ERNurse752 RN

ERNurse752 has 8 years experience as a RN.

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1. U of Indy Women's Health

   ERNurse752 replied to mnbrn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I am in the FNP program at UIndy (will graduate next May.) The WHNP/CNM program coordinator, Barb Winningham, is amaaaaaaaaaaazing. One of my friends is in the WHNP track and graduating this spring....

2. Mag sulphate with preeclampsia

   ERNurse752 replied to hmorgan's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was on mag for preterm labor and was taken off of it after a week because I gained 10 lbs of fluid. I was on it again a couple weeks later after my c section (breech twins), this time for...

3. Question re: NP and clinical experiences...

   ERNurse752 replied to mskate's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am in a brick and mortar program. Our clinicals are arranged for us. The preceptors are not faculty, but are approved by faculty. I believe we can also find our own if we have something specific in...

4. I am feeling like an idiot. Please explain this to me

   ERNurse752 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   A serum level > 150 ug/ml at 4 hours post ingestion is toxic - don't forget that the time the blood was drawn is everything in determining toxicity. A serum level of 10 ug/ml could be toxic,...

5. Tell me if this is the norm in your er!

   ERNurse752 replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

   When I left ER, they were going to just NS irrigation for lacs - for the tissue damage reason you said, and also because the mechanical act/pressure wash effect of a good irrigation was found to be...

6. Drug addicts and sugar

   ERNurse752 replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Addictions

   So he really did have a broken bone! Now I am craving an orange

7. Drug addicts and sugar

   ERNurse752 replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Addictions

   This thread is actually pretty interesting. With my background, withdrawal treatment is pretty much banana bags and benzos, benzos, benzos. (Well, for EtOH withdrawal or benzo withdrawal,

8. Drug addicts and sugar

   ERNurse752 replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Addictions

   How about Pop Tarts? I could go for some of those right now, and I'm not even withdrawing from

9. Drug addicts and sugar

   ERNurse752 replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Addictions

   And sweaty/slippery hands. Although, if that were the case, he would need to be fed as well. And I imagine he was able to feed himself just

10. Drug addicts and sugar

    ERNurse752 replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Addictions

    I agree with the previous posters, and also wonder whether his hands were

11. success of clomid use

    ERNurse752 replied to LLawsor520's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're welcome. A good website (discussion board format) is http://www.thebump.com Lots of different baby boards, including a Trouble Trying to Conceive Board. To get to that specific board, click on...

12. Low motility sperm

    ERNurse752 replied to nurseofalltrades's topic in General Nursing

    If that person has not already, they should see a urologist who specializes in male

13. success of clomid use

    ERNurse752 replied to LLawsor520's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd say there are too many variables for here. That person should see a reproductive endocrinologist for a workup and then go from

14. Risk of infection

    ERNurse752 replied to K os's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd choose MRSA since there's a vaccine for Hep B and a way to verify immunity to it. Plus you'd typically get it from a needlestick or bood exposure, and you can get MRSA from

15. Familynurse Practioner Or Nursing Informatics

    ERNurse752 replied to fnmike7's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any gut feeling about whether you want to stay hands on/treating patients vs. not? That helped me make my decision...in an NP program