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  1. NaHCO3 for BP?

    hrtprncss replied to hellonurse36's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You can google ''Sodium Bicarbonate for Persistent Hypotension with Acidosis" ....Hope that can

  2. need help with tpn/blood/heparin drip admin

    hrtprncss replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you have itunes you can check the podcast keyword ''nursing'' there's a professor there ''maag'' i believe is her name and she has lectures about tpn and blood administration that's downloadable...

  3. Mucomyst and CT scans & creatinine

    hrtprncss replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    You can google "acetylcysteine and radiographic contrast induced

  4. Head case...

    hrtprncss replied to telehead's topic in Cardiac

    I believe you did a great job, let's wait and see what the neuro nurses think, maybe they can enlighten you much better. I'd be interested on his follow up when you go to work next and see what...

  5. Head case...

    hrtprncss replied to telehead's topic in Cardiac

    Just a question, with a gcs of 3 and on 2lnc even with spo2 98, what was the abg...if there was a decreased level of conc i'd be concerned why he wasn't intubated with such a low gcs on a brain...

  6. *Microbiology-Summer 2006*

    hrtprncss replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/video.htm Ran across this site...Medical Microbiology Lectures Online in Video Stream.... Lecture 1 Non-specific immunity Lecture 2 Complement Lecture 3...

  7. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    hrtprncss replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    Rank Specialty Score 1 neurosurgery 47 2 pathology 46 3 pulmonology 46 4 infectious disease 45 5 cardiology 45 6 allergy & immunology 45 7 nuclear med 45 8 neurology 45 9 thoracic surgery 45...

  8. Chest tubes

    hrtprncss replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think it's A, actually you put it on water seal and send them down so it's A, maintain pleurvac, if maintaining pleur vac means put on water seal. When you walk patients that are open heart and...

  9. calculus prereq?

    hrtprncss replied to hallhollo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Daytonite's an instructor i believe so maybe she can look at the curriculum for univ of ten http://nightingale.con.utk.edu/students/undergad%20handbook.htm it's on the middle part, it does say the...

  10. calculus prereq?

    hrtprncss replied to hallhollo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's a whole lot of Math if you're going for Nursing, You shouldn't need Finite, even Trig, and Calculus for a BSN. College algebra and statistics yes...Unless you're double majoring in nursing and...

  11. ABGs and Compensation

    hrtprncss replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Maybe you misinterpreted the question or the answer wrong because pH 7.55 - Alkalosis pc02 30 - Alkalosis hco3 40 - ALKALOSIS therefore, this is a MIXED ALKALOSIS, or you can say Mixed respiratory and...

  12. ABGs and Compensation

    hrtprncss replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    What if the Co2 is 45 and the HCO3 26... How do you choose between respiratory and metabolic? Okay if the co2 is less than 35 and the hco3 is greater than 26, your pH would be GREATER than 7.45,...

  13. ABGs and Compensation

    hrtprncss replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm this is really good, the way abg's are explained, in very plain words. just go to the middle of the page where it says ''land of

  14. calculus prereq?

    hrtprncss replied to hallhollo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hi, calculus prereq i took was a combination of college algebra and trigonometry...the class is called elementary functions... i think it's what you

  15. Inventions we'd love to see....

    hrtprncss replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    I want a chair that automatically massages ur legs whenever u get the chance to sit

  16. Acronym Hell

    hrtprncss replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations try this one...just bookmark it....and good luck on ur nursing

  17. map & dbp question

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

    papawjohn - I do miss swans, i don't see them as often anymore either...wanted to say i do agree with your answer, fluid challenge first. Then if it doesn't work chase it with lasix, it's just to make...

  18. map & dbp question

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

    Quick question to further this discussion more....If we're thinking Right Sided Heart Failure, without knowing a full body assesment and we're only going with the following, sbp 130's and I believe...

  19. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    hrtprncss replied to irishnurse68's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Road

  20. Nervous system Lab Practical!

    hrtprncss replied to taniasjijo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://www.drsegal.com/medstud/mnemonics.html click you can find all mnemonics you want for

  21. Pathophysiolgy???

    hrtprncss replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children, an older edition is what i used ISBN: 0323014380 by McCance, but a new fifth edition is

  22. Giving baths on CCU

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

    Work days and give both of my patients baths right before the end of the shift...well at least change their sheets, freshen them up or whatever...these are mostly intubated and sedated

  23. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    hrtprncss replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    This is so bad for the patient, and for you.... The CV surgeon needs to have an inservice for the staff on that unit, with the manager and charge nurse present. Staffing issues needs to be addressed....

  24. families with clipboards/notebooks

    hrtprncss replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    I've ran into a few people that just goes over the top with the note taking, but after awhile you get used to them, and they get used to you. Actually, sometimes they lighten up after awhile. It's...

  25. Residents and Interns?

    hrtprncss replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    You'd have to look and ask your coworkers cuz sometimes depending on where you're working some residents who are under a specific attending for the month would not be allowed to write orders...