Spatialized

Cardiac Telemetry/PCU, SNF

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    Heart attack stuff

    Spatialized replied to banbulance's topic in Cardiac

    Let's see here... just thinking, not a definitive answer... Cardiogenic shock - the pump (i.e. the heart) has failed and is unable to pump well enough to maintain perfusion. The damage can be caused...
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    question for cardiac nurses

    Spatialized replied to Jayla's topic in Cardiac

    I just got hired on to a cardiac unit, which has me incredibly excited and here's what they told me to expect (your mileage may vary...): ACLS within 6 months (3 months if day shift, I have NOCS)...
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    1st year nursing student with a complicated client

    Spatialized replied to NaomieRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yep, me too, as I've been fond of quoting, "I like sick people, but broken people will work too." The complicated patients were always the ones that made me step-up and really stretch my abilities as...
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    Med Pass

    Spatialized replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is one reason I am leaving LTC/SNF nursing. Sure, I've gotten to know my residents, am getting more comfortable with the med pass and treatments, but I feel that I put my license on the line...
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    What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    Spatialized replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    65 y/o male, history of ETOH abuse w/esopahgeal varices. One had let go while he was on the phone with his wife, a traveling RN on shift at the very hospital where he was brought, when she heard...
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    Telemetry monitoring

    Spatialized replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    On the tele floor I previously worked on, the monitor techs were aware of any drips or other variables that might effect rhythms as it was passed down in report between them. The nurses were all...
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    Needing a little input/advice from the guys...

    Spatialized replied to EdBSN09's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ed, Don't worry too much that you're not getting as googly-eyed as your female counterparts; you seem to be maintaining a professional distance that will protect you and the patient. It doesn't mean...
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    I cried

    Spatialized replied to RNKay31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get a new job as soon as you can! I too just started in a SNF and am overwhelmed, nearly walked out my first day of orientation, but stuck it out and am beginning to feel a little better. In the...
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    HELP! Laboratory values

    Spatialized replied to rivrn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In your lab manual (if you are required to have one...) all the values should be listed with possible diagnoses for them. The manual I used had explanations for decreased and increased levels. This...
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    Is it possible to hold a p/t job while going to school f/t in nursing?

    Spatialized replied to Captain Amazing's topic in General Nursing

    Can it be done? Yes. Is it wise? Depends on who you ask. Ask me, it was a wise and necessary choice (have to pay the bills.) Ask my wife and she'll say it was crazy and not worth it. I worked...
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    Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    Spatialized replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    It is a peeve of mine to see people in scrubs in public, but I've learned to live with it. Granted, normal everyday street clothes are probably just as nasty as scrubs worn on the floors, but some...
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    Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

    Spatialized replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll send a hug and a :beer: your way. Sounds like you need it! I feel your pain though. IF I could only get into a new grad program, I'd be feeling a lot better. I've found that I'm more than...
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    Spatialized replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    While not a NICU nurse, but having experienced this loss, I thought I could weigh in. My wife and I have lost two beautiful children and had to deal with this very question. Our first was at 21 weeks...
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    Protocol

    Spatialized posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I figured y'all were the right folks to ask this question regarding, for lack of a better word, protocol. The backstory and conundrum: My wife gave birth via C-Section to a beautiful, but very small...
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    Protocol

    Spatialized replied to Spatialized's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for all of the replies and thanks for your good thoughts. I know it sounds odd to be thinking of others in this time, but I kind of feel that it would bring a small sense of closure to at...
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    Songs before NCLEX

    Spatialized replied to zuzi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My song was "Theme from a NOFX Album", by NOFX. While an acquired taste, it always got me though; first nursing school, then the NCLEX. But maybe it's more about relaxtion and calm/comfort than the...
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    Starting income for ADN R.N.s in AZ

    Spatialized replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I know that for FMC up in Flagstaff (and I also believe Verde Valley MC which is part of the same group), starting salary for new grad nurses, regardless of degree is 20.95/hr. (at least that's what...
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    Any one from rural AZ

    Spatialized replied to mittels's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Was in rural AZ. Lived in Flag (well, not totally rural). Got my RN from Coconino Community and spent time all over the Northland. But I couldn't do it anymore and ran back to Oregon. It's funny...
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    Getting to know the men behind the names...

    Spatialized replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm out in Beaverton, just west of Downtown. It's actually a pretty nice location for suburbia. It's better than northern Arizona though. Good luck w/school! Cheers,
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    Getting to know the men behind the names...

    Spatialized replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well, alright...I'll join the fun. My name's Tom. Born and raised in Seattle, WA, but lived for years in Portland, OR. I just passed my boards about 2 weeks ago after finishing my ADN program in...
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    NCLEX computation

    Spatialized replied to rn4ever?'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just did my RN last week, had 75, not a single alternate style question, much less a computation question. Lots of priority, perinatal and peds stuff though. Was kind of disappointed about the lack...
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    Computer shut off at 75....I feel sick...

    Spatialized replied to Hooligan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hang in there! My test did the same thing. So I figured, I'm either completely hopeless, or I passed. No sense worrying about it now, Like "Timothy" said worrying about something you can't change...
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    Questions about nursing in Oregon

    Spatialized posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hey all, As the end of school is getting closer than ever, I've been looking to the future, seeing where I would like to work, thinking about relocating and all that comes with finishing nursing...
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    Got Any Tips For Post-op Lap Chole ? Want To Share Your Experience? Any Tips ?

    Spatialized replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Just make sure your doc is willing to admit if you're having issues, or better yet, be admitted, if only for overnight. My wife had her gallbladder out 3 years ago now and we were literally in the car...
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    ABG question

    Spatialized replied to shock-me-sane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Your pO2 could be this high, as the previous poster noted due to hyperoxgenation (bagging, extra breaths before suctioning...), but usually you're going to see the pO2 to be about 3x the FiO2. Or at...