coffeekat

coffeekat has 6 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Primary Care Nursing?

   coffeekat replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in NICU

   Our unit NICU in Hong Kong also practises primary care nurse for the babies born TiffyRN, I am interested in your research, would you mind sending me a copy as well^^ .

2. Hypothyroidism prolong weaning

   coffeekat posted a topic in General Nursing

   Dear all, i came acorss some cases on bipap or ventilator, dr will check the thyroid function test occassionally; and i ve checked that ppl with hypothyroidism will prolonged their weaning from ventilator, so replacement of thyroxine can help. but w...

3. Anybody ever see an IABP balloon failure?

   coffeekat replied to catshowlady's topic in CCU

   thank you so much

4. Anybody ever see an IABP balloon failure?

   coffeekat replied to catshowlady's topic in CCU

   dear all, i would like to ask how s the IABP works ? why inflating the ballon in the diastole can increase the coronary artery perfusion ? thank you

5. COPD: EMPHYSEMA

   coffeekat replied to hershey.sarah's topic in Student Assist

   thanks Daytonite :wink2::wink2:

6. COPD: EMPHYSEMA

   coffeekat replied to hershey.sarah's topic in Student Assist

   by the way, patient with COPD are commonly using BIPAP to eliminate CO2 retention, but how exactly the BIPAP help ? thankyou for your help

7. central line, hickmann line, and pulmonary catheter ??

   coffeekat replied to coffeekat's topic in Student Assist

   thank you all for the detailed information

8. central line, hickmann line, and pulmonary catheter ??

   coffeekat posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello, i would like to ask what s the difference between, central venous line, hickmann line, and pulmonary catheter ? thank you ~~

9. insulin regime

   coffeekat replied to coffeekat's topic in Student Assist

   Dear all, I have asked some RNs about why added to Gelofusine, and they said that its because the insulin is being absored in the plastics tubing of IVset tubings as what talaxandra said. So Gelofusine is act like vehicle solution to enchance the eff...

10. insulin regime

    coffeekat replied to coffeekat's topic in Student Assist

    but i just dont know why add to Gelo ?

11. insulin regime

    coffeekat replied to coffeekat's topic in Student Assist

    the patient is not hypotensive, admit for adjusting insulin dose as poor DM control. When infusing Actrapid+Gelo, we ve to take Q2H h'stix to see the blood glucose level so as to adjust the dose of insulin of the Basal-bolus regime

12. insulin regime

    coffeekat posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hello, i would like to ask a what is the purpose of adding 50units of Actrapid to 50ml of Gelofusin and the patient admit for hyperglycemia with poor DM control. The dr is adjusting the dose of insulin. But i just wonder why Gelofusin but not others...

13. diagnosis

    coffeekat posted a topic in Student Assist

    why there is two diagnosis in the surgery summary sheet? one is the operative diagnosis : acute CVA and left lobar haemorrhage and the other is preoperative diagnosis : left haemorrhagic infarct and acute subdural haemorrhage

14. Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    coffeekat replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX

    is it the risk factors of gallstones? and fair refers to what ?

15. Pharmacology help!

    coffeekat replied to tazee's topic in Student Assist

    i found it is extremely for me to memorise all the drugs' action, mechanism, side effects and nursing intervention these websites are really useful ! thanks a lot !