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  1. Calling all students...need your opinions!

    KBICU replied to KBICU's topic in General Students

    I ask them what they want want to learn and they want to learn everything lol. It just amazes me the simple things that make a huge difference (setting up the pump, pushing IV meds etc) I also have...

  2. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong?

    KBICU replied to stressedwayout's topic in General Students

    What are your study habits and what topics are you learning? How do you take

  3. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong?

    KBICU replied to stressedwayout's topic in General Students

    What topics are you learning? What are your study habits? How do you take

  4. What is the best stethescope for an ER nurse?

    KBICU replied to ERNURSEFINALLY's topic in Emergency

    http://Www.allheart.com cheaper and u can get it

  5. A change in EKG

    KBICU replied to Candyn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you see your patient starting to have ectopy (pvcs, pacs, etc) you should call the md and let him know. Hell ask how frequently they are occuring and possibly have you draw a K and Mag at that...

  6. A change in EKG

    KBICU replied to Candyn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If the pt is dizzy, lightheaded, pale diaphoretic hypotensive etc all signs pt is not tolerating the rhythm. Many times if pt is asymptomatic (aka has none of the above sx) they will just watch and...

  7. Precepting in CCU

    KBICU replied to Madds06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I had the same experience in school and it was truly irreplaceable. Congrats! Study EKG/heart rhythms for sure http://www.skillstat.com/tools/ click on ecg simulator its great! Also learning cardiac...

  8. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    KBICU replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    News flash: RN doesnt give us the right to never wipe a butt again. Nursing is nursing, its not always glamorous and if a patient tells me they need the bedpan i dont put them on hold to get someone...

  9. A change in EKG

    KBICU replied to Candyn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is not much else to do if your patient is stable...was the HR controlled? If the HR was sustained above 110 or so the MD might have ordered a cardizem or amio gtt to keep hr controlled (but then...

  10. Study tips for a nursing student!!

    KBICU replied to Ceeed123's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest mary ann hogan's reviews and rationales. Gives you content in an alternate outline format, highlights important key notes and comes with a cd loaded with more questions. Much of the time...

  11. Telemetry Nursing

    KBICU replied to ELMS54's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am an RN in NH and you go through a basic dysrhythmia course but you are able to work in tele and sign off strips

  12. Neuro assessment post propofol

    KBICU replied to jsmith453's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Rikers

  13. What are the best shoes for nursing?

    KBICU replied to chemisttoRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have had knee pain most of my life (had surgery when i was 14) and when i first became a nursing assistant i worked at a nursing home and ever since then ive had occasional sciatic nerve pain. For...

  14. A fib in the 40's??

    KBICU replied to Morganalefey's topic in Cardiac

    Yes I have a few times...controlled a fib is a HR below 100 but thats awesome she

  15. Cellulitis and edema

    KBICU replied to pellykate's topic in General Nursing

    What evidence was there that it came from the

  16. Help with care plan

    KBICU replied to Mbenfield's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Encourage ambulation, ted stockings, and smoking cessation education (smoking causes vasoconstriction) use of nitroglycerin promptly should chest pain occur (causes vasodilation and better coronary...

  17. Team Leader Ideas

    KBICU replied to Java Mama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have to present a topic? When we did that the student nurse leader presented a topic to share in post conference. If not it might be something to consider. When I did it I did a little handout...

  18. Internal transfers- your thoughts?

    KBICU replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what is going on with me right now. Currently work on tele perdiem and picked up cvsu perdiem because i was told full time was a few months away on tele. Wouldnt ya know, week after i...

  19. B/P Cuff and Stethoscope reccomendations?

    KBICU replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    http://www.allheart.com

  20. Opinions about Tympanic Thermometers

    KBICU replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU in my hospital we arent allowed to use typanic or temporal for that exact reason. Oral or core temps only (occasional axillary if pt has face trauma/cant get a core

  21. Quick question

    KBICU replied to bri2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PVD is peripheral vascular disease ...could result from any number of things. PAD is peripheral arterial disease and both have very different signs and symptoms. A DVT is a deep vein...

  22. Which year do nursing students start their clinicals?

    KBICU replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Students

    I have my BSN and we started nursing fundamentals classes freshman year and clinical first semester sophmore

  23. No co-ed partners for health assessment?

    KBICU replied to rjones416's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In my class we wore bathing suits and practiced bed baths. All other skills like bed making, vital signs, physical assessments etc im not sure why it would be an

  24. ECG Interpretations and Treatments Help Please...

    KBICU replied to ccshops's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://Www.skillstat.com If that link doesnt work just type in 'skill stat ecg' to google

  25. rapid a fib with high blood pressure?

    KBICU replied to valsalvamanuever2's topic in Cardiac

    Hopefully she has had the teaching by the mds or rns of what signs and symptoms to look out for (dizziness, palpitations, etc) and was told to come back to the er if she experiences anything. What...