VicChic

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  1. Core Measures Auditor

    Hi QTBabyNurse, BSN! I've been leaving messages on a number I found online for Q-Centrix but no one ever answers and no operator is available to assist me. I recently submitted my resume to their job...
  2. TRAITOR: Get Out of Nursing!

    Above post in response to
  3. TRAITOR: Get Out of Nursing!

    LMBO!!!! That's *******' hilarious!!! :chuckle ....and
  4. Is the D.E.C an Associate degree?

    Interesting. Makes we wonder now... Could a nurse with an ADN earned in the US, in turn, work in Canada and vice versa? (Just wondering, b/c for some reason, I always thought the minimum level...
  5. LIfe Care Planning

    No one willing to take a stab @ it out there? Any info greatly appreciated so there are no wrong answers here. Just wanted to get some informal insight on it if anyone had any to offer, is
  6. LIfe Care Planning

    I was looking up CE nursing opportunities @ Kaplan University and ran across "Life Care Planning." And you know how when you read the explanation of something over and over and it still doesn't...
  7. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    Didn't mean to make anyone feel like you "just don't get it." I'm just having a hard time understanding why haven't you seen Afib with occassional PAC's unless they were just assumed to be more...
  8. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    You guys, I know you all are way too smart to let this one go over your head. All I'm doing is simply presenting a scenario to you. The question was asked if you could have PAC'S with Afib. The...
  9. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    Not stretching, just explaining what I, along with others in cardiac nursing/cardiology already know and accept to be fact. Sorry you don't comprehend but you are in good company. After all, it's a...
  10. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    PAC's in Afib? Of course not. PAC's with Afib. Yes, as was stated earlier by myself and a few others, you can have Afib with runs of PAC's or just frequent PAC's. There's is a difference b/c in...
  11. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    The PAC's are no longer a part of the A-fib rhythm. Of course the PAC's are true contractions and no longer a fibrillation. However, occassional or even frequent PAC's do occur with A-fib b/c they...
  12. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    Oh that's the beautiful thing about rhythm interpretation--it's open for interpretation. Then you get to have an interesting discussion about the "interpretations" like the one we're having...
  13. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    I'm not exactly sure about your question Tweety, but I think you're asking about how can you tell what beat is the premature atrial contraction if the PAC makes the rhythm irregular and the A-fib...
  14. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    And no this was NOT a dumb question at all. On the contrary, it actually shows good critical thinking skills. Way to
  15. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    Yes, that's correct. In fact, sometimes frequent PAC's are an indication of an underlying or impending atrial arrhythmia like A-Fib coming