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🚨NEW NURSES AND NURSING STUDENTS: Ever wondered

🚨NEW NURSES AND NURSING STUDENTS: Ever wondered what’s inside a Pediatric Crash Cart? 🧐We are diving straight into the heart of Pediatric Emergency Care here.

🏥Life-saving medications
🏥Specialized airway tools
🏥Critical pediatric equipment.

🚑✨ Ready for an in-depth exploration? Click the link in my bio to read the latest blog post and have a closer look at these essentials and more!

📚💉 Can you name some emergency medications or supplies you might find in the crash cart? Drop your guesses below! 👇 #PediatricCrashCart #NurseEducation #EmergencyCare #nursingexams #nursesofinstagram

⚠️ 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗦 ⚠️ Get equipped with the most vital supplies to have inside your IV tray!

💡What other essentials do you find necessary when starting your IV’s? Share below!
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Did you know 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 is one o

Did you know 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 is one of the leading causes of nurses leaving the bedside. Staff shortages, intense patient load/ acuity, and a toxic workplace is amongst the many reasons why we feel burnout in the first place.

𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬! And guess what? 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬. I always hear the common saying “no one is coming to save you.” Well, it’s true. You can’t wait for your external environment to change without you putting in some hard work to change the internal. We hope one day things will get better because we know it needs to but right now we need to focus on your well-being as a nurse, nursing student and individual.

Swipe away to learn these 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 7 tips that will 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 and help you practice self-care during this stressful time. I know they have helped me tremendously.

💡𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭? Comment below and share with a friend.

Have you ever had a patient with 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 before? What did the treatment consist of? 👩🏻‍⚕️𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁!

Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix which is located in your RLQ. Pain usually begins in the mid umbilicus and gradually localized into the RLQ, known as 𝗠𝗰𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆’𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁.

🩺With appendicitis you can have most GI symptoms such as decreased appetite, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation. Absent or a decrease in bowel sounds can also occur due to inflammation that can lead to obstruction. Just try to remember your GI system is out of wack!

🩺Fevers can also occur due to the inflammatory process and potential infection.

⚠️ 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 apply heat to the abdomen when you suspect appendicitis. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀? Comment below if you know the answer!

Hi friends! I am back!!! And today we are talkin’ Asthma meds today.

Before we jump in, I know it’s been a bit since I’ve been on here but after having my twin boys and a hiatus from The RN Educator I am back and more excited than ever to get back sharing a ton of nursing content with you.

Im excited to find out what you would like me to share and review so feel free to share in the comments below!

Let’s hit it off with our most commonly used Asthma meds. Asthma is a chronic , inflammatory disorder that can cause intermittent airway obstruction by either inflammation or hyper-responsiveness.

•Albuterol, the most commonly used rescue medication, helps treat a cure exacerbations. It does this by decreasing the bronchospasm that’s taking place in the airway, particularly the bronchioles.

•Medications such as atropine or ipratropium are sometimes used in conjunction with albuterol to help block the parasympathetic system from continuous bronchospasms. Essentially it also relieves bronchospasms.

• Salmeterol is exactly what the class medication suggests. It is a LONG acting beta agonist which means it takes longer to work and would not be beneficial for a short or acute exacerbation. This medication is mostly used for management and maintenance of asthma. It’s functions includes preventing exacerbations and reducing the use of albuterol.

🙋🏻‍♀️💡What are some side effects these medications can have on those taking them? Comment below if you know the answer!

Hello, hello my friends!👋🏼 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿

Hello, hello my friends!👋🏼 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗫 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀? Friendsss, trust me when I say, I totally get it!

✨When I first graduated I was so torn on which prep book to invest money in, which one would actually be worth my time and which one would help me PASS THE NCLEX!

Don’t worry because I’ve done the most recent research for you! 💻📈I needed to share this gem because these are 𝟖 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐗 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 to help you pass the NCLEX.

✏️I break down what each prep book is like whether it is content review, questions or both and what each of them includes. I also have them organized from highest star rating to lowest but don’t worry. I only chose the ones that are highest reviewed at 4.5 or higher.

ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ʙʟᴏɢ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ꜱᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ ᴏʀ ᴠɪꜱɪᴛ ᴡᴡᴡ.ᴛʜᴇʀɴᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ.ᴄᴏᴍ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ.

💡𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗫 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗫?💡

I’ve heard about a lot of great resources out there like UWorld. Let me know in the comments below ⬇️

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩? Well my nursing friends, It’s hereeee... the 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 I’ve been working on for you.

It’s completely 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 and it will help you complete a concise bedside report and keep you organized throughout your shift. So happy I could do this for y’all. I think you’ll find it so beneficial. You can print it in black and white also if you aren’t a fan of color.

🖇I’ve also included ‘5️⃣ 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁’! Go check it out because it’s really going to help you improve and feel more confident while giving report. Trust me. These are steps I took that made me less nervous, less anxious and more prepared.

ɢᴏ ᴅᴏᴡɴʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇʙɪᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ!

I always welcome feedback so if you’d like to see something else you might find useful on the sheet feel free to send me a DM! Happy to help you guys in anyway I can.

