MendedHeart

MendedHeart

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  1. ACS vs CAD?

    MendedHeart replied to Twisted Nurse's topic in Cardiac

    I look at it like this... Hyperlipidemia, smokung, genetics cause CAD. When the CAD gets bad enough before intervention, and the Coronary arteries become occluded causing ischemia to the heart muscle...

  2. Care plan question

    MendedHeart replied to sarahmac09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok clearly I know why palliative was ordered, but that doesnt mean the patient is going to die in a day or week, people can live a while and be palliative, look up the definition, it does not mean...

  3. elevated pro-bnp

    MendedHeart replied to jenndavis's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with Esme, the pro BNP is elevated but just slightly. Probably r/t renal function. My last Acute HF pts BNP was like

  4. Central lines

    MendedHeart replied to Compassion_x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tunneled Central lines or ports for long term therapy are

  5. Head to Toe Physical Assessment

    MendedHeart replied to happynurse49's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ours reads ,"Normal for Ethnicity" as

  6. I have difficulty ambulating/moving patients--any advice?

    MendedHeart replied to kickeedee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work for a lift free hospital. We are not aloud to lift greater that 30 % of our body weight. Maybe look for a hospital or facility that has a lift free

  7. Care plan question

    MendedHeart replied to sarahmac09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the above...is Activty intolerance going to kill her before her Impaired Gas Exchange r/t decreased surface air of alveoli 2° COPD or Emphysema more specifically AEB..... Food for...

  8. Help me with the diagnosis

    MendedHeart replied to dannygirl04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hyperthyroidism can cause dypsnea and SoB as well as AFib. What about her malignancy? Could that cause

  9. Need to formulate a 2 nursing diagnosis and goals/expected outcomes

    MendedHeart replied to nursebk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is a bigger potential problem with impaired swallowing(dysphagia)? It would trump you current -risk for-diagnosis. What is the difference between a goal and an expected outcome? What ideas have...

  10. Nursing diagnosis help

    MendedHeart replied to Stoogesfan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with above post. Also, what if they ate within the last few

  11. Advice please. LPN or RN. Halfway through and not sure what to do.

    MendedHeart replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    Stay in, study hard....its so worth it to get that RN behind your name...no matter how tough it is and how many sacrifices you have to make and you will, stick with it. I promise it will be worth

  12. IV push

    MendedHeart replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have ordered amounts of time to push IV meds or on all piggybacks The correct thing to do is to look it up in the reference book supplied and approved by the facility. I am not sure why...

  13. Nursing diagnosis help

    MendedHeart replied to Stoogesfan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What meds are this patient on, do you know what echo showed? Did they do CKs? Heart /lung sounds normal? Any fatigue or

  14. IV Amiodarone extravasation

    MendedHeart replied to WAheartnurse's topic in Cardiac

    Our MDs order PICC lines prior to IV Amio. We never infuse through a

  15. Nursing diagnosis help

    MendedHeart replied to Stoogesfan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A troponin of 0.1 is elevated. I think I would not rule out ACS. Coronary perfusion would be a good place to start, maybe reason for SOB and

  16. "r/t" help for nursing dx

    MendedHeart replied to carolgodfrey86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    R/t are the pathophysiology of the

  17. Labs

    MendedHeart replied to brycross33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Flashcards, repetitively writing them and reviewing them in context of your patients problems. There are a few little tricks that help a little. Many values are 2 or 10 -20 Potassium and Albumin are...

  18. IV push

    MendedHeart replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^

  19. Fluid volume deficit??

    MendedHeart replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Im not saying that her CKD isnt something to keep an eye on, im saying that it isnt her priority problems unless her UOP has decreased. Typically, in the hospital, our patients have several secondary...

  20. IV push

    MendedHeart replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I look every IVP up in drug guide.for rate of push and dilution. Safest

  21. Help with teaching for nursing diagnosis

    MendedHeart replied to springchick1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Activity and rest Medications like IVF or laxatives Pain control Skin protection/integrity Procedures

  22. Fluid volume deficit??

    MendedHeart replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  23. Patient Education Help

    MendedHeart replied to laureninaugust's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My interpretation is: The teaching points could be referring to categories of teaching areas. Examples: Exercise Disease process Procedures Equipment Medications Allergies Activity limitations...

  24. Is this a violation?

    MendedHeart replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If permission is given, signed release to share Info, and since this is family initiated, It sounds ok to me,

  25. Top medications used in LTC

    MendedHeart replied to jkline18's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had an LTC patient on Viagra once and also asked me for his little blue pill once..eeewwe The other lists are good, I would add.... Glipizide, Trajenta, Coumadin, Aricept, Sinemet, Allopurinol, Beta...