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  1. 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...

  2. 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.

  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. I feel for your patients....

    Key_ posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a Telemerty floor and we have 6 "pods" that are divided into 3 separate catagories. We have 2 pods for medical tele, 2 pods for post CABG, and 2 pods for chest pain/vascular/post cath. I...

  14. 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...

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Chief complaints that made you laugh?

    Key_ replied to nickos's topic in General Nursing

    SOB exacerbation

  18. How did you get your first nursing position

    Key_ replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired on the floor where I did my last clinicals. The nurse I did them with got me an interview. This was May 2008 before all this

  19. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    Key_ replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't be so quick to say "of course she was way off" I work on a Tele floor and I had a patient once that was waiting for a med/surg bed. She was there for asthma exacerbation, and considered non...

  20. Has your hospital changed visitors policy r/t the flu?

    Key_ replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital restricts visitors under the age of 12. They do it every flu season, this year is nothing new. Hate it when I see little kids crawling around on the floor (during the off season) and if...

  21. Administration taking away baylor shift

    Key_ replied to sammyboy's topic in General Nursing

    We lost our Baylor program as well, but those nurses just started doing threes, they didn't have to get rehired. That's crazy that you have to interview. Good

  22. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    Key_ replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    did you have a mean doctor yell at you

  23. Nurses with tattoos, is it acceptable?

    Key_ replied to sweetlyn_violet's topic in General Nursing

    If it is on your shoulder than I would think that no one could see it under scrubs. It would be just like any other job, cover it for work and your interview. I have one and it is always covered and I...

  24. Staffing Question

    Key_ replied to snowmaiden2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused, I thought you only had a CNA, LPN and new grad BSN. Where did your RN come

  25. Pushing Dilaudid?

    Key_ replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never seen it mixed either. I push slowly over a couple of minutes, but I have also never given more that 1.5mg at a