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begalli

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  1. Wound Vac

    begalli replied to Choircat's topic in General Nursing

    Rn - the wound would be assessed at that

  2. IV potassium

    begalli replied to limabean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not if the patient's gut isn't working well. IV K+ always works immediately, while PO K+ takes at least 30 minutes to begin to take affect with a person with a healthy

  3. gaining licensure in CA

    begalli replied to newgrad2005's topic in California Nursing

    Hi jlnurse, Sorry you've had such a hard time. My experiences with the CA BON has been nothing but good. Maybe you've slipped through the cracks somehow. As far as people here in CA being...

  4. just got tinnitus

    begalli replied to brigaily2000's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what preceeded your fall? Do you have a balance problem or experience dizziness? Meniere's? I wish you well in getting to the bottom of your ear

  5. IV potassium

    begalli replied to limabean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know I'll get spanked for this but sometimes I run K+ without a pump. I will use microtubing and administer it by gravity eyeballing (or timing) the drips to make sure it goes in over at least 30...

  6. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    begalli replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    True, true, so true. It's very difficult to get into the housing market around here and becoming a homeowner for the first time is literally just a dream for more than half the population here....

  7. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    begalli replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy Mike! You found one!! Actually, there are MANY in this area. I'm a full time (3 12's/wk) staff RN with full benefits in the SF Bay Area and I make just a bit more than $50/hr (this includes...

  8. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    begalli replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    We have many, many RN's who easily make in excess of $100K/yr. That's including maybe a day of overtime in a two-week pay period. It's not too hard to achieve. Also in

  9. Fluid status

    begalli replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Osmolarity being more proteins (or albumin) in the vasculature to do the pulling. Great

  10. Fluid status

    begalli replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I also wonder what this patient's kidney status is? I wonder what his creatinine

  11. Nurses BLOOPERS!

    begalli replied to RNview's topic in General Nursing

    One day I was running around extremely busy...especially with phones ringing off the hook. I was in constant motion. The place had a dumbwaiter (a small elavator that transports things between...

  12. A message to new grads: NEVER....

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

    Never try to force a flush using a 60 ml syringe through a NG/feeding/G/J tube stopcock. If it won't flush easily, repeatedly and gently pull back and push forward or you will end up with whatever...

  13. A message to new grads: NEVER....

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

    Please, NEVER go into work when you are sick. You're not doing anyone any favors by doing so. They will survive without

  14. HCA Hospitals

    begalli replied to Choircat's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39432&highlight=Columbia I knew there had to be something on this board somewhere. It's all coming back to me now.... Bill Frist. NOW I

  15. HCA Hospitals

    begalli replied to Choircat's topic in General Nursing

    HCA = Healthcare Corporation of America. They have dozens of for-profit hospitals throughout the US. Several years back they were called something else (I can't remember what that was - Columbia?),...

  16. post-op cabg care

    begalli replied to jetty's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    These are our standing post-op heart orders: 2 liters of LR (use first) and then 500 ml of hespan for hearts (cabg/valves). This doesn't mean that we give all that fluid, but usually the post-op heart...

  17. who all has taken the NET?

    begalli replied to hisrib's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.testprepreview.com/nursing_practice.htm Here's a place where you can practice. This test was no big deal. According to my school when I took it several years ago, they said that the scores...

  18. Open heart ICU

    begalli replied to Kiwi's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just to clarify...The quote in post #12 is not my story. The only part of that quote that's mine is, "p.s. open heart nurses are still the "cream of the crop!" and ".....as are all nurses in their...

  19. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    begalli replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    GOOD FOR YOU!! I'm the same way. There are some of us out there, and can I just say thanks for your

  20. Negative CVP?

    begalli replied to RN92's topic in MICU, SICU

    In addition to what has already been said very well here, what you might see with a low CVP is a labile blood pressure or consistently low blood pressure, decreased urine output, decreased cardiac...

  21. Intradermal lidocaine for IV starts

    begalli replied to hardworkingrn's topic in General Nursing

    The docs are the only ones who use lido for IV starts and that's for starting central or art lines. Oh, the picc RN does as well. In a previous job, I used EMLA cream for venipuncture. Sorry, I'm...

  22. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    begalli replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    And it's a PROSTATE not a PROSTRATE! :) I guess that could be another pet peeve of mine. How did some RN's make it through a rigorous nursing program and come out not knowing how to spell....even...

  23. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    begalli replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking about this for a while now trying to come up with a pet-peeve. I KNEW I had one! I am very pro family. Maybe it's just a gift that I have that 99% of the time, I'm more than happy...

  24. Intractible Hiccups

    begalli replied to chartleypj's topic in General Nursing

    My heart aches for my patients when they are intubated AND have hiccups. How awful. I wonder how the OP's husband is doing? I'm wondering if the hiccups are something related to the surgery....

  25. gaining licensure in CA

    begalli replied to newgrad2005's topic in California Nursing

    jlnurse- Have you tried calling the BON? (916) 322-3350. I'm not spacenurse, but I think you should go ahead and send your application and fees. It appears that four of your six months to get them the...