TurboGirl

Hi Everyone, I am a LPN and my father in law has a URI and md put him on doxycycline since this is really the only antibiotic he is not allergic to. He has had bad side effects with anitibiotics/other medications in the past like Bell's Palsy, irregular HR, kidney failure. He is allergic to Levaquin, z-pak, penicillin, sudafed, tramadol, erythromycin, ceftin (put him in kidney failure 2005), NSAIDS, marolides and ketolides. The pharmacy and md have said to him Doxycycline really is your last option. Does anyone else know of any other medication that he can possible look into. He has a lot of medical issue like ulcerated colitis, left bundle branch block and much more. He is worried if this doesn't work what other options does he has. I am still researching but figured I would put this out there and see if anyone else has some ideas I can look at. Thanks so much for your help in advance!

Thanks! Yes I def have to remember that thanks for the advice!

Thanks everyone!!

Oh ok then I will do that. Thanks so much for the advice I appreciate it!

Oh awesome!! Thanks!! I just got a job also that if I'm there for 6 months they pay for school so even better!

I never heard that either. No one is perfect and even older nurses aren't always great. All I can say as a new nurse I try my best and hope to get better and better and maybe one day be "great".

You def need thicker skin for this career. U can do everything right and still get a comment like that. Sometimes you just can't please everyone. As for your skills, your still in school utilize the skills lab while you still can, also get a book on how to do procedures and skills. That might help. Good luck and stop beating yourself up.

Lmao with this thread

I have 40 patients on my shift and sometimes its hard to get a cuff around their arm. I usually do manuals but sometimes I have to use the wrist one. If it seems high I always recheck manually. I'm the only nurse with only 2 aides so it gets crazy at times.

Thanks so much for the advice!

I got into the lpn to rn program for Sept!!!!!!

Ltc is def not the answer. They are always understaffed and a lot of patients. I'm a new nurse also and they just threw me in and its either sink or swim. I have 40 patients on my watch and I'm the only nurse with 2 aides. I usually work over nights so the 40 is ok still hard but ok. But then I get stuck working 7-3 after just doing 11-7 and still by myself with a few more aides. It's crazy. Everyone makes mistakes that's just how it goes. Learn from it and just keep going.

Wow! So happy to hear she is reporting it. That is so unethical in so many ways. People need to think before they do things and except the consequences of their actions. Please keep us posted. Boston I'm so sorry for your loss and what that nurse did was insane! I hope she gets the max punishment!

What bp cuff would you recommend to get. My job prefers manual but a lot of the nurses use a wrist one. I have a big pt load and manual ones just take long to do sometimes. There are electronic ones at my job but they don't always work and I would prefer to have my own. Please help and thanks in advance!

PVT worked for me. I am officially a nurse!

I just took my LPN boards today and got the good pop up when I got home so I am praying it works for me cause I am freaking out!

What did it mean because that is what I got!

All White but we are allowed to wear navy blue sweater over or long sleave shirt under.

Thanks soooo much!

Jessica is 13 y.o who has had diabetes sice she was 7. The case study says Jessica developed a cough, nasal congestion, and a low grade temp 3 days ago, but told her parents she felt well enough to go to school and didn't want to miss any of her classes or softball practice. Today she felt worse so her mom called the pediatrician, who told the mom to bring jessica to his office. Dr recommended that she take jessica to the ER at which point she noted Jessica's pulse and respirations were elevated, her breath had a fruity odor, and her capillary blood sugar level was elevated. At the ER, Jessica's diagnostic test are: glucose 480, NA 130, CL 79, K 3.3. Arterial bloog gases: pH 7.19, PaCO2 25, HCO3 10, PaO2 92, Oxygen saturation 97% That is all it states. It doesn't say what IV fluids they are giving.

Please help. I have been trying to find this answer since yesterday. None of my books really mention anything like this and I have looked online and haven't been able to find any solid answers. Patients glucose level was at 480 mg/dL. Question is she received 2L of IV fluids and her blood glucose level decreases 240 mg/dL, the health care provider prescribes adding 5% dextrose to her IV solution. Should you question this presciption? Why or why not?

We did the same but we didn't practice shots on each other yet. I am not sure if we do that. My first semester in clinical I was giving shots. I practice on my parents since they are diabetics.