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  1. Could anyone help me better understand this code ?

    neurontin posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Pt had a-line and AICD suddenly his abp mean dropped to 22, waveform became flat. However, HR on the monitor was 112, showing v tach on the monitor is the pt pulseless ? CPR first or shock? any...

  2. Tell me about your first pt to code...

    neurontin replied to MrsICURN14's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Can the monitor show " PULSELESS" v tach? I saw v tach on the monitor when this happened to me, but I did not see pulseless. How to tell? By just looking at the flattened a

  3. What is your policy of telling the family the pt's disease progress

    neurontin posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Is it allowed to share some details such as increased PTT, decrease creatinine with the family? if the family is a ACNP herself, worrying her mother to death, what would you do? Especially, after her...

  4. A CVICU nurse wants more time to be with her family

    neurontin posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi everyone, I need some advice here. i started my orientation in CVICU three months ago, feeling stressful. I have a lot to learn, and I do not have time to be with my baby who is six months old....

  5. A CVICU nurse wants more time to be with her family

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi you all, I really appreciate your replies! i worked at Cardiac step down for almost one year. That was before I have my baby. Here.I.Stand, you know exactly what I feel as a working mom. You have...

  6. How to say "no, thanks"

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you all for the tips! you are awesome!! She wants her daughter to get the referral fee if I agree to move in the apt. where her daughter lives. i totally understand this, but I cannot afford the...

  7. How to say "no, thanks"

    neurontin posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A senior colleague who is also my reference and my role model wants me to live in an apartment where her daughter lives. It is an expensive apartment, and I do not think I am financially ready for it....

  8. How to say "no, thanks"

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you, Tait. It' a tricky situation. She does not think 12 miles is a problem and financially I cannot afford an expensive apartment

  9. how to make it clear when call doctor

    neurontin posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    the pt i had last night had a. fib, HR went to 130; due to he had had a.fib two days ago so that i did not call doctor at 0300 am. plus, pt was asymptomatic. when i called the doctor later, i tried to...

  10. how to make it clear when call doctor

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I never thought about that. Thank you very much for telling me that, canchaser. I really appreciate

  11. how to make it clear when call doctor

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thank you, meandragonbrett. those are good questions. But I am not quite sure the difference between the afib on a CV surgery pt and the afib on a non-CV surgery pt? and why I need to ask myself,...

  12. how to make it clear when call doctor

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I appreciate your input, Mully. I asked the charge nurse whether I needed to call and what to say. He said I needed to call the doc at the end of the shift (0700), and let him know what happened. As...

  13. Saunders Comprehensive Review 5th Edition

    neurontin replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If I were you, I would compare the ISBN number rather than

  14. two Qs about administering insulin

    neurontin posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Actually there are three questions. 1. Does a nurse administer room temperature insulin only? 2. Is it because that regular insulin is clear so that it can be administered IV? 3. The reason why...

  15. Is it OK to dance with a client?

    neurontin posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, I have a question. Is it ok to dance with a psychiatric client? It seems no one wants to do that. If dance with a psychiatric client, is it professional? For safety, I know we need to keep at...

  16. Any tip of dealing with stress please?

    neurontin posted a topic in General Students

    How do you handle stressful periods like the nursing school? Right now I have four courses including peds, OB, psych, and ethnics. I have to admit I am not good at handling stressful periods like...

  17. the assessment schedule

    neurontin posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Q1. During the first stage of labor, do we assess contraction every 30 minutes; FHR every 60 min in latent phase, every 30 minutes in active phase, and every 15 minutes in transition phase; vital sign...

  18. Gradiva and para

    neurontin posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I just saw https://allnurses.com/ob-gyn-nursing/new-ob-nurses-99737.html after I had posted this thread. If it is not approriate to post a question here, please help me delete this one. Thank...

  19. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    neurontin replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Q1. If a woman had one spontaneous and one elective abortion. She has a son born at 40 weeks of gestation (w) and a daughter born at 34 w, is she G4 P2? Q2. If a woman has 8 kids in 2 pregnancies....

  20. a math Q

    neurontin posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    a client has D5 1/2 NaCl 1,000 ml to run 12 hr. the drip factor on the delivery tubing is 15 gtts/min. the nurse should adjust the IV at? a. 12 gtts/min b. 21 gtts/min c. 25 gtts/min d. 34 gtts/min...

  21. a math Q

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This was what I thought when I did the question, but it asks 15 gtts/MIN. The question is from

  22. a math Q

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There are 15 gtts/MIN rather than 15 gtts/ML according to the

  23. a math Q

    neurontin replied to neurontin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1000ml * 15 gtts/min = 15,000 not 1500; In addition, 15 gtts/min cannot multiply 1000 ml unless it would be 15

  24. Two questions about safety

    neurontin posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. The unit is preparing for a special lift that can place an obese client on a bedpan without any lifting from the staff. when the lift apparatus takes a few minutes to set up, the client...

  25. Here's a Question I don't Understand...

    neurontin replied to HappyMeNow's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The tree has not failed you :-) a and b are all assessments to collect more data, I think. In this case, we need to find what kind of data is approriate to deal with the client's need. The client's...