dorimar

dorimar BSN, RN

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  1. Why such a gap between theory & practice?

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Wait a minute. I am not implying that nursing has become business, and that science and research and evidence-based practice is not an important reality or at least goal for our profession. I also...

  2. Why such a gap between theory & practice?

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My school does assess practice in clinical, as does every nursing school in my region. However many of the new nurses I have worked with over the past several years seem to be lacking in critical...

  3. teaching use chlorhexadine for IVs

    dorimar replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i researched this for my practicum project last year, chlorhexidine skin antisepsis has been proven to provide better skin antisepsis than betadine and other antiseptic agents. use back-and-forth...

  4. Why such a gap between theory & practice?

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tereasq, My apologies for implying it was the fault of doctorate prepared nurses. I guess I am just wondering if it is practicing nurses that write these tests. Actually, perhaps it isn't even so...

  5. CRRT question

    dorimar replied to gizdo's topic in MICU, SICU

    I pulled this from the prismaflex site: Q: How do I calculate fluid removal rate?A: The patient fluid removal rate is the net amount of fluid the PRISMA system removes from the patient each hour...

  6. what?...q 15 NIBPs with an art line???

    dorimar replied to ICUmama's topic in MICU, SICU

    But surely, whether or not you charted it, if you were monitoring it, the information is available to those who go looking. In that case, better to explain why you chose one over the other. The...

  7. Salary

    dorimar replied to mommiof2kids's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yeah, What I wouldn't give for a a scheduled 3moth s

  8. what?...q 15 NIBPs with an art line???

    dorimar replied to ICUmama's topic in MICU, SICU

    But if a "direct arterial measurement" is either overdampened or underdampened (which happens often), then it is not accurrate. If your square wave test indicates overdampening or underdampening,...

  9. what?...q 15 NIBPs with an art line???

    dorimar replied to ICUmama's topic in MICU, SICU

    Chisca states, "Correlates? Measurement of the blood pressure by art line is the gold standard". I only have to say that no system is fool proof. Hopefully you are not trusting your aline every...

  10. what?...q 15 NIBPs with an art line???

    dorimar replied to ICUmama's topic in MICU, SICU

    I always check a cuff pressure at the beginning of my shift to ensure the aline correlates closely. If it does, I don't check again unless I have a questionable pressure by aline, or a questionable...

  11. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

    dorimar replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Can someone please explain how a pedal aline is ok, but not a brachial?????? In my 24 years of nursing I have never seen a pedal aline, and rightly so.... I think?

  12. Are you a "Professor", or a "Mrs."?

    dorimar replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I always addressed those with MD and PHd as "Doctor". As for myself and how I expect my students to address me (I only have MSN, but doubt I would feel differently if I had a doctorate), I use my...

  13. Help.. I want to advance my career while still being a bedside nurse..

    dorimar replied to I_See_You_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello I see you, I am struggling with this dilemma right now. You don't have to leave the bedside because you achieved a higher degree. I went on to school because I wanted to teach, and I have...

  14. Would like some information on nurse education. Just started Walden MSN in nurse edu

    dorimar replied to caitiecait's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Bosnanurse wrote, "Faculty your time would be counted say like 19 hr weekly ( plus prep time and office time) . Somewhere else is maybe 8 hours clinical, 9 hours class plus prep time". Bosnanurse,...

  15. PhD vs. DNP

    dorimar replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Wow... more employable... I truly never thought this would be the deciding factor for leaders in this profession. But it is the reality I guess, and what makes it what it

  16. PhD vs. DNP

    dorimar replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It sounds to me as if you should follow your

  17. Anyone seeing a weird pattern in their ICU

    dorimar replied to matt2401's topic in MICU, SICU

    What is your locality? As of yet, we have not seen this. Right now, hospital census is down for our entire county. I still do not understand why ICU census would drop, even in hard times. People...

  18. Would like some information on nurse education. Just started Walden MSN in nurse edu

    dorimar replied to caitiecait's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank you so much!!! I have found that when Ican use real experiences to make a point, the students learn and remember. That is when I know I am teaching well, telling them my stories that apply to...

  19. One to one assignments

    dorimar replied to bigmona's topic in MICU, SICU

    The only problem with , "If staffing allows we can make the really sick patients 1:1" is that, then all of a sudden, you have to take a really sick critical admit because you are the only nurse with...

  20. How high have you titrated levophed?

    dorimar replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

    Racingmom4, This was posted quite awhile ago. I just saw it due to new responders. I have to agree with PiPhi20004, there was alot more to question here than the max levo dose.... If you want to...

  21. Vigileao

    dorimar posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Has anyone worked with the new Vigileo monitors? I stepped away from the bedside for 4 months, and then I go to clinical to see a monitor that is connected to an Aline to measure cardiac index. This...

  22. Vigileao

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes, I failed to mention that part. All tese patients were on AC mode (positive pressure ventilation allowing no spontaneous negatively inspired breaths). This is because the inspiratory and...

  23. Vigileao

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello TurnLeftside, here is the response I got from Edward Life Sciences: Thank you for your inquiry. You are correct you should not be changing the weight in the Vigileo as the patient's weight...

  24. Would like some information on nurse education. Just started Walden MSN in nurse edu

    dorimar replied to caitiecait's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello LiveToLearn, This was a wonderful post. I am working on all of this. I know my posts come across as extremely negative. That is part of what upsets me. I have never been a negative person....

  25. Hesi Exit Test

    dorimar replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Flo -ri-da, Sorry to get my knickers in a bunch... I am wondering why you have to take HESI in a Master's program, especially if you have been nursing all these years. HESI is supposed to predict...