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hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. New interesting abortion poll

    hypocaffeinemia replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This is not even close to what I'm arguing. If I wanted to belabor the point, I'd point out that ectopy isn't exactly rare, nor are fetal...

  2. Commuting to the Medical Center

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Kittyfeet's topic in Texas Nursing

    None of the Montgomery Co. hospitals have internship applications open yet, to the best of my knowledge. I'm checking on a near-daily basis, though. I work for Methodist and they've sort of guaranteed...

  3. Can someone help me figure this out?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to butrfli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    4.5 mL. If it's 100mg per mL and you need 450 mg, you'd draw up 4.5 mL You had a total of 54.5 mL (4.5 mL + 50 mL bag) to infuse. You need to give it over 30 minutes. I could break this down...

  4. New interesting abortion poll

    hypocaffeinemia replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    For the "life begins at conception" crowd, ignoring the the obvious issue of life existing before conception, are you in favor of murder in the case of ectopic implantation? After all, nearly all...

  5. New interesting abortion poll

    hypocaffeinemia replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    I covered this in the very next line you failed to quote. Conception results in cells with a new genotype-- however, new genotypes aren't unique to

  6. New interesting abortion poll

    hypocaffeinemia replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't intend to debate against the entirety of your post -- just these few lines. For science, life is a continuous process. Both the egg and the sperm are living before conception, so it would be...

  7. treatment for liver melanoma

    hypocaffeinemia replied to karena123's topic in Oncology

    This forum is not an outlet for medical advice. You and your sister need to talk with your healthcare

  8. No gifts from the Drs???

    hypocaffeinemia replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Our dedicated unit critical care doc takes care of us and we take care of him. This year he got a bottle of his favorite

  9. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I'm buying a phone running Google's

  10. Malignant Hyperthermia, non-anesthesia related

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BrayaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why wasn't he on dantrolene prior to his transfer? It doesn't have to be a

  11. Huntsville texas

    hypocaffeinemia replied to codysfreckles's topic in Texas Nursing

    SHSU has no nursing program of any

  12. How many hospitals did you apply to?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to NursingGeek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduate in May as well. I'm applying to 4 hospital systems, with a total of 6 hospitals between them. I actually work for one and have for four years, however, they have not yet guaranteed they...

  13. Huntsville texas

    hypocaffeinemia replied to codysfreckles's topic in Texas Nursing

    There is no nursing program at "the memorial hospital". I assume you mean Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, as that's the closest MH hospital to you. If so, that hospital is merely one of several...

  14. Commuting to the Medical Center

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Kittyfeet's topic in Texas Nursing

    The problem with the Woodlands Express, nice as it may be, is the hours of operation: the last bus leaves the medical center at roughly 5:30P. This of course, doesn't work out very well considering if...

  15. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It's an organic substance that causes physiologic responses. Just like nearly everything you put into your mouth, unless you have pica. Toxin has a very specific definition in medicine, and alcohol...

  16. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient Medications

    That's not the way it works in Texas. We have a maximum 10:1 student:instructor ratio in clinicals, and believe you me, with how low instructors are paid nearly every program is at that limit. Now,...

  17. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient Medications

    In our program we started giving IVP meds third semester, and my instructor only needs to be there with me if it's a scheduled substance. I push Lasix, Zofran, Protonix, solumedrol, etc. frequently...

  18. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    What you are seeing is that the nurse in question is trying to market an "all-natural" (whatever that even means, nothing supernatural about it?) mix and by seeking to endorse it as a nurse s/he is...

  19. Math Help

    hypocaffeinemia replied to E.R. Rookie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This problem refers to something called the Parkland Formula for burns. You don't need the actual BSA but instead the percentage of the body burned, which you were given. It's then a straightforward...

  20. Drug testing in nursing school

    hypocaffeinemia replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    My google-fu yields nothing regarding California laws requiring notification before drug testing of anybody. I did read something about needing a compelling interest to perform random tests on...

  21. can you bridge from RN to MD?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. The depth of the scientific knowledge you learn in the first two years in medical school is so overwhelming there is no way to easily skip it. Your RN will pay off come the third year when you...

  22. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    The question asked is "Is it ethical?" Just be something happens all the time and there's a sucker born every minute does not make the practice

  23. Drug testing in nursing school

    hypocaffeinemia replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    Simple answer: It's for patient safety. Hospitals screen all new employees, and have the right to refuse your friend as a student if she doesn't get screened. Often the schools do the tests and...

  24. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It's about as ethical as the weight loss stuff you see commercials for with the subtitled "resident physician" endorsing. However, I think the most unethical thing is the conflict of interest. Of...

  25. Abbreviations

    hypocaffeinemia replied to vivibonita's topic in General Nursing

    Nonsense. You just need to practice your google-fu. Try putting the abbreviation in along with a context clue or try "abbreviation: ABBREVIATION HERE" and scroll through some of the many lists of...