Michael_65

Michael_65 specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. what to do in case of respiratory depression?

   Michael_65 replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

   Same here. If a patient is getting narcs then there is a standing order for Narcan PRN. Protocol for RD is give Naran then call rapid response. House Doc is automatically there because s/he heads up...

2. Beer in the morning?

   Michael_65 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

   From your description (smashed by 2PM, using a hip-flask to bring liquor onto the slope, afraid to carpool with her), it looks like what you are observing is the the tip of a much larger drinking...

3. Why did it have to happen!!

   Michael_65 replied to shawna2bnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Go to your school's financial aid office, and see what's available. You should be able to fund the bulk of your education with grants and scholarships. Cover what's left with student loans. In any...

4. Time management: How do you do it?

   Michael_65 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am 3 months into my first job as a nurse. I'm on a med-surg unit in a inner-city community hospital. My biggest challenge at this point is "pulling it all together" so that I get everything I...

5. tips on how to survive 12 hr shifts.

   Michael_65 replied to arabella205's topic in General Nursing

   I love this thread. I am a recent graduate (May, '08 - yeah!), and I oriented on 8-hr. days because that was when the best available preceptor worked, but then recently switched to 12-hr. nights,...

6. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

   Michael_65 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

   Remember that patient autonomy trumps all. Unless the patient has been declared incompetent to make her own decisions, then it is her right to refuse any aspect of care that she wishes. To echo a few...

7. I cant start IV's!

   Michael_65 replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

   I don't know if this is an option for you, but at my hospital, nurses who need to get better at starting IVs are sent to ambulatory surgery for a day. Every patient in ambulatory surgery gets a new IV...