Subclavian DVT

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Has anyone cared for a patient with this?

My pt had no activity restrictions......I was worried about a PE. What are some key things to assess with this patient? What can I do to help prevent a PE?

Thanks in advance.

You have 1700 posts and your not a nurse yet. Looks like you need to be studying - Internal --->Right Atruim.

ummm that was i bit rude :uhoh21: since you looked to see my number of posts, you should also be able to see along with that info that my 1700 posts are spread out since 2003, and considering my 3.8 gpa i think my study habits are just fine. I was not trying to be a smartie pants, just genuinely interested and am merely questioning this as according to what we've learned in A&P, that pathway just didn't seem right. You sound like one of those nurses that will pounce on the students when they have questions. Don't feed into the stereotype! please don't eat your young. :o

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ummm that was i bit rude :uhoh21: since you looked to see my number of posts, you should also be able to see along with that info that my 1700 posts are spread out since 2003, and considering my 3.8 gpa i think my study habits are just fine. I was not trying to be a smartie pants, just genuinely interested and am merely questioning this as according to what we've learned in A&P, that pathway just didn't seem right. You sound like one of those nurses that will pounce on the students when they have questions. Don't feed into the stereotype! please don't eat your young. :o

you were also right, as well as doing fantastically well in school. she was berrating you for being wrong, when in fact, she seemed to be misinformed. for every nurse who may want to gobble you up, there are many more who want to encourage and support you. :)

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you were also right, as well as doing fantastically well in school. she was berrating you for being wrong, when in fact, she seemed to be misinformed. for every nurse who may want to gobble you up, there are many more who want to encourage and support you. :)

thanks i appreciate it! :)

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I absolutely love all the responses this post has drawn out.

When I am not so tired - I will go back and re-read everything.

I just had my first solo shift with 7 pts. 2 were new admits for chest pain, 2 with renal failure, one NSR who decided to to go A-fib with a little tach thrown in (two hours into my shift, same pt also on heparin drip), one post heart cath, and one who fell down in the ER. Awwwww.......welcome to tele. I know this may not sound like much to some but for me.......it was hectic. Some how I still smiled - nobody even knew I was a new RN (except for all my great supportive co-workers - God bless them everyone).

Thanks again everyone for your responses. I loved the cat fight too.

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I absolutely love all the responses this post has drawn out.

When I am not so tired - I will go back and re-read everything.

I just had my first solo shift with 7 pts. 2 were new admits for chest pain, 2 with renal failure, one NSR who decided to to go A-fib with a little tach thrown in (two hours into my shift, same pt also on heparin drip), one post heart cath, and one who fell down in the ER. Awwwww.......welcome to tele. I know this may not sound like much to some but for me.......it was hectic. Some how I still smiled - nobody even knew I was a new RN (except for all my great supportive co-workers - God bless them everyone).

Thanks again everyone for your responses. I loved the cat fight too.

So glad you learned from the thread, flashy. These threads take on a life of their own, don't they? And you wind up learning things you never thought possible.

All of us did this time, didn't we?

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