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    Flu shot/husband-looking for advice, not to debate

    smf0903 replied to nealiiih's topic in General Nursing

    The attenuated virus can cause illness, especially if someone is immunocompromised. The IM vaccine is dead, nasal spray is ALV. I don't think the nasal spray is being used this flu season
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    Trying to wrap my brain around this one...

    smf0903 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have done quite a bit of reading on this topic, and I still can't quite grasp what this situation was so will present it here in the hope of better understanding it. Patient with an extensive psych...
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    Trying to wrap my brain around this one...

    smf0903 replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    Wowza!
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    Trying to wrap my brain around this one...

    smf0903 replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    This was why I didn't understand the situation because I thought DI would present with hypernatremia like you pointed out. Unless the pt drank like crazy prior to admission, there was no polydipsia....
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    Trying to wrap my brain around this one...

    smf0903 replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks KatieMI...pt was on tele and monitoring both serum and urine lytes. Nearly everyone on our floor is on strict I/Os (pretty rare not to be for us). I couldn't understand the reason behind the...
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    Administering opiates

    smf0903 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen opiates diluted in a mini bag, ours are given IVP either diluted in a syringe or diluted with the running fluids if compatible. I just had a very good friend of mine fired from a...
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    Narcan pens for kids to use on parents?

    smf0903 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, nope, nope. Aside from the ick factor for some little one to have to save mom or dad who are ODing on the bathroom floor, I wonder how something like that would even be feasible? Mom and/or dad...
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    How to answer nursing school questions?

    smf0903 replied to StudentRNN's topic in General Students

    If "maintain patent airway" is one of the answers, it IS the answer. And "massage the boggy uterus" is always the OB answer Practicing nclex-style questions always helps. Don't read extra into the...
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    Student in need of help!

    smf0903 replied to davidjamesnewman's topic in General Nursing

    Two words: female urinal Good luck to you!! Keep us
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    Do you know how damaging Sickle Cell is to the human body?

    smf0903 replied to shawnstestimony's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we covered sickle cell rather extensively in theory, and I took care of quite a few pediatric patients with sickle cell in clinical. One of the advantages for us as learners (not at all a plus for...
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    Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    smf0903 replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    There is a great documentary on amazon that discusses the influenza pandemic of
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    Is the NANDA Dx the end-all-be-all??

    smf0903 replied to Mrs.D.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agreed but this is a student still learning and putting pieces together. We didn't learn about sepsis/shock/MODS until our last semester. Students are learning how to see the forest, not just the...
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    Is the NANDA Dx the end-all-be-all??

    smf0903 replied to Mrs.D.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "Is the NANDA dx the be-all-end-all?" Yes, yes it
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    A question about the use of drawing-up needles

    smf0903 replied to 5alazar's topic in Patient Medications

    We only use those for topical flushes and just twist the cap area off and squirt directly on the wound or whatever. I am really curious if anyone uses those for drawing up flushes because my...
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    Genetics

    smf0903 replied to Ty96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Genetics is like any other science...if you like it and you easily "get it" you'll do great. If you struggle with sciences well then you may end up hating it! I loved my genetics class. It was...
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    A question about the use of drawing-up needles

    smf0903 replied to 5alazar's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes it is lovely! This was the first facility I've ever been in the used multi dose vials of NS to fill syringes for flushing. We used to only use prefilled for flushing central lines and
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    A question about the use of drawing-up needles

    smf0903 replied to 5alazar's topic in Patient Medications

    We just went to prefilled flushes at our hospital. And by "just" I mean like 3 weeks
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    I'm being asked to perform nursing duties in a non-nursing role

    smf0903 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    This strikes me as a "No, no, no way" situation. I can see all kinds of legal, personal, and employment issues that could arise from this. The fact that they want it "as a favor" and not contracted...
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    Teaching

    smf0903 replied to jessbRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I try to work teaching into my chit chat so it's not so "beating them over the head". Passing meds? Ask if any are new or how they take them at home...sometimes info can be given at that time. Asking...
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    Giving report (just a little vent)

    smf0903 replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    Or when oncoming tries to do a full assessment as you're giving bedside
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    What's Rude?

    smf0903 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really hate that people talk on their phones in public. I know this is a commonly accepted thing now, but I wish it wasn't. I don't want to hear about your lady parts smell, or that your friend...
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    What's Rude?

    smf0903 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our badges are doubled so that if it flips over our name is still facing out. Mine would forever be flipped the wrong way of we didn't have them like
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    What's Rude?

    smf0903 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing: Patient rooms that aren't tidied up. I hate to see alcohol pads, IV bag tops, bits of this and that on the floor. Or 573 blankets rolled into a ball either on the bed or tossed into a chair....
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    showering: before or after work

    smf0903 replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    I shower before and after...but I am admittedly
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    ABG

    smf0903 replied to kaitlynpaigew's topic in General Students

    First, take another look at what you labeled the imbalance