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    ANA wants GM foods labeled, please join effort ant tell FDA

    Music in My Heart replied to dcookRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Or even take them as undergraduate courses... which, of course, nurses aren't required to
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    New to night shift

    Music in My Heart replied to aikz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Regarding the phone, I just came across a ringer scheduler app that automatically silences my cell during my sleep hours. It works the charm and, when combined with a ring-through app that lets my...
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    New to night shift

    Music in My Heart replied to aikz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My approach is: 1) Foil over the windows... the body is simply hardwired to wake up to light 2) 34 dB ear plugs... the highest attenuation I can find on the commercial market. 3) Ambien and Provigil,...
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    Do you think nursing would be more advanced as a profression if...

    Music in My Heart replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't experienced nor observed the "get in the kitchen and make me some sandwiches" mentality that you describe but there is a negative tenor to nursing which I've never experienced in any other...
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    Strike nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to trulefty's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Interesting side bar: Today I was doing my insanely long commute home and heard an ad from Anthem (boo, hiss...) for their advice nurse line and it included the tag along the lines of "paying union...
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    Touching blood without gloves

    Music in My Heart replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I always carry gloves and wear them all the time... but I have come into contact with small amounts of blood in emergency situations. As long as the skin is intact and washed immediately after, the...
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    *Some Advice* What do you tell yourself when you didn't get the job?

    Music in My Heart replied to nurseypoo87's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, but what about the nursing shortage?
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    *Some Advice* What do you tell yourself when you didn't get the job?

    Music in My Heart replied to nurseypoo87's topic in General Nursing

    While I advocate taking those classes, I don't think that they set you apart because many, many new grads take those
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    Shaky hands while doing skills

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

    There are times during stressful events that I find my hands shaking. I try to implement conscious relaxation techniques, focus on my breathing, and then simply proceed while bracing my hands. It's...
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    Vaccination Waiver Please Help Quick!!

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

    in my program, it was not an option. the requirement was set by the hosting institutions; the school had no say in the matter. for us, it was either get the vax or forego the clinical
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    Pharmacology Flashcards (drug cards)

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

    You're very welcome to all those who've benefited from the
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    STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    Music in My Heart replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And many of us will take as many OT shifts as we can. I've been 4x12's for 6 months and presently doing 5x12's. The good news is, it'll probably kill me relatively young so those shifts should be...
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    IV fluid question

    Music in My Heart replied to marilyn1711's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I chose D5W. Here was my thinking: The patient is hypernatremic and normokalemic. LR: It has K which the patient doesn't need (but can tolerate in LR concentration) but still has lots of Na (though...
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    IV admin question

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

    Think, "pressure" and "friction." All fluid flow is governed by those two factors and they show up in many
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    Corona Regional Medical Center

    Music in My Heart replied to NurseVN's topic in California Nursing

    Beware of this advice. Bugging them is perhaps more likely to get your e-mails dumped to the spam folder and your calls ignored. Nobody likes to be
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    Private school for BSN

    Music in My Heart replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    I don't really understand the point of the question. If you're able to get the BSN at the expensive, $25,000 per year school and have it all paid for except for $10,000 then you should almost...
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    Private school for BSN

    Music in My Heart replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    If you think school is competitive, just wait 'til you get a load of the job
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    Private school for BSN

    Music in My Heart replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    I think that's an insane amount of money for a degree which entails a substantial risk of unemployment or underemployment after graduation. Much better, I say, to work at whatever you're able and (a)...
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    New grad Suggestions on IV therapy class and ACLS

    Music in My Heart replied to mo2rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did ACLS, PALS, and a vascular access course immediately upon graduation. I'd do the first two again, just because I know lots of other people are, and because it forces you to get it together...
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    Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    Music in My Heart replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    One problem with nursing education is that it ill prepares one for much of anything outside of the nursing field. I don't know about lucky to have your degree but if you're gainfully employed,...
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    Prospects after graduation?

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

    I see no evidence of a nursing shortage; quite the contrary, in fact. There remains a projected shortage... somewhere between 5 and 20 years down the road, depending upon who's spouting the
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    Pathophysiology - Very Basic Help Needed!!!

    Music in My Heart replied to alock87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pathophysiology = Pathology (study of disease) + physiology That is, in what fashion has the body's normal homeostatic physiology been disrupted. For example, what kinds of underlying conditions or...
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    Easy (Hard?) Math Question

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

    - It doesn't. The drop factor defines the size of each drop (that is, how many drops make up 1 mL). Again, I think there's either a typo or you're misreading it: 15 gtt/min means just that... 15 drops...
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    Easy (Hard?) Math Question

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

    I think there's a typo because the drip factor is a measure of how big are the drops... that is, how many drops make up one mL. If it takes 10 drops to make 1 mL (10 gtt/mL) then it means that each...
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    Dosing Calculation ... help!

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

    I can only speak for this nurse but I always keep a calculator in my pocket. Nothing worse than being hella busy and not being able to find one.I *can* do many of the simpler calcs in my head but I...