saphie

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1. HEPARIN BOLUS

   saphie replied to rnsprad's topic in General Nursing

   Where I use to work, our floor was not certified for IVP so we would use a 50 ml IV bag with NS, inject the heparin into that and then run it over 15 mins, basically a push but not technically !...

2. new job worries - need advice

   saphie replied to saphie's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you to all of those who replied and your kind words! Things went further down hill but now seem to be going up. I have a new preceptor with loads of experience and a personality that is much...

3. new job worries - need advice

   saphie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! I haven't posted in a coon's age and here I am crawling back! I have been very busy. I have moved, separated from hubby and started a new job in NICU. My problem is is I am going nuts....

4. a student wants to know how you found your special "place" in nursing

   saphie replied to rona's topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! It's been a long time since I've posted. This topic hits close to home for me. I graduated this spring and worked for 6 months on a heavy medical floor. I am currently being oriented in...

5. bolus heparin i v

   saphie replied to athenia's topic in General Nursing

   Hollykate... I thought it was in terms of initating heparin therapy... plus I think it would be difficult to bolus from the gtt... at our hospital our heparin is 20,000u in 500 D5W... to me it would...

6. bolus heparin i v

   saphie replied to athenia's topic in General Nursing

   It depends where you work... if you are in critical care area, then IV push, if you're in med-surg like myself, where we are not covered to do any sort of IV push, we put it in a minibag and run it in...

7. Siderails in acute care

   saphie replied to goldgram's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, this has been a topic that I have been following. Siderails are not considered a restraint where I work. It is a nursing decision to put up siderails or leave them down. One lady on the floor...