dreamrider_212

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...

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...

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...

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!!!

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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...

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!!

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...

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...