LEM1234

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1. Did I do the right thing?

   LEM1234 replied to PedsRNinTX's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't mean that the line would be directly in the lung. Isn't a complication of insertion of one of these lines a pneumothorax? So if the lung could be punctured upon insertion, doesn't it also follow that the lung could be affected if the line is...

2. Did I do the right thing?

   LEM1234 replied to PedsRNinTX's topic in General Nursing

   I think you did the right thing, absolutely. 1/2 an inch is a lot for a one year old's veins. The vanco could have "infiltrated" into the lung, right? That's why you wouldn't even flush it...because the PICC could be leading to the lung and you could...

3. Please Help Trying to Figure Out Which School!! Thanks Everyone

   LEM1234 replied to persephone162's topic in Michigan

   I went to Baker College for my ADN and they have the NLN accreditation in addition to being approved by the state. They will also have a BSN program starting soon. They have no waiting list for the program. If you don't get in, you just don't get in....

4. Hurst Review

   LEM1234 replied to portuguesa's topic in NCLEX

   I have not used the Hurst review. I used the Kaplan and passed the NCLEX in 75 questions. However, I have heard that Hurst is pretty good.

5. Is nursing like this everywhere?

   LEM1234 replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

   I forget what the exact # was, but the mag was normal. The patient was not on tele up to that point...when i got the order for the IV KCl I got an order for tele too...I finally had to get a sitter for the guy because he was in restraints yet kept en...

6. Is nursing like this everywhere?

   LEM1234 replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

   I asked the nurse when she told me in report if she did anything about the K of 2.8 and she told me she talked to the resident on call and he told her "it was OK because he had K in his fluids" I also figured out that the lethargic lady with the low...

7. Is nursing like this everywhere?

   LEM1234 replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

   I work nights all the time, and some nurses are just not fun to follow

8. New Nurse Anxiety

   LEM1234 replied to mazzy6311's topic in General Nursing

   I too am a new nurse since March, just off of orientation. I feel the same way! I get a max of 7 patients on our floor...I don't know what I would do with 9! Many times the PCTS (the assistants) seem to know more than I do about all kinds of stuff. I...

9. Lantus

   LEM1234 replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone! It seems like I spend so much time when I'm not at work thinking about the things I did while at work, making sure it was the right thing to do...

10. Is nursing like this everywhere?

    LEM1234 replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'm on a surgical floor. One side of our unit is reserved for elective surgeries and the other is for trauma surgeries. They were all breathing at the end of my shift, thankfully. I'm just glad I caught the lady with the low BP because she was ...

11. Is nursing like this everywhere?

    LEM1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse about three days off of orientation. I come onto my shift and here's what I get: A patient with a K level of 2.8, left uncorrected all day, going through the DTs, in 3 pt restraints, hanging off the side of his bed; a pale, lethargic ...

12. Charge Nurse did CNA work. Learned A LOT.

    LEM1234 replied to arelle68's topic in Geriatric

    I am a new nurse and I understand what you mean. I work at a hospital where we have patient care technicians that assist the patients with ADLs, etc. It is a difficult spot to be in when you are supposed to delegate to someone who may be older than y...

13. Lantus

    LEM1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK...I am a new nurse and I have a question for all you other nurses out there. I had this elderly patient post-op who was on a clear liquid diet and eating greater than 50% of his trays, with D5.45 c 20 @ 75 thru IV. He was receiving 25 units of Lan...

14. question about reading blood pressure

    LEM1234 replied to Papercutz's topic in General Nursing

    I was always taught that it is the first sound you hear.