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hrtprncss

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  1. Nasty situation - need advice

    hrtprncss replied to Repat's topic in Nursing Career

    we can't always work with the best charge rn's all the time. we can't always be charge all the time. i rotate as one of the three permanent charge rn's on days in my unit, we do 3/12. and some feel...

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

    hrtprncss replied to EdieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    maybe the time frame where he can retake his board exams falls within the the orientation period. where i work it's not unheard when we orient new grads for about six months. maybe by the time he...

  3. Overbearing pt family

    hrtprncss replied to nursestacy73's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    not a diagnosis but certainly falls within the spectrum of the definition....manchausen syndrome by proxy....just a

  4. My First Interview

    hrtprncss replied to Chicklet2's topic in Nursing Career

    are you an rn, if you are, then just be yourself, you'll find that they're the one's who's selling themselves to you as oppose to the other way

  5. What Is Your Favorite Nursing Book?

    hrtprncss replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Nursing

    paul marino i mean....freakin miami dolphins

  6. What Is Your Favorite Nursing Book?

    hrtprncss replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Nursing

    was working in tele the first two years of nursing then picked up ''the icu book'' by dan marino, and ''critical care nursing'' by thelan, read it cover to cover then been an icu rn ever

  7. Required and Optional textbooks

    hrtprncss replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    you dont need it, i doubt you'll need 16 books for ''fundamentals'' besides there's the internet now, basically everything is free when it comes to valuable information. no need to spend so much money...

  8. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    hrtprncss replied to Mama2-3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    omg mistaking levophed for levofloxacin, that's too bad for everyone, omg i wouldn't wanna be the heart nurse that has to explain it to the open heart surgeon. but to the original poster, what...

  9. dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    hrtprncss replied to hospicemom's topic in Infectious Disease

    so we should just let a source of infection foster then because this patient is on

  10. dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    hrtprncss replied to hospicemom's topic in Infectious Disease

    but but but it's not sterile, if it stinks that bad, open a bottle of mint oil i forgot what they're called, they're basically saturated gauze infused with mint, trust me the whole place is gonna...

  11. medications that make you feel sick

    hrtprncss replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    mucomysssssssttttttttt p.o. misty more like

  12. Weekly Clinical Presentations

    hrtprncss replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i voted already i think everyone agreed...master yoda let's start

  13. treatment of IVDA patients

    hrtprncss replied to browniepoints's topic in General Nursing

    I personally feel that sometimes we do the patients disservice when we're witholding medications based on our own fear and ignorance, i've seen so many nurses who's so careful about giving medications...

  14. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    hrtprncss replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    how tricky of u, hmmm right precordial leads to confuse myself with the anterior wall

  15. asking about application for fingerprint card

    hrtprncss replied to Hannah001's topic in California Nursing

    http://www.identix.com/iis/locations_ca.html i guess that

  16. IV question

    hrtprncss replied to Trixie99's topic in Online Distance Learning

    is this a trick question, i mean use a secondary line right, no need for any special extra tubing, just ur regular ivac or if u wanna count drips for awhile that could work

  17. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    hrtprncss replied to JAHJF's topic in Cardiac

    why must there be bickering, we all come from different school of thoughts, we are all here to learn from each other to make us more well informed clinicians, for the benefit of the patient. im here...

  18. asking about application for fingerprint card

    hrtprncss replied to Hannah001's topic in California Nursing

    check online they have alot of places where u can just go and get it

  19. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    hrtprncss replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    can we have more nursing jeopardy please it doesnt even have to be strictly just ekg based, more case studies this is

  20. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    hrtprncss replied to JAHJF's topic in Cardiac

    i agree with the previous post, we as nurses especially unit nurses are the last line of defense of the patient, it happens, mistake happens, ekg's are misread in the er, but as an icu rn, it's their...

  21. Hypotention in CSICU

    hrtprncss replied to nurse_kambiz's topic in Cardiac

    what's the wedge, i mean cvp around 12 that's pretty tanked especially for an open heart patient, i guess what u can do is start inotropes first and foremost before baloon placement, and if there's no...

  22. NCLEX Thursday..... I need Advice!!!

    hrtprncss replied to HNACAA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    it's time to relax now, two days before the exam. just trust ur judgments, oh and wear something yellow, uhhh someone told me that and i guess there's a scientific study for some reason that people...

  23. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    hrtprncss replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    wouldn't the st waves be more global if it was pericarditis meaning more apparent to most or all the leads...correct me if im

  24. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    hrtprncss replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    anterolateral with inferior involvement, but what happened to lead II I cant' see any elevation there ughhhhhh i need to review my 12

  25. Please define "burn out"

    hrtprncss replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    but that's the beauty of nursing, u get burnt out, then transfer to a different specialty, so many options to consider. variety is the key. that and also when u see people come back to thank you...