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1. Tachypnea without dyspnea, interventions

   cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you!! That actually might explain it - I work with dialysis patients, so they do tend to be a little acidotic before treatment. I was thinking maybe fluid overload might be a contributing factor as well. It just bugs me that I seem to be the o...

2. Tachypnea without dyspnea, interventions

   cloudtalk posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all. I'm hoping you can help me out and tell me what you'd do in this situation. Sometimes I count a patient's respirations and arrive at a high number, like 30-40 breaths/minute at rest. But when I ask the patient they deny any shortness of breat...

3. What to do for first RN job

   cloudtalk posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello all, I was hoping you could give me some perspective/feedback on my plans for working as an RN after I graduate in a few months. I'm currently working as a PCT in dialysis, and they have offered to hire me as a nurse when I get my RN. I'm grate...

4. Questions about hemodialysis rinseback and post-rinseback hypertension

   cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in Urology

   Thank you, those are helpful links. So, I take it that it's a phenomenon that's not very well understood, but likely a result of a a variety of factors? However, I'm still concerned about the post-rinseback blood pressure being significantly higher t...

5. Questions about hemodialysis rinseback and post-rinseback hypertension

   cloudtalk posted a topic in Urology

   So, I've noticed that many patients have a higher blood pressure after their dialysis treatment is completed than they did before it began. Do any of you know why this happens? I know that sometimes blood pressure medications can be dialyzed off, but...

6. Will past struggles in school continue to hold me back?

   cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in General Students

   Thank you, that is reassuring!

7. Will past struggles in school continue to hold me back?

   cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in General Students

   I'm currently at a community college. And yeah, for some reason both schools I'm interested in specifically say they want transcripts from every school attended, regardless of whether credit was earned or will need to be transferred. It not only seem...

8. Will past struggles in school continue to hold me back?

   cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in General Students

   Thank you both for replying. I suppose the best way to find out would be to ask them. And maybe I should look into different schools. I've been disappointed by the quality of education provided at my school and I'd like to go to a school known for be...

9. Will past struggles in school continue to hold me back?

   cloudtalk posted a topic in General Students

   So, I'm going to finish my ADN pretty soon and I want to get into an RN-BSN program ASAP. I'm doing well in my program, but I'm worried that my past is going to hold me back. The programs I want to apply to are competitive and require transcripts fro...

10. Are private schools worth it? Or should I just wait...

    cloudtalk replied to mroun91's topic in General Students

    What would happen if you accepted but then changed your mind if you got into another school? If they'd just charge a fee it might be worth it, because that fee is likely to be far less than the difference in tuition.

11. Normal to make mistakes?

    cloudtalk posted a topic in Technicians

    Hi all. I'm a nursing student, and I got a job as a pct in a local hospital over the summer, where I was trained and worked full time for three months. Now that school is back in session, I'm done with training, and I work a couple days a week. I rea...

12. Student nurse internship - bad preceptor?

    cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in General Students

    Thank you all so much for the advice, it made me feel better, like I can deal with this and come out stronger. Hopefully I'll develop a thicker skin. I'll just focus on learning everything I can, asking lots of questions, and staying positive; her ba...

13. Student nurse internship - bad preceptor?

    cloudtalk posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all, So I've been doing an internship for several weeks, and I'm feeling a bit discouraged and lost. I was expecting a lot more guidance and support than I'm getting. I was assigned a preceptor, but I feel like she has no interest in teaching me, ...

14. Need advice on what to do

    cloudtalk replied to LesJohnson's topic in Career Support

    Look at schools you might be interested in attending, find out what kind of nursing programs they have. I know some schools have special programs specifically for students who already have a bachelor's in another area. Think about whether you want to...

15. Which job should I take?

    cloudtalk replied to cloudtalk's topic in Career Support

    Thanks! That is good advice. I'm just being very indecisive because like you said, I don't want to end up regretting my decision. And some people have said it might be hard to move to something else if I end up not wanting to do dialysis.