shnnon90

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1. 12 hr shift makeup routine

   shnnon90 replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

   I def recommend Urban Decay setting spray or NYX setting spray on top of whatever makeup you wear. The both work wonders in making makeup last!

2. 2016 Salary thread

   shnnon90 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

   1] PA 2] Corrections RN- $35/hr 3] Cost of living depends on the neighborhood, but I pay about $1,300 total a month for utilities and rent.

3. Actively bleeding patient

   shnnon90 replied to shnnon90's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! You hit the nail on the head with what my initial concern was. The bleeding has to be stopped or else there wont be any blood left to pump through the body. So, that is where my dilemma was coming from. Essentially, the two should be done simult...

4. Actively bleeding patient

   shnnon90 replied to shnnon90's topic in General Nursing

   Generally, the RNs are responsible for the CPR and anything like that (The guards step back when medical emergencies happen once medical staff is present), but they could definitely help maintain pressure on the wound, that's why I said it was a plau...

5. Actively bleeding patient

   shnnon90 replied to shnnon90's topic in General Nursing

   Very insightful responses, thanks! I probably should have been more specific and said in a setting where you don't have help, like a prison where there is only one RN. But the solution of applying a pressure dressing and doing CPR would be a plausibl...

6. Actively bleeding patient

   shnnon90 replied to shnnon90's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys. I just saw many conflicting suggestions on this topic, so I figured I'd get more insight. People who are proponents of stopping bleeding first gave the reasoning that doing compressions on someone who is bleeding is making their blood lo...

7. Actively bleeding patient

   shnnon90 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Would doing CPR or stopping the bleeding take precedence? Wouldn't CPR exacerbate the blood loss?