kookabura777

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1. i shouldn't be asking this.

   kookabura777 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   Mg/mL is an expression of concentration. 0.25 mg/2mL means that every 2 mL of med you give delivers 0.25 mg of pulmicort. I understand that with this alternative available med you have to give a total of 4 mL, however, concentration does not change w...

2. Civility in Nursing - can it go TOO far?

   kookabura777 replied to blondielocks's topic in General Nursing

   My thoughts about your paper: 2:twocents: Civility is associated with words like politeness, courtesy, respect. The popular belief is that too much of a good thing is always bad. When something good gets demonstrated excessively, it becomes too good ...

3. Its been one of those weekends...

   kookabura777 replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

   My thoughts are all out to you. I have the ff. to share, forgive me if I sound rambling, ' hope these will be useful. 1. Check the client for ss sleep apnea, document findings, document and document, report to MD your findings and follow up for an...

4. Cardizem and hypotension...whats the mechanism

   kookabura777 replied to Alford's topic in Medications

   My 2 : It is fun trying to recall thoughts from physio class, don't remember much now. The contraction of cardiac and vascular muscles depend on the movement of calcium ions into its cells. Calcium ions move, cross or pass through "doorways" in th...

5. Maybe I should quit before I start...

   kookabura777 replied to StangGang92's topic in General Nursing

   Here's 2 from my era : It won't hurt to take a break from your current state of mind, check out NEIL YOUNG, let's sing together: Old Man lying by the side of the road,with the lorries rolling by, blue moon sinking from the weight of the load, an...

6. ON PROBATION

   kookabura777 replied to sissykim's topic in General Nursing

   Check out www.onlinelawyersource.com and keep the spirits up, don't lose courage. I feel your pain. I understand that you have chosen to stay positive inspite of the warning signs. Whenever frequent write ups are done for minor mistakes, you know,...

7. why is a person so evil?..... venting here

   kookabura777 replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

   'Looks like this person has deep personal insecurities. She seems to get happiness and satisfaction whenever someone gets downgraded. She has to bring down somebody to make herself look good or to make herself stand out as the best from the rest, f...

8. Looking for work..but needing help!

   kookabura777 replied to Brycemom, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations on your graduation. My suggestion: You need a license to practice nursing so you have to take the NCLEX and pass before you could even try to send applications for any nursing position. You might try to pursue medical/health related...

9. med errors

   kookabura777 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   I don't believe there is ever a nurse who never committed a med error in their lifetimes. The CYA ( Cover your A**) syndrome trickling up the chain of command is coming on strong here. We just have to learn from this lesson and move on. You might ...

10. Fired from Assisting Living Facililty!

    kookabura777 replied to jerenemarie's topic in General Nursing

    Comments: 1. Residents described require higher level of skilled care and do not belong in an assisted living environment any longer. 2. Residents who have progressed to mid and to later stages of ALZ require trained and licensed staff 24/7, again th...