RedCell

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  1. Is Toradol still used after a C section?

    RedCell replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Morte, You bring up a valid argument. Many drugs in anesthesia however, have the potential to cause some pretty damn severe problems and you can find studies arguing for or against the question you...

  2. Is Toradol still used after a C section?

    RedCell replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Toradol is just an NSAID, so yeah you could sign a circ permit. How I give it just depends on the situation. I like to give duramorph (preservative free morphine) through the epidural just before I...

  3. Is Toradol still used after a C section?

    RedCell replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    30mg of Toradol is equivalent to 10mg of IV morphine. I give it routinely and will write for 3 additional doses to be given on the floor as long as bleeding is controlled and renal perfusion is not...

  4. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

    RedCell replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Telling someone how to eat healthier and make better meal choices is not as dangerous as the anemic underweight looking guy on TV telling us to use his dual action colon cleanse product. One random...

  5. Starting a website

    RedCell replied to TiddlywinksMom's topic in General Nursing

    Sarcolemma, I have NO idea what you are talking about. Besides when I bought my computer the only website that would pop up is this one. Google must be broken. Everything in MODERATION though, make...

  6. Starting a website

    RedCell replied to TiddlywinksMom's topic in General Nursing

    This is too funny....you need to quit while ahead. You should have seen the uproar created by another poster offering to create a separate website for a certain specialty in

  7. Independent CRNA's

    RedCell replied to RNLink's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    CRNAs can work independently, in a CRNA only practice, or with anesthesiologists in what is called an Anesthesia Care Team (ACT). I believe 14 states so far have opted out (not sure what Colorado is...

  8. Nurses working harder than doctors?

    RedCell replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    This post reeks of

  9. Alternative Airway Knowledge

    RedCell replied to GilaRRT's topic in Emergency

    LMAs, Air-Qs and kings all have their usefulness in the failed intubation algorithm. Unfortunately, they do not always work. However, having the ability and skill to mask ventilate someone is one of...

  10. IM injection (current research?)

    RedCell replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    When confronted with an angry, delusional, combative, wild-eyed psychiatric patient; I believe the current literature states to stick the needle any where you can. Preferably in the patient and not...

  11. Disturbed Energy Field

    RedCell replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    There is nothing OBJECTIVE about waves, spikes, color changes, or holes in a patient's energy flow. Unless you can show respectable and nonbiased research that says otherwise, this is no better than...

  12. Torn Between NP and CRNA

    RedCell replied to RN in Bmore's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey MP5PDW, have you tried using precedex for these cases? I have had great results so far with it. I just turn down the gtt as the surgeon gets closer to a point where they need patient...

  13. PA to CRNA

    RedCell replied to mongo73's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In order to be eligible for nurse anesthesia school you: 1) have to be an RN 2) work a minimum of 1 year in a critical care setting 3) minimum of a 1000 on the GRE 4) have a bachelor of science (many...

  14. Injections practice?

    RedCell replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    dude, i think you are trying to make a simple im injection into a liver resection. here are some instructions for the students: 1) find desired muscle 2) clean with hibiclens/betadine/alcohol....your...

  15. Critical thinking....

    RedCell replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    Dude, just enjoy the time you have now before nursing school. It is not that nursing school is extremely difficult, it is just time consuming. "Critical thinking" is like common sense. Either you...

  16. Injections practice?

    RedCell replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    Tell her to practice on patients...that is what they are there

  17. Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    RedCell replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    I am referring to the Judeo-Christian principles upon which this country was founded. It has been the traditional value system since 1776 and it will continue to be the majority long after you and I...

  18. Nitro & SOB

    RedCell replied to constantly_learning's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly dude, how does NTG act in the body? Nitroglycerin works by generating nitric oxide which stimulates the production of cGMP. This causes peripheral vasodilation, decreases preload and...

  19. Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    RedCell replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    It is not the responsibility of the American healthcare system to accommodate for the customs of each culture residing in the United States (unless a particular institution is trying to turn a profit...

  20. Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    RedCell replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    You could sum this "class" up in about 10 seconds. Treat others how you would want to be treated. There you go, A for the day. Seriously, this kind of ****** is why new grads have to go through...

  21. Intrathecal / Spinal / Epidural

    RedCell replied to worrywart's topic in General Students

    The words intrathecal and spinal mean the same thing. The anatomy goes as follows: skin subcutaneous tissue supraspinous ligament Intraspinous ligament ligamentum flavum epidural space dura mater...

  22. I got the needle stick blues!!!

    RedCell replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    There is a 0.3% chance of sero conversion with a needle stick from a known HIV patient. Hep C carries a risk of 2-4%. Hep B, if not previously vaccinated infects up to 30% of those with needle...

  23. What I learned my first year as a nurse. (Things they don't teach in nursing school.)

    RedCell replied to 3sodapop's topic in General Students

    I do not often agree with the cranial nerve mnemonic guy, but I think he is on to something. I do not think that loving or crying with a patient will make you an excellent nurse. I actually tend to...

  24. one of -those- questions

    RedCell replied to scrabblern's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    After reading the above comment, it should be noted and remembered by all, "There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a 14 gauge needle and a good strong arm" (Old man Shem, 1978). And,...

  25. Need help with research

    RedCell replied to Ellen Grover's topic in General Nursing

    You will probably need to get IRB approval, but going to a postpartum unit should be a goldmine. Lots of people smoke who have babies, especially in tertiary institutions. You could also try...