dreamrider_212

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1. IV Insertion Problems..............Help!!

   dreamrider_212 replied to dreamrider_212's topic in Infusion

   Thank you for your great suggestions, I will try them out and hopefully I can make them work for me and the patient. I have to say that this is one of the most frustrating jobs I have taken in the nursing field, but I am determined to beat it!!!

2. IV Insertion Problems..............Help!!

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in Infusion

   I am fairly new to the world of infusion and am still struggling with the IV insertions. The main problem I seem to have (apart from vein selction) is when I insert and get a flashback, I advance the needle and then nothing.....the vein disappears a...

3. Can you help me??????????

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in Infusion

   I am an RN who has just started working in and Arthritis infusion clinic and I have a few (really basic) questions that I hope someone can help me with. 1. When drawing up saline & any IV med they recap & reuse the same needles throughout the...

4. RN Case Manager...........

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in Home Health

   I am a fairly new RN who has an LPN background in hospital nursing. I have now been offered a RN Case Manager position in a home health agency serving mostly Alterra/Stirling houses. Can anyone give me some input as to the demands/workload etc of ...

5. Is there such a thing as 'low stress'???

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Im a new nurse working in the NICU who is totally stressed and have to move on, but I signed a 2 year contract when I took this position. I work in a large hospital and have 2 options now, pay back the money (don't even know how to start that) or tr...

6. Any Advice????

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a recent RN grad who is extremely stressed to the point of my hair falling out!! I work in the NICU and am really wondering 'What have I done?" I go to work stressed, come home stressed and find it almost impossible to switch my brain off. Th...

7. Vent help............!!

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad and have very limited knowledge in vents and settings etc (we didnt cover this at school!). Does anyone know of a good website or book I can get which will give a very basic understanding of functions and terminology. We had a vent ...

8. Journals

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in NICU

   I am a new RN just starting out in the NICU, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a monthly journal I could subscribe too in order to keep up with the latest preemie info. Thanks

9. ABG's.................????

   dreamrider_212 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am struggling with the difference/significance of PaO2 and SaO2 for my final next week. Does anyone know of a website that has REALLY basic information that might be helpful, or can anyone explain it for me - any info would be soooooo helpful righ...

10. Feeling numb............

    dreamrider_212 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Saw my first code on an infant who didn't make it and feeling very numb......not sure why I didn't cry and now Im worried that I have put up such a shield and become so hardened that even a baby's death can't break through. Does anyone have any advic...

11. Care Plan Help Please!!!!!

    dreamrider_212 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to finish a pediatric care plan for an infant with apnea covering medical, psycosocial and teaching. None of my books even cover infants let alone the other aspects....can anyone suggest a website etc which may help I am soooo stuck!!

12. Cardiac Help Needed.....

    dreamrider_212 replied to dreamrider_212's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the great link....it makes things really easy to understand, I will pass it along to my fellow students!! As for the afterload, here is my confusion......the book states that an increase in afterload results in a decrease in cardiac out...

13. Cardiac Help Needed.....

    dreamrider_212 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi....:nuke: I am new to this forum am in my last year of RN school and am really struggling to understand the concepts of afterload and peripheral/vascular resistance. Is anyone out there able to explain it in really basic terms so I can try to 'ge...