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  1. Understanding ABG's

    hrtprncss replied to charlieroe's topic in MICU, SICU

    hi there's alot of threads about ABG's if you'd do a search, but here's one link...I'm sure it will help you... http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm scroll down to "Land of ABG's"...hope it

  2. I was passed over as charge...given to new grad instead

    hrtprncss replied to amurdock's topic in General Nursing

    Quick question....Are they aware that you'd like to be in a Charge Nurse position? And this new grad, has she been with the regular charge nurse for a shift so she knows how to handle the floor? If...

  3. central line max rates

    hrtprncss replied to avado's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    No offense eric...but here's a link...from the FDA...ABOUT CENTRAL LINES http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/patientsafety/reminder-rvad.html EDIT: I meant ''no offense''

  4. Pre-Req. Question

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

    Drop it....If you got behind and you don't need it as a pre req and it doesn't interest you then why do it. I took Gen BIO I and II after I took A&P I&II only because I couldn't decide on a...

  5. pampering after work????

    hrtprncss replied to khine2mn80's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm....happy hour, thai food, dvd rentals, and on the weekend shopping/coffee shops or watch football, depends which friends call up first. EDIT: LOL I almost forgot....Sushi!!!

  6. HELP! Can't decide! ED or Cardiac

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

    Hi i think anywhere you'd like to go would be good as long as it's an environment that fosters learning early on. Heart ICU can be a little bit monotonous if you are admitting post op open hearts...

  7. central line max rates

    hrtprncss replied to avado's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If you're using your IV pump you can bolus up to how much your pump can handle, but in CT scans they usually don't use the central lines because there is a maximum flow rate a central access can...

  8. Tpn

    hrtprncss replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I pretty much think depends on how much the concentration of the dextrose and how long the fat emulsion is ran wether it's 12h/day or

  9. DNR vs withdrawal of treatment

    hrtprncss replied to acquiesce1908's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello you're right to get the consent for withdrawal. And you're right to NOT titrate up the medications, even though you wanted to. I work with surgical hearts also and when a patient becomes...

  10. Worst information given in shift report!!!

    hrtprncss replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeve is people who give reports that are so slow and includes information that's not pertinent. Especially if a patient is stable and the oncoming nurse had that patient the night...

  11. Is it absolutly neccasry to swap out the needle after I draw it?

    hrtprncss replied to bjware's topic in General Nursing

    Personally to lessen the pain during an IM injection....I pinch the muscle a few times for a few seconds...of course telling the patient you're going to pinch them. Anyways after a few pinches, the...

  12. Is it absolutly neccasry to swap out the needle after I draw it?

    hrtprncss replied to bjware's topic in General Nursing

    You're talking about IM's only right, yes I probably would consider it during an IM but I don't change it ALL the time. I mean do you guys change needles after drawing when giving IVP on rubber...

  13. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    hrtprncss replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this has upset u alot...Though I think the joke is basically geared for nurses that have been in Nursing for a long time....there's a little humor in it, personally, I laughed when I first read...

  14. Hasten end so wife won't doubt DNR decision????

    hrtprncss replied to markm739's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ya like she said...plus this patient should have been intubated way earlier than before...or should have established the DNR status before waiting two days....Obviously the BiPAP is not working on day...

  15. Clear Liquid Diet ?

    hrtprncss replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    some clear liquid diets prohibit cherry gelatin or anything red tinted... though technically it's the right answer between the two. EDIT: oopsss i meant OJ is technically the right answer between the...

  16. Noninterventional Cath Labs

    hrtprncss replied to RN12345656's topic in Cardiac

    I've always worked at places equipped with interventional cardiology. Perhaps that's why I don't see fibrinolytics used as much as the other hospitals in rural areas where they would need emergent...

  17. Need help with a conversion...

    hrtprncss replied to Osborne55's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello... please remember that you can convert gms of weight to cc of fluid or vice versa.... in simple water form it is 1 cc to 1 gram that is the conversion factor. If you wanna get more technical...

  18. Charge Nurses

    hrtprncss replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in General Nursing

    hello...this is how it's done on my unit. 1) Weekday 2 Charge per week, 3 days/2 days then alternated on the next schedule or the next week or the next two weeks. One charge per shift of course. That...

  19. question about chest tube

    hrtprncss replied to sualumni05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi if the chest tube itself is clamped(the one exiting the chest) and there is a continuous bubbling while on suction then there is a leak in the system. Theoretically, though you should not be...

  20. Question about reading really low BP's

    hrtprncss replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    HI...In my experience, when patients are severely vasoconstricted due to multiple gtt's that's been maxed like dopa/epi/neo...sometimes the extremities when u feel them they get kinda cold and...

  21. What was the amount of your 1st paycheck as a nurse?

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

    15 bucks an hour, that was 1997 long time ago

  22. Amiodarone Admistration Info for a Class

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

    LOL wow...well at least it made your

  23. Amiodarone Admistration Info for a Class

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

    no,no, you don't sync cardiovert in pea, [/size]doctor"......and on, and on, and on.....:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: that's very funny

  24. Amiodarone Admistration Info for a Class

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

    Hi...nice discussion over here...Siri great job since u know the AHA book inside out, cover to cover, front to back, upside down, from teaching ACLS every weekend I was trying to look in the AHA...

  25. Explain diff bet APRV and PC IRV

    hrtprncss posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Can someone tell me the easiest way to differentiate between the two in regards to which one is better. I have worked with PC IRV and am familiar with the physiology behind it, but the concept of...