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    PTT & APTT - Differences?

    UM Review RN replied to kate930's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i don't wanna nitpick, but are you sure about that? lovenox is usually given subq and never im because muscle is so much better perfused than the sq and more likely to result in a hematoma....
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    Wasting Narcotics

    UM Review RN replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got a few nurses mad at me because at one place I worked, I followed a very sloppy nurse who always forgot to sign off his meds. They'd just sign off on the count, but I insisted on writing the...
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    High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

    UM Review RN replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate your concern, but IMO the problem is less one of education than it is an issue of staffing realities. Today's nurse is dealing with high acuity patients with complex problems, and the...
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    Does your hospital give DC instructions to AMA patients

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering what your hospital policy is. Does hospital policy assure that the patient leaving AMA (Against Medical Advice) gets discharge instructions of some kind or
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    Scripting

    UM Review RN replied to deannawilliam's topic in General Nursing

    To the patient who's been a royal PITA and has done nothing but disturb and upset the roommate and for whom we've been fighting for a private room for hours and just now got permission at 0200: "Well,...
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    What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

    UM Review RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    "MD was called regarding clarification of medications. MD began cursing and yelling at nurse, "How dare you call and wake me up?! Could this have not waited until morning!" This nurse reminded the MD...
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    You Probably Feel Like You Know Everything

    UM Review RN replied to 4jen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's the link. I found it in Nursing Articles in the Previous Winners sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f300/full-circle-my-first-year-nursing-271914.html I hope you enjoy it and identify...
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    Nursing Career Advice

    UM Review RN replied to Brightside1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Moved to its own thread for more answers.
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    Group Project on CVA- help on ideas??!!??

    UM Review RN replied to Starfish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You might do a skit that revolves around a young nursing student talking to a relative about the risk factors of stroke and how to keep from having one. The relative poo-poos the advice and then has a...
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    Would you have called rapid response?

    UM Review RN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the patient wasn't decompensating, I'd have left her alone. We see that all the time. I get nervous, but some people just hang out in that 80's neighborhood and they're
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    Help!!!!!

    UM Review RN replied to cardiac~lover's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Could this be it?
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    Project for final

    UM Review RN replied to jojo311's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cut down on charting, perhaps? We spend more time with paperwork than we do with
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    Are Students Protesting HESI??

    UM Review RN replied to 2btmanrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd be interested in reading about that subject, Courtney. Could you please provide a few links to relevant articles? I couldn't find
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    If you weren't a nurse...

    UM Review RN replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

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    Gray areas

    UM Review RN replied to lake123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is why you can never know everything as a nurse. No two patients are exactly alike. Sometimes you will see a classic presentation. Most of the time you will have to learn to individualize care....
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    Lab draws after IV start

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Suppose you have a direct admit. You need to start an IV and draw labs, so you draw from the IV start. I've been told that there is a correct order that labs need to be drawn in. Can someone tell...
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    Questionable parameters?

    UM Review RN replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient Medications

    Some docs want the patient to have a beta blocker to help the heart function and will give Coreg 3.125 with parameters to give with a BP of over or equal to 85. However, I would expect that the...
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    Got Yelled at by MD.

    UM Review RN replied to angel36's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing: I may be wrong, but I've heard that there have never been any evidence-based studies that prove that the use of SCD's lowers the rate of DVTs. If any exist, please provide a link....
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    Questionable parameters?

    UM Review RN replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient Medications

    No, I
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    Double Shifts: Your tips and tricks for getting through it

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    We all hate 'em but I've never known a nurse who hasn't been talked into working extra at least once in her career. What ONE THING do you recommend to get through it
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    Funny things that pts say

    UM Review RN replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    While completing admission paperwork on a new female geriatric patient: Me: So can you tell me what other problems you have, Mrs. B? Pt: Yes. I'm impotent. Me: (blank stare, thinking, definitely TMI...
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    What to do

    UM Review RN replied to chadash's topic in Nursing Career

    How about home health? One on one patient care, decent pay and benes with the right company. Just a
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    Need A Nursing Interview

    UM Review RN replied to Eldest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you need to write a paper on nursing issues, then you might want to lurk in this forum a bit. You might even be able to use it for a resource.
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    answer me please!..for the love of god

    UM Review RN replied to cbigg22's topic in Nursing Career

    There's also a Pre-Nursing forum here: https://allnurses.com/forums/f198/ Hope that helps!
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    Are Students Protesting HESI??

    UM Review RN replied to 2btmanrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Please accept my sincerest condolences on the loss of your friend and classmate. But please do not cause yourself more grief and anguish by blaming one lousy pen-and-paper test on the death of a...