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    What's the difference between having a phlebotomy certificate and IV certifiation?

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

    Our phlebotomists and our nurses both do arterial sticks... and much better than do most of our
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    Ridiculous, overbearing restrictions on volunteers

    Music in My Heart replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's precisely what it means, otherwise the scope of practice is meaningless.Perhaps 99.9% of the time, everything goes just as predicted. In those exceptional cases, however, it is the license (and...
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    Music in My Heart replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm a life-long Californian... we face the same - worse, actually - kind of
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    How bad is an "F" for a science course

    Music in My Heart replied to cookie91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The first thing you need to do is to get an A in your second try (which, honestly, shouldn't be any trouble). Beyond that, you should prepare to be denied admittance to the next class and continue to...
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    Nclex Pass rate for your school

    Music in My Heart replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    I'm of the belief that the school doesn't prepare one to pass, one prepares oneself.The "book" portion of my program was entirely self-taught with a proctored "all-or-nothing" comprehensive final at...
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    Application photo?

    Music in My Heart replied to mattfd37's topic in General Students

    I'd go with the latter but then have it printed commercially (e.g.
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    Application photo?

    Music in My Heart replied to mattfd37's topic in General Students

    I'd stay away from the photo laying on the grass with Ben holding you... not quite the professional image that you're looking for (despite the sweet reason behind it). I would go with a shoulders-up...
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    Cardiology III modifications

    Music in My Heart replied to J.Allen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm also a fan of the Cardio III but have found it interesting that it's a better 'scope than most of the docs use, including my kid's cardiologist (meaning, it's still more about the skill than the...
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    How much math is involved in nursing school?

    Music in My Heart replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Students

    Very little... but the little bit that there is is very important. First off, that's a misnomer. It's not 'medical' math... it's just simple algebra. If anything, you'd call it 'chemistry' math since...
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    What does your username mean?

    Music in My Heart replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, in addition to the obvious meaning, it also indicates that I'm a computer geek.... and someone who likes to create a bit of a challenge (people aren't always sure how to address me
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    How bad is an "F" for a science course

    Music in My Heart replied to cookie91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't really disagree with you but consider the other side: In the recent (or current?) environment where there are far more candidates than seats, is it reasonable to give a seat to someone with a...
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    Absent P waves - SVT or V Tach?

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

    In order to pick VT over SVT you need to make an assumption about conditions not state in the problem stem: Specifically, regarding the bizarre QRS. Since they didn't specify same you must not assume...
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    Homework question

    Music in My Heart replied to Kay51's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's not B - Water-soluble compounds will not absorb through the lipid bilayer membranes of the skin
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    How bad is an "F" for a science course

    Music in My Heart replied to cookie91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A pair of F's in core science pre-reqs definitely puts you in a hole. Personally, I'd overcompensate by taking upper division science courses from the biology and chemistry departments in order to...
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    In need of some help...

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

    Something of which you need to be aware: Many public schools in California will not admit a postbaccalaureate student unless they're getting into a 2nd-BS or MS program. This is due to the...
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    Nurse assaulted

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

    Yes, I'm quite certain that it's not a federal crime. The statutes in individual states vary, of course, but federal crimes are not governed by state laws... they're the ones investigated by the FBI...
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    Nurse assaulted

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

    Were it me, I wouldn't ask for mgt's opinion... and I would call 911 prior to doing anything else. Management can worry about the PR... that's what they get paid for.Zero tolerance for threats and...
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    Nurse assaulted

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

    Why did she not call the police? Sounds like a foolish decision on her
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    Nurse assaulted

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

    I don't believe that any form of assault is a Federal crime. For that matter, neither is
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    What is Med/Surge?

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

    I have a love/hate relationship with med-surg. Where the "hate" comes in is that we're something of a dumping ground and sometimes end up with patients that we're not really equipped to deal with (for...
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    What is Med/Surge?

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

    You sound like me. I was stunned at the relative lack of hard science in nursing school. It was much more like a liberal arts program - psychology, sociology, and philosophy -- with just a smattering...
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    Developing Robots for the ER: What Do You Think?

    Music in My Heart replied to KaringOne's topic in Emergency

    Some are and some aren't. And even if they are, what's lost? A bit of convenience, sure, but the underlying goal - accurate transactions - is strengthened. In the days of yore, I routinely found that...
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    Developing Robots for the ER: What Do You Think?

    Music in My Heart replied to KaringOne's topic in Emergency

    Let's give the engineers credit for not being simple or stupid. I imagine that they're planning things like infrared thermal sensors to assess temperature and distribution, hygrometers to assess...
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    Developing Robots for the ER: What Do You Think?

    Music in My Heart replied to KaringOne's topic in Emergency

    From what I've observed in my first few weeks in the ER, triage is just one small facet of ER nursing. Additionally, with any technology will come the need to audit it and to immediately respond to...
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    What is Med/Surge?

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

    If you care, "surge" means to move in a billowing manner... "surg" is the shortened form of surgical... If you care not, please ignore the foregoing. Med/surg is simply a class which examines the...