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Hi! On our trauma line, over the past couple of months, our docs are ordering TEGs right, left and center. Can anyone help me out with them? I have tried looking things up, but it's all mishmash to me. Also, can anyone explain to me when you would...

Thank you for the link! Would you be able to break it down for me, when you would or wouldn't give different blood products?Thanks!

OMG so what happened????? Please!!!

So you needed a coffee bolus?

Hi! I've just finished reading this thread with great interest. I will start my MSN in education this fall and finish in 2.5 yrs (part time program). I'm now feeling scared, bc it seems as though it will not only be hard to get hired full time (as ...

Hi! I have just been accepted for a MSN Education and I would really like to teach in the classroom as a full time gig when I am done. However, the above stories are making me nervous . . . are you all saying you are having a hard time finding jobs, ...

Does anyone have anything else to add to this? I really enjoy getting up in front of a class and teaching and have just bee accepted to a Masters in Nursing Education program (part time). it's mostly on-line and over 2.5 years, so I think I'll still ...

Hi! I was recently told that you should never give adenosine to a COPDer. We had one in SVT while I was off work, and I'm trying to understand why not. Can anyone clear this up for me? Thanks!

Thank you so much aCRNAhopeful! That's much better than anything the docs like to say I get how you can get an idea of preload from your SVV on the flotrac/Vigileo. And you can use your SVR to tell you if you need to relax the vessels if it's too h...

Hi! We have only recently begun to use the Vigileo and NEVER see swans. Do your docs actually use the numbers from the Vigileo? I swear, it feels like ours just have us record them and do nothing with them (no changes). That having been said, can a...

Hi! We have only recently started to see the Vigileos/Vigilance machines (can anyone tell me the difference?). I work in a Burn Unit, so we don't see them as often as other ICUs, and we NEVER have swans. So I feel a little behind, but I am studying...

Hello all! So 2 weeks ago I tore my acl and caused a 3mm hairline fracture in my tibia when I jumped up to catch a ball and I felt it tear. So I have now been off of work for 2 weeks and 2 days. The first week, I got 3/4 of my shifts covered, so I ...

Lisa, I am so sorry this happened to you! I can't tell you what will happen, but the fact that you are young and yes "healthy" (no other complications prior to this) usually helps a whole lot with outcomes. I will be praying for you. Hang in there!

Sorry -whats ROSC? thanks!

Just a thought, but I think it also depends on WHERE you are . . . the major cities with major medical centers don't seem to need nurses so badly - but out in podunk, USA? That may not be the case . . . it may come down to whether or not you want to...

Hi! Umm - OK, we run insulin with our TPN, as many times there is insulin in the TPN already, especially if we are short on ports. Also, I was always taught you could run propofol as it's lipid based with TPN. Thoughts?

Hello all! We have MDs that are using Ketamine drips on our adult pts while they are intubated instead of ativan, versed, etc. Has anyone else seen this lately? I looked in old threads and saw the use of Ketamine is not unusual in pedi pts, but hone...

You guys are great! Thank you so much! Other replies are always welcome! :)

Hi guys, I need your help: For my RN III project I am making a Spanish "cheat sheet" for the non-Spanish speakers on my unit (we're in Texas) and I need some extra words! I have words like pillow, itch, blanket, pain, hot, cold, scared, dressing cha...

I had to give it the other day - but it comes in a bottle and it's name starts with an "O". (Sorry - can't remember the full name) You give it over 15 to 30 min and from what I understand, b/c it is in IV form, it helps decrease the need for narcotic...

Have any of you ever thought of using that LifeLock thing? I think it's insurance against Identity theft. You're supposed to be insured for up to a million dollars. When I hear about things like this, it makes me want to do it. Thoughts?

Tokyotea, I don't know what else you could have done, to be honest. He was going to get up and do what he wanted to do, whether or not you were there. I know you're feeling scared right now, on so many levels, but keep praying and we will pray for ...

Hi all! This has been bugging me, and no one can seem to answer this Q. I have looked on the site, but I haven't found an answer. We once had a patient with an AICD/pacemaker - but he was obese and we didn't know until a day later when a pcxr was d...

Ok, so - funny enough, we have another man with a PM/AICD - in his late 70s and he has been in and out of (paced?!) V-tach all day! So just to be clear, is he getting shocked back into a normal rhythm when he converts? He is completely asymptomatic a...

BTW, though, doesn't an MD have to pull the PICC line? We can't do that at my hospital, although we can pull regular CVCs.