strider76

strider76 specializes in telemetry, cardiac.

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1. NELRP 2011 awardees

   strider76 replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone received tax information? I know I need to report it as incoming, and Im thinking we may even get some of the taxes back......but I havent received that information from HRSA yet. Anyone receive anything in mail or can tell me where to get...

2. NELRP 2011

   strider76 replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

   Soooo I was thinking, For those of us that received letters or found put we will be receiving them soon, is there another thread where we can discuss things like what we will do from here. I'd just like to hear ideas about how ppl are applying their ...

3. I am officially a NURSE!!

   strider76 replied to VioletKaliLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

   Congrats and welcome!!

4. "It isn't your mother; it's the disease"

   strider76 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for sharing you perspective and experiences.

5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   strider76 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen dying patients do this 'death wave'. Never thought much about it til now...

6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   strider76 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Oh wow! That's creepy!

7. NELRP 2011

   strider76 replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

   NELRP, hope you are staying safe!!!

8. NELRP 2011

   strider76 replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

   Congrats to all who have received their letters!!

9. D5W with diabetics

   strider76 replied to RenaissancemaN's topic in General Nursing

   We use it with DKA patients and run it with insulin drips. Helps prevent their sugar from dropping and helps with metabolic swing. Also used with some diabetics if potassium levels are off.

10. Charge Nurse Report Forms

    strider76 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently took over the position of Primary charge nurse on telemetry floor. I am looking for a way to streamline our charge nurse reports. As it is currently, our charge nurse for each shift fills out a form which is printed from Meditech. The ...

11. MRSA question

    strider76 replied to strider76's topic in General Nursing

    National averages show that 60% of nurses have colonized MRSA in their nares. The percentage goes up to 90% if theyve been working in a critical care area for several years. When this was first discovered there was mandating for nurses to use bactr...

12. MRSA question

    strider76 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently at work and me and some of my night-shift colleagues have a question re: MRSA prevention techniques. First off, note that we are all very used to the idea that we most likely do have MRSA in our nares and so this is not a response to ...