RelleyRN

When I finished nursing school I was so unbelievably excited. For the past 3-4 years I have had a new job every 6 months trying to find my "niche". I felt like I didn't get enough pt interaction in outpt. For the past three months I have been work...

I was working on a med surg unit and rec'd an admission through the ED. I was told the patient was alert and oriented. When the patient came to me he was agitated, confused, combative, refusing care, and disoriented. The physician ordered IV haldo...

The patient did not receive any benzos, opiates, or antipsychotic in the ED. RR & sa02 were wnl

Hi all thanks for your responses. The background is the patient developed SOB after dialysis at a SNF. Admit dx COPD/CHF exac. He was on tele, sinus brady in the high 50s throughout the night. During the sternal rub it was reading vtach but unsur...