MendedHeart

MendedHeart

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  1. Waited to call 911 when O2 sat dropped to 45%??

    MendedHeart replied to taylor_made2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oxygen is one of those things you get an order for later. It can be put on if needed. I would have had someone else call 911 and I would have worked on

  2. Fundamental ATI question

    MendedHeart replied to RLtinker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it would make it on the lower end. I think in a severe infection, neutrophils are being used up faster than can be replaced in blood. I was thinking that if the infectionn was in a wound,...

  3. Fundamental ATI question

    MendedHeart replied to RLtinker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Humm...there has to be more to this question. I'm gonna go with the Neutrophil..but I'm not sure. WBC is not always an indication of infection. Tough

  4. Interview at Duke

    MendedHeart replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Its is also much cheaper to live down here. Small two bedroom house can rent as low as$500/month up to $700 depending on location. Further out from the city is a lil

  5. Please help with understanding a blood transfusion cross reaction issue

    MendedHeart replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The O.P is referring to Autologous blood transfusion reaction and agglutination. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/9563411/ Check this article out. There may be more out there, I didn't look...

  6. Nursing questions

    MendedHeart replied to Goat_Boy's topic in General Students

    You will have to purchase them. There are several. ATI is what I used through out school. Also Ive heard of Hurst, Kaplan, Saunders, and several others. You should be able google this and find

  7. Interview at Duke

    MendedHeart replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Nope, Rex pays highest shift diff too. $10 for weekends, $5 for nights... and ADN do get hired there. Myself and at least 3 of my other classmates got hired there and we are ADN. Where did you do your...

  8. Interview at Duke

    MendedHeart replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I dont think WakeMed pays the most..whats is the hourly? Rex is paying $21.13 new

  9. Family refusing pt discharge - California

    MendedHeart replied to Enthused RN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Patients with Medicare can contest discharge..It used to be they could get 3 extra days..but I dont know all the technicalities now. Our Case managers and registrations handle

  10. Interview at Duke

    MendedHeart replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Yea..UNC aquired several more locals..Johnston memorial, high point and Chatham I think. Duke and WakeMed arent doing so well. I think there may something in store for WakeMed

  11. New grad friendly parts of NC?

    MendedHeart replied to CP2013's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Im in Raleigh..tons of jobs...Rex, Duke,Wake Med, UNC, Central prison hospital, VA, Research triangle park..list goes

  12. Interview at Duke

    MendedHeart replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Duke Raleigh and Wilson Health are about to merge. They just layed off like 30

  13. Rare Diagnosis

    MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Gastroenterology

    This patient was on questran because she didnt have a gallbladder, I think I remember that in her history however questan is used to help treat this so who knows, all I know is she was taking it prior...

  14. Rare Diagnosis

    MendedHeart posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    My pt this week was diagnosed with psuedomembranous collagenous Colitis. They say theres only been a few cases nationally. They think it could be caused by C diff but all 4 cdiff trst came back...

  15. Rare Diagnosis

    MendedHeart replied to MendedHeart's topic in Gastroenterology

    Thanks...it was and is very

  16. Computerized nursing documentation

    MendedHeart replied to sufernan's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have worked with soarian and cerner. They are ok..I dont prefer one over the other ..just different...We are about to transition to Epic..hope its good. My job is transitioning to almost paperless....

  17. EBP Poster suggestions for project in nursing research

    MendedHeart replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My advice would b to pick a subject that has many research studies to back it..when I did this project, I should have looked at study availability first, my topic was hard to find RCTs. Do something...

  18. Pretend Patient

    MendedHeart replied to green34's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ARDS is a goid one or

  19. Pupil reaction in a legally blind patient

    MendedHeart replied to twodogsexpress's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had a blind patient who was blind from ocular retinal cva/occlusion and pupils were dilated to about 4 or 5 and non

  20. In desperate need of help

    MendedHeart replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For the NCLEX style questions, 1. Determine if its a positive or negative question? 2. Pull out all the keywords such as priority, first diagnoais, labs etc..never add any info that could be a...

  21. Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    MendedHeart replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Someone anonymously posted a pic of a 110 year old lady in a bed at a nursing home, stating her last name and that no one has come to see her in over 2 years. Just was wondering about it-that is

  22. Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    MendedHeart replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Is a picture, age, and statement saying no family has been to see pt in x amt of years a

  23. HELP!! No charge nurse, no supervisor and OUTRAGEOUS ratios!!

    MendedHeart replied to ncrn4806's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What is a swing patient? Is it like outpatient in a bed or

  24. 2 EKG strip questions

    MendedHeart replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    ^^**cant

  25. 2 EKG strip questions

    MendedHeart replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing