Keep up the good work. I love it. Donna ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.431...
BNP.... the lab to determine if a patient is in CHF.......how does that show if someone is in CHF and what are the lab ranges to determine yes or no?? Am I...
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I'm trying to find as much information on the home study (LPN to RN) degree program. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks....
greta_shoes <greta_sh...
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Jan 5, 2003 2:25 am
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Natriuretic peptide: One of the peptides that causes natriuresis, the excretion of an excessively large amount of sodium in the urine. The natriuretic peptides...
Greta, Excelsior College (formerly regents) has one of the best in my opinion. The nurses that graduate have a great reputation and are very self motivatied. ...
Does anyone know where the current universal (pretty much) color codes for overhead announcements came from? Like a "Code Blue" for cardiac arrest or a "Code...
Hi Jeff, I don't know the history of the codes , but these are what we use. code blue--Cardiopulmonary arrest code red--fire code purple--hazardous spill code...
Sharon Keck
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Jan 10, 2003 3:56 am
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Thanks Sharon! -Jeff ... From: <nursebob@yahoogroups.com> To: <nursebob@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:29 AM Subject: [visit nursebob.com]...
Jeff, We use Code 33.....cardiopulmonary arrest Code F........fire Code BEAR.....bomb (don't ask me why.) none of ours make any sense...... many more, but...
Hello Group, I found this great message board at http://www.reliablecare.com I am wondering if anyone has seen this message board. Great topics. It seems new...
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Jan 14, 2003 11:28 pm
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Thank you Jeff, Yes I think it is the best too. I signed with Rue Educational Publishers..and got my frist set of Guide books...Wow! this is going to help me...
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Jan 14, 2003 11:29 pm
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LOL...one of these days I might learn how to get my answers back to your posts...I did reply to this..but I can't find it back in the messages in the room. So...
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Diane, Without knowing your patient, I might be looking for a few things... Since PACs are found more frequently among persons with heart disease such as ...
Great advice Jeff!!! I think you really hit the nail on the head though if chf etc isn't a concern that the old standbys are most often the case. I have a...
Sharon Keck
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Jan 24, 2003 11:57 pm
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Hi Sharon, Where I work we do not draw blood from peripheral IV's, but we do draw from central lines and picc lines if necessary. Following policy flush the...
collette riles
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Jan 25, 2003 8:48 am
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TO ANYONE, Beetween femoral arterial and venous sheath,which one should i pull first? and why??? Thanks in advance maritess [Non-text portions of this message...
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Jan 26, 2003 2:48 am
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Maritess, I've heard it both ways.... (1) Remove the venous sheath first because it's easier to manage and needs less pressuring time. (2) Remove the arterial...
Hi, Sharon, In several states in which I've worked (MD, DC, FL) we will actually sometimes put in a peripheral IV with the intent to draw labs from it. If it...
Kendra, Mary
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Jan 27, 2003 9:03 pm
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1/27/03 In response to a question from MARIATERESITAA@... In the 2 years I worked in a CVL (Cardio Vascular Lab) we always pulled the venous sheath first...
steven01
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Jan 27, 2003 9:04 pm
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Thank you Mary for your input, I was honestly shocked at having a tech ask me to dray am labs from the periperal site. They are for IV drug therapy usually,...
Sharon Keck
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Jan 28, 2003 2:45 am
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Can you tell me what treatment is used for mild Sinus Tachycardia Regards Jim Hinsch [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Jim Hinsch
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Jan 28, 2003 4:01 pm
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Hi, Jim, Need a bit more info: what's the etiology of the ST and in what way is the pt being compromised? Mary ... From: Jim Hinsch...
mary.kendra
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Jan 28, 2003 10:31 pm
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Folks, Let's remember that nurses tend to be their own worst enemy. Ripping each other apart is counter-productive. NurseBob was open enough to put his work...
Kendra, Mary
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Feb 15, 2003 1:04 am
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Hi Nurse Bob, I'm a new Critical Care intern in a Maryland hospital and was wondering if you had a concise method of taking report when taking on an assignment...
Yolonda Gross
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Feb 16, 2003 3:04 am
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Hi there - I made up my own - patient name, age, admission date, MD, diagnosis, recent / significant labs, IV's (location, due to change, guage, etc.) other...
I recently had a patient who was nasotracheally intubated and on a ventilator who would drop his SPO2 down into the 70s without explanation. No ventilator...
Bryan
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Feb 24, 2003 11:38 pm
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If you are assessing this patient, no boundaries are violated as long as you explain what you are doing and its in the best interest of the patient. You can...
Roshell Dean
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Feb 25, 2003 6:17 am
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Dear Bob: I am looking for a skin/wound assessment sheet. I work in a small ICU in CT and we do not have no bedside sheet for documentation of wound stages, ...
Merrill, Paula
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Feb 27, 2003 3:19 pm
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we are starting a new open heart program here. we are interested in icu flowsheets that you use for documentation. if you could mail us one.. to : lori...
Dan Otterstrom
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Feb 27, 2003 3:19 pm
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dear all if you wish i can send you the wound assement chart used at my hospital it would have to be by snail mail as i m not to funky on the computer as yet ...
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