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    Umm...say what

    KelRN215 replied to Mariaberry84's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Apple sauce isn't a clear liquid and 5 month olds don't generally eat apple sauce yet. I am fairly certain that everyone responding to this thread knows the real answer but we are trying to get you to...
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    Metabolic Acidosis

    KelRN215 replied to IvyRN2017's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you have a metabolic acidosis, the body is going to use the respiratory system to compensate. CO2 is an acid. Hyperventilation = blowing off CO2 = using the lungs to decrease the excess of acid in...
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    Umm...say what

    KelRN215 replied to Mariaberry84's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It would consist of pretty much one thing. Marketed for this very specific
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    Assignment: Feeding tube w/dementia patient

    KelRN215 replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have never seen or heard of this and I send patients home with NG tubes on the
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    Assignment: Feeding tube w/dementia patient

    KelRN215 replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The husband can request to end artificial nutrition. That's what the Terri Schiavo case was all about. OP, you say the husband is the one who consented to the J-tube being placed. He can consent to it...
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    Which Medication to Give First

    KelRN215 replied to kchester3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd give the cefazolin first because it can be given over 3-5 minutes, followed by the Flagyl which I've always given IV over 30 minutes then the erithromycin last because it takes the longest to...
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    I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    KelRN215 replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This. This patient needs: A) Pain consult B) Psych consult C) a 1:1 sitter if she is
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    Uncooperative Kids

    KelRN215 replied to Minnesota123's topic in Pediatric

    Ask the parents what works best for their child. If it's a child with chronic illness, the parent may give them medication every
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    How much do we tx?

    KelRN215 replied to RN1485's topic in Oncology

    If we're talking about patients who are actively dying- no tube feedings, no IV fluid, no TPN. Sometimes a Foley could be a comfort care measure if the patient is uncomfortable/unable to void. My...
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

    KelRN215 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe Memorial Day then.
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

    KelRN215 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My boyfriend actually asked if I wanted to go to Yosemite this summer and I said, "no, not in the summer. I don't go on vacations in the summer. We can go the week after Labor
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    Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    KelRN215 replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    This is what I want to know, too. If the medication use is restricted to certain units, why did the Pharmacy dispense it to a patient on a different unit? And confirming with nurses who've been...
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

    KelRN215 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Care to explain? My last vacation was to South America. Why would I take a vacation to South America in our summer, which is their winter? No thanks, I'll travel away from winter to 90 degree...
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

    KelRN215 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never go on vacation in the summer. It's infinitely easier to get vacation time in the non-summer, flights are cheaper and I'd rather leave the Northeast in the winter than in the few months it's...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    KelRN215 replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No, actually and you didn't type it correctly here either. "100 mL for 8 hours" doesn't mean anything. Your OP said 100 mL in 8 hrs which would be 12.5 mL/hr. But you meant to say 100 mL per hour for...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    KelRN215 replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It would be set to the volume you want the secondary bag to infuse. Do you understand what VTBI means? Volume To Be Infused. You are telling the pump how much volume to infuse. If you are infusing,...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    KelRN215 replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you're only infusing 800 mL and your bag is 1000 mL, you won't be changing the
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

    KelRN215 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This thread reminds me of how much I don't miss the mad-dash to the summer vacation request list, which was typically posted in March, from when I was a staff nurse. People would text those working...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    KelRN215 replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    100 mL NS IN 8 hours is 100 mL in 8 hrs or 12.5 mL/hr. You don't say where you work, but this is about maintenance for a 3.1 kg baby so not an unheard of rate. But, based on the rest of your OP, I...
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    Jury duty and new grad program

    KelRN215 replied to IGSD777's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my state, you can post-pone for up to a year from the date you are called and you can reschedule your date online. I know someone who is a self-proclaimed expert at getting out of jury duty and she...
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    KelRN215 replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    Turning 26 and being kicked off your parents' plan is a "qualifying event", hence you should be able to sign up for your employer health plan when that happens, instead of having to wait for the next...
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    Quick IV calc. question

    KelRN215 replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes. If you want to infuse 100 mL in 20 minutes, the rate is 300
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    List all the Nursing Hats you have worn

    KelRN215 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Pediatric Neurology/Neurosurgery (Inpatient) Pediatric Home Care Clinical Nurse Manager Per Diem School RN in a Boarding School Home Infusion Nurse
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    Is it legal..

    KelRN215 replied to L&DRN93's topic in General Nursing

    The law has absolutely nothing to do with this situation. For something to become illegal, the legislature, either at the state or local level, has to sit down and consider a bill on the subject, vote...
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    diabetic npo iv fluids

    KelRN215 replied to thetruth7's topic in General Nursing

    Is the patient on an insulin