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nurse678

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  1. INR increasing...without anticoagulation?

    Also what are his LFT's? Could be liver issues
  2. Basic knowledge assessment test (of critical care) So I'm just reviewing stuff I need to brush up on...reading through PASS
  3. Hey all you expert critical care nurses! I am going to be taking the BKAT 8. I took it once before. Not sure how prepared I am for it again...I have a little bit of experience in CC, but I think I...
  4. So I'm in the car with my fiance and future in-laws...somehow the topic of shall we say "cleaning patients up" came up. My soon to be mother-in-law looks shocked when I reply that I do this every...
  5. deltoid IM flu vaccine technique

    No, lucky as in that if it was administered correctly, it just didn't
  6. deltoid IM flu vaccine technique

    I have a feeling that my flu shot was administered SQ instead of IM...I did not get the classic muscle soreness and it didn't hurt at all during administration. Maybe I just got lucky? Any
  7. Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    I'm in the same boat *sigh*. I think I need anger management and a xanax
  8. Wow! While I always knew keeping the TV on was never a great thing, I think this may be causing some of my issues here... I like to watch TV before bed, so now I'm going to use a sleep timer so it...
  9. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    It actually is FDA approved for work shift sleep d/o. But is called nuvigil? I guess this is a new version of
  10. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    I passed with 75 so yeah
  11. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    Thank you! Unfortunately day shift is not an option for me anytime soon. I'm still a newbie and there are many others ahead of me who are in line for
  12. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    I have been working night shift for about 10months now. When I come home from work I sleep from about 0830-1700 to prepare for my next night of work. When I'm not working, I can sleep for 12hrs like...
  13. What You Do Best

    My patient also almost always tell me I'm so good at giving their SQ heparin. "you're good at that, I didn't even feel it!" haha I always toss it up to the needle size but hey, it's nice to hear
  14. What You Do Best

    I was told I'm great with patient's families. I always make sure they are in the know about everything that's going on, give them time to ask questions, and ask if there is anything I can do for
  15. Have you ever infused phenylephrine peripherally?

    Is regitine for any caustic gtt that extravasates? Someone at work told me it was just for