Nrs_angie BSN, RN

Med-Surg, Tele, Vascular, Plastics

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    Calculation

    Nrs_angie replied to redneckrn2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Calculation

    Nrs_angie replied to redneckrn2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Calculation

    Nrs_angie replied to redneckrn2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    trust me its much simpler and quicker... that is why its called the SHORTCUT METHOD silly maybe you will understand if I give you an example there are different sets of IV tubing macrodrip sets have...
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    HELP! 7 visits in 1 day for a fistula!!!

    Nrs_angie replied to annaedRN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Haven't you tried to use a Wound Vac System?? Im not a Wound Nurse, but in Vascular and Diabetic nursing, I have seen alot of different types of wounds. For a draining wound, Wound Vacs have a very...
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    Calculation

    Nrs_angie replied to redneckrn2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Calculation

    Nrs_angie replied to redneckrn2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    Nrs_angie replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    yahoooooooooooooo!!!! wonderful! thanks! :balloons: my pregnancy will be covered! yay! as long as i still have a job... lol everyone that posted has been great and helpful! thank
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    4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    Nrs_angie replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    Its very good to hear that pregnancy is not considered a pre-exisisting condition... thats great news infact because some other people have told me that it is and I would not be covered by
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    question about hemovac and jp drains???

    Nrs_angie replied to otan11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As for the hemovac and jp drains... I dont think that we are allowed to remove them... I believe that is done by the MD... Atleast I have never had to remove
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    Some nurses make you sick!!!

    Nrs_angie replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/ Ms. Goldstein SERIOUSLY!!! ... I am so over this thread By the time we figure out what really happened, it will be Christmas. ENOUGH OF THIS DAMN THREAD
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    CVA(Basal Ganglion Infarction)

    Nrs_angie replied to snursee2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well hi there... Ive been out of school a while now and ive never done a "care map" but we did do "care plans" alll the time... I got to be GREAT at them... they were even kinda fun after a...
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    questons about cardiac and O2 Help

    Nrs_angie replied to ushzx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree looks like you posted the questions ver batum from your homework assignment you didn't even make an attempt to look up the answers Get a Med-Surg book for goodness sakes... these questions...
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    4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    Nrs_angie replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! My due date is May 8... what's yours?? Also, I was curious how do you get "state disability"... I am clueless about this stuff because Ive never had to take any sick leaves or disability...
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    peg tube placement

    Nrs_angie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    BINGO! Paid $92 bucks for it. Thanks CTpixie btw for those of you who have the book, you can refer to page 1370, under the heading Complications of Total Enteral
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    peg tube placement

    Nrs_angie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    perhaps it could have punctured the tracheobronchial tree during placement if I am wrong...sue me... but I will write a letter to the experts who wrote the book if it will make you feel better and if...
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    Please help with diabetes scenario/case study!

    Nrs_angie replied to LiLStephRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there.... Im not trying to be rude at all.... but I have already said this several times WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT THE NURSE IS WRONG FOR CHANGING THE ORDER TO HEPARIN.... WE GOT THAT.... NO...
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    4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    Nrs_angie replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    well im keeping it secret because... the first time I called Human resources about info on applying for a job... I told the girl on the phone and she told me "don't say a word"... so her telling me...
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    4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    Nrs_angie replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info... just curious, can you be more specific... what sort of negative treatment did they do to
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    4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    Nrs_angie replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea... but I sure hope not... what about being able to take maternity
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    peg tube placement

    Nrs_angie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    then IGNATAVICIUS & WORKMAN owe me about $92
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    peg tube placement

    Nrs_angie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    wow this thread seemed to get carried away... what I think the other posters were trying to say is that after initial placement the most reliable way to check placement is Xray... but after that...
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    Please help with diabetes scenario/case study!

    Nrs_angie replied to LiLStephRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok... not to be rude... please dont take this the wrong way... but you are way off get yourself a Med-Surg book.... look up DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS or DKA Good Luck,
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    Please help with diabetes scenario/case study!

    Nrs_angie replied to LiLStephRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you should read my last post it will clear this up for you big time... i noticed some errors in some of the other posts as well... sodium bicarb not being compatible with insulin means that you...
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    Please help with diabetes scenario/case study!

    Nrs_angie replied to LiLStephRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    looks like DKA to me 1) initial therapy begins with IV insulin bolus dose of 0.1 u/kg followed by an IV drip of 0.1 u/kg/hr. 2) figure THAT THIS GUY maybe weighs about 220 lbs... which converts to...
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    Atrial fibrillation?

    Nrs_angie replied to btwabookandapillow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the previous post, but I would also add that A-Fib is commonly found with underlying heart disease and it is the most common cause of A-Fib, expecially HTN (hypertension)... as you may...