lizva101

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1. Rectal aspirin

   lizva101 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Medications

   Ok, just being silly I think, but if the asa is absorbed rectally, then would that increase the risk for bleeding? esp if at high risk?

2. Can you mix 3 medications in a syringe?

   lizva101 replied to GQRN's topic in General Nursing

3. Can you mix 3 medications in a syringe?

   lizva101 replied to GQRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I have seen nurses mix 2 together. The only problem I can think about - Pt may have severe reaction to one of those three medications, if all three are given you have no idea which med cozed it. And believe me, the MD will want an answer. You cou...

4. How are "never events" affecting your practice?

   lizva101 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, just had an entire post lost. So, very interesting thread. Thank you. Prevention. UTI's, if sterile technique and organism resistant catheters are used, how can medicare not pay for UTIs. And, should ALL patients be screened for UTI as policy ...

5. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

   lizva101 replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

   You are right. that was overstated and an inane choice of words. I definately apologize for that choice of words. thank you.

6. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

   lizva101 replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

   It is so laughable to me that the people who wrote back are the people who enjoy weekends, and are also saying --- If you don't like it then change professions/locations. Thanks for supporting my argument. It is also interesting to me that there is ...

7. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

   lizva101 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Every other weekend is just inhumane. We are expected to be caregivers and give our lives to service --- yet -- we also HAVE to work every other weekend. We are still although healthcare providers, part of the human race , who have family, and other ...

8. Uniform Nurse Care Policies

   lizva101 replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. I understand what you are saying. I think there are practices where there just isn't enough outcome data to decide best practice. But is there a body that is collecting data? I know nurses within facilities are doing great research and...

9. Uniform Nurse Care Policies

   lizva101 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi All, I have noted lately that many procedure policies vary from one insitution to another. Example : Some hospital policies say flush central lines with 3 cc heparin per shift, some say per 72 hours. Hospitals have different policies to prevent ve...

10. help torn b/n icu and er

    lizva101 replied to lizva101's topic in Emergency

    hi, would anyone who has experience in these two specialties feel comfortable talking about it b/n email? I would like to have a dialogue about this decision. ty.

11. help torn b/n icu and er

    lizva101 posted a topic in Emergency

    hi everyone! wondering, i'm very nervous about er. i'm nervous about prioritization and when I was on med surge, I often thought about ways to do things differently and that was stressful. Although I was a good nurse, I liked attn to detail and i...

12. Help! Which specialty ER or ICU or OB??

    lizva101 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a med surge nurse and have until Friday to decide to go to either ER, ICU, or OB. Please tell me your thoughts!! Has anyone went to the ER and realized it was not for them? Which is the most stressful unit? What if I get grossed out by ER? Has a...