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  1. Pleaseb I Need Help And Advice On The Teas Test

    putmetosleep replied to mimi4life's topic in General Nursing

    What is the Teas

  2. does anyone use swans anymore?

    putmetosleep replied to squirlkeeperCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    The PAD correlates to the PAWP in a "normal" heart. There are many instances in which the PAD is not reflective of LVEDP, such as mitral regurg/stenosis and aortic stenosis, to name a few. With mitral...

  3. does anyone use swans anymore?

    putmetosleep replied to squirlkeeperCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Unfortunately, I have seen all of these things too (and I've only been practicing a few years!). When I first started in SICU as a new grad, I was told "we hardly ever wedge here, esp not open hearts,...

  4. does anyone use swans anymore?

    putmetosleep replied to squirlkeeperCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Didn't mean to sound rude, but come on, you've gotta put some faith in your fellow CC nurses! If you work with nurses who don't know this stuff, then please, educate them. Maybe they won't like it at...

  5. Smart Cardiac Nurses

    putmetosleep replied to kleona's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Agree with the previous poster, there is a lot of vital information presented in this case study--the point being for you to develop critical thinking skills. One hint though--as the previous poster...

  6. does anyone use swans anymore?

    putmetosleep replied to squirlkeeperCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm not too sure what to make of this post...are you venting about the physicians' perception of nursing knowledge, or actual nursing knowledge? I DO know how to graph a waveform and find the...

  7. Hyper/Hypophosphatemia

    putmetosleep replied to MaybeLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Phos has a reciprocal relationship with Calcium, meaning that if your calcium is low, your phos will be high, and vice-versa. Hyperphosphatemia: twitching and possibly seizures. If the phos is high,...

  8. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

    putmetosleep replied to Natef26's topic in MICU, SICU

    No more than 1:2, ever. If the patient is very unstable or for the first 8 hours post open heart surgery, then it's

  9. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

    putmetosleep replied to Natef26's topic in General Nursing

    No more than 1:2, ever. If the patient is very unstable or for the first 8 hours post open heart surgery, then it's

  10. Can you believe this?!

    putmetosleep posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I randomly came across this during a google escapade, and I couldn't believe what I was reading! How infuriating, and how ignorant of this person! Now, I know the content is only as relevant as the...

  11. Home sick today...

    putmetosleep posted a topic in General Nursing

    How often do you use a sick day? How much is acceptable at your facility? I don't use it very often (maybe 4 days a year), but I always feel SOOO guilty calling off a shift! Anyone else this

  12. Critical care/trauma CNS?

    putmetosleep replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    You might want to repost this on the CNS forum (under advanced practice). You'll probably get more replies and information there--good

  13. Can you believe this?!

    putmetosleep replied to putmetosleep's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Haha, I know, I contemplated it myself :) Nice work No sweat off my shoulders, just irritating, ya

  14. Can you believe this?!

    putmetosleep posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I randomly came across this during a google escapade, and I couldn't believe what I was reading! How infuriating, and how ignorant of this person! Now, I know the content is only as relevant as the...

  15. Shooting Bubbles during TEE

    putmetosleep replied to brazuca's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I assist with TEEs all the time in my dept. Bubble studies are used to identify if a patient has a PFO (patent foramen ovale)--in which there is communication between the right and left atrium. Clots...

  16. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    putmetosleep replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    How much time did everybody allot for studying for the CCRN? I'm scheduled to take it late Feb, have been studying off and on for about a month and am now starting to study hard/spend more time on it....

  17. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    putmetosleep replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    How much time did everybody allot for studying for the CCRN? I'm scheduled to take it late Feb, have been studying off and on for about a month and am now starting to study hard/spend more time on it....

  18. What are some of the nicer hospitals in twin cities?

    putmetosleep replied to ivn75's topic in General Nursing

    Methodist in St Louis Park is a great hospital to work

  19. can a nurse be fired for not saying "no"

    putmetosleep replied to livewell78's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This might also be a good question to ask your state board of nursing--they should be able to give you straight

  20. can a nurse be fired for not saying "no"

    putmetosleep replied to livewell78's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is legal. I know that if a doc orders something innappropriate/harmful to the pt and the nurse administers it, the nurse can be reprimanded legally. I think the doc...

  21. Social Anxiety Disorder

    putmetosleep posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have any information on this topic regarding treatments that you know of? Any personal experience with it? I did some quick internet research that mentioned anti-depressants,...

  22. What are some of the nicer hospitals in twin cities?

    putmetosleep replied to ivn75's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.

  23. college of st catherine

    putmetosleep replied to line's topic in General Nursing

    I am a St Kate's grad, have my B.S.N. Also attended the U for my first 2 years of college. Have to say that I thought St Kate's had a great nursing program--the instructors were SO great, and everyone...

  24. Nurses writing up nurses?

    putmetosleep replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! That was my first "med error", too! I was still on orientation and my preceptor was actually the one who caught it, so she didn't fill out an incident report but instead laughed with me and...

  25. Social Anxiety Disorder

    putmetosleep replied to putmetosleep's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding was that beta blockers were used prn for certain situations (giving a presentation, etc)--so do you actually take them on a regular basis? Seems like scheduled beta blockers would...