Amy2005

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  1. skin protection before incontinence

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How can the skin of the buttocks and thighs be protected, when a heavy patient wearing Attends is frequently incontinent (feces) - before the skin gets all red/irritated/etc (seriously)? The patient...

  2. which PDA or something better?

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    I don't have a PDA for use during clinical. Some have suggested that it might be useful to have a PDA. Another friend suggested that there are other devices that might be even more useful. So -...

  3. possible causes & measures if there is discomfort after catheterization

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    In this situation, a foley catheter has been inserted into a male patient. The procedure went easily with no resistance. The balloon was filled with sterile water easily. Later in the shift, the man...

  4. this reference - is it done correctly?

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    is this the correct way to list this item using apa? it's an operating manual that i found on the internet: american medical systems, inc. (2004). ams800 urinary control system. operating room...

  5. this reference - is it done correctly?

    Amy2005 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    I checked through, but none of the listings seem to be appropriate. It is an operating manual that is on the

  6. Anyone in this forum taken a refresher?

    Amy2005 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    If you are considering such a course, then find out as much as possible about it before getting involved. Find out how well it is organized. Find out from people who have already gone through it....

  7. How do you make a good impression when applying for a job in nursing??

    Amy2005 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Could you find out the name of the person in Human Resources that does the hiring and interviewing? Then try to contact that person, ask if they are hiring, instead of going through the reception...

  8. what does 4+, 3+, 2+, and 1+ mean?

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    When a specimen has been collected and sent for culture, what do the results mean when the report says: RBCs 4+, polymorphonuclear WBCs 3+, 1+ Gram + cocci, and 2+ staph aureus? (the 4+, 3+, 2+, 1+) I...

  9. I made a med error

    Amy2005 replied to Curlup's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you made a error, and it is from this error that you have learned a valuable lesson. You did report it and this shows that you are responsible. Fortunately, no harm occurred for the patient....

  10. what does 4+, 3+, 2+, and 1+ mean?

    Amy2005 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    thanks, it's a start. For more complete understanding of the 3+, 2+ and 1+ - is there a

  11. How to resign while still on orientation?

    Amy2005 replied to Ilovelucy2's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you already have a suitable answer - that you are going to work for agency. That should be sufficient, if you even need to say where you are going. If you consider that you must give 4...

  12. bronchodilator

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    Is it necessary to dilute albuterol/ipratropium with normal saline? The eCPS says: "Dilution Instructions: If necessary, before use, doses may be diluted to a total nebulization volume of 3 to 5 mL...

  13. this is about an antibiotic

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    This question is about whether one of the antibiotics is appropriately stored in the refrigerator or not. The package label says not to refrigerate it (the name of the antibiotic is moxifloxacin)....

  14. this is about an antibiotic

    Amy2005 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    It's interesting that the opthalmic solution can be stored in the refrigerator. I have not been able to find a source yet that says that it is okay to store the IV solution in the refrigerator. If...

  15. about flushing a saline lock

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    This is a procedure that I am finding some information about on the Internet. One source said that the flush is to be gentle. Another source said to create turbulence (using push-pause). Which is...

  16. about flushing a saline lock

    Amy2005 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all this information. I tried the link above, but it doesn't seem to work right

  17. about IV equipment

    Amy2005 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the sites. Why does the cassette need to be

  18. about IV equipment

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Students

    Does anybody know of an instruction site or manual that would explain how an intravenous machine works? (I don't know the proper name for it; I don't know the make or model). The bag of solution is...

  19. about IV equipment

    Amy2005 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    These are helpful. I looked through the images and it looks quite a bit like this

  20. Nervous about final physical assessment...

    Amy2005 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    With all of your practicing, probably it'll go well. Just keep

  21. general question about medications

    Amy2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have read that it is sometimes okay to leave some of a patient's medications at the patient's bedside (like their respiratory inhaler as an example). I was taught in the past to stay with a...

  22. Confused, Newly Qualified Nurse

    Amy2005 replied to aziela's topic in General Nursing

    Are there nursing employment agencies in UK? How do you go about your job hunt - do you go in person? Have you checked nursing journals for employment ads? I ask these, because in my own experience,...

  23. Huge Mistake?!?

    Amy2005 replied to angel5's topic in General Nursing

    I had a professor who arrived several times wearing her shirt inside-out, and I have always assumed that this was intentional - the style at the time - it was cool I wouldn't contact them about

  24. Nursing care plan?

    Amy2005 replied to sn07's topic in General Nursing

    the objectives of breastfeeding are 1) to provide adequate nutrition 2) to prevent trauma to the nipples 3) to facilitate maternal-infant

  25. Lab Values

    Amy2005 replied to NiceShot's topic in General Nursing

    think of them as prices or times of day for eg. when thinking of calcium, think of it as a class scheduled between 8:30 and 10:30 (normal is 8.5- 10.5) whatever