Key_

Key_ has 2 years experience and specializes in Telemetry/PCU.

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1. Troponin of greater than 300! What is the highest you have seen.

   Key_ replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen them in the teens before, but nothing higher.

2. Pushing Hydralazine

   Key_ posted a topic in Cardiac

   I was wondering if anyone knew if pushing hydralazine fast has an increased risk of SVT? Here is why I ask: I received handoff on two of my four patients from one nurse. On patient #1 she reported to...

3. Who came up with the idea of 12 HOUR SHIFTS?

   Key_ replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   Continuity of care. There is an additional handoff every 24 hours with 8 hour shifts as compared to 12s. This is another chance for patient information to be lost, and another nurse for the patient to...

4. I made a injection error... Please help me....

   Key_ replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

   Oh there is an IM injection, 75mg, my mistake. I assume this is what you injected? Although from what I can find it isn't used

5. I made a injection error... Please help me....

   Key_ replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

   It doesn't look like there is a IV dose for this med. Did you use a topical cream and inject it? Or crush a pill and inject it? Or is this a

6. texting at work

   Key_ replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   We had an aide that was sitting and would update her FB from her phone about how she had just watched 2 movies and how she couldn't believe they were paying her for it. Well I guess she forgot that...

7. texting at work

   Key_ replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   So texting while driving? Don't want to end up as your patients roommate! Our unit got so bad with texting and inappropriate use of the computer that now both are banned. Sucks for the rest of us, but...

8. Need Help with these OB Questions Please

   Key_ replied to 2CatLover's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Water follows salt. If you have a lot of salt in your body then you will retain water, thus gaining weight, increasing edema and blood pressure,

9. I work in a hell hole!!!

   Key_ replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in General Nursing

   Wow that really seems to be way too much. I don't like driving a hour to work but one of the reasons I stay at my job because I am scared of situations like that. You are braver than I. Good luck to...

10. Do you need an order to give the flu vaccine?

    Key_ replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Same. We fill out a form and then it shows up next day for 0900 meds. I have had a Dr say he didn't want the patient to get the shot before though, but never an order to give

11. Transport of Tele Patients from the ED

    Key_ replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    They come monitored with a nurse from our ED (or anywhere else) to our Tele. For tests we have some rules to follow to see if they wil go with a nurse or not. The most common reasons to send with a...

12. Blood Glucose + GT + Lantus question

    Key_ replied to mlok's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on a lot of things. Like how much lantus and how much are they used to getting? What are their trends like after they get the lantus? If I have a patient with a blood sugar less...

13. Will I ever get into Nursing School???

    Key_ replied to ryangogogo's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated High school with a 2.8 and a baby. After years of working at burger king Bush took away the assisstance I was using for daycare so suddenly it was too expensive to work, I would bring home...

14. Survey...medication.

    Key_ replied to LOLRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so benzos are ok to have in your system, with a prescription? And narcs are not? Is this correct

15. I feel for your patients....

    Key_ replied to Key_'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have a good job. It is only one of our pods that goes 3:1 and it is when we have fresh carotids (fresh