rN4healn

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1. Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

   rN4healn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   Work in an ambulatory cardiac clinic. All BPs are manual. Cuff size, placement and resting for 5-10 minutes are key to accuracy. Hypotensive, a-fibbers, extreme hypertensive, thigh cuff size on arms would concern me for accuracy if we had automated c...

2. Unhealthy habits/Facebook posts from friends/family that make you :( ?

   rN4healn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

   Not on Facebook but as a nurse and person, I do have to confront watching friends, family and patients make poor choices everyday. We are all human but I try to set an example by my healthy food and lifestyle choices. Then, if someone has questions, ...

3. Burned Out & Bummed Out - Can't find my nursing "niche"

   rN4healn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   As tempting as it is to say, come work in my area, it is great 80% of the time, it is probably best to ask a few questions to see what works for you. When you say "feeling unable to truly impact patients" what does that mean to you? Before you star...