psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Dear Nursing Instructor

    psu_213 replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    That's true, the person who is coding does not actually tell the physician "you can't go to the restroom." It's just assumed. Just like the person under anesthesia does not actually tell the...
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    Dear Nursing Instructor

    psu_213 replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    The same applied to me! Although I'm glad someone else said it
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    IV catheter changes..

    psu_213 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Nursing

    In the ER especially. You have 5 patient's worth of lab stickers print out at once. Sometimes a patient was lined/labbed before the stickers printed and the tubes were't labeled, some nurses will...
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    No More ED Report?

    psu_213 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Then this sounds like a problem with hospital and/or ED leadership. I've said this before--if someone does this in "my" ED, they will not be working there for
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    Dear Nursing Instructor

    psu_213 replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    Lots. (Medicine, law, restaurant server, airline pilot, etc, etc, etc.) Although I do agree that a person should be allowed to leave lab under the given
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    Dear Nursing Instructor

    psu_213 replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    I don't mean to be rude (blunt), but it's pretty obvious you really don't know what you're talking about, and you should probably walk away before you say something else
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    scenario

    psu_213 replied to maryann.ihejieto's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You really have some good responses, and I really like to see that from a student who has yet to start clinicals! Some critical thinking questions: The elevated HR…what does that represent?...
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    scenario

    psu_213 replied to maryann.ihejieto's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This one sounds like it could be fun…I hope the OP comes back with his/her
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    post operative care of cardiac patient

    psu_213 replied to fitore's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's not a matter of taking a certain disease. It is a matter of your assessment. Do they have airway issues? How is their breathing? Their heart rate/rhythm? Are they at the same level...
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    Nursing Student Ethical Dilemna

    psu_213 replied to cbs701's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I think it a bit strange too...and I would not be happy about an instructor using my child's dead remains at part of "learning" experience (even though I'm not even sure it's
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    Test Banks = Academic Dishonesty???

    psu_213 replied to Haleiwa's topic in General Students

    Something similar has been discussed many many times on here…in my mind, if the test bank is available to all students, how can this be cheating? If someone stole the questions and passed them to...
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    patient re-assignment question

    psu_213 replied to NurseCallus's topic in Emergency

    This goes for triage too. Generally, our busiest times are late afternoon into the evening. I want someone fast out there in triage, and, let's face it, some are much faster than others in triage....
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    Why does a standing up for a long time cause to hypotension?

    psu_213 replied to doryshely's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OI've taken care of people who passed out after standing in place for a long time…for example, when they were in a choir. Why would standing in one place (big hint: legs not moving)
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    The "politics" of tattling.

    psu_213 replied to StealthRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So you were in there time and time again to take the pt. to the BR...you hooked him back up after each trip, but you never noticed that the "pump" wasn't taking BPs? If this pt. needed VS/BP every X...
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    The "politics" of tattling.

    psu_213 replied to StealthRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know the person above me already did this, but I have to call horse manure on this one. Plus, how is creating a bed full of kayexalate poo taking the "easy" way out? And I certainly don't advocate...
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    Dear Nursing Instructor

    psu_213 replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    I am not a nursing instructor nor is this peer reviewed/EBP…I agree that none of these are necessary except "grilling" students. As a nurse you will be grilled several times a shift--from patients,...
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    meds that you can't mix?

    psu_213 replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What was the issue amongst the nurses? Just curious...
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    meds that you can't mix?

    psu_213 replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nice! I always thought amio was up for that award, but I found out that amio is compatible with Vanc (I believe it was Vanc look it up to be sure before trying it). Anyway, to the OP, there is no...
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    patient re-assignment question

    psu_213 replied to NurseCallus's topic in Emergency

    At 11 am we get more staff. At that point, one nurse usually serves as a float--to settle medics, do discharges, help with critical patients, etc., etc. Some RNs make better floats than...
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    The "politics" of tattling.

    psu_213 replied to StealthRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^ Double (triple?) like. We need a "super like" or "love"
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    Dear Nursing Instructor

    psu_213 replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    First, let me say that unless the instructor is yelling "Your patient just went into V fib" (or something else dire), there is no reason that a nursing instructor should yell at a student. The tricky...
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    The "politics" of tattling.

    psu_213 replied to StealthRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! You have some serious issues…we can't give medical advice, so I would suggest some professional
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    Do you remember this lesson in nursing school?

    psu_213 replied to StealthRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know if I should dignify this with a response (I tend to agree with OCNRN's impression of things), but I just had to say one thing…machines are only as smart as the humans that use them....
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    Very Strange Interview Experience

    psu_213 replied to nomadicnurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Made even better by the user name of the person who posted
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    What is an EKG artifact?

    psu_213 replied to usha thomas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It is the EKG tracing done by a Mayan witch doctor that an archaeologist digs up… Sorry, couldn't resist. The above response is accurate, but I suggest Googling it for even more