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Also want to add, that if your Surgeon would be downright ****** at you if you did not notify him of temp greater than 101, increased pain, and increased swelling.

I would say the answer is Notify the Physician... you have post-op infection going on... for answers A & B they are both correct too, but you need a physician's order to do those things... and they are not as important as notifying the physicia...

funny... you sound exactly like me BEFORE i entered nursing school... you even have the same reasons including the feeling like our job makes a difference.. In my honest and humble opinion, it all depends where you end up working that either makes ...

holy cow... Ive never heard of this or seen this. When you get an order for this where do you get the alcohol from? It's not like pharmacy has a fully stocked bar full of brandy, wiskey, vodka? or do they? hehe

From what your original post said... personally I do not think this was "sloppy" at all. She was teaching you a little trick to spend your time wisely. 1) I assume you have computerized charting which means that your laptop is in the room with you w...

5 days? ***** wow!

you have TB! laughin my ass off... Nursel you are really a hoot! :))

allergy sufferer here too... Unfortunately this time, it's is a bad URI. I was wearing a mask. But the hospital has the heat cranked on, and the air is so dry, that I just couldn't control my coughing.. starting having a hacking spell. Had to walk ...

As far as I knew, all nursing schools are like this. Our school was infamous for this. There's always 4 right answers but only 1 best answer. The rationale for this is to develop and improve your ability to "crtically think" and also to get you re...

Oh also forgot to mention.. if you really want to get specific... Lovenox can cause a risk for bleeding. You'd want to watch the patient's Hematocrit levels. If they sharply decrease then you have bleeding going on. You'd also want to look for sign...

I would say that the lower RBC count may be attributed to surgical hemorrorhage and hemolysis, both of which are to be expected during an invasive GI procedure. If the patient never had a history of Anemia or other causes in the past, then it is an ...

I just read some of the other responses and they have me really confused. I always stick to D X Q = dose H It works like a charm EVERY time!

This is the only way I know how to solve the math problems. Im not sure if it's the "dimensional analysis" thing... but this is how I learned to do them. You always use this equation: Desired / Have on hand X Quantity = Dose #1 Plug in your number...

Someone else may have already said this, but I think it depends too on the patient's fluid volume status. If the patient is hypovolemic then hypotonic solutions are not recommended until the patient is stabilized. Once stable, then hypotonic solutio...

I think you already got your 25 replies, but here is my answer anyway. A big fat NO! hehe... seriously though, NO.

Oh I have heard of Epic... have only used it briefly... can't tell you what to expect. But check my post regarding the docs and their reluctancy to use CPOE. They always try ways to get out of it. The docs at our hospital are telling the secretarie...

you make excellent points steelydan... I had to excuse myself from a patient's room today because I was coughing my brains out! How embarrassing for me, and I bet the patient and her husband were thinking OMG?

I just found out today that is our police all year long. It was my weekend to work, so apparently now I need a doctor's note. So I drug myself intoday hacking, sneezing, coughing up mucous, and blowing my nose every 5 minutes. I was temped to show ...

Biggest issue is with CPOE ( Computerized Physician Order Entry ) or "K-poe" as some will like to pronounce it. The docs don't like having to enter their own orders. They will avoid for as long as they can. They will ***** N' moan. They will use sn...

I agree with you. At my work, they always ask what you are sick with. Well th is weekend I had to call out Sat & Sun because on Friday - 1) my truck broke down 2) late at night in the rain / cold 3) with my toddler child. My kid was pretty w...

oh no Nursel... you are goin to hell! hehe

Hello Nurses , I also posted this in the student forums but have not gotten any responses yet. So thought I would try this thread. I have a paper due for my BSN class which is due this Wednesday. Tonight is the only time that I have to work on it be...

lol I never asked... it's one of those thing... we recently went through a merger and the hospital that took over got to keep their policies.

hey southern... now I know what you meant by that... and it makes totaly sense... seems like it could do what it's supposed to do... I will google it. I am curious to know what the "opposing" sides say about it. That would have been a great topic...

Hello Nurses, I have a paper due for my BSN class which is due this Wednesday. Tonight is the only time that I have to work on it because I work and have a child and have classes during the week. I am stuck on an idea for a topic. Once I have a topi...