CritterLover BSN, RN

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    Need advice

    CritterLover replied to quiggles's topic in General Nursing

    why wasn't the patient given his home bp meds before the sheeth was pulled? [color=#483d8b]why did you end up writing the order, when someone else gave the meds? [color=#483d8b]whose decision was it...
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    Rough couple of nights and a question about iliostomys

    CritterLover replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    i've had some luck with using duoderm/comfeel around the site. [color=#483d8b]othe than that, just making sure the skin prep is "no-sting." [color=#483d8b]really, i guess it depends on why the ostomy...
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    picc line criteria

    CritterLover replied to barbie71's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    agree 100% clinical judgement/critical thinking is the key. one of my "sister" hospitals wants to decline anyone with abnormal coags/platelets. absurd. a picc will (almost) always be the safest type...
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    Home care nurses in Danger?

    CritterLover replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    you know, that was the one aspect of home care that never bothered me. i did both inner-city and rural home health. never were any of my territories considered to be in the "good" part of town. when i...
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    Need advice and a kick in the right direction

    CritterLover replied to mrsmoriarty's topic in Nursing Career

    what part of tn are you in? i work in tn, and don't know of any nursing school that requires a cna first. not that getting a cna wouldn't benefit you in nursing school (and may help you get in) but...
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    Whites or Colored scrubs?

    CritterLover replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i picked "all colors, incluiding white," even though i rarely wear anything white. [color=#483d8b]if i do, it is a jacket. i had a white scrub top that i wore once, and spilled something on it that...
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    Gastric bypass - psycho

    CritterLover replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    most of us that work in a hospital have a skewed point of view. [color=#483d8b]we see the patients that have problems/complications and have frequent admissions. [color=#483d8b]i don't think it is out...
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    Woman dies in ER Lobby

    CritterLover replied to AmandaBrittainy's topic in Emergency

    here are the threads i found. i think there is one more in current events. several of these threads have good links to articles about the case....
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    Woman dies in ER Lobby

    CritterLover replied to AmandaBrittainy's topic in Emergency

    there are already three threads on this -- one in nurisng news, one in the er forum, and one in general discussion. [color=#483d8b]while it is a tragic, unfortunate, event, i cannot place all of the...
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    Linear Algebra?

    CritterLover replied to Just A Wanderer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    since its course number is higher than both calc 1 and calc 2, i'd skip it. the course description also looks like a "real" linear algebra class, though one at a slower rate since it is 2 semesters...
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    IV Lasix

    CritterLover replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i agree with the others. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]the only reason to diulte lasix would be to get it into enough volume to make it easier to "control" when pushing it over a long time (it is...
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    Im going to drop Stats then Im going to dig a hole and get in it!!!!

    CritterLover replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    stats suck. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]i love calculus, so i'm a math geek. and stats suck. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]i'm embarking on a new career, and i'm really, really, really, hoping...
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    Linear Algebra?

    CritterLover replied to Just A Wanderer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    where are you thinking of taking this class? [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]in most colleges/universities, linear algebra is an upper-division class that is waaaay beyond anything that would be...
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    the last measure to be performed before surgery

    CritterLover replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    i do see quite a bit of abx ordered pre-op, but i also see pepcid, robinal, maalox, and an occasional valium. all of these are considered "preanesthesia" meds, since they are used because of general...
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    the last measure to be performed before surgery

    CritterLover replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    unless they have a foley, they need to void right before they go down to surgery. they need to have an empty bladder when they go into the or. po meds take a while to work, so i wouldn't give them...
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    Metoprolol IVP rate

    CritterLover replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    There is a big difference between a large-bore vein and a large-bore iv. While I agree with you about not giving phenergan through a hand vein, giving it through a 24g iv is much safer than giving it...
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    Easy question on pancreatitis- who's smart?

    CritterLover replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    any food in the digestive tract is going to stimulate the pancreas, causing pain, and possibly damage, to someone with pancreatitis. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]some foods may stimulate it more...
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    Whats with the scrubs?

    CritterLover replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    they had a nurse on a few years ago. i was really interested to see what they would say about her work clothes. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]well, absolutley nothing. didn't cover the topic of...
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    Drawing blood from a PICC line

    CritterLover replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

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    Drawing blood from a PICC line

    CritterLover replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    if you have an old-fashioned style heplock cap, then you just stick the needle into it. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]if you are using a needleless system, there are special vaccutainer "needles"...
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    Drawing blood from a PICC line

    CritterLover replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    the amount of blood required for each tube is written on the tube. not difficult at all to make sure you get the correct amount into them, even for the coag tubes. our blue tops require 4.5cc of blood...
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    Would this happen at your ER?

    CritterLover replied to AlisonBSN's topic in Emergency

    no way the ent doc would have been allowed to send that pateint to the er to be seen. i'm surprised that the er charge nurse allowed that to happen. the house supervior could have been called to go...
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    Should a telemetry nurse be expected to float to a critical care unit?

    CritterLover replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, if the nurse has icu experience and has been oreinted to that unit. [color=#483d8b]yes, even if the nurse doesn't have icu experience, but is taking patients awaiting a room on the floor....
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    Drawing blood from a PICC line

    CritterLover replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    no, the smaller syringes exert more pressure, not less. use a large syringe, no less than a 5cc (our facility allows piccs to be flushed with 5cc syringes. other facilitiess may require a 10, just...
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    On call PICC nurse? Does such a thing exist?

    CritterLover replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    no, for us the venipuncture is us-guided, but threading the picc is blind. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]the bedside us equipment used for picc placement isn't quite on the same caliber as the...