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  1. ABG's

    hrtprncss replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

    I always end up posting this for some reason, guess I have an obsession about this site. http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm Go to Land of ABG's by the middle section, provided by Vonfrolio. ABG's in...

  2. Notes In Your Pocket

    hrtprncss replied to nesje30's topic in MICU, SICU

    Notebook would be good, or a pocket critical care reference...In some cases where your co workers have a palm pilot then ask them, they'll be more than happy to help and show off the expensive palm....

  3. Animosity between the shifts?

    hrtprncss replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    Best thing to do is once in awhile take a shift opposite of your's, but of course it's not always possible. Besides if the other shift is short staffed then you will be more than likely appreciated....

  4. Being called in extra....do you go??

    hrtprncss replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    If you were tired then that's good that you just rested. On ours it gets more difficult because it's the charge nurse that calls you at the house. And people rotate through as charge nurses. So you...

  5. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    hrtprncss replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When something like this happens, usually what we do is just send them to the ER. If a family member codes in the hospital, of course the code would be called overhead too, because someone would call...

  6. LOS after CABG?

    hrtprncss replied to tvccrn's topic in Cardiac

    Wow, POD #2!!! So used to 5, maybe 4 if everything's well. She must have been doing that well? Cardiac rehab and stairs at POD # 2? Even if it was off pump that seems so early...Hope she's doing...

  7. What I don't know can hurt you!!!! (long)

    hrtprncss replied to ArmyWife,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi I just wanna give u a resource on ABG if you want it... Go to this link http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm and go to the section of "The Land Of ABG's". By Vonfrolio. I've posted it before somewhere...

  8. Hanging IV Potassium

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

    If I were you I'd read your post again before you say ''vitriolic". The negativity came from you. FYI if you've read most of the post here you can see what dilution is used most. I am standing up...

  9. Low BP

    hrtprncss replied to Rhonda V's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that a BP that would achieve a proper CPP would be considered acceptable even if the systolic is in the low 80's. If the patient was symptomatic then interventions would be

  10. Hanging IV Potassium

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

    Yes I have worked with IV nurses before and they put in the PICC line and their responsibility ends there. She has no right to berate this nurse regarding IV therapy on her patient. She can suggest...

  11. Is it ethical for hospitals to have Mickey D's on premises?

    hrtprncss replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally for me I'd take the 99cent burger at mickey D's as oppose to the stuff in cafeteria that costs about seven

  12. Hanging IV Potassium

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

    Sorry but that nurse had no business poking in your patient's room unless A) You asked for help B) An IV pump or some machine is beeping C) The call light was on D) The patient called her...

  13. Could this be my fault?

    hrtprncss replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I believe once you give report to the oncoming nurse, then your responsibilty ends. It doesn't matter if you're still on the floor doing other things. In this case helping another nurse take care of...

  14. Hanging IV Potassium

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

    Same as your's 20 meq/100 cc without the lido. Infuse 10 meq/h. Max rate 20 meq/h if

  15. Gre

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

    A friend of mine who used to tutor GRE and LSAT recommends Barrons GRE. He says it's the best. He took it and got a combined score of 1500+. He's now a second year Law student at Columbia so I...

  16. Blood administration policy

    hrtprncss replied to nickola's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    20 gauge or less only in my

  17. Atrial Fib. Noninvasive Treatment

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

    Hello...I think that's why they're saying that doing cardioversion in that particular ER without anticoagulation could be dangerous because when a patient comes in for rapid afib, you don't know when...

  18. Calcium Channel Blocker, probably a stupid question?

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

    Hello...I think it might come in handy sooner. Calan and other Ca channel blockers are frequently used in neuro

  19. report to the ICU

    hrtprncss replied to gizelda196's topic in Emergency

    They tried changing reports given to us(ICU) to checklist/written report and everyone said no which I completely agree. It should be verbal. But in response to the quote, I wouldn't say "always"....

  20. Confidence with assessments

    hrtprncss replied to RazorbackRN's topic in General Students

    Here's a site with video and audio... But I think it's a pay site....

  21. code blue in ir

    hrtprncss replied to elastigirlrn's topic in Radiology

    Hello...I work in ICU and not IR but when we respond to codes in radiology we usually take a backseat because IR nurses and techs, just like cath lab know each other pretty well and they can run the...

  22. Do you give up your seat for a doctor?

    hrtprncss replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes especially the nice older Cardiologists...But not during report when I'm bout to go home...LOL or in the morning when I'm just taking my first sip of coffee and getting report at the same

  23. 2 questions relating to antibiotics Help please

    hrtprncss replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes thank you for explaining, I've seen that before...though only in movies:( I think they had it on that dreadful gray's anatomy last last week also. Thank

  24. Hemodynamics question

    hrtprncss replied to nursing4him's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi....Maybe picking up a good solid hemodynamics reference would be good since you already had a basic class? You can reinforce it by reading up on it and before you know it you'll be able to figure...

  25. Interested In Cardiac Nursing

    hrtprncss replied to bklynborn's topic in Cardiac

    Hello...I think Thelan's Critical Care Nursing is a very good reference for critical care. It's also pretty good because it explains brief physiology, assesment, diagnostic work up, and interventions...