EricJRN MSN, RN

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    Popliteal pulse, I can't find it in a friends leg.

    EricJRN replied to Thujone's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If he's lying down, elevate his head a little bit and have him bend up his knee to around 90 degrees. Encircle the knee with your hands. Find the two tendons at the back of the knee, sliding your...
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    Special Care Nursery vs. NICU

    EricJRN replied to BacktoBasics's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A level II SCN is another name for a level II NICU, but there could huge gaps in capabilities between two neighboring units known as level II SCN's or between two neighboring units known as level II...
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    Concept Map: dehydration & fluid volume excess?

    EricJRN replied to Arianna727's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The dehydration started the whole thing, but that's not the immediate cause of this problem. Look in a nursing diagnosis reference at the related factors for this nursing diagnosis. One of the related...
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    TA is rude

    EricJRN replied to futureconfuser's topic in General Students

    Good advice so far. I wouldn't go to the professor before approaching the TA directly. And if there's already difficulty in communication, an email might just be asking for further problems. If it's...
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    Not hired...because of post intervie thank you note..yes, really

    EricJRN replied to Gratefulprn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's the part that stuck out to me as well. Normally you'd get nothing more than, "There were many qualified candidates for this position and unfortunately..." What a weird and awkward
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    What does "defense verdict was returned" mean?

    EricJRN replied to seneyka's topic in General Nursing

    It means that the judge or jury sided with the defendants in the
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    The strategies that have been implemented to address the problem of medical errors

    EricJRN replied to jenannebeard's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most hospitals strive to maintain accreditation from The Joint Commission, which entails working with an evolving list of patient safety goals. The Joint Commission itself is non-governmental though....
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    Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    EricJRN replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    That's a tough situation and I'm sorry to hear about how difficult things have been. Are you getting any specific feedback about your direction from the people who are closest to
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    dumbest nurse in the industry.

    EricJRN replied to sarahg88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The questions thing can be hard: Most of us do want you to ask questions if you're unsure about something rather than just making a mistake. However, people can get really impatient if your questions...
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    Need help finding Nursing Ethical Dilemma articles

    EricJRN replied to carmitbb's topic in General Students

    Like systoly said, one of the things that we ask of students is to tell us about what you've done so far. Where did you look for your articles and come up empty-handed? Ethical questions (though...
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    Minor to go along with nursing degree

    EricJRN replied to haitianshawty112's topic in General Students

    JCAHO wants to ensure that information is communicated accurately, so they're beginning to require that hospitals test and validate employees who provide informal language interpreting. You simply...
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    Question

    EricJRN replied to wahida's topic in Patient Education

    Think about some of the things that make your blood pressure go up - even if you don't have hypertension. Be really cautious about making too much of one reading. Think about the effectiveness of any...
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    What are your views on Critical Psychiatry?

    EricJRN replied to satyadhi's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree that it's good to ask questions. I think it's just an issue of the extent of the beliefs. Szasz, for example, has long felt that suicide is a human right and that it should not receive...
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    What are your views on Critical Psychiatry?

    EricJRN replied to satyadhi's topic in Psychiatric

    Critical psychiatry is a movement that questions some of the current biomedical approaches for mental illness that are associated with mainstream psychiatry. Thomas Szasz is sometimes described as an...
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    Help! My preceptor is very difficult to deal with

    EricJRN replied to Scarlettanager's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately, there are several motives for voluntarily "choosing" to precept. The reality is that it doesn't mean you have an innate passion or talent for teaching. Maybe she needs one more...
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    Nurses, perception difference and education

    EricJRN replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    I would mostly disagree with you, pedicurn. If a nurse can identify (the reality) that her personal experiences do have influences on her professional behavior, that's an educated and informed nurse....
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    Brain herniation and eye movement

    EricJRN replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    For more search results, you might also look at periodic alternating
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    IV problem help

    EricJRN replied to taylor9582's topic in General Students

    One of the first things we do is to take drops per minute and convert it to mL/hr. After you know that, it's easy. You know how many drops are going in per minute, so how many drops are going in every...
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    HTN, Vasoconstriction,hypotension, vasodilation

    EricJRN replied to AngelofSeduction's topic in General Students

    When you put your thumb on the end of a water hose and constrict the opening, does the water come out under less pressure or more pressure? That's the way I have to think of the vessels and
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    Nursing Diag. help PLEASE!

    EricJRN replied to BrujahAngel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Blah. No fun. Doable though. Why does she have a PEG? Was she in septic shock on this admission? What other results do you
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    Just looking for comfort

    EricJRN replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    When I went in for mine, I was initially disturbed because I saw what I believe to be the 1956 prototype of the Ambu bag. Then I decided that this was good, since the doc must have never had to...
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    Streamlining Medication Administration?

    EricJRN replied to JMomBaby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of the great things about NICU is that we never have eight patients who each weigh more than 200 pounds and each have twenty meds. We're usually able to focus on very intense but very precise care...
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    Nursing Diag. help PLEASE!

    EricJRN replied to BrujahAngel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One common issue is that people try to take a list of medical diagnoses and turn it into a list of nursing diagnoses. That will limit your options. Think about the nursing process. What physical...
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    Would keeping my own birth book be a HIPAA violation?

    EricJRN replied to somedayCNM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank goodness I'm not experienced in medicolegal proceedings, but I'm just wondering whether an attorney could identify certain practice trends from this type of log and use them against the nurse....
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    Suggestions for topics for student in-service presentation?

    EricJRN replied to WhyMEok's topic in Cardiac

    I'm not a cardiac stepdown nurse, but I figured I'd throw in my two cents. To me, commotio cordis and Brugada syndrome are two pretty interesting cardiac topics to consider. They should be pretty...