riRN16

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1. Help a new grad understand?!

   riRN16 replied to riRN16's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you so much for taking the time out to explain this to me!! I feel I understand it much better now. And you've only been an RN for a year?! I sure hope I'm able to piece things together and to explain as well as you in a years time.

2. Help a new grad understand?!

   riRN16 replied to riRN16's topic in New Nurse

   So, because she was taking more than her regular dose, the patient became dehydrated. The fluid that she did have started to move from the cellular to the extracellular space. And so the lower dose was given to prevent further dehydration at once but...

3. Help a new grad understand?!

   riRN16 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I just started working on my own last month and occasionally I have an issue fully grasping my patient and the rationale behind their plan of care. For example, yesterday I had a patient admitted with a creatinine almost double her baseline, though h...

4. Cooks Children's Pediatric Nursing Residency July 2016

   riRN16 replied to monseolmos's topic in Career Support

   Nothing here yet either

5. Cooks Children's Pediatric Nursing Residency July 2016

   riRN16 replied to monseolmos's topic in Career Support

   I COMPLETELY agree about the scenario questions. I drew a blank and did not know how to respond at all But of course, the second my interview ends I can think of a million things to say regarding the questions... Just glad to know I wasn't the onl...

6. Cooks Children's Pediatric Nursing Residency July 2016

   riRN16 replied to monseolmos's topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone :) Congratulations to those who got an interview, and good luck! To those of you who have it on Monday/Tuesday, please let me know how it goes. I have mine on Wednesday and I am beyond nervous just thinking about it.