hrtprncss

hrtprncss

ICUs, Tele, etc.

Member

  • Content

    421

  • Visitors

    4,048

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    3

All Content by hrtprncss

  1. 52 yr old male right-sided CHF

    hrtprncss replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    progression of chf from left to right doesn't have anything to do with bed positioning, use pharmacological technique to decrease preload to alleviate symptoms, other than semi fowler's i haven't...

  2. How many of y'all......

    hrtprncss replied to Joebird21's topic in Emergency

    only one thing that almost made me faint, i had a patient with an infected iv site that progressed all the way up looking like necrotizing fasciitis, leaving a big big big hematoma which was all blue...

  3. what's in your pocket?

    hrtprncss replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    the less u carry the better, alcohol pads that's all that's needed, and pens lol....as far as pda's r concerned, i have one, i dont bring it, they're a nuisance, they're heavy, and if for some reason...

  4. Placing Emergency Department Crowding on the Decision Agenda

    hrtprncss replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Emergency

    it's not only er nurses, but also icu nurses. it happens all the time where er gets so busy that they try to ''board'' patients, shuffling patients around while an intubated trauma waits on hallway....

  5. it's been 3 days. No results!

    hrtprncss replied to marshalbc77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    well hope u get it today, it is a holiday weekend after all....good

  6. Heroin OD in the Boston Public Garden

    hrtprncss replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Emergency

    oh my goodness so

  7. The time has come....Littman Cardio III

    hrtprncss replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    you still haven't lost it since graduation? wow i've gone thru scores of stethoscopes

  8. How to deal with litigious patients?

    hrtprncss replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    You can always look forward to the end of your shift, and when you're done you can request not to have the same patient the next day. Most charge nurses and fellow nurses would understand. Some...

  9. Night from #@**

    hrtprncss replied to wanda06211's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Next time that it happens, take ur scheduled breaks. Unless the patient is coding, your charge nurse can cover for you, and are able to do some things that are quite immediate. Now people might say...

  10. Considering career change to dialysis

    hrtprncss replied to rn4babies63's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    21/h for 9 years

  11. C Plan on ARF and Pancytopenia

    hrtprncss replied to shellybelly's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    arf is acute renal failure....so anything to do with fluid overload or infection would be the primary nursing

  12. Right Ventricular Infarct--thing I thought I knew...

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

    why not do more diagnostic workup before deciding wether to go on the fluid an or vasopressor route, to guide a definitive plan of

  13. RN's that dont like showering? Whats with that?

    hrtprncss replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Students

    Sometimes ur so busy that u welcome to have to stay with the patient outside the bathroom while they shower, it gives u a little break, otherwise you're always running around....anyways it's not so...

  14. Volunteer in ER

    hrtprncss replied to JenMarie82's topic in General Nursing

    i think that's great of u to volunteer, but what r u doing it for, is it to help ur applications look better for nursing school? is it that competitive

  15. Premedication for blood transfusion

    hrtprncss replied to moshimoshi's topic in General Nursing

    how bout corticosteroids, as oppose to benadryl, have u used it before just as prophylaxis, if pt's presents with fever, without having previous transfusion reactions before or do u just stick with...

  16. GN who fails boards and is still on orientation with RN

    hrtprncss replied to EdieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    there wouldn't be much argument about this if all nurses dont treat new grads who failed the boards the first time kinda bad....i've seen alot of new nurses leave because of that, then see them years...

  17. Premedication for blood transfusion

    hrtprncss replied to moshimoshi's topic in General Nursing

    oh and i just wanted to say, siri, it's really great to have someone here as a resource like you....very well versed...and a great help for questions not easily answered...i think ur doing a great...

  18. Premedication for blood transfusion

    hrtprncss replied to moshimoshi's topic in General Nursing

    Siri, what's the controversy? Masking of true allergic

  19. Premedication for blood transfusion

    hrtprncss replied to moshimoshi's topic in General Nursing

    that's usually given if the pt already has a temperature that's elevated to begin with. when we do give tylenol and benadryl as part of blood tx then even if the pt continuous to have an elevated...

  20. Bkat - New User

    hrtprncss replied to NURSE1913's topic in MICU, SICU

    i think bkat is not something u study for, it's about ur knowledge base about ur previous experience. at our facility, i use critical care bkat 5 before and after orienting a new nurse to see how...

  21. Night from #@**

    hrtprncss replied to wanda06211's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh sorry u had a busy and terrible night, it happens...come to think of it, murphy's law tends to happen more during

  22. Help in Bangladesh

    hrtprncss replied to zenman's topic in Infectious Disease

    from water fountains?...isn't that stretching it a little too far...just a thought. the stigmas it can cause, maybe a training for ur house staff on transmission routes

  23. Type II Respiratory Failure and oxygen administration

    hrtprncss replied to nettie01's topic in Pulmonary

    agreed, abg's are needed...ummm taking off 02 for fear of co2 retention, with an spo2 of 60 percent and the patient is symptomatic? hmmm..... bipap or intubation is the next step, remember treat the...

  24. What computer charting system do you use?

    hrtprncss replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    meditech is so time consuming, i liked paper charting better....u keep ''shift-f5ing'' on meditech and really it's so

  25. Nasty medical students

    hrtprncss replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    i think that med students well some of them get real ''attitudy'' because of the experience they get when they do clerkships in the icu. nurses can be mean to other nurses, but boy oh boy med...