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  1. I'm wondering

    borderline...definately
  2. Strange Nursing Student

    P.S. Social skills are indeed needed in the OR. Even after the patient is asleep, there is team
  3. Strange Nursing Student

    double
  4. That is exactly why I posted this article. So often we simply look up the policy and believe that will cover our actions or we advise posters on this board to consult the policy & procedure manual...
  5. Maximum UF limit for hemo patients

    Our medical director has set a net maximum ultrafiltration of 2L/Hr. Perhaps, you could speak with your medical director and get a general written policy on this, or a specific UF prescription for...
  6. LegalPad From the 8/05 issue of Update for Nurses Negligence occurs when a nurse fails to follow the "standard of care." Although nurses often use this term to describe their normal practice, this...
  7. I need a good excuse to quit LTC job

    As long as you are giving the preferred professional notice of one month, leaving for new a experience to futher enhance your training and skills is a perfect answer. Best wishes in your continuing...
  8. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    I have known nurses who have pinned their rings to hospital scrubs, forgot and lost them to the hospital linen
  9. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    What crud are nurses delving onto without a gloved hand?
  10. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    I turn the the setting toward my palm when applying my gloves and never have a
  11. I assume you are speaking of lipids causing a foreign body embolism or more specifically a fatty embolus. TPN can cause a gaseous embolism if combined with chemically incompatible
  12. Is this safe?

    you can go to your profile and click on the threads you have started and commented on: 1. Quick links 2. My profile 3. Threads or left click on another posters name to go to their profile and find the...
  13. according to my iv drug administration book by mosby, there are physical and chemical incompatibilities. these can cause precipitation and gas evolution in drug mixtures. temperature can also affect...
  14. meds question

    I think these questions would be best answered by your health care
  15. Why don't nursing schools offer ICU electives?

    I was required to take critical care nursing and pass before graduation. It was in my senior