hypocaffeinemia

hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. How does one become charge?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Is it wrong that I actually want to be Charge some day? Granted, I want to wait until I have a couple years of experience, but the role seems quite fitting for

  2. Houston! "Oh you're an RN, nurses make great money"- Seriously....

    hypocaffeinemia replied to taapple's topic in Texas Nursing

    Both Methodist and Hermann have awesome

  3. Houston! "Oh you're an RN, nurses make great money"- Seriously....

    hypocaffeinemia replied to taapple's topic in Texas Nursing

    Where in Houston quoted you as low as $19? Even the suburban Methodists, St. Luke's, Memorial Hermanns are quoting me ~$24-$26

  4. Houston! "Oh you're an RN, nurses make great money"- Seriously....

    hypocaffeinemia replied to taapple's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't understand how you're only making 50K gross if you are paid a base of $25.50 an hour. Realistically if you work a 7 day pay period (what most people do around here), that equals:...

  5. Sarah P's views regarding nursing issues

    hypocaffeinemia replied to bossynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    I looked into it last year and the lowest quote for my family of three (two healthy mid-twenty-year-olds and an infant) was over $600. May vary state-to-state. I live in Texas, which has the highest...

  6. Houston! "Oh you're an RN, nurses make great money"- Seriously....

    hypocaffeinemia replied to taapple's topic in Texas Nursing

    You make $50K a year after taxes. Assuming you file single, you're in the 25% tax bracket, which means your gross income is ~$67K. I'd say making $67K/year is pretty decent for somebody a couple...

  7. Help with nursing care plan. Chronic renal failure, pulmonary congestion

    hypocaffeinemia replied to rayearth09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with Leslie. I also want to point out his anemia is probably a combination of hemodilution due to excessive volume and decreased erythropoetin production due to kidney failure, in addition to...

  8. Why am I not getting time and a half for overtime??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to oldladyRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    The "professional" thing is right. I remember several (5?) years back that something was passed to define RNs as professionals and thus exempting them from the legal requirement of overtime pay....

  9. Sarah P's views regarding nursing issues

    hypocaffeinemia replied to bossynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a huge proponent of "personally responsibility", but personal responsibility doesn't cut it when families of four can't pay upwards of $800/month for private health care insurance because their...

  10. Conscious Sedation and IV Therapy

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Magnolia08's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'd contact your nursing board directly if the website doesn't adequately clarify your scope. In Texas, LVNs can, at facility discretion, push IV. However, conscious sedation requires an RN who has...

  11. Homans Sign

    hypocaffeinemia replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Sep 11;143(37):1861-3 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat6.table.42211 Sensitivity: 13-48% (aka useless) There's a theoretical risk of dislodging a...

  12. Are family members asking you for med advice?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to dorselm's topic in General Students

    Actually- and I don't want to usurp any veterinarians here- dogs require a significant amount of benadryl to achieve a therapeutic level. I was instructed to give one-half of a regular adult pill...

  13. Are family members asking you for med advice?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to dorselm's topic in General Students

    They ask me for advice routinely. I'll share what I know about the drug but I won't actively encourage its use. One thing I've noticed is that more I learn about medications- even over the counter...

  14. Homans Sign

    hypocaffeinemia replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In nursing school, here. They taught us Homan's sign and then told us never to use it as it is useless and can make the situation

  15. please help

    hypocaffeinemia replied to novice.nurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I believe you on this, as it makes sense in context, but i can't find this term in any medical dictionary here or online. Additionally, a cursory pubmed search of the term only finds it in the context...

  16. Help with iv math problem

    hypocaffeinemia replied to samantha24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The information isn't important. Often with these types of questions it is not uncommon to include information that can potentially throw you off. It doesn't matter what the original vial is- it could...

  17. please help

    hypocaffeinemia replied to novice.nurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When in doubt, look it up in taber's or stedman's medical dictionary. Or failing that, google it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea appaears to be a plant of some type. Myco: fungus hemia:...

  18. seizures

    hypocaffeinemia replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    A mask would be easier and with less risk of...erm.. nasal trauma, I'd

  19. Waterproof Watch

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LMoonRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They don't mean literal "second hand". They want you to be able to count seconds. It doesn't matter if it's digital or analog so long as you can see the seconds. I use a Fossil (analog) watch with a...

  20. need help with math problem

    hypocaffeinemia replied to student2008's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It doesn't fit with any standard writing of numerals and units, no. The slash (/) means per, so you could try saying or writing out the problem: Five per milligram per hour? Five whats? It's...

  21. need help with math problem

    hypocaffeinemia replied to student2008's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Your instructor also gave you ".25 NS" which is fictitious. Is there another instructor you can talk

  22. Easy way to remember EKG changes with Electrolyte imbalances?

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

    I'm a long-time monitor tech finishing up nursing- I've yet to come across any sort of decent mnemonic device for this. The best thing I can tell you is to just rote memorize them. Maybe apply what...

  23. need help with math problem

    hypocaffeinemia replied to student2008's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the use of a slash between 5 and mg is likely a typo and not part of your

  24. Versed versus Ativan??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LIZPICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Please understand that it isn't in anybody's best interest to extrapolate from your personal experience with a drug to other people. The drug works very well for many people millions of times a day at...

  25. Versed versus Ativan??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LIZPICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Versed in the same class and works on the same receptors as ativan, it just has a different metabolization: Versed has no phase II metabolism. In fact, here's an article describing buccal versed as a...