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  1. Is Indiana RN allowed to give Ketamine for procedural sedation ??

    hrtprncss replied to samaritan's topic in Emergency

    Flumazenil and Narcan....Nuff

  2. I lost my clipboard full of nursing notes today! :(

    hrtprncss replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi maybe you should try to get in the habit of making a worksheet for your seven patients in one paper, on a page paper....it's where u can take report and put ur labs on, after awhile you will get...

  3. Hardest Equipment to work with in Nursing

    hrtprncss replied to hrtprncss's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ok I guess a basic scenario, I assume you're familiar with the basic concepts including the normal values for each. Focusing on cardiogenic shock, basically it's increased preload with concomittant...

  4. My son has SVT Questions

    hrtprncss replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Cardiac

    what are his questions about

  5. SCI patient looking for appropriate field of nursing

    hrtprncss replied to caren2005's topic in Rehabilitation

    There are alot of fields in Nursing that won't preclude you from practicing nursing. Picking the right specialty while you're in you're convalescent period is a little tricky because most do involve...

  6. CVVH and the 1:1 assignment

    hrtprncss replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    1:1, obviously because if this patient is hemodynamically stable enough then most likely you would be using regular hd instead of cvvh/crrt in most cases...performing cvvh and maintaining accurate i/o...

  7. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft priority nursing care?

    hrtprncss replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Nursing

    papawjohn u beat me by a few seconds, u type fast

  8. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft priority nursing care?

    hrtprncss replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Nursing

    From what you said, this looks like the patient has had a rought night, 24 hours after a CABG and still the patient is vented....So this pt has come across some sort of complication, minute or not I'm...

  9. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    hrtprncss replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    love bein a nurse, appreciated it more when i saw that commercial ''they dared to care'' then it says ''be a nurse'' lol ya i know a little corny but still it makes me go ''awwweee'' whenever i see...

  10. Hardest Equipment to work with in Nursing

    hrtprncss replied to hrtprncss's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi...So basically I guess ur still in school correct? There are alot of resources for Hemodynamic monitoring around in any critical care book and even on the internet. But just to answer your...

  11. Hardest Equipment to work with in Nursing

    hrtprncss replied to hrtprncss's topic in MICU, SICU

    are u asking for a swan set up? it comes prepackaged with caps, u just need an introducer sheath which is in a different package...then set up a pressure bag with 300mmhg pressure with heparinized...

  12. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    hrtprncss replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    No I don't but I run back to the pyxis cursing myself lol, i wouldn't want an alert patient coming to my manager and telling them that i gave them medication of the

  13. ABGs

    hrtprncss replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    Will u clarify the question more and make it more specific...i mean i'm sure ur talking about adequate compensation by the renal buffer system and the resp system....But what exactly is the

  14. Ok guys....I'm stumped!!!

    hrtprncss replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    History says....31 year old male otherwise healthy besides minor back surgery....A little too young to be at high risk for sudden cardiac death...there must be other underlying causes that needs to be...

  15. Some questions about different tubes and starting IV's

    hrtprncss replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Personally and I'm not sure if it's not standard of practice, but i let go of the tourniquet after I thread the IV, and put the hep lock on and then I flush it with the NS....SO that there would be...

  16. trouble with my preceptor..help *sigh/sob*)

    hrtprncss replied to purplecotton's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This should not happen any more than it has. Maybe she did call off on the same week when it was her turn to float when she came back, though what we usually do is send the orientee with the...

  17. Some questions about different tubes and starting IV's

    hrtprncss replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    One is inserted nasally the other is inserted orally....they both can be put on LICS. No need for simultaneous ogt and ngt. OGT is usually only tolerable on patients that are unconscious. NGT is...

  18. How can I bring this up??

    hrtprncss replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    your preceptor shouldn't have allowed u to work overtime....it's not part of ur usual orientation. 40 hours a week for new rn's, u can pick up after ur off orientation. but since they let you, then...

  19. NG tube question-please help!

    hrtprncss replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Hey siri, I do understand although we assume that it is not on suction because if it is on suction you would not give it to the patient to swalow it either because it will be suctioned back

  20. NG tube question-please help!

    hrtprncss replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    People this is not a med error, the medication went to the stomach which is the purpose of the NGT. Giving a medication wether by swallowing or by NGT if present produces the same result....it's not...

  21. Telemetry Monitoring

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

    One more thing isn't there a charge nurse in most icu's with just one patient usually the ''easiest'' patient, who sits within feet of the unit secretary where the main console for the monitors are,...

  22. Telemetry Monitoring

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

    ok don't everyone jump on me on that HIPAA thing and I'm not suggesting or condoning it I'm just saying it's an option. We usually get adjacent rooms as much as possible so we could just roll the...

  23. Inermittent claudication question

    hrtprncss replied to nurseMargo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    it's just shows you that the stenosed lumen is getting more clogged and might need further evaluation wether the patient now needs surgical revascularization. watch close for sx of complete total...

  24. pedi math

    hrtprncss replied to honeybee66's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Step I Convert wtinlb to wtkg then multiply to max rec daily dosage: 35lbs/2.2 = 15.9kg (where 2.2 is the conv factor) then 15.9kg x 0.02 mg = 0.318 mg/day = the daily max rec dosage Step II...

  25. ER vs ICU

    hrtprncss replied to ivypetals's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA