begalli

begalli

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  1. Any Good Nursing Book Suggestions?

    begalli replied to JacqueOCS's topic in General Nursing

    I'm reading a book by Echo Heron right now (it's funny you spell her last name wrong as she makes it a point in the book to correct those who spell her last name with two r's. :) ). I'm not that...

  2. NS for urine replacement & mannitol ?

    begalli replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic and in addition to lowering ICP it can also be used in the treatment of oliguria and as prophylaxis of acute renal failure. Mannitol can obscure the signs of inadequate...

  3. Vasoactive infusions?

    begalli replied to FirePup's topic in General Nursing

    I concur with pricklypear for cardiac step-downs. The RN's on our step-down do not titrate the drugs but we do occasionally-rarely send patients out to the step-down with nitro or dopamine. I've never...

  4. Is RN allowed to push anesthesia meds under direction of MD?

    begalli replied to strugglingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Come to think of it, on occasion we do push the neuromuscular blocking agents during intubations. Not all the time but we do. In preparation for intubations, we also find out from the doc which drugs...

  5. 'DOES ANYONE KNOW -JUST OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD- WHAT HIDA STANDS FOR? WHAT IS IT? "

    begalli replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    It's a gallbladder scan. Cholescintigraphy (HIDA Scan)

  6. Is RN allowed to push anesthesia meds under direction of MD?

    begalli replied to strugglingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    DIPRIVAN is indicated for: Induction of general anesthesia in adult patients and pediatric patients > 3 years of age Maintenance of general anesthesia in adult patients and pediatric patients...

  7. Is RN allowed to push anesthesia meds under direction of MD?

    begalli replied to strugglingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. Technically, propofol is considered both anesthesia and a hypnotic sedative. So it begs the question of whether or not your institution acknowledges both labels. I have a feeling...

  8. New - trying to learn the terms

    begalli replied to cdm369's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you can check out a couple of threads in the nursing student discussion forums: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89810 https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84212

  9. First Time CA License Renewal

    begalli replied to Beachbody's topic in General Nursing

    Whoops! Sorry, I stand corrected. UCDSICURN is right! CE's are not needed on the first

  10. First Time CA License Renewal

    begalli replied to Beachbody's topic in General Nursing

    btw, welcome to allnurses!!

  11. First Time CA License Renewal

    begalli replied to Beachbody's topic in General Nursing

    The BON will send you a renewal in the mail about 6 weeks prior to the due date. You simply write your check and write in your CEU's on the form and mail it away. You receive your new license in a...

  12. Typical Shift For Med/Sur RN

    begalli replied to madwife2002's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ack!! i've never heard of such a shift - either way! do the managers work that day shift as well? i couldn't do it. i think that night shift is far far worse than a 7-7. op - usually shifts are 8,...

  13. Continuous Urine monitoring

    begalli replied to Ashman's topic in General Nursing

    this is the one we use. we don't run ours on battery, rather it's rigged up into the wall for power and to communicate with our computers for charting. it is a problem if it gets full because the air...

  14. Continuous Urine monitoring

    begalli replied to Ashman's topic in General Nursing

    Such a thing does exist. The urometers we use in the icu have a digital display of temp and output every hour. As the clock on the device turns over to each new hour it automatically resets the new...

  15. Group One background checks in Texas

    begalli replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh good lord. Is this the website?: http://www.gp1.com/group1_main_body.htm I have NEVER heard of anything like this. Pretty positive this is illegal in CA. If a prospective employer were to call a...

  16. Journal Club

    begalli replied to CashewLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. We have a journal club too. It's a great idea and really nice for everyone involved. The newer staff especially like it as it's an opportunity to discuss stuff away from the hecktic-ness of the...

  17. waking patients up to do vitals

    begalli replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    There's one really good reason I would wake you up right there. You are a neuro patient right? Neurologically, gotta check to make sure megkirpas is still the same megkirpas you were last time I...

  18. Tagging HIV status in chart?

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am much, MUCH, MUCH more afraid of being exposed to hep c than I am hiv. It's very difficult to contract hiv in our work. About a year and a half ago I went for my annual check up with bloodwork....

  19. Tagging HIV status in chart?

    begalli replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU

    As far as I'm concerned, all patients are have hep c or are hiv+. This, among other reasons, is exactly why we use universal precautions - which, to me, is the same as being "extra careful." What is...

  20. Are the curtains between beds ever cleaned?

    begalli replied to MedicalZebra's topic in General Nursing

    Ours are and I know when they are because they smell like a brand new shower curtain liner....they're plastic and disposable. They get wiped down by housekeeping after each patient and changed out...

  21. Ranking Order.

    begalli replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY!! :) We are one of a kind. Of course!! Nurses are NEVER satisfied with simply scratching the surface, we want to see what's

  22. Ranking Order.

    begalli replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in General Nursing

    Great visual pricklypear! I think I would equate an MA more with an LVN though. MA's can be trained to do quite a bit in the doctor's office. clarification: I'm assuming that MA = Medical Assistant,...

  23. Ranking Order.

    begalli replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. The two are not comparable. Nursing is nursing. Medical is medical. So they must be separated. MA's work under a physician's license. So do PA's. CNA's work under both an LVN's (or wait, can...

  24. Ranking Order.

    begalli replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in General Nursing

    See, I think the MA would fall under the PA, who falls under the MD, who falls under some Chief physician or something (unless it's a teaching hospital then there's residents, interns, med students,...

  25. California Nurses Association and SEIU Neutrality Agreement ruled Illegal by the NLRB

    begalli replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh c'mon. We had this clarified at my hospital by the State. I know for sure that in critical care, it's okay for a nurse to go to the bathroom or step away from the bedside to get supplies. What...