Back then, I...

  6. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I think ratios are the scapegoat and not the panacea. My facility has a med/surg ratio of 4:1 and an IMU ratio of 3:1, yet I still see lapses in thinking on a daily basis. Here's some stuff from...

  7. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that, especially in ICU, we're in a catch-22. Intervention needs to be done without delay, but if anyone actually made a stink about it, your license could be in jeopardy. At least in...

  8. Midline IV

    hypocaffeinemia replied to 1Grateful1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've never actually seen a midline. However, we do have these 2.5-3 in. cannula peripheral IVs we occasionally put in with ultrasound guidance here in ICU. No MD order needed. I guess they're...

  9. Midline IV

    hypocaffeinemia replied to 1Grateful1's topic in General Nursing

    A midline IV is a peripheral IV catheter with a significantly longer cannula than normal-- 6 or more inches. It tends to last a bit longer and is a bit hardier than a normal

  10. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Not only can we create anti-matter, we can harness its properties for good. Back to PET scans, for instance: We use positrons, which are anti-electrons. They collide with electrons and destroy each...

  11. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Your post demonstrates the type of black and white mentality the blogpost addresses. While indeed, an acute MI is listed as a contraindication to the use of levothyroxine, there may be a legit reason...

  12. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the comment on the blog that states, "critical thinking is the politically correct term for what used to be called thinking." I'm just a lowly student, however, I see this thinking vacuum...

  13. Woodlands, Sugarland , or Katy

    hypocaffeinemia replied to matt316's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm biased: I live in The Woodlands, and aside from the Houston climate which you can't avoid, I wouldn't live anywhere else. It's amazing. You really need to come down and see for yourself. Both Katy...

  14. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    I don't deny that humans emit or reflect various electromagnetic energy wavelengths. The most obvious being visible

  15. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Then proponents of it need to stop supporting it blindly and get to work establishing data in support of their hypothesis. I'll get right to work as soon as you get to work disproving the existence...

  16. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Yes, actually, it does. If you claim something causes x effects, you've made a testable claim. Unless you and other proponents of reiki et al claim that it does not cause any effect, in which case,...

  17. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    I agree with you (as I often do on these subjects), but at least their beliefs haven't been assimilated and systematized. Take prayer: Nowhere will NANDA claim as a nursing intervention, say, for...

  18. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    I believe you need to familiar yourself with the concept of burden of

  19. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Masterfully

  20. Disturbed Energy Field

    hypocaffeinemia replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    the teacher should rightfully crack up as it is not scientifically supported and is, essentially, quackery.

  21. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

    hypocaffeinemia replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience the best advice for possible hypertension is: absolutely, under any circumstance, do not feed the patient. Feeding the patient will only escalate the situation until all their thready...

  22. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

    hypocaffeinemia replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

    All drugs have a lot of people who have a bad reaction to them. Even if a studied rate of x major side effect is only 0.5%, when you extrapolate for a drug that is probably used 100,000 times a week...

  23. Need help knowing what this lab value is supposed to be.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BabyLady's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good link,

  24. Can you reject a job offert after u have accepted

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Padelcar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bully for you. In this market, even in one of the largest medical cities in the world, I and everyone else graduating in a month and a half are having a tough time even finding places willing to hire...

  25. Need help knowing what this lab value is supposed to be.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BabyLady's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To be honest, I don't know. While a high percentage of CK-MB to total CPK might be a useful diagnostic in a situation where both were elevated and you are attempting to rule out cardiac versus renal...