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hrtprncss

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  1. New nurse scared to talk to doctors!!

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

    it just comes with time, you get comfortable with a certain ''unapproachable'' doctor and he becomes at ease with you, once a senior attending is able to see that you're a competent nurse that would...

  2. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    hrtprncss replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    this thread can go on forever....icu/floor nurses vs er nurses...and you'll hear arguments from both sides but being an icu nurse, i agree on all the points that was said by angie they're pretty much...

  3. O2 therapy - need Dr's order?

    hrtprncss replied to moshimoshi's topic in General Nursing

    never be afraid to give 02 therapy for fear of co2 retention especially if pt is already cyanotic and symptomatic....you always have bipap and vent to fall back

  4. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    hrtprncss replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

  5. Shingles

    hrtprncss replied to tukeyflats's topic in General Nursing

    depends wether or not a staff member hasn't had chickenpox yet, otherwise private room with contact

  6. O2 therapy - need Dr's order?

    hrtprncss replied to moshimoshi's topic in General Nursing

    start 2lnc while u page the md just in case the pt's co2 is high cuz of chronic copd just to cover urself, but in reality you'd be better off starting the 02 than using the excuse of a doctor not...

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

    hrtprncss replied to samaritan's topic in Emergency

    lol norc for cs lol if u give that to me and im not vented, for some reason i wake up after i'm going after everyone

  8. insulin drip protocols

    hrtprncss replied to brutuss7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i'm curious what happened to the other nurse that left the drip running at 160cc/h, i mean am i correct by assuming that concentration is

  9. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    hrtprncss replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    don't listen to her, chart at ur own pace when ur done with ur patient care, it's just everyone has preferences when they chart, i do it right after i see a patient, some nurses wait until the...

  10. My Teacher Says Nurses Eat Their Young

    hrtprncss replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    basically the same thing when residents or attendings put med students on the spot which makes them all nervous....it's a teaching tool that's use where someone is asked about a subject and when they...

  11. What did you put in your storage clipboards??

    hrtprncss replied to Mandarella's topic in General Students

    But isn't that obvious that's why u can't bring patient's bedside clipboards inside a patient's room, anyways for the better, how many nurses do u see carrying clipboards anyways, i'd get used using...

  12. My First Night Shift

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

    i dont think there's a way to prepare for nightshift, occasionally i would do a night shift in our icu unit to get some overtime and the only way i could stay awake is if i keep walking around and...

  13. My Teacher Says Nurses Eat Their Young

    hrtprncss replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    nurse pimping is common during orientation, specially by other nurses who's not orienting you, it's a way to gauge the nurse who's orienting you if they're up to par, or sometimes they just do it just...

  14. What did you put in your storage clipboards??

    hrtprncss replied to Mandarella's topic in General Students

    why would someone not be allowed to bring clipboards in

  15. new job and vacation time

    hrtprncss replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    you should have told them while u were discussing salaries and u were about to give ur answer wether to take the job or not...usually that's how alot of people that need to go on vacation while...

  16. Hardest Equipment to work with in Nursing

    hrtprncss replied to hrtprncss's topic in MICU, SICU

    is that the sand bed that looks like a tub where u can't turn ur patient properly no matter what u

  17. NG tube question-please help!

    hrtprncss replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    that's a little harsh, i mean unless someone crushes a sustained release med and flushed it thru the ngt, that instructor is way too

  18. Neuro question

    hrtprncss replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    papawjohn stop following me lol

  19. Neuro question

    hrtprncss replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    oh if you're thinking about palliative or hospice care, end of life discussion with family, i assume you have a dnr order already just in case the patient doesn't go into full herniation. well i...

  20. Neuro question

    hrtprncss replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    transfer to icu to r/o herniation but first insertion of icp to monitor level and possible administration of mannitol prn. hob high and head straight to drain excess fluid and decrease cerebral...

  21. 52 yr old male right-sided CHF

    hrtprncss replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was talking about semi fowler's to alleviate symptoms of dyspnea for pulmonary edematous patients who are not

  22. 52 yr old male right-sided CHF

    hrtprncss replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    umm how bout any processes where the ''good lung down'' theory would work where the oxygenation and perfusion in the lungs would be optimized, also left lying position would be preferable for patients...

  23. Triple lumen catheters

    hrtprncss replied to akhicksfutureRN's topic in General Students

    don't quote me on the size differences now come to think of it, it may have been the gauge difference between the auxilliary port and the cvp port on swanz that have differences...i've read it...

  24. Triple lumen catheters

    hrtprncss replied to akhicksfutureRN's topic in General Students

    whicever ports work, though the brown port is the biggest and would have least

  25. Backbone needed

    hrtprncss replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    my suggestion nip it in the bud as soon as u can, go to ur nurse manager or the head of anesthesiology...if u know ur competent and ur not making mistakes then u shouldn't have to take that. snap...