SMARN

SMARN

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  1. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    SMARN replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and vomiting/vomit used to bother me, and still can if it's loud and smelly enough, but not as bad as it used to. A patient came in with sxs of CVA; was traveling with his daughter, they had...

  2. Blood cultures and antibiotic iv meds

    SMARN replied to cview110's topic in Emergency

    We have an electronic system (McKesson). Built into our system are order sets for CC we see very often (abdominal pain, URI, chest pain, SOB, etc). The sets have already been signed off on as...

  3. Blood cultures and antibiotic iv meds

    SMARN replied to cview110's topic in Emergency

    Like others have said, in patient's who have any URI/CAP type sxs, the first BC is drawn when IV is started, and often times a lactic acid as well. 2nd set is then either drawn by the nurse; if LA...