TorsadesDePointesRN

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  1. iv infusion

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to bonhic's topic in General Nursing

    1. I just run it at 100 ml an hour over an hour. (usually running a med too fast will cause a problem; running it a little slower generally won't hurt anything) or 2. I estimate the rate, then plug in...

  2. Been an RN for 6 months..why do I still dread giving report?

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    These are really helpful tips, thank you!! Will definitely take credit for what I have done (I always try to stock the computer on wheels and make sure there's no IV bags about to run out); I will be...

  3. Been an RN for 6 months..why do I still dread giving report?

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2 loving the goat analogy! I do feel badly though because pretty much on our floor it's kind of a common courtesy thing to not leave things for the next shift unless absolutely necessary. One day...

  4. Been an RN for 6 months..why do I still dread giving report?

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe Thank you Amanda, I needed to hear that. 75% of the nurses I work with are absolutely amazing, but yes, there are that few who seem like they are out to get the new nurses. And I...

  5. Does your state supply a license plate for NURSES?

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to bema257's topic in General Nursing

    I have been pulled over for speeding 3 times.. all three times while wearing either an aide or nursing uniform and a stethoscope on my neck and I have never once gotten a ticket. So yes, I think being...

  6. Nurses can't draw blood, its always hemolyzed

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing

    I had absolutely no idea peripheral IV sites could be used to draw blood and I've been doing blood draws as an aide for 3 years at my hospital before I became an RN. Doesn't it blow the IV site? Is...

  7. Been an RN for 6 months..why do I still dread giving report?

    TorsadesDePointesRN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks April. :) I think my main problem lies in being able to organize my thoughts and remember everything I want to say while going through each system.. even with the SBAR tool and going through...