smash222 replied to smash222's topic in Medications
Labetalol was a home med, the high BP was new ... And I understand the difference that she was taking the labetalol as a home med, but my thing was the fact that her admitting diagnosis was "hypertension, bradycardia, & near syncope"...
Has anyone heard that labetalol is the only beta blocker that doesn't cause a decrease in heart rate?? I had a patient who's blood pressure was in 200's, heart rate 40's-50's, and nothing PRN. She was already given her scheduled nifedipine, lisinopri...
Really?! I would have thought sfl wouldn't be so bad as far as pay.. I know a bunch of girls are leaving my floor cause they just graduated the np program. What is "low" down here?
I want to know what your hours are, what kind of setting do you work in, and what your pay is like, with how much and what kind of experience? I'm a new RN but I don't see myself doing bedside nursing forever... And I want to get an idea of what to e...
Forgive me as this might be long but I really need to hear from other nurses.. So I've been at my job for 7 weeks now; it's my first job since graduation. I still have another 5-6 weeks of orientation, but I'm so overwhelmed and making stupid mistake...