EricJRN MSN, RN

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    What are considered higher level questions

    EricJRN replied to CalypsoRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Level of difficulty is assigned to a question after it has been given to a number of students as an unscored item and they have a chance to look at how many got it right vs wrong. There may be...
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    ACLS vs. BLS

    EricJRN replied to jjc1121's topic in General Nursing

    One of the real realizations is that for all of the technology, electricity, pharmacology... it's still the basics (like hard, fast CPR) that make the biggest difference. Some of the most important...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    EricJRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Source?
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    How should I respond?

    EricJRN replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Doh! How'd I forget that
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    How should I respond?

    EricJRN replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of the best ways to guard against that is to anticipate the questions that you're most likely going to be asked. * How much does he weigh? * When can she eat? (often there are unit-specific...
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    Are Home Health Aide Certified Thru the State?

    EricJRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like it may be in the works for NY.
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    Florida Board Punishing Foreign Nurses!!

    EricJRN replied to BIGBRO71's topic in International Nursing

    States do not offer the NCLEX. The NCLEX is created by the NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) and administered by PearsonVUE. Both of those organizations standardize their practices...
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    Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    EricJRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    mono = one the = god ism = belief/doctrine/idea Monotheism would involve a belief in one
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    Taking the MA NCLEX PN on 8/5!

    EricJRN replied to geriatrics4life's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The good thing is that the NCLEX-PN is a national licensure exam, so when you're reading about people's experiences here, you don't have to look for MA specifically. Each individual's questions are...
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    RN-BSN with EC Sciences?

    EricJRN replied to Lunah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That's a good thought. You should have no trouble with the CEN exam with some good review. I've seen lots of advice to get a year of ER RN experience first, but I completely disagree. That exam is...
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    My CPNE Experience!!!

    EricJRN replied to medic3434's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats on the
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    Doctor title, Nurse title

    EricJRN replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses with doctoral degrees who are addressed as Dr ________ all the time. To me, Nurse __________ creates unpleasant mental images of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Great movie, but not a...
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    Please Explain??????

    EricJRN replied to kind-hearted08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The other thing to keep in mind is that hypermagnesemia is almost never present in adults without another electrolyte disturbance (like hypercalcemia or hyperkalemia). We see hypermagnesemia in...
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    IM question.

    EricJRN replied to linzz's topic in Patient Medications

    If a patient has IV access and a med can be given either IM or IV, then IV makes good sense. However, there are plenty of things that shouldn't be given IV (vaccines come to mind), so IM injections...
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    What is the chart called ....??

    EricJRN replied to cyndilouwho12's topic in General Nursing

    It's good trivia, but to me it's safer not to use them. I know there have been instances where a CBC value has been mixed up with a chemistry value like
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    Better clinicals with BSN program???

    EricJRN replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Students

    I think it really depends more on the individual programs available in your area. I've precepted both prepared and unprepared students in each degree
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    What equipment and Medical Software (PDA) should I have for the NICU?

    EricJRN replied to Disneyfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of the most widely used NICU drug books is the Neofax (www.neofax.com). A Neofax can easily disappear if left on a unit (similar to stethoscopes that grow legs, etc) and I like having mine on the...
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    measuring pulsus paradoxus

    EricJRN replied to akvarmit's topic in Emergency

    The procedure for that seems pretty confusing to me, especially in a patient without an art line. This link describes one method: http://www.emedicine.com/med/TOPIC283.HTM I've seen electrical...
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    I don't trust the nurse who read my tb test...

    EricJRN replied to dizze98765's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Not easy to comment on what the nurse saw. There's a difference between redness (not an indicator of a positive test) and induration (hardness - what they're looking for). If it worries you, call your...
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    Passed Cpne In Plano!

    EricJRN replied to BUTTERFLY63's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Awesome
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    RN Schools

    EricJRN replied to TALK-OF-MIAMI's topic in Nursing Career

    Some nursing students with previous degrees can do it in accelerated programs (12-18 months) and some nursing students have been in school longer than most doctors. :) It varies from program to...
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    I always have trouble with grains problems.

    EricJRN replied to bsugar888's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This one just came up earlier in the week.
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    When will they change the name???

    EricJRN replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

    If they change the title, in a way it will just highlight how much we stick out. Most male nurses I know want to be seen as the same as their female counterparts, not
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    External Anatomical terms?

    EricJRN replied to CracklinRose's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mind sharing? I'm sure other prenursing students have the same
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    Paramedic before finishing nursing school?

    EricJRN replied to linda215's topic in General Students

    One of the issues is that it can take so much longer to become a paramedic than it did in the past. Agency-based EMS programs are being phased out in many areas and college-based paramedic programs...