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So when I went in today, patient was still in hospital undergoing tests. They have concluded that it is either pancreatitis or some sort of renal/bowel cancer! But that is all the info I could get, they are still doing tests. Thanks for all your thoughts.

ok - sorry to freak everyone out - I meant 6 units and there was a RN right there so I know I didn't do anything wrong. It's been a very long day and I'm churning out assignments and essays so I have to apologize that my brain is fuzzy right now. Anyway thankyou for your comments and I will have his results tomorrow so I'll let whoever is interested know.

sorry! 6cc

Hi everyone, Today I did an assessment on a patient in an institution I am doing clinical at, let me know what you think: Male in mid 40s, presenting with Left upper quadrant abd. pain. radiating to other quadrants. Pain on VAS scale was 9 out of 10 and increased on palpation, BS present x4, BP-110/78, O2S - 98%, P-89, T- 36.6, R - 17. No constipation or gas. Hx of cirrhosis of the liver and is a Type 1 diabetic. His BS was 21.5. He appeared slightly jaundiced. After assessment I gave him 60cc of insulin and transferred him to ER. They admitted him with abdominal pain with unknown cause and are doing further tests. So does anyone have any ideas what this man could be suffering from? (I figured it may have had something to do with his liver) and whether I could have done anything else/better in my assessment? thanks for your advice....

Thanks everyone, it seems a bit intimidating but saying that, I love a challenge and the thought of OR nursing is exciting to me. Hopefully when the time comes I will be able to stand up for myself and my patients. I have some friends who are OR nurses and they absolutely love it so there must be some job satisfaction. All your advice is really helpful because when the time comes that I am being yelled at by a surgeon, I can think about what you have all said and not take it personally and deal with it in a professional way. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice. What about knowledge base? Are there certain meds, surgical instruments or anything that would be useful to know?

Hi, As a nursing student interested in going into OR nursing, can you guys suggest the top 10 things that you think it is important to know before you get there that will be useful to you when you're there? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks