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  1. nurse practioner

    sweetieann posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    :) Hello all! I was originally going to post this in the student forums. I actually came across a similiar post by another user, but no one ever responded to that person's original post, so I was...

  2. meds

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering... 1)if a pt has a central line in and say, a heplock...which would you use to do an IV push through? Does it matter? I am under the impression you would use the central line with the...

  3. suctioning

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    We learned in class to suction a pt with pneumonia through the nasotracheal route....I am wondering why it was not advised to suction through the orotracheal route? Any ideas? Thanks

  4. advice/experience? please!

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a junior nursing student. Just wondering how important you all think it is to get an internship for the summer? Is it really that beneficial? Is it ok to go through 4 years of nursing school...

  5. NPO-student question:)

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    On one floor I was on for clinical, the Dr. would write "NPO except meds." On the floor I'm at for clinical now, when the Dr. writes NPO, the meds are still given (unless say--it's heparin and the pt...

  6. NPO-student question:)

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks! one more question: if a pt is havign a procedure and is scheduled to be off the floor at say 1:00, (and assumign the procedure takes more than 1 hr)...would you give their 2 o'clock meds at...

  7. daily routine

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all! I'm a student here and just wondering about nurses' daily routines (mainly med-surg, etc). Let me explain: last semester, we cared for only one patient at clinical; this semester, we're...

  8. student question-clamping caths

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering how long you can (safely) clamp a urinary catheter for? Also, our teacher told us that if a pt is having bladder spasms, you should instruct them to a)increase fluid intake b)check...

  9. flushing question

    sweetieann replied to LISAMAR's topic in General Nursing

    "Dilaudid is compatible with Ringers so K is okay, along with D5, NS, etc" I am a nursing student too, and I was just wondering if you could quickly explain what you meant when you said this...like...

  10. dextrose and dilantin

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know dextrose and dilantin given together would/could crystallize the veins. My question is--say D5W was running into a patient and then dilantin IV was ordered. Since it could take like 20 minutes...

  11. dextrose and dilantin

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for explaining so good, you should be a nursing

  12. secondary lines--question please help:)

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student so please bare with me:) So I watcheed a piggyback actually being set up for the first time at clinical. I then came across a PB skills video, and now I'm a little confused. I was used...

  13. How do you calculate rate of IV piggyback?

    sweetieann replied to KS14's topic in General Students

    or Piggyback Infusion 6. Attach infusion tubing to the piggyback set containing diluted medication. Place label on tubing with appropriate date and attach needle or needleless device to end of...

  14. NG tube question-please help!

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone: One of the clinical instructors recently told a group abotu an experience with a student and giving meds to a patient with an NG tube. The patient had an NG tube in place, but the Dr.'s...

  15. IVs - Scared Nursing Student

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a junior nursing student who is no stranger to these forums ? I'm nervous about IVS...I hear many times, this is one thing that isn't addressed that well in nursing school (I know it's BARELY been...

  16. IVs - Scared Nursing Student

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, you've eased my fears alot! :) One last thing: if something is to infuse over longer than 1 hour, say 8 hours, how would that be set on the pump ? Also,I know there is an equation where you...

  17. IVs - Scared Nursing Student

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    So, you just calculate the flow rate and then from that, the drip rate and count that many drips going into the drip chamber? And allow it to infuse for the given number of hours (I know there is...

  18. Ivs

    sweetieann posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I posted this in the general nursing forum, but figured other students might also be able to help me! I'm really worried about IV therapy. I'm a junior nursing student, and I haven't really been...

  19. IVs - Scared Nursing Student

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the reply! I think I am just afraid of the unknown, because I haven't been exposed to them in clinicals yet. If you had to calculate "old school," like say...an order of IV to infuse over...

  20. vancomycin

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    IN clinicals, one of the floor nurses said that when you give vanco, always flush with 100 mls of NS before and after. I triewd looking this up in my drug book, but it never mentioned flushing with...

  21. vancomycin

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    SHe filled up a large syringe with NS, so it was definitly more than 10 ccs. She jus tsaid you "always" do that with vancomycin. Wouldn't you usally just flush with like 2-3 ml NS before/after...

  22. IV problem-please help me understand!

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    First of all, thanks to everyone who has helped answer my questions (random, at times on here in the past! I don't know what I'd do without this board! I'm really hung up on IV problems. I can do the...

  23. IV problem-please help me understand!

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much, this makes much more sense now! One more question, as I have absolutely NO experience with IVs in the clinical setting yet at all. For problem number 2, would you just inject the 5 mL...

  24. worried about being prepared...

    sweetieann posted a topic in General Nursing

    (please bear with me, gotta get this off my chest. Comments and thoughts are much appreciated!):) I currently just started my junior year in a BSN program. Last spring semester, I had my first...

  25. NG tube question-please help!

    sweetieann replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    no, thank you too papaw for the explanation....I am really thankful when people post to my questions