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  1. Please, please set me straight!

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's usually what I have been doing, but because everyone does it differently I haven't found what is the RIGHT way to do it.. lol

  2. General and Ped Questions- pls help

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Some questions I have, thank you very much for any replies!! 1) If I drew up half the medication in a (ex) Gravol vial than is this vial left on the medcart for other nurses to use or do I waste it??...

  3. General and Ped Questions- pls help

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much for your consideration and taking the time to write a reply parkerbeancurd! I am slowly getting clarity. Thanks again to

  4. General and Ped Questions- pls help

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These two replies are the exact reason as to why I am confused about pain managment! My instructor mentioned to me that the way the RN had administered the morphine was acutally the more effective way...

  5. Dehydration Q

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Im having a mental block, 1) How can dehydration cause nausea and vomiting?? 2) I asked this in an earlier post but no reply:crying2:..it even sounds ridiculous to me buuut, does a dr need to...

  6. Dehydration Q

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you both =) makes sense! I just needed a

  7. dr order for ice?

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, quick question... do you need a doctors order to give a patient an ice pack?? I know that this probably isn't necessary for patients who have a swelling from an injury or infection (?). But...

  8. Qs: needles, 'real' world

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    qs from day shift: 1) in the 'real' nursing world is it a common thing that nurses draw up sc shots of morphine (for example) in a tb-heparin syringe out of an ampoule? i used a 3ml syringe with...

  9. Qs: needles, 'real' world

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes the TB syringes that we have, have needles already attached and are NOT removable. So these nurses do not use filter needles at all for these types of

  10. Q's: SubqB; IV solutions

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello my Q's from yesterdays shifts: 1) How does a subQ butterfly work exactly? is flushing required? 2) I am confused with Hypo and Hyper tonic solutions! For example, a pt who has an infection to...

  11. Q's: SubqB; IV solutions

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for your reply!..The tonicity of solutions is still pretty confusing to me but I could definitely use some refreshing of the basics and how it all

  12. Pt Pain..a pain in my butt!

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi all, so another thing I am quite weary on is pain management! 1) how does the nurse make her/his decision on what pain med to pick if multiple analgesics are ordered? Even when there is more than...

  13. Pt Pain..a pain in my butt!

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks! I think thats definitely the root to my problem is that I don't know my pain meds well enough. I'll get crackin with the drug

  14. Pt Pain..a pain in my butt!

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    TO CLARIFY!!...lets narrow it down to postop surgical pts, that may help because I know this is a broad

  15. Qs! bubbles, IVs etc

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Questions from today's shift: (1) What do you do if you have attached a syringe to a Y-site port to admin a IV push med and you begin to push and you notice an air bubble flowing from the port?? This...

  16. Qs! bubbles, IVs etc

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you both for your

  17. IV Push Questions from nursing student

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone could help me out with some concerns I have with IV push. I have tried to get clarity but some nurses are not very helpful with giving rationale for the things...

  18. Q's (Vitals,TF meds, "quick" head to toe)

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi again its me with some more of my "queery" (lol) questions!: 1) I have done a few shifts and one thing I still have just NOT gotten straight is when to take vitals!! To me its makes sense to take...

  19. Q's (Vitals,TF meds, "quick" head to toe)

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Kimmie - By the way the head to toe in 5 mins is a keeper!! I like that this has a good flow to it, I'm trying it out next shift

  20. Q's (Vitals,TF meds, "quick" head to toe)

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you both for your helpful replies! I'm still shaky on the Vitals ahh! but i'm sure I will sooner or later get the hang of

  21. Oh so many questions from a nursing student ..!

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Summer Breeze, you helped quite a bit actually =) The new grads I have worked with so far have been so incredibly knowledgable and seem to know their stuff inside and out! Good luck with the...

  22. Oh so many questions from a nursing student ..!

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there I have finished my 2nd yr of nursing and am currently doing my summer practicum. The one thing that I have been really struggling with is the "gray areas" in nursing, I have been getting...

  23. Flushing with NS

    glovedgoddess posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just wondering is this correct? (# of ml's flushed and the aspiration?) When you are pre-flushing a saline line with NS before giving an IV push med, do you flush with 1 ml then aspirate for blood,...

  24. Flushing with NS

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just to be clear I was taught about the flush prior and post giving med if iv solution running is

  25. Flushing with NS

    glovedgoddess replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    By "saline line" I meant "saline lock" oops!..I meant for saline locks do we only generally flush with 3 pre and post..cause 10 pre and post can add up if you are giving many meds?. So for IV push...