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  1. just want an answer please!!

    lovingRN2009 replied to kiwibaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    one thing to note is if your taking antibiotics for uti or anything else use back up birth control. antibiotics interfere with birth control

  2. is this the norm?

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    just wondering if anyone else's place of employment offers benefits as follows: 6 recognized holidays, no sick time, vacation = to days worked in 2 week pay period, no retirement, 300$ monthly health...

  3. amiodarone-diflucan contraindication?

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ever heard of these two meds together a big

  4. amiodarone-diflucan contraindication?

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    with amiodarone having such a long half life, what is an appropriate time to wait between stopping amiodarone, starting diflucan and restarting

  5. amiodarone-diflucan contraindication?

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    no problem- had you ever heard of it before looking it up just

  6. amiodarone-diflucan contraindication?

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, i was able to find this info online. what i'm trying to find out is if this is common knowledge to the majority or if nurses see these given together without

  7. mistake - unable to fix

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    to make long story short. had order to dc picc and culture tip. wbc up and picc insertion site leaking. dc'd picc forgot to clip for culture. no good reason other than busy day - a lot on mind....

  8. mistake - unable to fix

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    thank you all so much, i feel

  9. mistake - unable to fix

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    dr was notified and incident report written

  10. pain meds

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    pt. today is post ankle fusion, hx of djd/oa. woke up with left arm pain. xray of elbow, forearm and wrist negative. not real sure of whats going on, but thats not my question. what i want to know is...

  11. pain meds

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    to answer some questions - no dangerous behaviors, he is in late fifties , i believe. no previous mental

  12. hemovac question

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    it's for a patient who had, had an infected tha removed and an articulating atb spacer placed. according to previous facility progress note: originally hemovac ordered for suction and apparently quite...

  13. hemovac question

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    have any of you seen a hemovac ordered to gravity only? meaning not to activate the hemovac to

  14. a couple questions

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    1. i have been seeing a lot of negative ua's - completely wnl, and then the culture will come back posititve. can anyone explain how this may happen. contamination at some point? 2. since regular...

  15. a couple questions

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  16. red "hairs" on picc line after dc

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    a fellow nurse told me that after dcing a picc line their was red "hair like" matter along it. the pt arm that it had been removed from was edematous. an ultrasound was negative for thrombosis. no one...

  17. triple lumen flushing question

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    if a patient is recieving tpn through a triple lumen picc line, is it necessary at any time to flush the two lumens not in

  18. can u believe it

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    as a nurse i do know when to hold a medication. in the facility i work at i need a physician's order to hold any medication. so when this situation comes up for you, you hold the medication even if...

  19. can u believe it

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    had a patient with blood glucose of 140, had not been eating well. patient was due for 10 units of novolog, made call to md to check if dose should be decreased or held. md decides to order 20 units...

  20. a couple picc questions

    lovingRN2009 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    when measuring the picc line while doing the dressing change how many centimeters difference does there have to be, before you are concerned of migration? is a new onset of pink without drainage at a...

  21. Question about drawing blood from PICC lines

    lovingRN2009 replied to nurseinpa's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    i draw blood off a picc the same way as you, using a syringe and transfer device because i was taught putting the transfer device directly on the picc puts too much pressure on it, although i have...

  22. can u believe it

    lovingRN2009 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    diabetics do need insulin. however, 20 units of novolog for a blood glucose of 140 is ridiculous. she has been at the facility i work at for over a month, believe me, i know her blood sugar trend....