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  1. help advice needed about blood issue

    I think the original poster's concern was about administering blood donated by a third party to her
  2. student..help osmolarity of dialysis?

    Dialysis is basically moving of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane that tends to equalize the concentrations of solute on the two sides of the membrane. The solution percent Rx is based how...
  3. Pay rates...RN to BSN

    I haven't seen many places that give a pay increase for BSN...except for VA hospitals. Not every place pays according to specialty either. The premise is "equal pay for equal
  4. Game: Name that smelly drug

    I agree...that smells awful...I were gloves just in case any gets on me!!!!!!!!!
  5. The Know-It-All nurse

    I tend to believe that all the bluster comes from fear. So, I just come right out and say how much respect seasoned nurses have for new nurses that ask a lot of questions and new nurses who do not are...
  6. Flush before the med to check for patency, then push 1st med, flush again, push 2nd med, flush again. Remember that once the med hits the blood stream it moves and mixes with the circulation....
  7. RN Functions

    Nurses in acute dialysis have plenty of autonomy. Lots of standing orders based on interpretation of labs and nursing assessment. There are many times when a treatment is initiated before the...
  8. Conflict of intrest issue

    bump
  9. My guess is that you will be hired. You already have your boss's interest. Heck, I have never gotten a card form one of mine :chuckle Do a good job in the position you now have and do well in your...
  10. Conflict of intrest issue

    I think we can all agree on what we would do if we were placed in the position of caring for a family member, but I believe the question herein is how would we respond if another nurse appeared to be...
  11. Conflict of intrest issue

    You are using words like unprofessional and ethically accountable... I think that you are coming on too strong here. Let us suppose that she is not the only nurse in the ER (which would make the...
  12. I understand that one can take on-line courses, but how does this relate to a nursing degree with all the clinical and lab requirements? I do feel
  13. ok..I don't get it..why would someone say your were getting your Nursing degree through the
  14. Conflict of intrest issue

    This nurse also said these words to me in a hostile (or frantic it was difficult to tell) manner "I'll be up to check on him tonight. take good care of him" Her report was detailed yet she sounded...
  15. Is This Illegal?

    I agree with all the above posts and would like to another twist......... question: what if you do this, something bad happens, and your administrator denies culpability? definitely, a mine
  16. I am interested in your question. I ask that you be more specific. What differences do you
  17. Pay rate increases by years of experience

    I have seen an average of 2-5 percent increase yearly. Hope this is
  18. mrsa can it reacure years later

    more probable is that he has what's known as a "dry socket". contact your
  19. RejectionHotline

    I called...I laughed :rotfl: :rotfl:
  20. RejectionHotline

    more information,
  21. calcium

    http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/h/hyperparathyroidism/symptoms.htm hope this helps...best
  22. What's you highest...?

    I have seen a potassium of 8.4, BUN of 160 and a creat of 11 in a dialysis pt. I have also seen a cpk of over 300,000, (but over 100,000, the value is
  23. EJ venapuncture by an RN

    thanks it does help. I witnessed a registered nurse do this last week and I was shocked by her comment that it was considered just another peripheral stick so further cert. was not necessary. any...
  24. EJ venapuncture by an RN

    to clarify, I am asking only about blood draws from the ej... not placing a line. Do any of you use this route for routine labs? thanks for your
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