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Question: My patient had an a-line and a picc on his right arm. I came on shift this morning to find a bp cuff on the same arm as the picc and a-line checking the bp pressure every 120 minutes. So, I switched the cuff to the left arm and just made a mental note. The same nurse was back and said she heard when you check if the cuff pressure and the a-line pressure correlate, you put the cuff on the same side arm. Also, it's okay to take pressures on a picc as long as you don't do it that often. Now, I had never heard this and if I'm wrong I will admit it, but I just find it hard to believe you can put a cuff on a picc. Does anyone know what the correct way is?

LOL! these are all great ideas. I may have to switch to nights. I have often wondered how nights passes the time.

Part of the problem might be the fact that discusted is spelled wrong...

A little Josh Groban is never a bad idea. Another band I listen to is Atmosphere.

Great response wildchipmunk. :) I'm going to check some of those bands out. Lately, I have been listening to sigor ros (staralfur), bloc party, MGMT, and so many other bands.

Joshua Radin...never heard of him, but I will give him a listen.

What hospital are you doing your fellowship through? I complete the 12 week program over the Summer through Swedish Medical Center. There were aspects that did need improvement, but overall I feel it was a great experience. If your going through the same program many of the problems I had are being fixed based of the Summer group, so the fellowship will most likely be even more helpful. So basically, my advice would be to apply for it. I am currently in my sixth week of orientation and except for weak areas, i.e charting and taking orders, I feel I am progressing rapidly. My critical thinking skills are definitely advanced compared to most new grads. Good luck and let me know what you decide to do. If you have any other questions feel free to pm me. Scott

Just hang in there. The way I see it is there are lots of people out there who have had it way worse. Just buck up and graduate. Maybe you need to reassess yourself...you may not be doing so hot if your instructors are that hard on you.

well you do have four days off. Its actually quite easy. :)

well i don't take my worries with me, but nursing is stressful so I listen to music to relief said stress. Am I the only one?

I don't know about others on this thread, but music is what gets me through those tough days at work. I have not seen any other threads in regards to this so I figured I would make one. I'm just curious to see if other nurses out there listen to music to relief stress, and what types of music? I think there are some generational differences on this site and I am very interested to hear what some older nurses listen to as well. Personally, I listen to primarily electronica, punk, some rap, and really most music that sounds good to me. :) I am a new grad so I am now getting used to the steady paycheck. The first few months of work I had no idea how to budget and ended up spending all my money. My plan now is to see at least one live band a month, and that will be the one day where I let loose. This way I have something to look forward to each month and I'm not going out each weekend. I just saw Thrice, Alkaline trio, and Rise Against. :) The song that got me through nursing school (useless by kruder and dorfmeister) check it out!

Yes I'm definitely watching the fights tonight. Kempo may be hard on the knees...I guess it just kind of depends. You should not let that stop you from being active though. If it ends up being to much you could always just find a boxing school as well.

I live in Denver, and I trained out of a small place next to where I went to school. Its both a kempo school and a japanese style they call shootfighting, which is basically just another name for mixed martial arts. I started originally with my focus being on kempo primarily to get in shape and for self defense, but then I fell in love with mma. Unfortunately, I have a stupidly stubborn attitude when it comes to tapping out so I injured my right elbow and I had to wear a sling through a portion of my med/surg II rotation.

I trained and fought all through nursing school at the amateur level. I have been out for six months because I just went through a critical care fellowship, but I found a school next to where I work. I just need to find the motivation now. I must admit though at times its tough to be going to the hospital with a black eye...it never looks good. Plagued by small injuries I had to get my act together to get through school.

My metabolism is the same way! The protein shake is a good idea, I would try some nuts and dried fruits you can buy in a bag at like target, eat sandwiches that always works for me, yogurt, I always drink a lot of milk that is stored in the fridge.