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    Hypotension question

    casi replied to SNIXRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very different setting so my response is a bit different. First thing I would do is investigate why they are low. Are they dehydrated (look at i/o's, skin turgor)? When did they last get...
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    help w/client? Tips?

    casi replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Ask family and caregivers what she enjoys and what she used to do before she was stricken ill with dementia. Sometimes you have to adapt activites to the person with dementias ability. It maybe that...
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    Do you bag your bodies naked?

    casi replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    For me the hardest part of post-mortem care is zipping up the body bag. Its uncomfortable to zip someone I've been taking care of into a bag. It would be even harder for me to zip them in naked. I...
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    Beta Blockers

    casi replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the patient and how they react to the drug and it depends on what it is
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    Which specialties have 3 pts/nurse or less?

    casi replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Nursing

    ICU, and maybe labor and
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    ST alarming on tele mgr but no acute MI

    casi replied to Jsy0013's topic in Cardiac

    Because the alarms like to alarm for stupid not real reasons sometimes. They also will occassionally not alarm for something like
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    Narcotic Counting Book

    casi replied to NurseKate16's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to the pharmacy that you use. My facility gets its narc books from
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    Did your school discriminate against the elderly? read to find out...

    casi replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Most nursing students start out in nursing homes and TCU's because they are very stable patients. It was rare in nursing school that I saw patients under 65. They just aren't stuck in healthcare...
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    New Grad - ICU or L&D

    casi replied to wobbles007's topic in General Nursing

    Apply to
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    CNA'S suffer second hand smoke

    casi replied to nurseblob's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are Asthma attack and any other problems caused by second hand smoke workmens
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    Nurse Kept my Great Grandfathers wedding Ring

    casi replied to ladimandy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would call the facility back and state "this is a form of abuse and if my grandfather doesn't get his ring back, we'll be contacting the BON and the obudsman, and whatever other agency is...
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    Telemetry Scare

    casi replied to Jamie P.M., RN's topic in General Nursing

    The best part of tele is you'll never be surprised when you walk in on a dead patient, and when you do walk in on a dead patient they are still warm. Learning tele really isn't super difficult. What...
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    RNs tell your hospitals to hire new grads

    casi replied to DedHedRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had the older nurses and the unit manager pushing to get me hired as a new grad, but the people who hang out at in the offices far away from the actual hospital units weren't willing to invest in a...
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    Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    casi replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    That is oddly amazing. I can only imagine how much better that felt once everything was
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    Getting to know your patients.

    casi replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I like it. It helps give the sense that you are treating an actual
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    Why do OTC protein test strips not exist?

    casi replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I have a feeling that they don't make them because the general public wouldn't know what protein in the urine
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    Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    casi replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on how many patients the nurses have. If you have the unreasonable number of 12, I can only imagine that the nurses have a hard to manage load as
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    What info should be "tattooed" on a nurse's brain?

    casi replied to rloh961's topic in General Nursing

    Look at your patient, not the machines. ADVOCATE! for your patient and for
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    I don't like dead people

    casi replied to dawn.b-RN's topic in General Nursing

    The fear of death is very common. When I was younger I saw my grandfather after had passed and the nursing home wasn't able to get his mouth or eyes closed. Sometimes the look in those eyes still...
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    Help me understand

    casi replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    Cardiologists around here are d/cing Plavix after a year and placing patients on ASA. I guess there has been a study that shows that plavix doesn't continue to be a benefit after a year? Guy could...
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    Awesome story

    casi replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    Amazing! Awesome job. These stories are just too darn
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    Need advice..i think one of my managers want me out

    casi replied to asdf80's topic in General Nursing

    I would agressively start looking for a new job. Home care, nursing homes, anything. Put in applications everywhere and get the hell away from your current
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    Student/instructor issue?

    casi replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    As a student nurse my instructor was responsible for double signing my charting. Frequently I would have an instructor that went through all my charting and make a list of things missed and make us go...
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    I'm in my first semester of my BSN, not sure if I can do it.

    casi replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    The best advice I got was in my first semester from my clinical instructor. Which was, "Don't read the entire reading assignment." Use your reading assignments to supplement your lectures. If you get...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    casi replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please don't chuck a hissy fit when I have to pass off three medications to be given. I had 24 patients on my shift, you only have 8. I had the shift from hell and am rather proud that I got the...