xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Confused about Carpuject???

    When they first came out in the late 80s, the packaging allowed for only the unit being removed to have the seal broken- so it was easier to see at a quick glance if something was missing. Not like...
  2. "I just can't help you..."

    Lyrica Voltaren Gel Soma & Baclofen Big problem- on Stadol :) The narcs are getting whacked by the antagonist in the
  3. Confused about Carpuject???

    It's simply a type of unit dose. 25 years ago (or so...I didn't write down the date ) they were a huge improvement over having to use ampules; they also cut down a step in giving meds by not having to...
  4. "I just can't help you..."

    Already there :) (in a reply-not
  5. :hpygrp: :vlin: :rckn: :anpom: :nmbrn:
  6. Pain meds IV push

    Does this PPL need carbon dating, or is she actually of the last century? I'm so sorry you have to put up with
  7. Can also include how long it takes the baby to nipple _____cc of formula. Any gagging? Any s/s choking? If you try to remove the bottle, does it slide right out, or does the little bugger have it...
  8. CV Disorder Critical Thinking Case Study

    true- but still should be questioned imo
  9. air bubble in syringe

    Nice idea.....but about a week after getting home, Lovenox leaves someone looking like an eggplant.... Bubbles or
  10. Pain meds IV push

  11. What does an RN REALLY do?

    ER vs floor- big difference :) The ones who got to the floor (or admitted from the office) were generally a mess, or required doing lousy things to them...jme :) We had the helipad outside the back...
  12. Pain meds IV push

    Did Dr. Murray write the
  13. Pain meds IV push

    And in some places they do
  14. I worked in Austin, Round Rock, and Kerrville, TX.... in mostly (as in 13-14 of 17 years) charge, supervisory, and "administrative" (MDS/Care Plan) positions. I have the horrible ADN This...
  15. CV Disorder Critical Thinking Case Study

    No problem :) I like students, no matter what the rumors are I don't check here a lot- but maybe will now.... PM
  16. Facilitate urination in an infant?

    What EricJRN said.... The most common cause of decreased urine output in a baby is
  17. CV Disorder Critical Thinking Case Study

    Questions for "Deb" : Why is she on straight D5W? What did the EKG show? CXR results? O2 sats? Considering H & H, is O2 sat an issue? Electrolytes? BUN? Had the patient been sitting in a...
  18. Neurological Assessment

    I used to tell them I had to ask them some questions that might sound kind of dumb, but there were places on the paperwork that required their answers....most laughed, whether they had a clue or
  19. Your first Code Blue

    My first witnessed code was as a student. So I was useless, until it came time to take the body to the morgue. I'd been a CNA, so dead people didn't bother me. What did bother me was the paper sheet...
  20. helppp, i think i hate nursing

    Slow down and breathe :) You're learning from your mistakes- that's better than repeating them... Give it time for you to settle in- it takes more than 6 months to really get a rhythm for how YOU...
  21. "I just can't help you..."

    I went to a drug interaction site (2, actually). The stadol (and the opiod antagonist in it) can induce withdrawal symptoms....???? He truly may be getting much less benefit from the opiates than one...
  22. Single moms and every 3rd weekend

    That sounds like a fairly sane place :) I actually offered to work all weekends (Sat-Sun-Mon) so I'd know my schedule in advance. I was told I couldn't because that would mean someone wouldn't have...
  23. Nursing home/LTC getting more acute

    LTCs w/vents and LTACs are not new. There may be more of them, but they've been around for decades. :) 1986- 30 bed LTC/Medicare unit (SNF) w/4-6 vent beds and one RN, one RT, and 2 CNAs for 7-3 and...
  24. Just FWIW.... if you resign, you get no unemployment benefits. You still might not, depending on the validity of their reasons for wanting you gone. But, if you quit- you give up any chance of...