💻Link in bio to the 5 tips on improving your bedside report or you can go to 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦 where you can also download your free nursing report templates + added bonuses.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲? If you said shock you might want to keep reading... 🤔

Hello, hello my nursing friends! 👋🏼Today we are talking 𝐀𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞 over on the blog. We are going over what this arrhythmia means for your patient, what nursing interventions you will be performing and what treatment does this dysrhythmia requires.

Commonly referred to as “flatline”, this cardiac abnormal rhythm signifies cessation of all electrical and mechanical activity in the heart. Start compressions and grab the EPI because that heart is not beating!

Initial treatments for this patient will include:
💔 𝐂𝐏𝐑
💔 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞

This is because asystole is NOT a shockable rhythm. We need to get the heart beating STAT and try to get it into a shockable rhythm. Once we have a shockable rhythm such as V-fib or V-tach then we can shock! ⚡️

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 💡: what is missing in Asystole that doesn’t allow the body to respond to defibrillation?

⬇️ Comment your answer below ⬇️

...and don’t forget to head on over to the blog to learn more about asystole! Link in bio. Xo

⚠️This post is not intended as medical advice and is strictly supplemental education.

Hello, hello my friends! We are back at it with an

Hello, hello my friends! We are back at it with another “𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸”.

Ever given a medication and totally forgot to check back in on your patient? Or maybe you didn’t forget but just didn’t have the time to circle back! You figured it would help them and they would feel better and you can just do your assessment a few hours later. I bet it’s happened to you...

BUT don’t forget that after medication administrations you should be re-assessing your patient for any changes in symptoms(especially PRN meds).

Not all medications reach their desired effects but it’s important to re-assess your patient and document if symptoms have improved, worsened or remained the same. This is part of figuring out what works for your client and what doesn’t.

💡 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Ever had a situation where you had to tell the doctor to change a medication because it did nothing for the patient?

🌟 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆 and 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 this post for reference and to help others!

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Let’s go! 🏃🏻‍♀️💨

👩🏻‍🏫In today’s ‘𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙬’ we are learning how to Don on Sterile gloves.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁?
Ughhhhh— I remember my hands never quite sliding in this easily. BUT! Don’t forget that even if they don’t slide in perfectly you can fix it once both sterile gloves are on.

𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 💡What procedures require you to wear sterile gloves? Comment below ⬇️

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝!

#nursingskills #nursingskillslab #nursingsimulation #nursingstudentlife #nursingstudents #nursingschoolproblems #nursingschoollife #newnurse #newnurseacademy #nursingcontent #nursesareheroes #nurses #sterilegloves #skillscheckoff #nursingstudentsofinstagram #nursesofinstagram

Hello friends! You guys have been wanting this one

Hello friends! You guys have been wanting this one so I have compiled a list with 20 of the most used 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 for nursing students or nurses!

The list includes everything from badge reel supplies like pens, markers and even a pen light to stethoscopes, phone chargers and some life saving accessories to save your feet and legs from misery during a long 12-hour-shift.

I need to know though- 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨?! What is something you simply cannot be without during your clinical shift? 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. ⬇️

...and don’t forget to go check out this post on https://www.therneducator.com. Link is also in bio.

Hello, hello my nursing friends! Got another one o

Hello, hello my nursing friends! Got another one over on the blog for you...We are talkin’ all things 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐬.Yup! That emergency trolly you hope and pray you never have to use, well, you’re learning about what’s in it today. At least inside the medication drawer, that is.

How many of you know what’s really in the crash cart and what each med is used for, it’s contraindications, how to mix them, side effects to look out for.... I bet not many of you.

Don’t worry. That’s completely normal when you start out as a nurse or if you don’t use a crash cart very frequently but at one point you have to become prepared and knowledgeable about your units crash cart.

I’m never going to forget my first emergency as an ICU nurse. My gosh— I was so nervous my hands were literally 𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂! I had an amazing night shift team who knew I was just off orientation and helped me in every way they could but the whole time I felt like I was literally reacting on adrenaline. My flight or fight response was activated to its max power. Thankfully the patient was fine and pulled through, however, later in my shift I took a second, went to the bathroom and cried.

Yes, I cried and I’m not afraid to say it. My emotions were so heightened and so many things were going through my mind. “Did I do a good job? Could I have done better? I should’ve known more about that medication! Did I miss something?” Not only was this my first true emergency but I never imagined I would feel so unprepared. To be honest, I don’t think you are ever truly prepared for your very first emergency. You must experience it to understand the rush and learn what you need to improve on.

I realized that day I needed to learn all my emergency medications. I was just off orientation and yes, I had seen emergencies but never had experienced one on any of my patients so I wasn’t really exposed to many crash cart meds. I never wanted to feel lost or doubtful in an emergency again. So, I took it upon myself to learn all the crash cart meds.

Little did I know years down the line I would be teaching them to you! Take my advice- get prepared and head over to www.therneducator.com.𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅!

DISCLAIMER: All opinions and thoughts are my own, strictly educational and not intended to be used as medical advice. © 2020 THERNEDUCATOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ©LAZATHEMES