stillwating

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1. Practice question that doesn't seem right.

   stillwating replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

   Albuteril should be given in an acute asthma attack to dilate the bronchiols via nebulizer with 100 pepercent O2 piped in. The steriod should never be given to relieve an acute attack...that is used for everyday use. O2 is not a good answer cause t...

2. Are females attracted to male nurses....or just really laugh at the males doing this?

   stillwating replied to mpolo's topic in General Students

   You will be able to attract women just fine. As a woman I look at how you treat others, if you have a good relationship with the female members of your family, and if your an honest person. What you do for a living makes no difference. You should ...

3. LPN students have to give bed baths to classmates?!

   stillwating replied to Namine's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Are any of these instructors familiar with the word manequin?

4. Final Semester Nursing School Failure...What do I do now?

   stillwating replied to JensAlmostAnRN's topic in General Students

   I would try Excelsior College..:twocents:

5. Emotional support for a pt. who is miscarrying.

   stillwating replied to Lyndsey W.'s topic in General Students

   Well this did happen to me, but instead of going to emerg. I went to my family doctor and this is what he did. He held my hand and he said "I am so sorry for the loss of your baby". It hurt like hell physically and emotionally and it didn't matter ...

6. Why does Albuterol work better in relieving bronchitis and emphysema than asthma?

   stillwating replied to Ugly Duckling's topic in General Students

   @shanfuturenurse: oh thanks for that I didn't realize it was a homework question for other people.

7. Why does Albuterol work better in relieving bronchitis and emphysema than asthma?

   stillwating replied to Ugly Duckling's topic in General Students

   And before someone posts...why are you no longer a respiratory therapist..my answer is because while working as a respiratory therapist (which was great) I began to see what a nurse does and I thought THAT IS WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO FOR THE REST OF ...

8. Why does Albuterol work better in relieving bronchitis and emphysema than asthma?

   stillwating replied to Ugly Duckling's topic in General Students

   Why yes and no. I am a former respiratory therapist so lungs I know.....its just the rest of the body I need to learn about.

9. Why does Albuterol work better in relieving bronchitis and emphysema than asthma?

   stillwating replied to Ugly Duckling's topic in General Students

   Albuterol( a bronchodilator) is a drug which dilates the bronchial tubes and relaxes the smooth muscle. It helps for bronchitis and emphysema only if there is a a spasm component to the disease. It does not in any way treat the symptoms of bronchit...

10. necessity of laptop, smartphone, etc?

    stillwating replied to blissfulinsanity's topic in General Students

    Well my laptop is way to heavy to be carting it around (I tried and it was hard). Personally I plan on getting a net book. I also use my smart phone for some tings but i wear glasses and the screen just isn't large enough for me (mostly I load my p...

11. Where to find ALL white leather shoes?

    stillwating replied to kk83's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Go to the new balance store.

12. You've been accepted...sike!

    stillwating replied to jmmarie's topic in General Students

    it is unfortunate but a lot of Universities are no longer accepting repeats...even if the community college you went to required you to repeat a class only because it had been over 5 years since you last took the course. Find another school that doe...

13. Lunch?

    stillwating replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    I haven't started my nursing program as of yet; but for work i bring nice healthy lunches in my zojirushi bento box (soup, rice, meat, and warm veggies...all nice and hot). Always hot n' fresh food and nothing from a box for me. I usually bring wa...

14. Over studying??

    stillwating replied to happy2learn's topic in General Students

    I never had the problem of over studying. When i was in high school though I had a very bad habit of over cramming at the last minute. I always did well but it caused me an extreme amount of stress and I wasn't always concrete in my answers. Then ...

15. Pre-Nursing Jitters!!!

    stillwating posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Okay I have been wait listed for the nursing program at my school of choice since March 2009. I am told I will be starting nursing in either the Winter or Spring 2011 but I am extremely nervous about the course load, so I have decided to begin readi...