Spatialized

Cardiac Telemetry/PCU, SNF

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    Cleaning up poop

    Spatialized replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    Sure you're going to be cleaning up poop and somedays are better than others. There are going to be those days where you have the patient on lactulose (or "colon blow") or Mag Citrate or Go-Lytely...
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    What to wear to pinning?

    Spatialized replied to *Renee*'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Our dress code was "wear something nice." Unfortunately, being in a mountain town that could mean anything from suits to jeans and everything in between. I understand the reason behind wearing...
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    Starting my ER Preceptor

    Spatialized replied to SeriphumRN2b's topic in Emergency

    Having done my preceptorship in the ED I have a couple of thoughts for you. 1. Know when to say "I don't know." 2. Treat every patient as a chance to learn. 3. Be willing to jump into everything...
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    ADN vs. BSN (kinda long, sorry!)

    Spatialized replied to xchickenx's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I too thought about the ADN vs BSN debate and ended up going ADN, mostly due to timing and completion of pre-reqs. I'm at CCC and didn't much like the reception I got at NAU. It was almost like they...
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    Can you identify the significance of abnormal lab values in relation to patient care?

    Spatialized replied to Bala Shark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As for pancreatitis, just did a teaching presentation for class on this so it's still fresh. The labs aren't too bad, they're in the normal high range. Here's what I can recall at the moment. ALT...
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    How Did We Survive?

    Spatialized replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Broken Humerus, 1st grade: lots of money Broken ulna/radius, 3rd grade: more money Concussions, lacerations, knocked out teeth, ear surgery & counseling: even more money Surviving childhood in...
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    Bnp

    Spatialized replied to steelydanfan's topic in Cardiac

    From my experience (which is still limited), checking the BNP is a good way of determining the level of exacerbation the patient is experiencing. Most of our CHFers come in and it is done on admit,...
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    Preceptorship!!

    Spatialized replied to JenRN1983's topic in Cardiac

    :yeahthat: Had a couple of add... Don't be afraid to ask questions, seeming like a know-it-all will not impress anyone. Also be willing to admit you don't know. Ask for feedback, try to find a time...
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    Squeamish folks

    Spatialized replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I've gotten so much better (we'll see how well after the senior rotation to ED, but that's another story)...used to be most things kind of turned my stomach. CDiff? it's ok. Vomit? I went to college...
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    interview questions

    Spatialized replied to brithenurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm like Maolin(above), only a student but I'll stab at it too... 1. check cap refill warmth, pallor, sensation in legs to see if they're intact...have seen patients whose pedal pulses are very weak,...
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    Heparin therapeutic range?

    Spatialized replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone above that there should be a aPTT drawn to match with the protocol, but I had just written up heparin for class and came across this tidbit (which may or may not be helpful);...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Spatialized replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    well, I just about died laughing reading this, so I thought I would share some of mine... do not use regular water for your peritoneal dialysis when you run out of solution. if you're looking for pain...
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    any tips for med-surg. clinical? confidence boosters?

    Spatialized replied to starbucks_girl's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat: in addition... know your labs (or at least have a handy cheat sheet) and what they mean, for example, elevated BUN & Creatinine usually signal renal failure, how high they are shows how...
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    You're going to Community College?

    Spatialized replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been the 4-year route in a previous degree and could never imagine having nursing instructors like those I experienced in the first go-round. Many of the the professors I encountered in the...
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    Greatest code brown stories!

    Spatialized replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor and I were giving our morning meds to our patient in a sitter room when we began to notice a very strong and, well, offensive odor (nothing really fazes me, but this was bad) coming from...
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    Work during Nursing School ?2 How Many Hours?

    Spatialized replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Between the 2 jobs (regular job & externship) I average about 40 hours a week, plus school. I will say I wish it could be diffrent, but here up north, you have to have 2 incomes to even survive...
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    lab draws through central lines

    Spatialized replied to morrisonrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    For blood cultures we take whatever is in the line, and don't waste. The rationale I was given was that in case something was growing in the line we would be able to get a culture of it instead of...
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    Help.. Math Question

    Spatialized replied to VIRGO NURSE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, I'll bite... In reality it is simple stuff, perhaps only basic math, but I hope I can explain: 40mg is what you need, 15mg/5mL is what you have... 40mg * (5ml/15mg) = 13.3 mL mg cancel, leaving...
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    Traumatic Brain Injury, Unrestrained Driver, 23 Years Old

    Spatialized replied to jadespirro's topic in General Nursing

    Just real quickly here's a couple of general diagnoses I came up with... tissue perfusion, ineffective: cerebral r/t traumatic brain injury, AEB... nutrition imbalance, risk for: greater or less than...
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    Any other "second career" students out there?

    Spatialized replied to oh_wow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm pretty much in the same boat. 29, with 1 1/2 semesters left (May 12th! ). First change was when I realized in college that I no longer wanted to be a teacher. Finished a liberal arts degree...
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    Hospital Bloopers

    Spatialized replied to lady_inred's topic in Nursing Humor

    One once wrote, "call me for a stable arrhythmia" so the consensus was to call him for asystole...whcih BTW, never
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    Telemetry Monitoring

    Spatialized replied to ccurn1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our tele unit is a 28 bed unit, but not all the patients are on tele (we get med-surg overflow). We have a tele tech who watches the rhythms for us, although we do have monitors to watch ourselves....
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    Nursing school making me sick

    Spatialized replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

    You're for sure not the only one out there. My biggest problem has been insomnia. Even though I am dead tired from school, work and life I can't seem to sleep at night. But I'm dealing with it,...
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    Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    Spatialized replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    50 y/o, ARF/ESRD, DM, walky-talkie, crying in waiting room w/family 70 y/o, s/p hyponatremia w/"controlled" a-flutter, d/c back to Vegas 61 y/o s/p exp. lap, +lysis & umbilical/iguinal hernia...
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    Change with scrub design...

    Spatialized replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    2 things to add... 1. belt loops...yes, I could wear medical pants, but they don;t come in colors I need to have. It would be nice to put stuff in my pockets without worrying if I looked like a...