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  1. ADN NP's...?

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh, actually it just pisses me off. We can't decide whether an ADN or a BSN delivers better care and we have figured either way they can go into advanced practice. This is the equivilent if i decide...

  2. Hot Pepper Anaphylaxis

    EastCoast replied to EastCoast's topic in Emergency

    My colleagues reported this whole incident was approximately 2+ hours. I will also add that I think our intensivist is top notch in educaiton and practice and he was having a difficult time with...

  3. Scope of practice question

    EastCoast replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    I would redelegate back to your

  4. Nursing Ethics

    EastCoast replied to Pachinko's topic in Nursing Career

    I think this information is too general to finger point towards negligence. If your family has issues by all means it is not unwise to seek legal counsel. I would agree with the proposition that...

  5. ADN NP's...?

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i'm speechless. very long bill and i think i get the overall jist. what does this mean for those of us who have spent years in clinical medicine and then returned to get our masters? as it is I am...

  6. Scope of practice question

    EastCoast replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess i would look to risk management to find out who is responsible if there was a med error with titration of a patient that an LPN was carrying for. Does this fall as 'under the direction of the...

  7. Protecting patients from themselves...

    EastCoast replied to bellehill's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have lost complete patience with patients who want to smoke. I am not a crusader either and was a huge smoker. (I also reluctantly admit I loved smoking and tho there are times when i miss it...

  8. Acls?

    EastCoast replied to Trixie01's topic in General Nursing

    Call your local hospital nursing ed. department, if you live in an academic hospital setting area it should be even easier. Also, a great way to find out is to call a local EMS crew. Those guys...

  9. Need to loose weight for me health!!!

    EastCoast replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    hi, i feel badly you feel so awful about this weight. i have learned that whether i am 2 pounds over weight or 22 pounds overweight it has a direct effect on how i feel about a lot of things in my...

  10. Nursing *VP* can someone explain what VP stands for?

    EastCoast replied to shani's topic in General Nursing

    VP= vice president. like the VP of the united states. usually in a hospital the second in command under the CEO./

  11. When to dilute IV push meds ???

    EastCoast replied to RNNC2003's topic in General Nursing

    Take a few minutes and an index card and list in 2 columns the medication on one side and the dilution/push rate in the other column. laminate and every few months update it. Take a look also at the...

  12. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

    EastCoast replied to Burnt Out's topic in General Nursing

    thank you so much for posting this. my sister-in-law (who is a L&D nurse) had a premie and he lived 3 days and was taken off supportive measures. it was incredibly difficult and tho she has a...

  13. Swan Ganz for dummies?

    EastCoast replied to MelRN13's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i think it is beneficial to know about what a SG cath actually measures and what those numbers actually mean. Previous to high technology we actually had to manually calculate SVR's and CO's and i...

  14. Urinary output

    EastCoast replied to Paige Turner RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm with the previous posters. data should never replace sound clinical judgement or assessment. do they have a bloodpressure? are the tacchycardic? are they normothermic? do the have clear lungs?...

  15. How Rude!!!

    EastCoast replied to stella123 rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    wait till he needs a nurse ! his daughter must feel overwhelming support from her dad

  16. What is your best tips for new grads starting on med-surg

    EastCoast replied to peaceful2100's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi, good advice i'm sure most of wish we had starting out. I wish i knew half of this when i started. Here's my input. Find a mentor. This would be a 'good nurse'. You will know her when you see...

  17. Plasmanate or 5% Albumin postop

    EastCoast replied to helix's topic in MICU, SICU

    HI to all. new here. As an APN i order a signifcant amount of SPA or hespan on postops who haven't made urine despite fluid challenges. Often I will check an albumin first b/c the last thing i want...

  18. Help!On the job injury!!!

    EastCoast replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    TNN, this sounds like a nightmare. Listen to everyone here who tells you to seek legal counsel. Do not , I repeat DO NOT let feelings of loyalty to your facility prevent you from getting...

  19. 2 nurses arrested in CA.....

    EastCoast replied to sarahr5's topic in General Nursing

    new here. so hi to all. i do think the nurses were irresponsible. what is worrisome is that they actually 'collaborated' on this and thought it was okay. so how the heck did that conversation go??...