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    High blood pressure

    kids replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Source? (Just curious, NIH still says consistantly above 139 or
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    High blood pressure

    kids replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's unreasonable to expect people to know how to use google. The answers tot he types of questions this poster tends to ask can be answered very easily with minimal
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    High blood pressure

    kids replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    140/90 is the lowest numbers to be considered hypertensive. Too many factors can affect the reading and you don't provide enough information to know if she's at risk. At 140-150/90 a doc isn't...
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    Pressure Ulcer, CHF, & UTI r/t Foley

    kids replied to WildFlowers84's topic in General Nursing

    The Hospice agencies in my area don't put a lot of effort into healing wounds in terminal patients in the late stages. The goal switches to treating the wound to promote comfort. Thick occlusive...
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    Associates Degree?

    kids replied to hannahmarie's topic in General Nursing

    Not in my area (PDX Metro). Pop open any newspaper and look look at the listings, I challenge anyone to find a hospital job listing that doesn't specify BSN
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    Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    kids replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious, back in what day? Under the primary care model students were limited to 2-3 patients when I graduated 20 years ago. My mom graduated in 1970 and never had more than
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    3 Days Orientation for a New Grad?!

    kids replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of it is learned as you go (paperwork, med passes, patients). As for foleys and trachs, they are few and far between in the typical LTCs (in my
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    Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    kids replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very small Nursing specialy that any NORMAL person would hate, anyone who would enjoy it has something seriously wrong with them. Hating my job doesn't keep me from being very good at all...
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    Feeding Tube Problems

    kids replied to moomoo111's topic in General Nursing

    Try gently stripping, milking or rolling the tube between your fingers as you flush with warm water, feedings tend to build up on the inside of the tube (you can see it on the clearer tubes), if they...
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    anyone having experience with coding?

    kids replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    In my area new coders make about half what new nurses make even with AAPC/AHIMA
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    What's so stressful about working 3, 12hr shifts?

    kids replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. I'm far less stressed and exhausted working 3 12s than I am working 4 or 5 8s in a
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    Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    kids replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'll be honest, you have (or had) a problem with boundaries. Your actions (obtaining and reading the chart after the patient died) served no purpose but to satisfy your own curiosity as you had no...
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    "I Don't Care if You are Sick...Come to Work Anyway!"

    kids replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish more folks would learn what HIPAA is all about. Asking for information from an employee claiming to be sick is NOT a HIPAA violation. In very simple terms HIPAA regulates how medical records...
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    Drug Testing Question, new student

    kids replied to kingwoodhopeful's topic in General Students

    I don't think that is the norm. Usually drug tests are administered & reviewed by an independant 3rd party. You take the test, if anything comes back positive you're contacted and asked to submit...
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    my 2 year old has constipation and vomitting

    kids replied to zieha's topic in Pediatric

    We are not able to give you any medical advice. Please call you baby's doctor. Good luck to you both, I hope he feels better very
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    Help! Memorizing Lab Values

    kids replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in General Students

    Here is a simple list: http://www.drugguide.com/ddo/ub/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/109505/0/Normal_Values_of_Common_Laboratory_Tests I never 'memorized' lab values, I never really needed to. Lab reports...
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    Reporting violations of the law?

    kids replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    pers posted the link I was going to :) However, the couple above if married, are legal in all
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    Heparin and PICCs

    kids replied to babedollRN's topic in General Nursing

    A Groshong anything does not need heparin. Here, the only PICCs inserted are Groshongs and are easily identified because they are
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    Taking Call

    kids replied to LuLu2008's topic in Home Health

    Oh I have no doubt it could have been messed up after the nurse left. I have a client with dementia who fiddled with her med dispenser so much we had to lock it up and add the HHA obtaining her meds...
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    IV certification class

    kids replied to brindle229's topic in General Nursing

    Portland Community College's Institute for Health Professionals has an awesome selection of continuing Ed classes. I've taken a bunch of classes from them. http://www.pcc.edu/business/ihp/ Click on...
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    Nurses and Eczema...help :(

    kids replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch, I have it too. My flares are DIRECTLY related to stress. Clearing it up requires aggressive treatment with a strong topical steroid. Avoiding petrolium based moisturizers also
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    Are things picking up for agency nurses?

    kids replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the PDX metro area, in a word...nope. It's worse now than it was 3 months ago. My hospital cancels 90% of the agency nurses it books in favor of our own staff. I can't remember the last time a...
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    Would you look at your friend's bottom if they asked you to?

    kids replied to Sash123's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who is a para with a sacral wound, I've been changing his Wound Vac twice a week for 6 months. At this point I've seen a whole lot more than his
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    Lantus and NPH question

    kids replied to MDS_Coordinator's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I never accept an insulin order by brand name
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    Getting into nursing school. Advice?

    kids replied to triumph1134's topic in General Nursing

    There are multiple colleges in the Portland metro/SW Washington area with Nursing programs. The biggest thing I can see is re-taking classes to hit a 4.0, that is what is 'elite' about the folks who...