janine3&5

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1. blood draw from heparin lock?

   janine3&5 replied to mary y.'s topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I use the HL to draw labs whenever I can in the ER. When we first put in the IV, I attach the HL to a vacutainer to draw blood. After the HL's been used for meds, fluids, whatever, then I use a...

2. Question about Jackson Pratt Drains & retention sutures

   janine3&5 replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

   I also had the chance to remove one as a nursing student. I was in clinicals on a surgical floor, the nurse I was working with talked me through it. I was under the impression that this is a nursing...

3. Team Nursing with Paramedics........

   janine3&5 replied to CEN35's topic in Emergency

   We have a few paramedics working in our ER; they function in the same position as nurses with their own pt assignments. However, they can't give any meds! I'm not sure of the rationale behind that....

4. Length of stay in ED before admission

   janine3&5 replied to suzannasue's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a very busy ER: 100,000 visits/year. Once a pt is seen by the doc, it takes another 1-3 hrs for labs and so forth to come back. They're usually admitted after 2-3 hrs. And that's when the...

5. fluid therapy with DKA?

   janine3&5 replied to janine3&5's topic in Emergency

   I was surprised too with the Dx with that BS. I asked another nurse about it, who said it was DKA because of the ketones and ABGs. The patient was oriented, but lethargic, sleeping most of the time...

6. fluid therapy with DKA?

   janine3&5 replied to janine3&5's topic in Emergency

   I'm so glad to hear these replies; I got the same response from a nurse at work today that I talked it over with. My understanding of the pathophys was a little off, but glad to hear I didn't screw...

7. fluid therapy with DKA?

   janine3&5 posted a topic in Emergency

   Okay, long story short: Had a pt today with DKA in the ER, and our ER doc ordered a 2 L bolus of IV fluids (NS, then changed to d5ns after blood glucose was less than 250) along with insulin drip....

8. Co-workers with poor grooming habits

   janine3&5 replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think you're being too critical at all, would you want someone like that taking care of you? Especially in the healthcare field, where hygiene is so important! I have to agree with every...

9. Advise pls re: pointers for NCLEX exam

   janine3&5 replied to yana94's topic in General Nursing

   Hey! That Springhouse book is great, I also used it to help prepare. I just took my boards a few weeks ago, and the test really focused on prioritizing care. For example, questions like, "You're just...

10. Inspirational Songs for Pinning Ceremony

    janine3&5 replied to Loraine's topic in General Students

    We used "Go Light Your Candle", and one of our class members sang it. I'm not sure where you would get the lyrics or music, maybe just do a search on the internet. It's a pretty well known song, and...

11. What Freaks You Out?

    janine3&5 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Blood, poop, vomit, and even phlegm don't get to me, but that unwashed body odor stench does it everytime. Yesterday, I had a lady, about 300 lbs., who obviously is not able to reach all those little...

12. a nurse's poem-I'm Sorry In Advance

    janine3&5 replied to leesonlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Beautiful poem, thank

13. NCLEX review classes?????

    janine3&5 replied to Rileycat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Most of the hospitals in our area offer review courses to employees. The hospital that I work at offers a week long NCLEX-RN review free of charge (I think we also get paid regular wages for...

14. paediatric nurses

    janine3&5 replied to Danielle17uk's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, those are quite a few questions! Did you check in your textbooks? I remember that my Fundamental Nursing text discussed all of these right in the beginning of the book. Good

15. DO/MD?

    janine3&5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question- what does the DO stand for; what's the difference between an DO and an MD? (Have noticed alot of our ER docs are DOs, just curious)