NurseKitten MSN, RN

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  1. NurseKitten

    What would you do in this situation?

    NurseKitten replied to arelle68's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    2130 isn't too late to call the doc/extender on-call. If for some reason you couldn't, and you felt like you wouldn't get in trouble for it, I'd watch them a little closer during the night and do a...
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    Will Florida inmates come to my home?

    NurseKitten replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    You won't be far from me. Look for a PM in a couple of days. I have to talk to my gf from over there.
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    Low Platelet Count

    NurseKitten replied to RNScott's topic in MICU, SICU

    Not uncommon in either ARF or CRRT (for any etiology) for some weird, unexplained coagulopathies to come into play. Have seen it many
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    Will Florida inmates come to my home?

    NurseKitten replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    My husband and I have a PO box for most of our "official" mail. The actual physical address is not given out unless absolutely
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    This doesn't make sense to me....

    NurseKitten replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If he's retaining that much fluid, look at his albumin, as well. He could be third-spacing all his fluid. Look here: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/238798-overview It's a good general article...
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    The Dreaded Death Bath and a Moral/Ethical Dilemma?

    NurseKitten replied to Be_Moore's topic in MICU, SICU

    ...and there comes a point when they're dying anyway, and in so much pain, that to do anything other than medicate them for the pain and leave them the heck alone is just
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    Low Platelet Count

    NurseKitten replied to RNScott's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've seen CRRT chew up red cells in the past...have you considered asking one of the inpatient dialysis nurses to come evaluate things that can cause cellular lysing through mechanical means via the...
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    My question is "JUGULAR VEIN Distention is Right-Sided Heart Failure???

    NurseKitten replied to joycee8's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Right heart failure can be signified as JVD from the inability to effectively move the blood returned to the right ventricle to the pulmonary circulation. It is very often seen as a result of left...
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    Surgery and anemia

    NurseKitten replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Another thought I had on this subject the other day: If these are post-op TURP patients, they are 1) loosing more blood than you think and 2) have absorbed TONS of fluid via the prostate during...
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    WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    NurseKitten replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    August 24th, and we're in the OR, putting real people to sleep. I am scared to death. Reading my Morgan & Mikhail (source book for CRNA boards) cover to cover, remembering that I've kept much...
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    Will Florida inmates come to my home?

    NurseKitten replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    Call the Florida BON and talk to them there. Where in Florida are you moving? I can either give or get you the scoop on most of the North Florida
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    Holy crap....chemistry? math? MICRObiology? Physiology?

    NurseKitten replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Everyone I talk to now from high school laughes their a$$e$ off when I tell them I'm a nurse. I was a Russian major. No lie. :) I'm now in a CRNA program, and a hard-core chemistry and physiology...
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    This doesn't make sense to me....

    NurseKitten replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It is NOT beneficial for the K+ to be slightly below the 3.5 mEq/L point. The three electrolytes governing the heart's action potential (therefore it's ability to generate impulses from the SA) are...
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    Some questions about heparin/coumadin, help!

    NurseKitten replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is anyone seeing much Argatraban used for people who are either allergic or have
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    Most Common CV-ICU Surgical Procedures

    NurseKitten replied to lpn2crna1day's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey Joey - thanks for the recommendation. I'm sending it on to some of my SRNA classmates. It sounds like something we can use.
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    Body cold on one side but hot on the other.....

    NurseKitten replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I thought Brown-Sequard, as well...maybe a CNS lesion causing those type of symptoms along the A and C
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    Question about giving O2

    NurseKitten replied to xiongmao's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's a crappy question, IMHO. How long does it really take to pop 4 LPM on someone as you're sitting them up in high fowler's? Or call respiratory therapy (if you're in an inpatient setting) to do it...
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    How to deal with slack students

    NurseKitten replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Students doing this need to be given 1 chance...discuss it with them first, then if it happens again, their clinical instructor needs to be told. New nurses need to be reminded that they will be held...
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    Taking PCCN in 2 Weeks - HELP!

    NurseKitten replied to JenMen's topic in Critical Care

    David Woodruff's stuff has been pretty good, IMHO, in the past. I used his stuff for ABG's, and it helped. Good
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    Administering Morphine

    NurseKitten replied to pj4854's topic in Critical Care

    If there's an alkalotic problem, they're breathing off the CO2, so you slow/blunt the respiratory drive with a little Morphine to allow the CO2 to build back up again, correcting the issue. I don't...
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    Preparing for Trauma ICU

    NurseKitten replied to megamaam's topic in Critical Care

    Dennison's "Pass CCRN" and Rhoades and Bell's "Medical Physiology". I know I sound like a broken record on recommending these 2, but they have honestly been the best ones for me (and I've been through...
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    How do I become a critical care nurse?

    NurseKitten replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care

    My neuro/trauma ICU just hired 2 new grads and one lady who's been at it for 20 years (we used to work together in dialysis!). They're being given 12 weeks orientation and turned loose. Can you go...
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    What do you do to help you remember everything?

    NurseKitten replied to piinkk's topic in General Students

    I'm a flashcard studier. I take everything in the lecture and notes, and transcribe it onto flashcards. It takes a while, but by the time I'm done, I've been through it all, had to think about how to...
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    Anyone have ultrascope?

    NurseKitten replied to NatsFan15's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had one, until the tubing cracked. It was a good one...wouldn't say it was better than my Littman, but it was definitely a good
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    sleeping pills before exam date?

    NurseKitten replied to jerzie0820's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Depends on if you routinely take sleep aids or not. If you know how they affect you, then it's not a bad idea. Just make sure you give yourself a 3-4 hour cushion to the usual limit of their effect...