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  1. INR increasing...without anticoagulation?

    nurse678 replied to LetsChill's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Also what are his LFT's? Could be liver issues

  2. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

    nurse678 posted a topic in Critical Care

    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...

  3. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in Critical Care

    Basic knowledge assessment test (of critical care) So I'm just reviewing stuff I need to brush up on...reading through PASS

  4. How would you respond to this??

    nurse678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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

    nurse678 replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

    No, lucky as in that if it was administered correctly, it just didn't

  6. deltoid IM flu vaccine technique

    nurse678 replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

    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. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    nurse678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  8. Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    nurse678 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat *sigh*. I think I need anger management and a xanax

  9. Keeping TV on while sleeping = Depression??

    nurse678 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    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...

  10. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    It actually is FDA approved for work shift sleep d/o. But is called nuvigil? I guess this is a new version of

  11. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    nurse678 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 75 so yeah

  12. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    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

  13. What You Do Best

    nurse678 replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    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

    nurse678 replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    nurse678 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Is there a policy in your hospital for

  16. Have you ever infused phenylephrine peripherally?

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in MICU, SICU

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

  17. Have you ever infused phenylephrine peripherally?

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ok well I had to run it peripherally, didn't feel comfortable with it, but the MD said to. It ran for a good 48hrs plus. One site where it was running, has become reddened, hot, and sore to the touch....

  18. Student Loans....how long did/will it take to pay?

    nurse678 replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    My monthly payment is

  19. Student Loans....how long did/will it take to pay?

    nurse678 replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* I still owe 91,000 Been a year since

  20. How do you know if you put an IV in an artery?

    nurse678 replied to crystal777's topic in General Nursing

    You can also hook up some extension tubing, place a syringe on the end of it and draw back, then hold the tubing straight up in the air. If the blood flows back down, it's venous.

  21. Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    nurse678 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA I wish I had a Foley in every time I wake up during the night having to pee! I hate having to get

  22. Get through it without laughing - dare ya

    nurse678 replied to netglow's topic in Emergency

    I didn't

  23. Newer Nurse Here, Care to share some info?

    nurse678 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hey all :) I'm a newer nurse, I have been trying to review many things on my time off, but I honestly don't know what I don't know... lol. I currently have an NCLEX book open to review things. But I...

  24. Differences in pain medication

    nurse678 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I had no idea fentanyl was the strongest... was thinking dilaudid was the strongest followed by morphine and then fentanyl...I feel so

  25. Thinking about working as a hospice nurse...

    nurse678 replied to nurse678's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Great idea! Thank you so much for your