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1. Which is a better school. UCA, UALR,or Baptist.

   RNMBA replied to RNvision's topic in Arkansas

   All of the schools you list turn out good graduates. I have an Associate's from UALR and finished my BSN at UAMS. I've worked with, trained, and hired graduates from many programs over the years and it doesn't matter what kind of degree you have or...

2. Resource books

   RNMBA replied to jewelcutt's topic in CRNA

   I use Morgan and Mikhail a lot. It's a great starting point for almost any question and it has many great illustrations and graphs. The Mass General handbook is also very good.

3. Question for SRNAs about laptops

   RNMBA replied to Lorus's topic in CRNA

   I use an mp3 player with voice recorder to tape lectures. I can burn the file to a cd for the car or leave it on the player for later listening.

4. Staff Nurses

   RNMBA replied to SCB's topic in CRNA

   You are a moron. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you have trouble tying your shoes in the morning. Get your head out of your ass and pick another career.

5. Just When You Thought it was Okay - Death Rates Linked to Nurses' Education

   RNMBA replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

   JAMA, now there is a group with no agenda to advance. I will restate that the abstract contains all the information needed to decide that the article in question is a position paper and not a serious research article.

6. Securing ET tubes

   RNMBA replied to javajunkie's topic in MICU

   Our policy calls for repositioning every 24 hours. I use a towel under the circuit to decrease pressure on the lip. I quickly looked through the ACLS manual and I found the reference to commercial-type tube devices but I couldn't find a reference ...

7. ??? about temp epicardial pacing

   RNMBA replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in Cardiac

   The easiest way to set thresholds is to start low and increase the MA until you get consistent capture. Patients capture at different strengths due to individual differences as well as placement by the surgeon. You'll even occasionally get some th...

8. Just When You Thought it was Okay - Death Rates Linked to Nurses' Education

   RNMBA replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

   pama, What a great summation of the intrinsic flaws of the opinion article written by Aiken, et al. Aiken and her buddies perfectly illustrate why nursing research isn't taken as seriously as other areas of research. With friends like Aiken, who ne...

9. Securing ET tubes

   RNMBA replied to javajunkie's topic in MICU

   Good "old-fashioned" cloth tape is used at my hospital. I've seen a lot of different methods and devices and none of them are any better or cheaper.

10. CCRN Review

    RNMBA replied to ratchit's topic in MICU

    There is also an audio tape series that has basically the same information. I listened to the audio series during workouts at the gym for two weeks leading up to the exam and watched the entire video tape series the day before the exam. That was a...

11. Just When You Thought it was Okay - Death Rates Linked to Nurses' Education

    RNMBA replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    While it would be nice to be paid more for a BSN the fact remains that a BSN is worth no more to an employer than an ADN or diploma. The BSN is worthless as a stand-alone degree. The additional clinical experience is scant and easily duplicated by...

12. Just When You Thought it was Okay - Death Rates Linked to Nurses' Education

    RNMBA replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    I really can. This article is a retrospective analysis and is dependent upon data that can never be fully verified. Just think about the hundreds of variables that effect each and every one of our patients on a daily basis. Now try to imagine a res...

13. Just When You Thought it was Okay - Death Rates Linked to Nurses' Education

    RNMBA replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to torture yourself by reading the entire article. The abstract alone places this article and the author's conclusions in the same catagory as "The National Enquirer" and "Soap Digest." Here is a list of the adjustments made by the au...

14. Just When You Thought it was Okay - Death Rates Linked to Nurses' Education

    RNMBA replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    What aspect of a BSN program prepares students in a fundamentally better or different way than an ADN or diploma program? If that question cannot be objectively isolated and empirically evaluated then the entire issue is one of "feelings not facts." ...

15. BSN's deliver safer care than ADN's??

    RNMBA replied to sbic56's topic in Activism

    I'll also reserve judgement until I can read the actual study. However, there is no difference in the clinical skills of a recent graduate of any RN program (ADN, BSN, Diploma). Once students have been out of school for about a year you can't tel...