danh3190

danh3190

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  1. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    danh3190 replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

    I find I pay more attention if I take notes by hand instead of scribbling on the PP handouts. I think the biggest problem with PP is the noxious effect it has on the instructors themselves. Our best...

  2. Paramedics advance into nursing

    danh3190 replied to cctparamedic's topic in General Nursing

    The coffee's free 'cause it's

  3. Chemistry Help

    danh3190 replied to CTRNTOBE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't forget that each molecule of phosphoric acid aka H3(PO4) can give up 3 H+ ions to neutralize the KOH. In other words, 1/3 mole of phosphoric acid will neutralize 1 mole of KOH. So you can...

  4. Ageism in Nursing School..

    danh3190 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm 55 and may not be the oldest in my class (I figure it's impolite to ask people their age). Most of the students are in their 20s and 30s. A couple in their teens. A bunch (10 or so???) in the...

  5. Paramedics advance into nursing

    danh3190 replied to cctparamedic's topic in General Nursing

    I think the advisability of a bridge program would depend on the training the paramedic already has as well as his mindset. It's conceivable in some places to become a paramedic with one year part...

  6. Innapropriate comment at CODE?

    danh3190 replied to Dinith88's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Whenever I'm working an arrest I try not to do humor. Mainly because I'm afraid I might accidentally say something inappropriate when family is in earshot. That's not to say I wouldn't laugh if...

  7. Male staff-Female Pt. - ECG

    danh3190 replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    Does the towel trick really make women feel better? It sort of seems to me that the towel sort of accentuates the invasion of space. But I'm a guy and don't really understand (on an emotional basis)...

  8. to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    danh3190 replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    I managed to cannulate a vessel giving flu shots once. Got a great blood backflow. Don't know if the vaccine would have actually gone in IV or whether I damaged the vessel too much for that. It was...

  9. Circ on a 2yr old?

    danh3190 replied to Danianne's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think this has anything to do with a requirement for a Christian to be circumcised or not. In the early Church some argued that all new converts had to become Jews, i.e. become circumcised,...

  10. Nitro for CHF

    danh3190 replied to MeryMellen's topic in Pulmonary

    I'm looking at the ACLS algorithms and it has NGT SL; Furosemide; Morphine; and of course O2 as the 1st line meds for acute pulmonary edema. These aren't the new recently developed algorithms so...

  11. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

    danh3190 replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in my 1st year of a 2 year RN program and just turned 55. There are a bunch of people who I'd guess are 45+, maybe about 5-10% of our class. As near as I can tell we're all doing OK academically...

  12. How useful is EMT-B cert as an RN?

    danh3190 replied to Strahd's topic in Emergency

  13. Need help with IV technique

    danh3190 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    Just wondering, why upside-down on the

  14. No IVs in my Nursing School, opinions please?

    danh3190 replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    20 minutes????? As I remember when I became a paramedic (many years ago) we had two lectures on it then we practiced on the crummy IV manekins. After the instructors were sure we knew aseptic...

  15. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    danh3190 replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    I have more problems when I'm watching than when I'm doing. I once almost passed out in the ER I saw a physician remove a loose fingernail. Had the black spots swimming in front of my eyes and...

  16. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    danh3190 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the 1st year of a 2 year diploma program. I'll be turning 55 in 11 days:( . I'm one of the oldest in the class, but there are quite a few of us in our upper 40s or above. I'd guess 26 would...

  17. UPMC to acquire Mercy Hospital

    danh3190 replied to Markthemalenurse's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm kind of sorry to see Mercy become part of the UPMC system. On the other hand, after I actually become a nurse I'll owe UPMC two years because of the tuition forgiveness program. If Mercy...

  18. Is it Just me or is school too easy?

    danh3190 replied to richardjboro1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm in my first term. So far so good, but I don't want to jinx

  19. UPMC to acquire Mercy Hospital

    danh3190 replied to Markthemalenurse's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I didn't know they sold off Mercy Providence. Who's running it now? What services does it

  20. alcohol site prep

    danh3190 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When I learned in paramedic class (20 years ago), we were taught to clean with betadine in circular pattern out from site, wait 30 sec. then wipe with alcohol from center out to remove the betadine....

  21. PALS course

    danh3190 replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Emergency

    You could also ask the nurses at an ER or maybe the paramedics in your area. In my area PALS is required for

  22. Male Nurses/female Patients

    danh3190 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Of course I agree with all the posts to the effect that the patient's comfort is most important, and I would never want to see that changed. That being said, I'm old enough to remember when female...

  23. Questions re:Bible passage and nursing

    danh3190 replied to hopecandles's topic in General Nursing

    What that passage says to me is to put your money where your mouth is. Easy to say "I believe!" If you really have faith you'll do something about

  24. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    danh3190 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I've been to my local ER several times for kidney stones. Only way to get the toradol/demerol that relieves the pain. I usually try to tough them out and pass them at home but sometimes it's just...

  25. Being a man in the field

    danh3190 replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a brand new nursing student and frankly when I'm in class I'm not thinking about how most of my classmates are female. I'm just trying to figure out what the heck I'm supposed to be memorizing and...