nminodob

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1. Any interview tips for a patient sitter/attendant position?

   nminodob replied to swtchariot's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a CNA while I went to school. I can tell you that the interviewer is not looking for someone who is a medical genius - rather, they need someone who will work within their scope of...

2. Looking for general insights on a few common drips ...

   nminodob replied to danattherock's topic in General Nursing

   I work progressive care/ICU stepdown. Outside our expertise to hang vasopressors, but we hang amio (too convoluted a protocol to go into here, let's just say you and at least 1 other nurse will be...

3. How long does it take you to calculate the doctor's med/IV order?

   nminodob replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Nursing

   Nowadays between the pharmacy and the "smart" IV pumps, most of the math is already done for you - I'm not talking peds because I don't work in that area, just med surg. Of course it is critical that...

4. Stroke pt with increased weakness and slurring

   nminodob replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

   All the posts were right on the money, but I would think if this woman was not already NPO then she probably should be at this

5. Just realized, I think I hate ICU, prefer floors

   nminodob replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a busy ICU step down unit and I love it - more challenging than floor nursing and more varied than ICU because we take total care pts as well as walkie-talkies. We see art lines, CVP...

6. CEU's

   nminodob replied to bigdttu's topic in General Nursing

   Get on one of those websites that offer online CEUs for a few dollars a unit - theres a bunch out there - I have no personal experience, but logic tells me that they would rather see you scramble and...

7. Those at the 1-2 year mark of nursing

   nminodob replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

   I am also at the 1.5 yr mark. There are still moments of panic and dread, but these are mixed with moments of pride. For example, I just had to re-cert for CPR, and while we were practicing...

8. respiratory arrest

   nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

   Learned something new today! However the comment by RN-Cardiac that 30 min reserve was possible was a real exaggeration! Thanks,

9. respiratory arrest

   nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

   I guess that means you couldn"t find any scientific evidence for it

10. respiratory arrest

    nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

    A Google search did not yield any information regarding a person's oxygen saturation remaining above 90% after 10 minutes of apnea, Gila. And to RN-Cardiac, nothing that I can find on the AHA website...

11. respiratory arrest

    nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just recertified my AHA BLS and, although it is all over the news that the new emphasis is on compressions, the guidelines still included 30:2 compression/ventilation ratio for 1 rescuer and 15:2...

12. respiratory arrest

    nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

    I get that the emphasis is on compressions, but I wonder about the "30 min O2 reserve" part - I can't find this anywhere on the AHA website. Do you have a link? This is new information for me.

13. respiratory arrest

    nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Assuming I have a healthy patient who is well denitrogenised, I could make them apneic for nearly 10 minutes or so before their saturations even fall below 90%." Sorry, but I have to challenge this...

14. respiratory arrest

    nminodob replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

    maybe I am overthinking this, but if a person isn't breathing effectively you would want to give them rescue breathing after clearing their airway, and wouldn't this fall under the category of CPR? If...

15. List of most commonly prescibed meds, please

    nminodob replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    Let's not forget the always stimulating Senna and