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  1. Lasix and Hyponatremia

    mindlor replied to CyclicalEvents's topic in Patient Medications

    Need more info. What were the pts vitals? How is Kidney function. The UO that you mentioned is minimally normal...... Why were the on D5 1/2 NS? This is hypertonic and will add volume to the...

  2. So check this out....

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

    You are too kind I am afraid....I have so much to learn. I feel like an infant. I pray everyday that I do no harm to a patient. I was involved in a rapid response the other day and I was really...

  3. So check this out....

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

    I am new at this....very new...but I can already see the heartbreak coming like a train wreck and I dont think I can stop it. management just keeps piling things on us to the point that it is just...

  4. Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    mindlor replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you. A great cautionary tale. My data shows that 94,000 people die yearly a result of medical

  5. Over 40 and just starting . . .

    mindlor replied to laski's topic in General Students

    If you have a lot of help with the kids you can do it.......if not, your road will bed difficult... Nursing school is not a part time gig, its fulltime x2. I was 46 when I started, 47.5 when I...

  6. Gastric Residual...what would you do in this situation?

    mindlor replied to tnelso15's topic in General Nursing

    Very cool :) THank you!!! As a GN I can take all the ideas you guys can

  7. Gastric Residual...what would you do in this situation?

    mindlor replied to tnelso15's topic in General Nursing

    Oh ok cool. I have definitely had so much come out via NG that I had to literally always make sure I had a spare drainage container at the ready. Just the other week I had a guy fill 2 NG containers...

  8. Gastric Residual...what would you do in this situation?

    mindlor replied to tnelso15's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think I would have ever pulled off that much fluid without getting very concerned and calling the doctor? Were you drawing this out via syringe or was there an NG

  9. I graduated todayyyyyy!!!!!

    mindlor replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    GRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. does TPN make INR to increase or decrease?

    mindlor replied to unsaint77's topic in General Students

    One way TPN could affect clotting is if it contains vitamin K which is the antidote for coumadin. Too much vit K would negate the coumadin and increase clotting and decrease bleeding time. So someone...

  11. New grad living in misery r/t nurse managers and educator

    mindlor replied to maxdog's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now hang on a New York minute. As I read the OP my feeling is that these managers are trying to do right by these new hires and train them

  12. Made the Dean's List!

    mindlor replied to GirlDotson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ya know what? The cornerstone of nursing school, of nursing, and even life is..... The ability to overcome adversity. I congratulate you for having the strength and the courage to get your meds...

  13. how to cope? advice please

    mindlor replied to frustratednurstudent's topic in General Students

    Hey there!! I just graduated but I think its ok I post here still I am an older student with many miles of life on me. Many times things happen in life that make us ask "Why"? It hurts and at the...

  14. Straight to MSN

    mindlor posted a topic in General Students

    Hi Guys, Just finished my ADN and take NCLEX soon. I also have a BS in Management. There is a private, NLNAC/CCNE accredited school in my area that has a very good reputation. They say I can apply...

  15. Online CPR renewal?

    mindlor replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    Online CPR renewel? You cannot be serious? No way I would EVER accept

  16. ABG's acid/base balance

    mindlor replied to daisyfleur70's topic in General Students

    You need to spend much less time on biochem and much more time knowing what side to position a client in order to give them a suppository... I assure you there will be no biochem questions on the...

  17. Working opposite shifts from spouse...

    mindlor replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know what? I am a very busy person....however I feel compelled to point out that based upon your comment it is obvious that you could not bother to click on the links that I provided. These...

  18. How many feel like they overstudied for NCLEX

    mindlor posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So I will add a poll, let see what the data shows If I can figure out how to add a

  19. Working opposite shifts from spouse...

    mindlor replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad so many peope are working it out. No doubt that it can and does work out. Someone else pointed out that when it does not work out there was probably underlying weakness in the...

  20. Working opposite shifts from spouse...

    mindlor replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Split-shift parenting; Whether because of child care or financial reasons, these Bend families share how they survive working on different schedules | | The Bulletin Late Work Hours Can Shake Marital...

  21. CNA

    mindlor replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    need a choice for RN and LVN are

  22. CNA

    mindlor replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    UAP, unlicensed assistive

  23. Working opposite shifts from spouse...

    mindlor replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    did not read all the posts... All I will say is that based on pure math, the odds are high that a relationship will not survive if the partners work opposite shifts........but there are exceptions to...

  24. What does Florence Nightingale mean to you?

    mindlor replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    The first infection control nurse

  25. ABG's acid/base balance

    mindlor replied to daisyfleur70's topic in General Students

    your equation goes both directions..........if you start with CO2 you have carbonic acid..... The more CO2, the more carbonic acid, the more carbonic acid, the lower the blood pH thus acidosis, not...