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    The student nurse

    Vespertinas replied to musickx2's topic in General Nursing

    Pepper, you're tough! I think one explanation for this behavior is that the student has never been in the healthcare setting before and has no idea what tasks are or are not okay for them,...
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    Do you find that you get more support from other nurses than your own friends/family?

    Vespertinas replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Meh. I didn't even attend my own graduation ceremony. I remember being embarrassed when people would compliment me on getting a HS diploma. Maybe some of your family members just aren't the type to...
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    Baffled...

    Vespertinas replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    Wooh! Your new avatar deserves a
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    How Do You Prime Blood Tubing?

    Vespertinas replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still having an imaginary conversation with that nosy nurse in the original scenario. Sorry for taking my unchecked exasperation out on
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    How Do You Prime Blood Tubing?

    Vespertinas replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what you mean by that. There is one way to administer blood: per protocol. I don't care if you can do it standing on your head, the only thing I want is per protocol. And if you DO do it...
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    Learning a Second Language Through Nursing

    Vespertinas posted a topic in General Nursing

    When i was in college, I arrogantly declined taking the elective "Spanish for Healthcare Workers"... I rationalized something, well, arrogant. Then I moved to another state and boy did I wish I took...
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    Learning a Second Language Through Nursing

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse who worked with my grandmother in a daycare setting told me about a wonderful language program that worked like this: It'd read an english sentence to you and you'd repeat it: My brother wears...
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    How Do You Prime Blood Tubing?

    Vespertinas replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's even more odd. I would have assumed that she an inexperienced RN but yet full of herself. To have 20 years of experience and prime blood tubing in such an unusual manner... you'd think that in...
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    Baffled...

    Vespertinas replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    Bravo for your school. There's one for the "why-don't-they-prepare-us-for-the-culture-of-nursing-in-nursing-school?"
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    How Do You Prime Blood Tubing?

    Vespertinas replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also don't understand why she primed BOTH sides of the Y tubing with it. That's not the way to do it anywhere. To answer your second question, we use the Y tubing for all blood products including...
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    Because It's always been done that way orders

    Vespertinas replied to Travel_RN_0714's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can put on an icepack without an MD's orders, no? Of course I'm nitpicking because bigger issues obviously exist here. If you're not comfortable, get out. If you forced yourself to stay there,...
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    Pill falls on pt gown...is it safe to give?

    Vespertinas replied to sle1191's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't even know why we're supporting the idea that this is the correct answer "in nursing
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    Surprise In My Pocket - this ever happen to you?

    Vespertinas replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    When you said "surprise in your pocket" first thing I imagined was when I put a suppository in my pocket and forget to dispose of
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    Baffled...

    Vespertinas replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work on a unit where we had to stash our own K-Dur because the pharmacy was never giving them on time and patients were often ordered NOW doses. Once when someone asked me if I had any...
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    Patient Questions

    Vespertinas replied to Watchtower's topic in General Nursing

    I think the crux of this problem is that you work in an urgent care setting. Isn't the idea here to treat them just temporarily until the patient can get in touch with their PCP? So if you've...
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    Vespertinas replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There's a section called "Nursing Scrubs" on AllNurses. Shouldn't this thread be there instead? I'd rather talk about NURSING in this
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    Acute/ Chronic Renal Failure

    Vespertinas replied to nochka22's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Also, PVCs are more likely to lead toward V-tach esp in the setting of
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    What should be the immediate intervention if a Trach tube accientally comes out?

    Vespertinas replied to small_potato's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Like turnforthenurse said, you should have extras at the bedside. You spend all this time doing trach care and keeping it clean and now you shove in the one that just fell on the floor (or whatever)?...
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    Acute/ Chronic Renal Failure

    Vespertinas replied to nochka22's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Definitely the Kussmaul patient. The one with PVCs likely recently returned from dialysis so he just had a big drop in his K+ and is experiencing relative hypokalemia. He can handle the PVCs (for now)...
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    AV fistulas and lines.

    Vespertinas replied to MLB55's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    that's what you take in neuro ICU? I had no idea What's his neuro
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    BP medication "food chain"

    Vespertinas replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I think of the three you have, clonidine is the biggest one but there are more side effects that go along with it. Like Nurse Nessa said, there is a risk of rebound hypertension after suddenly...
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    Anyone else the QUIET nurse?

    Vespertinas replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm loud, I speak up. I like to think that it's not to the point of being obnoxious. I also float. The other day, another loud(er) charge RN said to me, "I'm glad you're here today. You're a much...
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    giving O2 per request?

    Vespertinas replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

    I once had a RT explain to me how the whole hypoxic drive theory is half-bologna. I wish I could recall the details but something about how the patients can HANDLE the extra CO2 in their bloodstream...
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    Dealing with "Web-Trained" Patient/Family Members.

    Vespertinas replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    A media literacy and statistics class in middle school? P-values? Very
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    Is turning dying patients comfort care or not?

    Vespertinas replied to C0252786's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't agree that we should insist on turning. If a patient's death is a matter of days and moving is very painful, sometimes the patient PREFERS to be left alone. Also, pain medication does not...