Conrad283

Conrad283 BSN, RN

SICU, MICU, CICU, NeuroICU

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  1. fluid replacement

    Conrad283 replied to TSHELTON2005's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't quite understand the question. Fluid replacement depends on the situation In the first 24 hours of a patient sustaining burn injuries they could get upwards of 10-20 liters of fluid and then...

  2. how many patients do you get for clinical?

    Conrad283 replied to glamgalRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Unfortunately I've only had a max of two. How are we supposed to be prepared for when we get out into the real

  3. The larger the gauge of the needle the smaller diameter???

    Conrad283 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, that's right. I don't know why I wrote that other stuff. It was getting late and I must have been thinking about something

  4. Low census policy at your hospital?

    Conrad283 replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe I've never heard of this. Thanks for making this thread because this is definately something to consider when in a job

  5. Psoas sign and appendicitis

    Conrad283 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoas_sign The nurse could do this assessment to relay information onto the doctor, say the nurse is a triage nurse, this assessment could be

  6. test question

    Conrad283 replied to leagirl36's topic in General Students

    But they're six hours post-op for abdominal surgery. They're going to been sore and swollen. If the question asked a couple days post-op, I think that if they're distended it's not a good thing, but...

  7. test question

    Conrad283 replied to leagirl36's topic in General Students

    I would assess first, so my answer to the first question would be A. No matter what the situ, absent pulses is bad. A for number

  8. Woman hit by lightning

    Conrad283 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Burn

    The amount of current that went thru her body was probably massive and thus did extensive cardiac damage. Sorry to hear about that, it's rare, but it does

  9. Low census policy at your hospital?

    Conrad283 replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, just WOW. I can't believe that. If there's a union, what does it say about that? At my hospital if there is a VERY low census they might close the floor for the weekend and re-locate the staff....

  10. Unwise Thinking

    Conrad283 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Bravo. Very smart, very

  11. Music / Songs to represent nursing

    Conrad283 replied to frostylightning's topic in General Students

    "In the middle of the

  12. Any discounts for nurses?

    Conrad283 replied to Conrad283's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Interesting. Thanks for the info. I would probably be getting a season pass.There's another package that I was looking at that covers three mountains (forgot what it was called), so I would probably...

  13. Any discounts for nurses?

    Conrad283 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Do any ski resorts give any type of discounts for health care professionals? Thanks

  14. What about an Adult Daycare business?

    Conrad283 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great idea. Just a word for the wise, if you have a great idea, don't make it public because someone can take that idea and make millions off of it. Just be

  15. If you could go back, what would you change??

    Conrad283 replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    My high school offered an LPN program, so I could have taken that and been an LPN at 17 and then become an RN at 19 or RN BSN at 21. Oh well, just a few years

  16. Nursing Dx for DKA patient

    Conrad283 replied to MB37's topic in General Students

    DKA is a problem related to dehydration (among other things), so that could be one as well. Fluid

  17. New & not sure what to do!

    Conrad283 replied to someday2b's topic in General Nursing

    It can be done. A lot of people work full time evenings and go to school during the day. It's difficult because it's a lot of work, but it will all payoff in the

  18. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    Conrad283 replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient's family call once and ask if they could have an autopsy performed. Um, the patient is still alive? *Hand the phone to the nurse manager* No we cannot schedule an autopsy on the...

  19. Isolation

    Conrad283 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent website. I think I'll do the same.

  20. Burnout?

    Conrad283 replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    People expect a lot more now. This is your job, to cater to my every need, kind of mentality. I'm with you on this one. People are too pampered in this day in age, especially the children. Oh and...

  21. Isolation

    Conrad283 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Both get isolated, sometimes get cohorted w/same infection. I don't think for shingles though, they get a private

  22. So what is the best route to take?

    Conrad283 replied to davb's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Some hospitals don't hire LPN's anymore, so I'd check into that first. But as mentioned above, you can do a nurse

  23. Tb

    Conrad283 replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    That sucks. This happens all the time. I remember we got a patient from the ER and on the admitting orders it said r/o SARS. I was like WHHHHAAATTTTT!!!!!!! The md should not have written that, and...

  24. Had my First Pedi Code today...

    Conrad283 replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats. Sounds like you're ready for

  25. Anyone LOSE WEIGHT in nursing school?

    Conrad283 replied to happydays352's topic in General Students

    I've tried that too, but I always wound up people