Seelo

Do you know if sterile water is used to irrigate the bladder during a TURP or is it Normal Saline?

Anyone know if it is okay to use Sterile Water to flush a foley catheter rather than normal saline?

thanks so much for your response....another question for you..... do you think that even in very small amounts (say 30cc) of a sterile water irrigation soln. entered into the bladder via a foley can still cause a certain degree of cell damage or do ...

so eventhough sterile water is hypotonic and hemolytic, it is still okay for use in irrigation.....just been reading a lot of articles re: normal saline vs sterile water use in irrigation of bladder and it seems the literature is controversial....see...

Anyone know if getting the last question wrong at the 75 mark has anything to do with passing or failing........?

Like I said before, many of my fellow classmates waited a long time for results....Stay Positive! The board actually says that it should take 3-4 weeks to get your results, and I believe they have to notify you w/in 30 days. Good Luck!

I found out today via the BRN website that I passed! I had 75 questions and was positive that i failed, but i didn't....so all of you out there still waiting for results, keep your chin up and keep believing in yourself! Chances are you passed! I wi...

ari you made my evening! thanks for the support! seelo,rn

it doesn't mean you didn't pass, you most likely did! I just found out today July 29 and took on July 26...it was a miracle. I am from California. Four of my classmates took the exam and here is how it went: 1 took it on July 1st and found out yest...

Droplet, Contact and Airborne precautions and cohorting pts ...i had lots of these types of questions. Otherwise relax and be confident as you have been doing and you will do fine.

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I really needed it! I just found out today that I passed Boards via the BRN website, I am an RN! I waited so long for this and worked so hard to achieve this goal! I really thought I failed that thing at 75! I...

I took the NCLEX-PN in Feb 2004. I got 85 questions and passed. I studied theSaunders RN book and Delmars PN book. My advice to use is #1 know you diets(religions, cultural, hypertension) and lab values. If you know these, you will be golden. I got ...

I have been following these threads here for quite some time & was happy to see that other people were just as anxious as me to take the Boards! I am soooo glad to be done with that test. My test stopped at 85 & I was not confident that I pas...

Don't give up, you can do it!

If you have an IVPB antibiotic to hang for a pt who is hep locked, do you run the IVPB using primary tubing and run it as a primary line and set the rate less than the amount of the IVPB, example 50cc/hr, set rate at 45 so your line won't run dry.......

Thanks for your help!

THanks for the response.....one more question?? If you were running the IVPB on its own and were just going to flush the line after it was done, would you set the IVPB VTBI at a lesser rate so it won't run dry..like 45cc VTBI for a 50cc bag?

Thanks for the response..... At your hospital what is TKO, is it 40-50cc/hr? and how long can you run this for w/o and order? Would you just disconnect after about and hr and go back to the hep loc if no other IV tx are scheduled? thanks again

Educate me on this one.....what did the MD originally order? was it supposed to be just 5mg IV? I am confused as to how this happened....maybe I am not seeing the big picture, but why would anyone ever give 25mg IV of Lopressor?

I had shingles at 24 and it was super itchy.....one thing that the MD prescribed to relieve the discomfort was an aluminum acetate solution "Burows or Domeboro's solution", (available at your pharmacy). It is also used to help dry up the blisters and...

Can someone please help me out and answer the following questions that i need to complete an interview project.... 1.) How long have you worked as a CRNA? 2.) What was your educational background when you were hired at your current job as a CRNA? 3.)...