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  1. What do you know about Scott and White?

    mandana posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi there! I'm curious - does anyone know anything about Scott and White in Temple? I just spent a lot of time on their website because they offer some pretty good internships in Critical...

  2. Can you help a student understand PCWP?

    mandana posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am trying desperately to figure out how PCWP measure Left Ventricular EDV, and I just can't wrap my brain around what I know must be a very obvious explanation. I'm clear on the normal values and...

  3. Nurses First Aid Kits

    mandana replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    I never kept one until I found myself in a situation where I needed one desperately to help someone and didn't have one! Now I keep a commercial first aid kit (just the basics) but I added lots of...

  4. Surgical Nursing

    mandana replied to foxgirl2's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight into the OR from graduation and I adore it. I think that if you are 100% sure that you want to be in the OR and you have the opportunity to take a job, take the job. OR nursing is SO...

  5. Going to India-- what meds to take?

    mandana replied to AmericanChai's topic in General World

    Definitely Pepto! I'd take a wide array of OTC stomach remedies as that's what is most likely to get you out of commission. I would ask for a broad spectrum AB for each family member, but none of my...

  6. Removing Staples

    mandana replied to luvmynursingjob's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite tip for removing staples is to remove every other staple, then go back and get the ones you missed. That way, if you find a spot that isn't totally closed, you've got a little security...

  7. repiratory compensation

    mandana replied to julie_hills's topic in Emergency

    I'll take a shot. pH is maintained by buffer systems, let's talk about the bicarbonate buffer system. CO2 + H2O H2CO3 H + HCO3 In metabolic acidosis, bicarb (HCO3) is decreased compared to the acid...

  8. The Circumcision Discussion

    mandana replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely untrue. 95% of UTI's in males occur in uncircumsized males. Since we know that female partners of uncircumsized males are at a higher rate of contracting STD's, including HPV, it seems to...

  9. Postpartum nurses and circumcisions?

    mandana replied to AmericanChai's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a pp nurse, but in my facility, nurses do not have to participate in procedures that they consider unethical. For example, if there were a tubal ligation, and you were ethically opposed to...

  10. Hesi-NCLEX comparison

    mandana replied to flwannaB's topic in General Nursing

    I did well on both, and I do think that scoring well on the HESI can be a predictor of NCLEX success, but don't expect the tests to be very similar. In some ways, the HESI is harder because the...

  11. Morbidly obese patients

    mandana replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    SO, I'm not bashing the obese here, but I will say that I have had many obese patients that absolutely refuse to do anything for themselves. I HAVE had patients of all shapes and sizes with hotel...

  12. What are some subspecialties?

    mandana replied to ammonidaho's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac Rehab or Diabetes Education are probably your best bets, but I also like the idea of Renal - very specialized diets and low activity tolerance among that population could make it interesting....

  13. Being an advocate in my own care. . . .

    mandana replied to MS._Jen_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of people with depression find that certain seasons exacerbate the situation. It sounds perfectly reasonable to increase your SSRI dose for the winter months (or on a trial basis)...

  14. reorientation in dementia

    mandana replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Newest information (which any of us who have dealt with this personally already knew) indicates that there is no point in reorienting and that going along with the flow is better for the patient. I...

  15. Online support group for infertility?

    mandana replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    My personal recommendation is inciid.org You'll find tons of the support you seek there. It's amazing how difficult the world can be when you are considering conceiving and it's not coming easily to...

  16. Scrub hat pattern?

    mandana replied to redraccoon's topic in Operating Room

    Can't help with a pattern, but check out these pony tail scrub hats. I just ordered some and really like them. blueskyscrubs.com

  17. My first few days, as a new RN

    mandana replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. I'm a new grad in a for-profit hospital and I would never, ever for any reason accept a patient load like this. It IS a seller's market and one can afford to be quite...

  18. Student Nurse Looking For Textbook Advice

    mandana replied to Mark from PENN's topic in General Nursing

    I bought all of mine on amazon, but not through the retailer, per se, but the section where people sell their old textbooks. I saved a fortune!

  19. Preceptors-What's the real deal?

    mandana replied to zahryia's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I liked my preceptor before but now I adore him. I am 2 weeks into my first job out of school. I think my preceptor gets a few extra bucks for me, but probably not what he should be getting. The...

  20. 4th Side rail as restraint

    mandana replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with purplemania, intent has a lot to do with it. In my facility, if the patient is cognitively intact and agrees to rails x4 as a reminder to call for assistance ambulating, it is not a...

  21. I don't know how to feel about this

    mandana replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the transport nurse was a pro, but so are you. You're right, the parents probably won't remember that you made the discovery, regardless of what happens, but you did exactly what you are supposed...

  22. Bandaids to keep 'em happy???

    mandana replied to jaky_speaks's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great. I put a lot of band-aids on invisible boo-boos at home. It's not going to hurt, and if it helps, great.

  23. Lantus insulin question

    mandana replied to evans_c1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I'm not giving lantus to someone with a BG of 45 without knowing why their BG is so low and discussing it with the MD. I've had this convo with a doc before, he insisted it be given, and I ended up...

  24. Question

    mandana replied to KCSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ice chips melt to 50% of the qty. For example, if you give a patient a 50cc cup of ice chips, it melts to 25cc water, so you'd record the intake as 25cc.

  25. Is this pleuisy? Empyema? Effusion?

    mandana posted a topic in General Nursing

    Howdy folks. Preface this by saying that I'm not looking for medical advice, just for the proper terminology - and no, it's not me - I am just stumped. 61F, non-smoker c/o rib/heart/breast pain -...