WSU_Ally_RN BSN, RN

MICU for 4 years, now PICU for 3 years!

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    IV Valium and precipitates...

    WSU_Ally_RN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So I am here at work attempting to give my pt IV Valium, but everytime I go to dilute it down so I have a workable amount to push, it precipitates! I have tried to dilute in NS and sterile water both,...
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    cardioplegia leak??

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The funny thing is, this particular pt was an adult! They were in their 20's and never had the ASD closed as a kid... Thats kind of what I was thinking too, but not finding any literature or articles...
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    Night shifters who flip

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to krimicrat's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't flip shifts at work, I am straight nights, but I do flip to a "normal" schedule on my days off. What works for me, as I have no kids or family to worry about, is that the night before my first...
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    3/4 sleeve Tee/Undershirts

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Women's Lightweight Boat-Neck Tees | Old Navy A while ago there was a thread on here on these tops... many people seemed to like
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    Recs for NON-Littmann stethoscopes...?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to witchy_grrl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have both a Littmann Cardiology and a peds sized ultrascope. I absolutely love my ultrascope! I can hear just as well with it as with my Littmann Cardiology, but I work in a pretty quit PICU... not...
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    Best book for cardiac defects??

    WSU_Ally_RN posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    In the PICU I work in we have a cardiac program that certain nurses go through and then they are the ones to take care of the fresh post op and certain pre op cardiac kiddos... I have accepted one of...
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    Cant get a blood return from jugular , central venus line?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    I bet it had a fibrin clot on the end of the distal lumen... At my hospital we would TPA just that
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    insulin help!!

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to mandaaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The before meal coverage is to cover the carbs for that meal. If I knew the pt was a good eater and would eat their whole meal, I wouldn't hesitate to give it. If I was unsure, I probably would wait...
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    Thank You for Nothing

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Double-Helix's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Ashley, that was amazing. I myself am a newer PICU nurse. In my adult career, I had my fair share of patient deaths. Just last month I lost my first kiddo. I completely agree and understand everything...
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    What does "Ao" stand for?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to simboka's topic in MICU, SICU

    At my hospital, we use the Ao pressure line for our abdominal pressures... not sure what it would mean in relation to your vent,
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    NICU Apps?? What are your favorites?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to ENI431's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think my favorite for when I float to our NICU is simply the weight converter. I can never find the little charts, so this is quick and easy when parents want the latest weight in a number they...
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    Dankso/Sanita Break in period?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to amberfnp's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    since these shoes are all hand made, each shoe could be a little different. they do eventually stretch. I think all my pairs were a little tight at first. Just keep trying to wear them, maybe with...
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    Was I right for questioning this order?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Patient Medications

    Were these the pt's home meds?? Or a totally new order? Being liquid G-tube meds to me sounds like it may be the pt's home regime, maybe it's what works for them?? I'd probably look for the home med...
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    Central line dressing changes

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Chieif20's topic in General Nursing

    CLABSI= Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection... not sure about the other
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    Central line dressing changes

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Chieif20's topic in General Nursing

    We use clean gloves to remove the old dressing. Put on a face mask, sterile gloves, and use a sterile dressing change kit with chlorhexadine scrub. Scrub for 30 sec, let dry for 30 sec (without...
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    Question About Ventriculostomies

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to mooremds's topic in General Nursing

    we use a 20cc syringe filled with preservative free NS attached to the top of our
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    Stethoscope does not seem loud enough

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to tag2007's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    do you have the ear pieces in correct?? they angle forward, which I know seems kind of backwards, but thats the way they go. that would be my first
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    Why???

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to CJEgglestonLPN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I think a big issue in the Cleveland area right now is that Huron Hospital is closing. A lot of the jobs posted on the Clinic's website are now internal applicant's only, since so many nurses are...
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    How to Hang a Tube Feeding in a Crib?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    in the nicu i float to, they just tape the syringe to the shelf above the crib... it might not be perfect, but it
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    nurse mates anyone?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to tnt714's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wore nurse mates for the first year or so of my career... I went through probably 4 or 5 pairs in that year... the support just was not there after wearing them for 12 hour shifts 3 days a week...
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    blood products

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to luckycat's topic in MICU, SICU

    Could you have placed each unit on a pressure bag?? When I was in the adult world, I routinely did this to get my FFP's in
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    flag outside room door so staff can be found

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has great suggestions, but couldn't you just overhead page with your call light system and ask for "nurse Susie, please put on your call light?" You know immediately where she is and can talk...
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    Staffing ratios in isolation units

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to GHGoonette's topic in Pediatric

    Oh my goodness, NO! I work in a PICU at my hospital, and we only have 1 or 2 kiddo's, depending on how sick they are. When I have floated to the general care floors, they try to keep it to 3 or 4 pt's...
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    Mixing Breast Milk with Formula

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In the hospital I work at, we make fortified BM all the time by adding similac with iron concentrate to it... I wouldn't see why combining the two would
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    Pediatric Littman?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to smurfynursey's topic in Pediatric

    The sound quality is about the same between my 2 scopes... I can hear murmers with no problem with either one. I absolutely love my