AggieNurse99

AggieNurse99 BSN, RN

Infusion, Med/Surg/Tele, Outpatient

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  1. Where do people like me work?

    AggieNurse99 replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    My original post does sound kind of arrogant -Sorry!- I truely didn't mean it that way. I had a good reason to go with that pt, it ended up RRT in hallway. Maybe I am overdoing things, but I just want...

  2. CASE STUDY....I know everyone hates them but I need help!!!!

    AggieNurse99 replied to jorla9903's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    maybe I'm missing something too! Propranolol is contraindicated in overt heart failure? Up ad lib. This guy is obviously a fall

  3. I am going crazyyyyy

    AggieNurse99 replied to vivianchi2000RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a heads up, find out what your background check may reveal, maybe there's a mistake or confusion with someone of a similar name. Did you leave on pleasant terms with your last manager? Are you...

  4. Bad hospital experience making me question my future career.

    AggieNurse99 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    Not a justification, but I don't know when one of my pts will have a test until radiology/EKG/Sono/Echo either comes up to the floor or the transporter comes to get them. Once I was very surprised...

  5. Nursing Diagnosis assistance....please!!

    AggieNurse99 replied to fireball78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Amber, most nursing instructors don't want their students even ficticiously giving

  6. "Clinical Decision Unit"

    AggieNurse99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So as I was reading online postings, I see a full time day shift RN position on a "Clinical Decision Unit" and that critical care experience is preferred, and that it is a holistic, patient/family...

  7. "Clinical Decision Unit"

    AggieNurse99 replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! That would be a great addition to my current employer. I just might

  8. Whyyyyy? Rant from a Lab Tech

    AggieNurse99 replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    1. Why is Vanco not running through some sort of central access? 2. If your pt does have a CL/PICC/Port, why is that pt getting stuck instead of drawing through the line by a nurse? If I have a pt...

  9. Should this have been an incident report?

    AggieNurse99 replied to emoening's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To the OP: an incident report should be completed any time "risk management" should investigate a process or procedure or if hospital policy is not followed. A problem I find (as a floor nurse) is...

  10. Help w/post-op Vital Sign question?

    AggieNurse99 replied to Kali562's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you need to define when in the post op period you are. There's a different focus with immediate postop, recent postop, then _

  11. INR/PT What am I missing here?

    AggieNurse99 replied to StudentNurse2011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The INR (int'l normalized ratio?) is a calculation that basically standardizes PT values across laboratories & various testing equipment. You have a pt on coumadin, a blood thinner. PT -...

  12. INR/PTT ranges

    AggieNurse99 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look up coumadin in a good drug reference. Usual therapeutic INRs are 2.0-3.0 and 2.5

  13. NCLEX Question.

    AggieNurse99 replied to andrewprincesspeach's topic in General Students

    Why is the 20 year old in the hospital? A pt with DKA would be the first I'd go to in this group, but it is not clear per the

  14. Risk for Infection nursing diagnosis question

    AggieNurse99 replied to starlightgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok. Look up Daytonite's care planning posts. To come up with a nursing diagnosis, you must first assess the pt. You can usually use risk for infection, but it is not usually one of the more important...

  15. Spinal Anesthesia - a situation

    AggieNurse99 replied to stormbeige's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Um, monitor the incision site for a CSF leak? Neuro checks? Um, also how about routine postpartum? Peripad? Why did the pt have to have a stat CS? Anything there that needs

  16. What nursing diagnosis could I choose?

    AggieNurse99 replied to BurmaCharm's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To come up with a nursing diagnosis, you must assess the pt first. ADPIE! What problems were found in your assessment? I'm sorry if I sound short, but really, is a pt with renal cancer's biggest...

  17. Overuse of telemetry...anyone relate?????

    AggieNurse99 replied to blessings2nurses's topic in Cardiac

    Our hospital is different in the fact that all RNs are required to have ACLS. Med/Surg often has our Tele overflow and our Tele often has med/surg overflow. When all are full then PCU has tele...

  18. Trouble with prioritizing dx and including rationale

    AggieNurse99 replied to jennyanne33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Care plan: Nanda diagnosis r/t intervenable factors AEB specifics from your assessment. Outcome Statement. Interventions. Evaluation (re-assessment). [Nursing process - ADPIE] So your diagnosis for...

  19. Trouble with prioritizing dx and including rationale

    AggieNurse99 replied to jennyanne33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Imbalanced nutrition - is there any evidence of this like poor growth, physical S&S of malnutrition? Could the inadequate food intake be causing some constipation? i.e. constipation r/t imbalanced...

  20. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

    AggieNurse99 replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    The new grad one I made for interns and students unfamiliar with our charting (print 2 sides, flip on long edge) and there's a time sheet on the back. I use a 1 page per pt brain, even though we take...

  21. How do you feel at the end of your shift?

    AggieNurse99 replied to Cabbagehead's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Myself, I'm coming up on my 2nd year on a tele floor. There were many days I went home crying my first few months off precepting. Eventually most of it clicked. A few words of wisdom to you all:...

  22. Will you give out a medication without the order yet?

    AggieNurse99 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Patient Medications

    Thinking about it, it all depends on the med and the situation. I can think of quite a few times I've pushed D50 without an order for

  23. Need help with care plan

    AggieNurse99 replied to payal0301's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What interventions do you have planned? How would you measure the outcome of them? What is acheivable in your shift with this pt? What are you already measuring routinely on this pt? I would like to...

  24. Not the preceptor -- VENT

    AggieNurse99 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    but the other day I worked with one of our new grads who is 2/3 into orientation. The primary preceptor hasn't taught correct charting!!!! Felt so bad about having to have the new grad keep making...

  25. What would you do?

    AggieNurse99 replied to Putter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my facility, PICC dressing changes are Q7days or prn soiling if using a biopatch, and q48H if using gauze under the tegaderm. The statlock needs to be changed with every dressing change; search...