CABG patch kid

CABG patch kid BSN, RN

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  1. Snoring a sign of respiratory depression/oversedation?

    CABG patch kid replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is relevant here, but since I didn't read the other thread about snoring, I'll share this here. A scary story about emergent snoring.... On the tele floor, had four patients. All at...

  2. Are the functions of the systems/part covered in Anatomy, or...

    CABG patch kid replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    And to add even more knowledge to your brain later, in nursing school you will take pathophysiology, which is the study of the abnormal functions, the disease states. You need a good basic grasp of...

  3. Having a hard time with less hygienic patients

    CABG patch kid replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    May be a bit off topic, but if the pt has a smell d/t reasons other than hygienic (like necrotic bowel, or necrotic anything for that matter) we put charcoal in a bedside basin and stick it under the...

  4. Murphy's Laws of Nursing | Life of a Nurse

    CABG patch kid replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    As soon as you change the duoderm on the patient's buttocks, he will have a large code brown! Immediately after the nurse gives the a.m. meds, the doc will come and d/c a few of the meds you've...

  5. RRT or LPN need advice to decide

    CABG patch kid replied to Melissa1226's topic in General Nursing

    Just my RRTs: Make more money, more specialized skill set/knowledge than LPN. I know a few RRTs who went on to be damned good critical care nurses, and can trouble-shoot vents better than all the...

  6. blood pressure kit question

    CABG patch kid replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other 2 posters. I still have my Littman stethescope, the first and only one I've ever purchased, got it my first semester of school and four years later its still going strong! The...

  7. what is the normal salary for a new grad RN

    CABG patch kid replied to tumnus's topic in General Nursing

    First I'd start with where you're at. Even within the same state, hourly pay can vary depending on what part of the state you're at. For example, I live in California, one of the highest paying...

  8. Stressing a little/a lot

    CABG patch kid replied to gma85's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to consider, since you guys move around so much (I know you won't for three years, but just for the sake of the situation...) you might want to consider working at a Veteran's...

  9. planning to take the RN course but have no exp in the med field, any advice???

    CABG patch kid replied to chocolategirl's topic in General Nursing

    Another word on experience: You may also go straight into nursing school with no prior medical experience and after 1 year of nursing school, get a job as a student nurse technician or extern (there...

  10. Stressed New Nurse

    CABG patch kid replied to margos411's topic in General Nursing

    If the above poster is correct in her assumptions, and I assumed the same thing (eight days of orientation, seven patients?) then I can safely say that would be enough to put any new nurse in tears!!...

  11. "Can I speak to you for a second?"

    CABG patch kid replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Is this person in a supervisory position? If not, I'd try and talk to her about the whole "pulling aside" thing, and if she still keeps doing it to everyone, I'd take it to the real supervisor....

  12. My preceptor is driving me nuts!!

    CABG patch kid replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the insulin: Yes, I can see that there would be a reason to give the insulin before eating, I'm not sure that 2 minutes prior to eating would be a very big difference as opposed to 2 minutes...

  13. My preceptor is driving me nuts!!

    CABG patch kid replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    Micromanage is the perfect word for it. There have been a few days when I was paired with another person for various reasons, and those nurses were more "hands off" which I guess is the style I need,...

  14. night shift

    CABG patch kid replied to bonnie west's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've worked night shift for 1 year, then had to go to days for awhile to orient in my new position. Quite honestly, I can't wait to go back to nights!! I'm tired of there being a million people in our...

  15. Nurse tech in Cardiac Care unit

    CABG patch kid replied to Irene joy's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our unit, techs kind of operate as CNAs would, with the added skills of doing accuchecks and blood draws (they are phlebo certified, no line draws of course). Since you are a nursing student, you...

  16. Preceptorship suggestions

    CABG patch kid replied to Laurinq's topic in General Nursing

    I would do a preceptorship in your area of interest (ER for example) just to see if that's what you really want to do in a year's time. I did my senior preceptorship on a critical care unit and knew...

  17. Starting in The MICU as a TECH, but unsure

    CABG patch kid replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    What types of patients will you find in a MICU? I would assume patients with multisystem failure from a variety of causes: liver failure, renal failure, respiratory failure, basically anything that...

  18. basic nursing question

    CABG patch kid replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    There are different pain scales that you can use for the unconscious patient, such as FLACC and Wong-Baker FACES. These scales use non-verbal cues such as grimacing, moaning, restlessness, etc. If...

  19. Mixed venous sample from a Swan

    CABG patch kid replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    To sicushells: yes, we were comparing venous (proximal) to mixed venous (distal). Okay, now I'm really confused because I just found a study that compared ScvO2 (sample from proximal port in RA) and...

  20. What's the best clamp for an open catheter system

    CABG patch kid replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious: what type of catheters are you referring

  21. And now . ..a few observations about CNA's -- from a nurse on the floor.

    CABG patch kid replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    There are some techs that I work with that have a scope similar to a medical assistant--they can do accuchecks, blood draws, not sure about IVs, but there scope is wider than that of a CNA. Maybe...

  22. blood in peg tube

    CABG patch kid replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    How old is the PEG site? Has there been any trauma to the area? Is the patient on any medications that could cause GI bleeding and does the pt have a history of GI bleed? Regardless, I would think...

  23. Nurse, treat thyself

    CABG patch kid replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like to watch anyone puncturing my skin/veins for blood draws. I hate when I get a cut or scrap that needs to be washed out, it hurts!!! Oh and the 2 times I checked my blood sugar, I wasn't...

  24. Lunch breaks and required phones

    CABG patch kid replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Do not take your phone with you on your lunch! Give it to the charge nurse or whoever is covering you. A good charge/break nurse will actually help you out and do stuff for your patients while...

  25. Post CABG dressings (what do you use?)

    CABG patch kid replied to rickard's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Primapore here as well, most of the time. Odd situations have called for other things but 99% of the time, we clean the incision with Hibiclens diluted in sterile NS, apply triple antibiotic ointment...