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  1. Pain management in LTC

    rehabhereIcome replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LAST HOURS questions.... When a patient is in there last hours and prn doses of Morphine/dilaudid etc are ordered....and the patient no longer able to verbalize the need for BT pain control...how do...

  2. Trach Patient

    rehabhereIcome replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    No rt available at this institution it was an established trache that had no cannula Like I said this pt was not in distress and if he was I would have sent him out. I will speak to the nurse...

  3. Trach Patient

    rehabhereIcome replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I had a trache pt last night. Established 2 years and no cannula. I have allways worked with the tubed type. Anyhow this patients sats were 81 to 83 on RA. I attempted a suction and his secretions...

  4. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    rehabhereIcome replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    OK so I was surprised to find this thread when I typed it in the search bar..and then to see pages and pages about it too! I have been a nurse a decade plus but not hospital until recent. Bed baths...

  5. Morphine in TB Syringe, etc

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am seeing nurses give morphine with a TB syringe. Is there a reason for doing this?? Even though that is a sc needle I would have thought to draw it up in a regular 1ml syringe with a half inch...

  6. codes

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    When CPR is taught we kneel on the floor and compress from the side but with a pt in bed do we stand at side or get up on the bed? Dumb I know. But I am serious! Never did a code nor have seen one...

  7. codes

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  8. correct?

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Percodan/Percocet tablets may be crushed Tylenol #2 and #3 tablets may be crushed Dialudid/Hydromorphone tablets may be crushed Morphine Sulfate"STATEX" tablet may be crushed Oxy-IR tablet may be...

  9. What meds to crush and what not to crush?

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    Besides your time release and enterics what absolutely cannot be crushed? Does anyone know of a list? If not, please write down some no no crushers...Also some of the enterics I can't tell if they...

  10. diabetes info help

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    Seriously contemplating diabetes for dummies book! auugghh Why am I so overwhelmed by Diabetes that I am feeling like a dummy? Perhaps because it has been years since taking care of diabetic...

  11. diabetes info help

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    actually am needing the CDN version. Its good is it? I'll have to take a trip to the book store then.

  12. bolusing a trach with ns but not suctioning afterwards

    rehabhereIcome replied to Happiness08's topic in General Nursing

    FYI and not exactly related. I have a many many years ventilated trached CT and he hates hates hates when nurses automatically put NS down his trache prior to suctioning. Ask your patient first what...

  13. Silly question about what is considered a liquid

    rehabhereIcome replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    Great silly question!! Helped

  14. Post-Mortem care

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://rn.modernmedicine.com/rnweb/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=375514&pageID=1&sk=&date= After reading this...does anyone have any other post mortem tips to

  15. Post-Mortem care

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    Eeekkks!

  16. picc stat lock

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you attach the stat lock to the picc line first or secure the sticker down first and then clip it onto the picc line with the clips? I am guessing attach the clips and then pull off the sticky tabs...

  17. picc stat lock

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your tips ... My question was actually also in part because of that unwanted pistoning effect... I figured if you clipped it first you could then place the sticker down without pulling on...

  18. Changing trachs on adult vent pts in the home

    rehabhereIcome replied to flodo's topic in Home Health

    We were taught by a Dr to change entire trache unit

  19. Float RN...are you crazy???

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK...so I am about to start a new position which I am quite excited about. IT is a full time float in a rehab hospital. I will be expected to go between 2 floors(4 units)...all similar but at the...

  20. is there a thread for random med facts yet?

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was trying to locate a thread for random med facts...I enjoy the other random fact throwing but I was curious if there was one listed under some other name here on allnurses just for medications....

  21. Politics and Drama

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in General Nursing

    Unavoidable yes...but please list some tips to best avoid and deal

  22. Float RN...are you crazy???

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    HA...like your name...I guess you were the "one" I wanted to talk to!! :) What you said was what I expected...hmmm...guess will see if they eat me alive...if I don't post for awhile I guess they...

  23. IV solution to clean a wound

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in Home Health

    Is NS from an IV bag considered the same as NS for irrigation? Can it be used to flush/irrigate a wound? I have seen it done as such and was curious. Also..if this practice is acceptable...at what...

  24. IV solution to clean a wound

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Home Health

    OK...thanks

  25. Cheat Sheets

    rehabhereIcome replied to Yayamaya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ha! that is pretty neat. do you use the blank or the one with lines? Very cool! I just thought the way that you fold the thing is way cool!! and so easy...thanks very