I get 6-7 7p-7a on ortho floor and having a very difficult time what is everyones ratios on there floors? I think ortho is esp hard because of all pain, mobility issue. Sigh I need an easier floor!
So I had a patient who had a positive dvt in her brachial arm and I had given already 30mg of subq w lovenox at 6am. The doc put in new order about an hour later to administer 60mg of lovenox now which was 7:15am and then later in the day. I gave the...
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She was on 30mg just I think for prevention on DVT prior to ultrasound of her arm after the results he changed to 60mg sub q bid for maintenance of dvt.
Soo I had med pass with my Ed teacher at 4am I was exhausted and she noooticed that my iv ml hooour was different then what was on the mar. I told her that was the rate I got from the orior nurse so she got her name and is going to talk to her later ...
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Yes she told me verbally. I should of checked but more then anything I feel like I should of just taken the blame and believe in watching each others back. I was soo tired brain dead working last night I feel like I should switch to days
So on the second occasion I gave my pt a small slice of cake that we have stored in out fridge from the kitchen. The 1st reading was 48 I gave 2 glasses of oj and it went to 110. Then later it was 48 I gave a piece of cake and it went up later to 331...
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So what's everyones hypoglycemic protocols. My pt throughout the night had 2 low bs reading the first 48 and the 2nd 43 I gave oj for the first event then I was just like screw it give the lady some choc cake which we store in the fridge. Apparently ...