nyrn5125

nyrn5125

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  1. telemetry vs med surge

    nyrn5125 replied to ffliper27's topic in Cardiac

    everything is the same including ratio. my hospital is1rn to 7-8pt no monitor tech. we carry beepers. all same med surge issued but with ehart monitors. lots of

  2. New Telemetry Nurse

    nyrn5125 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If anyone can give me help on organizing myself in busy med/surg. I seem to confuse my patients with each other, and have trouble remembering off the top of my head what exactly went on in the day. I...

  3. BP Cuff Readings vs. Arterial BP

    nyrn5125 replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    A difference in the aline sbp 70 to cuff of 109 would lead me to believe she had subclavian stenosis. The aline measures pressure and the cuff measures flow. So the flow isn't there because of the...

  4. CMC Cardiac Medicine Subspecialty Certification

    nyrn5125 replied to SICU_Murse's topic in MICU, SICU

    hopefully everyone taking it will pass. I found the cardiovascular nursing practice to be theonly book I needed by jacobsen and they have a cd rom with practice questions Cardiovascular Nursing...

  5. Nurse Ratched

    nyrn5125 replied to Stormy8's topic in Cardiac

    state politely " no need to roll your eyes they might get

  6. INR increasing...without anticoagulation?

    nyrn5125 replied to LetsChill's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Exacly what I was thinking. Once had a patient that was getting multiple doses of vit k and the inr was still 13. He was on

  7. CMC Cardiac Medicine Subspecialty Certification

    nyrn5125 replied to SICU_Murse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just passed within the last week and studied my you know what off on my own independantly and it was the hardest test I have ever taken. I had no one give me questions or tell me what is on the...

  8. Fired for giving Med late

    nyrn5125 replied to Beaubou's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you because pcu can be hectic and you really cannot hold off taking patients, at least mine can't. We have to take pt's when we are swamped. To fire you for a late med. I think it's crazy....

  9. Oxygen levels possibly hurt pt?!

    nyrn5125 replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    If for a few seconds he was getting 12l nc and not the NRB that is not something you should worry about. What you should be concerned about is that you are a student and a PCA is putting high levels...

  10. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    nyrn5125 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My facility did it the way they wanted for maybe a few days. They wanted it done on 8 pt's. It was a nightmare and we changed it. The pt's do not understand the nurses job and what it entails. They...

  11. How bolus infusions of NaCl may affect low sodium levels...?

    nyrn5125 replied to Xsited2baNurse's topic in General Nursing

    we don't know the history of the pt but a sodium of 131 is not that low and not going to change much after NS bolus. initially may go down but the real problem here is the hypotension which has to be...

  12. cdiff death?

    nyrn5125 replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    perforated colon, sepsis, renal failure are all

  13. No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    nyrn5125 replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    As a clinical nurse working directly with pt in a stepdown unit I can tell you that what you are saying is only a dream. Wait until you get that masters and still work at the bedside doing the...

  14. ratio for fresh CABG pts

    nyrn5125 replied to bhrusa09's topic in MICU, SICU

    at my hospital the LVAD are 2:1. fresh post op 1:1 pt awaiting transfer to stepdown and 1 critical then 1:2 Let your surgeons know about this as another post stated. They would not be happy. They...

  15. PCCN - I failed by 10 questions

    nyrn5125 replied to ChineseNurse's topic in Cardiac

    So sorry you didn't pass. When I took the test it was shocking to find out from aacn that the pass rate was 60% the latest I saw was 62% at the site below. It is the lowest for all their tests.Why,...

  16. No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    nyrn5125 replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    You should complain about that counselor. First of all your license is granted at the associate degree level.Same test as the BSN program. Most RN get online degrees for BSN after becoming ADN. It...

  17. Need help..don't know if i should continue nursing

    nyrn5125 replied to sweetpumpernickel's topic in General Nursing

    It always aggravates me when nurses say "It's my license, I have to do this" meanwhile it's not that they are stealing narcs, but they didn't put the balmex on the pt behind. Nurses have a lot of...

  18. Critical Hgb value changed

    nyrn5125 replied to ukjenn231's topic in General Nursing

    Give blood almost every day worked, never a reaction though. We transfuse at the number the MD wants, not the blood bank. They do call and ask for a reason why and they are not happy, but they do send...

  19. Air in IV flush syringe??

    nyrn5125 replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    for the prefilled flushes I slightly loosen the white cap point up and flush out the air with the cap still on. also it would take a good amount of air to harm the pt. But be careful with micro...

  20. Interruptions while giving report

    nyrn5125 replied to MsSocalRN's topic in General Nursing

    do you speak fast enough? maybe it's that you might take too long to give info and not that it's too much info. Depending on the kind of floor it sounds like the info you give is appropriate. However,...

  21. Fundamentals of Critical Care Support

    nyrn5125 replied to Jackfackmasta's topic in Critical Care

    wait to get hired as an rn and it's free through your job most likely. you would have a better understanding of what they teach if you have experience as a nurse. it's a tough class. physician...

  22. lvn = physical therapist assistant?

    nyrn5125 replied to nana03's topic in Nursing Career

    physical therapists assistant is a 2 year degree as the rn is. as far as i know you can work under physical therapist only if you are a physical therapist assistant or massage

  23. Heparin and Lovenox together

    nyrn5125 replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    "the weird part was i must have conferred with 4-5 other nurses on the floor including the supervisor and they all thought i was crazy for questioning the order. one nurse even said "they always give...

  24. Chest tube policy at your hospital?

    nyrn5125 replied to JuliaC~RN~'s topic in General Nursing

    ours are sutured too and if possibly pulled on we take dressing down to make sure suture is intact. daily xray is done as well. No measurement is used as far as length of

  25. Patients' perception of your demeanor.

    nyrn5125 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    it's hard but you do have to be able to read certain people's personalities and how to adjust to them to see what they can handle. I try to be as compassionate and honest as possible. Many have...