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We had a pt few mos ago who had a femoral line and was on continuous TPN and Ceftriaxone daily. This was my first encounter with a pt receiving TPN. I had read that Ceft is not compatible with any diluent that contains calcium, ie. TPN. Since, I was ...

I miscarried 3 weeks ago and had D&C done early this week (10 weeks). My Blood type is A+ve and I am aware that I do not need the RhoGAM due to my bld type. Will I still need to have the Coombs test? Would it affect my future pregnancy? thanks s...

thanks so much for that thorough explanation.

Gday everyone... Could somebody please explain to me what do they mean when they say ex- 32 weeker, but now 10/52 weeks corrected. thanks in advance.

Gday everyone:nurse:Just wanna ask a quick question....Could any of you please tell me how to properly do/take a pulse paradox of a pt. Any tips/advice will be highly appreciated...Thanks heaps in advance:nurse:

I suggest u get yourself a daily planner or just make one if it is not available in your hospital. I always make my plan after handover to prevent me from forgetting my task for that shift. I make it in a way that I can easily recognize the most impo...

Gday everyone! I work as a registered nurse here in Australia. I would like to know what are the steps I need to take if I want to work in California (post NClex exam)? Any tips would be highly appreciated.

hello there.thanks for all your responses. TO answer your questions, I have worked on a pediatric, neurology/oncology and day procedure unit. Yeah, I agree that atm the US is in retrogression, but I would just want to know my options in 2-3 yrs time....

IMO, acrylic nails still considered as fake nails. In the hospital I work in, we are advised not to have long nails or put any sort of fake nails. This is highly due to the fact that bacteria can reside under its free edge and it can cause skin tear ...

I agree with the posters. You can still give meds orally if the pt is conscious. I had a pt before who would take the "little tablets" but would want the other meds to be crushed and be administered via his NGT. He also reckons soluble meds that we g...

hello there!i understand how you feel. i am also a new grad working in oncology unit. when i first started early this year, i felt that i did not know anything at all. i would come home feeling sad for not knowing things that they have said during th...

thanks so much for the info!I'm currently on my days off, but I will surely have more an idea about the pulses parodoxus...:bowingpur

thanks very much for sharing!

I have learned from nursing school that everytime we give IV meds, we have to don gloves mainly to protect the patients and ourselves. It is also our hospital policy but for sure not everyone does it.

G'day everyonel!!! As I said from my previous post which was last week, I will have my interview today Well, just wanna tell all of you that I GOT THE JOB as an RN !!!Today, I got in there @ 10:30am so anxious to speak with the Nursing Consultant. T...

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I started mine when I was 19 yrs. old thanks god for the bf for putting up with me driving me to university and hospital:) goin on our 6 year anniversary in July woohoo...

WOW, Congratulations!!!!

I, too will be sitting for an interview on tuesday @ 10:30 am. I have applied at one of the nursing agencies here in Australia to work as a casual nurse until I commence my Graduate Nurse Program (post grad) in April in a hospital. Thanks very much f...

[color=plum]happy mother's day to all the mommys.have a lovely day:1luvu:

Since the migration of Filipinos in Australia is on the rise, language barrier sometimes become a problem. Being able to speak in another language such as tagalog provided assistance to patients to translate and confirm whether vital information have...

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I kept mine for future reference and also they look good in my bookshelf so im definitely keeping em:)

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