hypocaffeinemia

hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. How Do You Think That the WallStreet Scandal Will Affect Nursing Jobs?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I honestly think we're on the verge of a complete depression and not just a recession. The entire healthcare system is teetering dangerously on the verge of collapse, and it doesn't exist in a vacuum...

  2. How Do You Think That the WallStreet Scandal Will Affect Nursing Jobs?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If offices see less patients, it is only expected that when conditions worsen they will fill the censuses in acute care facilities. Even if nobody's paying for them. I personally find it ironic how...

  3. My Saunders cd won't work on my Mac Book!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to michelle meeks's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Normally I'd make a mac joke here, but as you need help I'd recommend you look into this Mac program that allows you to run a simulated instance of windows in order to launch the program:...

  4. Alkalosis/ Acidosis- Question?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Not good. You can have low PaCO2 levels with compensated metabolic acidosis, and you can have high PaCO2 levels with compensated metabolic alkalosis. Ditto. If the HCO3 is elevated it can also be...

  5. Alkalosis/ Acidosis- Question?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    ROME: Respiratory Opposite, Metabolic Equal. Respiratory Opposite means that if the pH and the CO2 are in opposite directions (one is low, one is high), the source is respiratory. Metabolic Equal...

  6. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Ripped off for time (to get BSN after ADN)? Yes. Ripped off for inferior teaching? Yes. Ripped off for money? No. My tuition in this ADN program is no more than $600 a semester. Had I elected to do...

  7. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    hypocaffeinemia replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Traditional Lister bandage scissors are small with metal handles. I recognize that some modern bandage scissors are essentially interchangible with trauma/utility shears, but the above is what came...

  8. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    hypocaffeinemia replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Stethoscope: Neck PDA: Waist Penlight, trauma sheers (better than bandage scissors), hemostat, penlight, EKG caliper (best self defense weapon in existence!), cargo pocket of scrubs. Clipboard:

  9. Journals for nurses who want more

    hypocaffeinemia replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    American Journal of Critical Care:

  10. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Heck, there's a significant difference in the availability of entry-level positions in my area. My own hospital where I currently work only takes BSN grads into their internship program. I'm lucky in...

  11. Nurses and Doctors Dating Each Other

    hypocaffeinemia replied to lunden's topic in General Nursing

    Relationships developing between people who share a common profession and spend many hours of the day in close proximately with each other?! In MY ER?! It's more likely than you think! This and more...

  12. Telemetry Staffing Ratios

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Type of Hospital: Community soon to be Regional Type of Unit: IMU (Intermediate Care Unit) Number of beds: 12 (will be 24-30 in new facility) Number of patients each RN has: 3 Do you have a nurse's...

  13. patients eyes moving back and forth horizontally... dying?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    There are many different causes of

  14. How much chemistry is there in NS?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in General Students

    Not as much as there should be. /my two

  15. Worst doctors orders ever received

    hypocaffeinemia replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Well in that

  16. who should sign DNR for teenager?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to patpat's topic in General Nursing

    Like nightmare said, more details are needed. Additionally, the rights of minors with regard to medical decisions varies state to

  17. New LPN, new job, and IV push...

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

    I hate to play devil's advocate, but I just want to point out that an actual iodine allergy is incredibly rare. 99.999% of the population allergic to shellfish are actually allergic to specific...

  18. Worst doctors orders ever received

    hypocaffeinemia replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Why is that a bad order? The purpose of the rectal temp is to get a (closer to) core temperature reading. As long as they have the rectal part of their colon in tact you can get one, regardless of...

  19. Here Comes Ike!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    We're still alive here on the north side at the beltway. Power's out to everybody- we have internet via generator power. No AC-- the temperature inside the ICU is up to ~88 F. We have some minor...

  20. Here Comes Ike!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be twittering:

  21. Here Comes Ike!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    This morning's models show a freeport landing, which is worst case scenario for

  22. Foot Detox

    hypocaffeinemia replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    ^Exactly. Digoxin and Atropine are all-natural and come from pretty

  23. Here Comes Ike!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    tropicwx.com compiles information. Stormpulse takes existing info and puts it in a nice, easy to read deal. It's going to be 3 or 4 and will hit, according to my best guess (I'm kind of the amateur...

  24. Here Comes Ike!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    Models trending back North. Coastal areas under

  25. Can I pass without Q-BANK?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to nycNurse2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Of course you can. Suzanne's plan, for one, uses the Saunders book. NCLEX 3500 is a good question resource and its free (google it). There are (rarely) even those who haven't studied with any resource...