March 2012
85 posts
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BLOOPZ...: NCLEX Practice Question: Answer! →
bloopz:
Great job!
NCLEX Question: A nurse reviews the arterial blood gas (ABG) values of a client admitted with pneumonia: pH, 7.51; PaCO2, 28 mm Hg; PaO2, 70 mm Hg; and HCO3—, 24 mEq/L. What do these values indicate? a) Respiratory alkalosis b) Metabolic acidosis c) Respiratory acidosis d)…
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How to Pass the NCLEX with 75 Questions in One... →
Good advice from The Nerdy Nurse.
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Most Common Causes of Hospital Admissions for... →
Nice little article from AARP :)
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amednews: Fear of punitive response to hospital... →
nurse-on-duty:
What are you up to?
I worked all day in MICU, off tomorrow so I’m chillin’ :)
Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes: Nursing and OB... →
cranquis:
Future certified nurse midwife (CNM) amanda-pearl had asked for some nursing and OB blog recommendations, and I turned to my Cranquistadors for suggestions. I checked out all of their recommendations, and here are the blogs that seemed to fit those categories.
Nurse-On-Duty — Tumblr;…
February 2012
68 posts
Heparin and Coumadin
…think of the number 10…
H E P A R I N (7 letters) + 3 (PTT) = 10 (or the 2 T’s look like an H)
C O U M A D I N (8 letters) + 2 (PT) = 10 Antidotes: Heparin- Protamine sulfate (just remember P M S) Coumadin- Vitamin K (just remember the hard “C” at the beginning of coumadin!)
20 Old School Surgical Tools that will give you... →
cranquis:
My favorite is the one that explains where the phrase “to blow smoke up one’s ass” comes from. But they’re all grotesquely delightful. Thanks for Facebook Fan/Cranquistador Sandra Divnick for the link!
Mrs. Cranquis’ astute comment: “I wonder which modern medical tools will end up on a similar list 200 years from now?” I’d guess the “glove-encased gel-coated finger”, for one.
