MendedHeart

MendedHeart

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  1. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Excuse me? Not sure what you mean. I may leave this site. Between you and Esme, the two "all-knowing and powerful oz's"- im really tired of being told what im saying is wrong..Seems like yall are the...

  2. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  3. Checking G-tube placement

    MendedHeart replied to Compassion_x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes,we do air too, most hospitals have not changed their policies, which takes a long time sometimes-like an old sacred cow. However, NCLEX and real life/hospital policy are 2 different things. In the...

  4. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The questions are going to be NCLEX style regardless, why would they ask any other

  5. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All nursing school questions are geared toward answering NCLEX...what in the world? Im not telling this person wrong info, so please support not dismiss my advice. Also, in order to use TPA after 3...

  6. ATI Fundamentals of Nursing E-Book

    MendedHeart replied to aharvey12190's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did you try

  7. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They are important, yes, but the question is asking for MOST Important, and It cannot be All ever. IT WILL NEVER BE ALL OF THE ABOVE! As.a Neuro person, you should be aware that there are certain...

  8. Can someone help me with this problem?

    MendedHeart replied to mclong2287's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The OP expressed their thoughts above, just

  9. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Cushings Triad is a late sign, and I could not find any reference to say DI was a late sign, do you have

  10. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It will NEVER be ALL THE ABOVE. Select all that apply questions are NEVER just one and NEVER all of the above, there must be at leat 2 correct and no more than 4. This is basic NCLEX question...

  11. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PULSE PRESSURE WIDENS (USUALLY SYSTOLIC HIGH, DIASTOLIC LOW )and a decreased Pulse are LAte SIGNS BP stays stable until later then increases with that wide PP Respiratory compromise is usually late as...

  12. Would someone mind helping with a few study guide questions?

    MendedHeart replied to aaabbbccc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    CAUSES RISK FACTORS MEDICATION RESOURCES FOR SUPPORT TREATMENTS DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS-All of these mandated education by Joint Commission and CMS to be Stroke certified and Reimbursed: I would go...

  13. Can CNA encourage and teach how to use Incentive spirometer

    MendedHeart replied to mondee619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Or

  14. Can CNA encourage and teach how to use Incentive spirometer

    MendedHeart replied to mondee619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pretty sure a CNA can remind and encourage. They cannot educate or re-educate as both are RN

  15. Peripheral pulses - I'm not entirely convinced they exist!

    MendedHeart replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for clarifying, when I read that I was like ummm, I dont think you should be able to hear that with a stethoscope, bruit is not a good thing,

  16. does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    MendedHeart replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    We make plenty of money and have all staff as said above. Our ratios are 1: 4 days, 1:4-5 on nights. 1:3 for gtts. I find it very interesting the differences between facilities and

  17. does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    MendedHeart replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    Thats crazy...we have a Telemetry room staffed with 3 monitor techs 24 hours. They watch all tele on the pt floors. We also have cna's and Secretary around the

  18. Peripheral pulses - I'm not entirely convinced they exist!

    MendedHeart replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Actually, try not to press hard, the harder you press the less you will feel. Also, try only using one finger. There is no excuse for a hospital floor not to have an available doppler. I agrees with...

  19. How do I know the correct vial for blood draws??

    MendedHeart replied to Newgirl9376's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yea, our labels tell us what colors to

  20. How do I know the correct vial for blood draws??

    MendedHeart replied to Newgirl9376's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I learned an easy way to remember draw order. Red first, then go by Alphabet A-Z. I only know the most common colors. Blue-Coags, Lavender-CBC, Green- CMP/BMP/Mag/lytes, Gray-Lactic Acid(must be sent...

  21. What exactly is anasarca?

    MendedHeart replied to Twisted Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My pt the week had Anasarca.... Face, arms, abdomen, back, legs, feet with +3-4 pitting edema. This patient even had periorbital and scleral

  22. PICC line blood draw

    MendedHeart replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    We are not allowed to use vacutainers on our PICCs. Also,We have to use 10ml syringes for PICCs and CVCs. I have seen the 3mL syringes used at other hospital but they were the same bore as the 10ml...

  23. Nursing Diagnosis

    MendedHeart replied to CAS612's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It would not be Impaired Skin Integrity for Surgical Incision. That only includes dermis and epidermis. I believe the correct one for surgical incisions is Impaired Tissue Integrity. Refer to to your...

  24. Cardiac Care Plan Help

    MendedHeart replied to Lindsay17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try looking up ineffective tissue perfusion: cardiac and see what you can find to fit your assessment of pt. Nursing diagnoses are based on your assessment of the pt and theur needs Also, EF is not...

  25. PICC line blood draw

    MendedHeart replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    We dont draw from any line if Infectious disease is following unless they say its