sonja77

sonja77

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  1. Book buying for ADN program

    sonja77 replied to jra2127's topic in LPN to RN

    ]I'm doing an online LVN-RN program right now and I'll also need new books. For my next class I'm gonna need a nursing diagnosis handbook and a lab/diagnostics test book (and of course a lot of other...

  2. Morphine dose in vial?

    sonja77 replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    Our morphine carpuject syringes are manufactured by Hospira....

  3. Morphine dose in vial?

    sonja77 replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's a

  4. Morphine dose in vial?

    sonja77 replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    We have 2mg and 4mg carpuject syringes and 10ml vials. The doses I give most often are 2 or 4mg. I hate it when the MD orders 5mg and I have to waste half of a 10mg

  5. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    sonja77 replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    ]I am currently doing the online LVN-RN program at Lamar State. I started on April 4th and I am on my second nursing class right now (classes are 5 weeks with 1 week off in between). It is a very...

  6. IV ADMIN

    sonja77 replied to santos2010's topic in General Nursing

    like everybody else said, you answered your own

  7. Tylenol max/safe dosage

    sonja77 replied to Gabby-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have given it either! This is the exact reason our hospital only carries Norco (which contains 325mg of Tylenol with either 5, 7.5 or 10mg of hydrocodone). All the orders we get for Lortab,...

  8. 2 1/2 liters ascites fluid drained

    sonja77 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    The cancer cells produce fluid that builds up in the abdominal cavity.

  9. 2 1/2 liters ascites fluid drained

    sonja77 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt a few months ago with ascites and an abdominal mass. They drained over 3 liters and cytology studies of the fluid confirmed a suspected diagnosis of ovarian

  10. lantus dosages

    sonja77 replied to maelstrom143's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a pt who was on 100 units bid while in the hospital. His home dose was 120 units

  11. Needle gauges...

    sonja77 replied to nurse blondie93's topic in General Nursing

    We give PRBCs through 22s quite often. Yes, ideally we would like a 20 gauge,but sometimes we're lucky if we can get a 22 placed! And we never had any issues about blood not infusing through a 22...

  12. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

    sonja77 replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    Here's mine: report

  13. Question about weight-based drips

    sonja77 posted a topic in Cardiac

    i was floated to icu a few days ago and i had a chf pt., who was on a dopamine and a dobutamine drip. the drips stayed at a certain rate, which was set by the cardiologist (dopamine at 2mcg/kg/min and...

  14. Question about weight-based drips

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in Cardiac

    thanks for all the answers; exactly what i was looking for!

  15. zofran question

    sonja77 replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in Patient Medications

    i've never seen a zofran drip but i had a pt recently that was on a phenergan

  16. Do you admister oxygen on your floor to a pt complaing of chest pain?

    sonja77 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    same

  17. if i finished L.V.N course what degree would that be??

    sonja77 replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    my lvn program was a certificate

  18. Holding Coumadin for lab draw

    sonja77 replied to luvidaho's topic in Patient Medications

    i would hold it until i get the labs back! at the two hospitals that i have worked at coumadin is always scheduled in the afternoon (one had it scheduled for 1700, the other one for 1800) for this...

  19. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    sonja77 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    location: marshall, tx unit: icu/imc/med/ips/snu/rehab/er rns/lvns: white or navy blue unit: l&d/peds/women's care rns: lavender unit: surgery/day surgery/pacu rns: teal/green unit secretaries:...

  20. hanging IV antibiotics

    sonja77 replied to orangepink's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i usually look at the frequency and decide from there which abx to give first. zosyn e.g. is usually given q6 hours, so i would try to give that as close to the scheduled time as possible. levaquin on...

  21. Should I take Anatomy and Microbiology together?

    sonja77 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    i think it really depends what else you have going on in your life. both course are pretty time consuming and you will spend a lot of time studying. i took a&p i, micro and nutrition during my...

  22. Signing off orders

    sonja77 replied to Texas77's topic in General Nursing

    at the hospital i work at now the unit secretary just initials the orders that she puts in the computer (e.g. labs or a diet) and then the nurse that takes care of the pt notes/signs off the orders....

  23. IV Lopressor...who can administer it?

    sonja77 replied to HurricaneBreeze's topic in General Nursing

    i also work on a med-surg floor and per policy the only two cardiac meds that we can give ivp are lopressor and vasotec. then we have a policy about what meds an lvn can give per ivp and only vasotec...

  24. synthroid question and Klor-con

    sonja77 replied to retread71's topic in Patient Medications

    at my hospital synthroid and protonix are two drugs that are automatically scheduled at 0700 and are given by the night shift. potassium is scheduled at

  25. First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!

    sonja77 replied to rach2103's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i was thinking the same thing! i would have given the lantus as well, especially if that's the pt's usual home dose. their body probably needs that amount of lanutus to keep their blood sugar under...