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    nurse career battery exam

    Music in My Heart replied to spongebob6286's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know that HR means human resources but I was not clear who this HR was about whom you were speaking. Am I to understand that you're an RN and you've applied for a job with an employer who wants you...
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    Y r all post-op pt tested for blood sugar

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

    I know... it was snarky. It was only posted for about 10 seconds before I said, "dude, you're being a jerk" and edited it. I guess you read it before I edited it. My apologies. To the point of your...
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    Y r all post-op pt tested for blood sugar

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

    .... Deleted snarky response to the use of texting abbreviations on
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    Electrolyte questions, not sure on answer

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

    #7 = acid, #8 = base A salt is a PRODUCT of an acid-base reaction... an acid + a base combine to form a salt and water. For example, HCl + NaOH -> NaCl + H20 An acid dissociates to yield hydrogen...
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    Dilaudid shortage - anyone else seeing it?

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

    The carpujects are probably made and/or loaded in China and contaminated with... you name the adulterant of
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    nurse career battery exam

    Music in My Heart replied to spongebob6286's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is this some sort of aptitude test? What do you mean by "an
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    Is your unit hiring new grads???

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

    In what part of the
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    HELP with nursing credential order

    Music in My Heart replied to mzjennx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I say, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do..." as the folks making up badges in the hospital which way they do it and then follow
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    The pros and cons of nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to pbaby1123's topic in General Nursing

    Another "con": At least in certain regions... I can only speak for the San Francisco-Sacramento area... there's nothing like a shortage, especially when it comes to new grads. Quite the contrary, in...
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    HELP with nursing credential order

    Music in My Heart replied to mzjennx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Personally, I'm opting for ♪♫ in my ♥, RN and leaving all the degrees and credentials on my
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    Has anyone done the Virtual ATI review?

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

    I'm not all that impressed with ATI, especially for the money. Their books are OK but their videos are a complete waste of time. Personally, I'd save the $$ and just get a good NCLEX review book...
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    Are there any future nursing professors out there?

    Music in My Heart replied to Mariposa2009's topic in General Students

    I would love to be a nursing professor, but only if I could teach the hard-science or technical stuff like pharm, patho, etc. It turns out that nursing school is so focused on writing papers that I...
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    Typical NS Infusion Rates?

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there. I'm struggling with a question about interventions for dehydration. In one part they mention an IV fluid infusion rate of 250 mL/hr. I'm trying to get a sense of how much fluid that is. What...
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    Against Assisted Suicide

    Music in My Heart replied to bsugar888's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    IMO, the only folks who are against physician-assisted suicide are those who either (a) have a religiously derived viewpoint, or (b) have never watched someone die of metastatic cancer while begging...
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    Men: Lawyer > LPN or RN?

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

    I picked my direct-entry MSN program largely because it was the fastest way possible for me to become a
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    Nurses who have a spouse who has lost his or her job recently

    Music in My Heart replied to jane85's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It happened to me but it was about 2 years ago. After a few months with no luck I decided to go to nursing school. I graduate in a few months. Let's hope I get a job before the savings/2nd...
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    Taking a year off?

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

    In my opinion the answer is "yes" and "yes." Surely a better economy will create more nursing jobs but the whole "shortage" thing has been so overplayed that the glut that we're starting to see was...
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    What kind of math/chemistry is actually used in nursing?

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

    As stated before, rudimentary algebra. A rudimentary understanding of acids/bases and ions is helpful in understanding physiology. Beyond that, none of it's really *necessary*. But presuming that you...
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    Why is it nurses put up with such poor conditions?

    Music in My Heart replied to scared'o'needles!'s topic in General Nursing

    Why do nurses put up with crappy working conditions? The same reason that millions of other people in other vocations do... It's called being an "At-Will Employee" which means that you can be...
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    Taking a year off?

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

    In the current climate - at least in these parts (Northern Cali) - that's a risky choice. The colleges are spitting out new grads at a pace that far exceeds the demands of the marketplace (especially...
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    Did you apply to several schools or just one?

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

    I applied to only one school (I'm 80% of the way through). I felt pretty confident and I did have a backup school to which I could've applied were I to have been rejected. There were only two programs...
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    I think I am dumb.

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

    Well, I'll start by saying that I was a junior in high school when you were born. A few comments: 1) Regardless of your intellectual capacity, you should learn to control your self-talk. Your brain...
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    Please Advice!!!

    Music in My Heart replied to Chloe Narcisse's topic in General Nursing

    Don't apply for work below your level of skill unless you are desperate for money. It looks poor on a resume and can make it difficult to step up to where you should be. If you can possibly swing it,...
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    Should I become a CNA before becoming an RN

    Music in My Heart replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 80% through my accelerated DEMSN program and we were required to hold our CNA certificate prior to starting the program. It was required in our case for both liability reasons and to permit us to...
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    should patients be able to choose to end their life if they are in pain and dying

    Music in My Heart replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    The issue isn't whether "patients are able to choose to end their lives"... they certainly are. The issue is whether other people have the right to help them. I'm of the opinion that such help should...