Trans-am RN

Trans-am is a RN and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. What's the difference between REAL LIFE and MEDICAL TV-shows?

   Trans-am replied to sergei1989's topic in General Students

   people dont fly up in the air when shocked, doctors are not the center of it all as everyone comes to you about the pt

2. Hyperpnea vs. Hyperventilation vs. Kussmaul's

   Trans-am replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Pulmonary

   hypercapnea is like someone with COPD that retains air (barrel chest) which is like normal breathing, hypervenelation is very rapid breathing and kussmals is rapid but very deep to breath off co2 to help rid of acid

3. Oxygen administration

   Trans-am replied to rlsilkett's topic in Pulmonary

   If their sats are low i consider it a nursing judgment to go ahead and start out at 1-2l and go from there depending on their needs. I would call the md after establishing a good o2 sat first

4. Pulmonary Embolism

   Trans-am replied to smg's topic in Pulmonary

   a d-dimer and v/q scan with a cxr are some ways they use to diagnose

5. Best Colonoscopy prep?

   Trans-am replied to sharann's topic in Gastroenterology

   Golytely seems to do the best job for ensuring a clean bowel in my opinion

6. Give me some idea...

   Trans-am replied to Asklepios's topic in Male Students

   At my school the professors are strict but nice and arnt out to get you. Yes it is like a boot camp and they push you harder and harder. For me it was hard this semester (my 1st) because you dont know how to study and dont know how to take nursing ex...

7. Horrid clinical uniforms

   Trans-am replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Male Students

   We are fortunate, we wear all black.

8. How many guys in your class?

   Trans-am replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Students

   We have 5 of us all together out of 37. We are just in our 1st semester so hopefully we will all make it.

9. What's everyone taking next semester?

   Trans-am replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

   This will be my 1st semester and i wil be taking pharmacology, health assesment, foundations of nursing and clinical nursing 1.

10. A&P II Club! Come on in!

    Trans-am replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I finished my class on friday and i made an A!! I start nursing school next month! Good luck to all!

11. A&P II Club! Come on in!

    Trans-am replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing

    If you study you will do fine. It is mostly physiology so understanding how things work is important.

12. A&P II Club! Come on in!

    Trans-am replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have my a&p final tomorrow @ 10 and then i will be done w/a&p!!!

13. ? for those finishing A&P 2

    Trans-am replied to evbella's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The digestive sys by far. all the enzymes and hormones were very confusing.

14. Dissecting a sheep's brain?

    Trans-am replied to Logos's topic in Pre-Nursing

    We had cats and a sheep brain and also a cow eye

15. A&P II Club! Come on in!

    Trans-am replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing

    wow i thought i was the only one thats not motivated. I havnt been studying that much for the a&p final or really anything else. I gotta buckle down today though so i can finish well.