Sun0408 ASN, RN

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    Need help with hanging bags of liquid nutrition

    Sun0408 replied to ceebeeRN's topic in General Students

    Is this feeding on a pump or just free flowing in? If it is on a pump, does the tubing have a separate bag for h20 flush. Our TF's are hung on a pump and the pump will prime the tubing for us, it...
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    Is turning dying patients comfort care or not?

    Sun0408 replied to C0252786's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I could not agree with Esme more. Turning all pts is very important, it is very unnatural to lay in the same spot for hours on end to days. A comfort care only pt requires just as much care as the...
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    OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    Sun0408 replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes you are fighting hospital policy. Have you thought about a birthing center instead of a hospital
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    Losing your license

    Sun0408 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    A "friend" I graduated with lost her licenses within months of getting hers. It was not nursing related. Her first mistake was lying on her application, then several DUI's with hit and runs. The board...
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    Using an AED on a patient with an ICD??

    Sun0408 replied to sarabellum1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Links were provided in your other post re this
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    Nclex stars please respond, I need you 8-)

    Sun0408 replied to healthstar's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My NCLEX experience is now a blur. If you hate SATA questions which most of us do, I say do a lot of those questions until you are comfortable with
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    Using an AED on a patient with an ICD??

    Sun0408 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical Assessment and Management of Patients With Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillators Presenting to Nonelectrophysiologists I have provided the link for
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    Using an AED on a patient with an ICD??

    Sun0408 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Patients who have an ongoing arrhythmia when evaluated emergently should be managed according to advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines regardless of the presence of...
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    Scope of Practice question

    Sun0408 replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    OP, only you would need to know if you had insurance or not. Those of us that have it do not wear a stick that says "sue me, Im insured". Im taking your statement lightly, no one needs to know, not a...
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    Scope of Practice question

    Sun0408 replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it can be very confusing and you will learn as you go. The more we know, the better able we are to protect and advocate for our pts... We have to know S&S, this allows us to keep an eye out...
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    Scope of Practice question

    Sun0408 replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    Your number 2 reason really scares me. You are still a nursing student and trust me, you really don't know jack. Medicine is very complex and that is why MD's go to school a whole lot longer than we...
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    Calculation question (involving reconstitution)

    Sun0408 replied to AshMariee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Esme is so great with helping students and nurses alike. Love the links she provides
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    What makes nursing school so hard?

    Sun0408 replied to RareUnique's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i assume if you can survive the prerequisites, you will be breeze through it. that is the easy part. ns is so much more than memorizing facts and info. it is about critical thinking. critical thinking...
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    Written up for false documentation...

    Sun0408 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh wow, you sure do seem to have a monkey on your back !! You have had several jobs that you either quit or were fired from. What in the world is going on
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Sun0408 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I often say to myself "And you really thought that was a good idea" .. Gotta love trauma ICU hehe
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    What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    Sun0408 replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    I skipped the graduation and just went to my pinning and let me tell you, it marked the end of one journey and the start of a new one. I would not have missed it for the world. I don't think any of us...
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    lasix and kcl

    Sun0408 replied to RNurse24's topic in General Nursing

    So did you give 20mg or 40mg of lasix and what was the order. Im confused
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    Did you like critical care?

    Sun0408 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Try looking for a trauma surgical ICU.. It just might fit you better. So many more issues and problems to fix and no two pts are every the same. Something is always going on and your pts need that...
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    Are enemas making a comeback?

    Sun0408 replied to caregiver1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am no expert but I did have one with my first child 19 years ago. With my second and third baby, this was not done and considered "old" practice. I'm sure some hospitals still do them while others...
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    Pain assessment tool for sedated/ intubated patients?

    Sun0408 replied to alenor's topic in Critical Care

    We don't have a standard pain scale for these types of pts. Common sense goes a long way. I work trauma surgical ICU so it is obvious these pts will need pain management at frequent intervals during...
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    Which NCLEX-RN review online provides better CONTENT review? HURST, NCSBN, KAPLAN

    Sun0408 replied to dabombnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did Hurst live review and enjoyed. Believe it or not, I heard Marlene's(sp) voice in my head during the test. She made the review fun and memorable. During the live review, they play DVD's of her...
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    Illness?

    Sun0408 replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on the floor for over 2 years. I have called out of work twice. Once for a unexplained fainting episode and the MD wouldn't let me drive for a few days and the second was for a death. As...
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    Not feeling it...

    Sun0408 replied to LostN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was in your shoes about a year ago. I left the floor and went to a trauma surgical ICU and let me tell you; I felt like a new born baby all over again. I didn't know jack about vents, ABG's, gtts,...
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    C-Diff in Spec. Ed student

    Sun0408 replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    I am not a school nurse so take my words with a grain of salt.. C-diff is very contagious and hospital's place them on isolation. We must gown and glove before entering the room. We MUST wash our...
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    Is giving meds early common??

    Sun0408 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Check your hospital policy re NPO status. In my hospital, they have made it pretty easy. If the doc writes NPO, they are NPO. If they want them to get meds they have to state that. It is very clear to...