surviveslu

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   Question for onco nurse r/t chemo precautions

   surviveslu replied to ccf317's topic in Oncology

   On that same note, could you name some chemo agents that would require chemo precaution. Methotrexate?
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   Heard of Ambien lowering b/p?

   surviveslu replied to Holly27's topic in Patient Medications

   Why does Ambien and a b-blocker magnify the effect of lowering BP and HR, especially when pt's BP and HR were within normal parameter
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   Blood transfusion

   surviveslu replied to blessed02's topic in General Nursing

   Let's say you have a bag of PRBC about 370cc. But receive not instructions from the doctor as to how long to infuse the blood. You know the tubing is 10gtts/min. Do you assume the infusion is about...
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   Question about blood transfusion...

   surviveslu replied to Miller86's topic in General Nursing

   Do we hold Ace (Diovan, Cozaar, lisinpril) and B-adrenergic blockers (Coreg, metoprolol) prior to transfusion in clients with low baseline BPs (ie
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   Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

   surviveslu replied to RN671's topic in California Nursing

   I'm interested in carpooling. I have the night shift 7P-7A. Going from Ventura to
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   Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

   surviveslu replied to RN671's topic in California Nursing

   Anyone would like to carpool from Cedars Sinai to Ventura, night
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   Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

   surviveslu replied to RN671's topic in California Nursing

   Night shift, anyone wants to carpool from Ventura to Cedars
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   ASAP: A-Fib Nursing Considerations

   surviveslu replied to Alloush's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   1. afib pt suddenly becomes tachy (140's), what do you do? 2. afib pt suddently have BP 70/40's, what do you
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   Atrial fibrillation?

   surviveslu replied to btwabookandapillow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   What are the some of the most common ways for managing
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    Digoxin Error, How should it be handled? Worried for a Pt.

    surviveslu replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    if a pt stands up and within a minute, his heart rate goes back and from from 113 to 134 to 120 to 144...would you consider that real and report it to the md or wait to see that the hr stabilizes at a...
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    Heparin drips

    surviveslu replied to moffist's topic in General Nursing

    Same as our
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    Heparin Drips: Help Me Understand PT's, PTT's, and INR's

    surviveslu replied to Spider Cat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would like to know what your hosp protocol requires in terms of hep drip
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    Amiodarone drip

    surviveslu replied to fadingyouth's topic in Patient Medications

    What is the policy at your hospital re: documentation of amiodarone drip? BPs q15min for 1hr? Documentation of rate qshift? Please
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    sketchers shape ups

    surviveslu replied to want to do good 86's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear sketchers shapups too and my feet still hurt. I have two different types of foot massagers and they have helped me tremendously. One foot massager goes us to my knees and works heaven like an...
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    What color is your stethoscope???

    surviveslu replied to sch1109's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Look around you to see how many nurses actually use a stethoscope to assess respiration before documenting pt's