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  1. gained alot of weight as a nurse

    I forgot to add that the food diary will help you see why you eat. If you find you use food to help you de-stress or eat when your bored or late at night then you should try to do something else...
  2. gained alot of weight as a nurse

    I am 5 1/2 half months post partum. I am about 5 feet tall and gained 60 IBS during my pregnancy! I have lost all but 10. As you know after having a baby you have a belly and I know how you feel, it's...
  3. ABG question

    Dudette10 you need to look this up in your text or ask someone for help. Actually, take the question to your nursing professor to clarify. Or go online and look up the answers because acid/base is...
  4. ABG question

  5. ABG question

    Another thing to help you is to remember is that Metabolic conditions the arrows follow eachother. pH is low in metabolic acidosis( down arrow) and HCO3 is low( down Arrow) down down OR if pH is high...
  6. ABG question

    first thing to look at is the pH. normal pH is 7.35 to 7.45. if it is than its alkalosis. Compensated means that the pH has returned to the normal range. the pH is 7.33 so its acidosis Next look at...
  7. At what point do you say something?

    All RN's have a duty to report unsafe practice. Therefore, you need to approach your supervisor and let her know what is going
  8. NO. Each state has a board of nursing which creates the Nurse Practice Act for that
  9. any Littman will do. I would say get it now so you can get used to it while you are in
  10. The standard of care for all antiobiotics is administer within 1 hour of order unless in ED then has to be within 3 hours. I would call the MD to ask what he would like you to do because if you wait...
  11. It greatly helps to place one's self in the shoes of the CNA, especially a LTC CNA. I work at a nursing home, and each one of my CNAs is assigned 12 to 15 patients each. They simply do not have the...
  12. Eating pizza by an empty bed in a room shared with an isolation
  13. New RN worried about confrontations

    remember that wherever you work there will ALWAYS be difficult people. The best way to handle the situation is to be assertive. Assertive not aggressive. Assertive means useing "I" statements. For...
  14. Written consent forms

    First off nurses are not supposed to have the consent form signed. They are suppose to check to make sure that it is signed. Signing the consent is the surgeon's responsibility. If you are obtaining...
  15. IVPB Question

    Bring this to the attention of the MD and get an order for