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    At what body weight percentage is a person dead?

    Music in My Heart replied to truckinusa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It would appear that either the question was written incorrectly or that you misinterpreted it. I'd imagine that they meant 20% ~below~ their ideal body weight, not 20% ~of~ their ideal body weight. I...
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    Will I get the hang of it?

    Music in My Heart replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Don't ~FEAR~ Fear yields nothing positive. Instead, PREPARE, ANALYZE, and ADAPT as needed. Disengage your emotional circuits and energize your cognitive
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    How do you keep yourself from quitting?

    Music in My Heart replied to PurplePRN's topic in General Students

    For me, it was a combination of things. The primary one was the desperate need for a good job. Secondary was not modeling quitting for my kid. Finally, it was just a matter of tenacity... I KNOW that...
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    At what body weight percentage is a person dead?

    Music in My Heart replied to truckinusa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Surely, most people would be dead at 20% of their body weight... however, a grossly obese person pushing 800 lbs, could be live at 20% of their body weight (presuming they were medically managed on...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    Music in My Heart replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sure, not on US or Western European carriers... I've spent a lot of time on Singapore doing the Hong Kong Hustle and they clearly hire for appearance.Regarding nursing, when there is a glut of...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Music in My Heart replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    Pts who tell me over and over how hungry they are, and then become angry when I tell them I've no food to offer them. The vast majority of people are perfectly able to go many hours, and even many...
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    Is this common?

    Music in My Heart replied to relaxingbath's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just ran into a patient like this... he didn't want me or the male doc. Ultimately, he decided male caregivers were better than getting bounced back to triage. It's the first time I've had a male...
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    ACLS before getting a Job

    Music in My Heart replied to atucker86's topic in General Students

    Though the truth is, you won't really get it until you've been there a couple of times. I'm chuckling because my first code saw me as the *only* nurse in the room. Talk about trial by fire....
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    ATI Testing Help

    Music in My Heart replied to JDillashaw28's topic in General Students

    I can't think of any fun ways to review the material. For pharmacology, have a look at the flashcards that I've posted here:...
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    How early should I apply for jobs?

    Music in My Heart replied to allybear's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Generally, be prepared to start submitting applications at the beginning of your final
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    Feeling discouraged

    Music in My Heart replied to alihoff93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know who's been telling you how hard is nursing school but I will say that it really wasn't that bad. The pace was unrelenting and the stakes were very high (ours was cohort based so failure...
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    Hurst Review

    Music in My Heart replied to cherribonbon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From my experience, I'd forgo the $$$ on the review courses and simply utilize the chapter reviews from your textbooks. If you really need a supplement, toss in Saunders or one of the other review...
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    Why my Patient did not Have Lunch Today.

    Music in My Heart replied to Steve123's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have mandatory customer service training coming up next month. I'm hoping for the best but preparing myself for the
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    ACLS before getting a Job

    Music in My Heart replied to atucker86's topic in General Students

    If you can get into a good ACLS class, go for it... not so much for the certification but rather for the learning. My first ACLS and renewal were taught by a group of highly experienced medics who had...
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    RN to BSN Necessary in Urban Areas?

    Music in My Heart replied to lulain's topic in General Students

    I work at an academic med center and, while you can't get hired without experience, neither will all the experience in the world get you hired if you don't have a BSN. As the market continues to be...
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    Med Surg supplemental text? Which one out of these 2.

    Music in My Heart replied to cadymariexoxo's topic in General Students

    Save your money; new editions are just the publishers' way of wringing more money out of people. The content is not much different, certainly not worth the $40 or whatever it costs to buy the new...
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    Reviews & Rationales or Made Incredibly Easy

    Music in My Heart replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    The MIE books are a little too simplified and their illustrations are cartoons. I have several of them but don't really care for
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    I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    Music in My Heart replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    Obviously.So what did you decide? Did you go for
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    I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    Music in My Heart replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    My level I trauma center won't even consider new grads and *all* new hires, even intra-hospital transfers, go onto night shift, period. Shift preference is based solely on unit
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    Is this common?

    Music in My Heart replied to relaxingbath's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I rarely have issues dealing with females. I can only think of one specific case and that was a lady newly arrived from Iraq who was not at all comfortable with having me provide her care. The only...
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    duty to inform spouse?

    Music in My Heart replied to its_meee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The diagnosing physician is required to report certain infectious diseases to the public health authorities who will investigate and notify as appropriate. The bedside nurse has *no role* at all in...
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    To pulse or not to pulse

    Music in My Heart replied to SarahStep's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The point is to achieve turbulent flow inside the catheter instead of laminar flow, the only variable of which you have any control is the velocity of the flush... above a certain velocity (Google...
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    Thinking about going to Nursing School, should I be a CNA first??

    Music in My Heart replied to mariecandela1985's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Apparently, your vibration meter needs calibration because no more do I consider RNs better than CNAs than I consider MDs better than RNs... just different jobs, different responsibilities, and...
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    Lost my first patient....

    Music in My Heart replied to francoml's topic in General Students

    Remember this experience and advocate to replicate it for your patients. Some deaths are not nearly so... good, if you will... Heaven holds a special place for excellent hospice nurses... (one of whom...
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    Care plan / nursing diagnosis question.

    Music in My Heart replied to Jill2Shay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yuck....:poop:I believe the formal term is, "blech."RIP Don Martin (Mad