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hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. Lone Star Information Session

    hypocaffeinemia replied to TeeRN2Be's topic in Texas Nursing

    There aren't many supplies you need. The first week of school you'll be given a lab bag with all your lab supplies in it. Our bags even had penlights and bandage scissors, so you may want to hold off...

  2. Don't Rain On My Parade ....2009 Grads

    hypocaffeinemia replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Students

    May 2009 here as well. We actually finish up and take the HESI in April, but we don't graduate until the beginning of May to allow for some downtime for those that need to repeat

  3. Lone Star Information Session

    hypocaffeinemia replied to TeeRN2Be's topic in Texas Nursing

    There isn't much in the information sessions available to the public that you won't find online. I'm a second year at Montgomery and can answer questions specific to my program if you

  4. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'd take all white over what we wear: white top with teal pants I look like a tube of

  5. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BaRNs's topic in General Nursing

    Residents don't get paid hourly. They are salaried, and it varies from $35K-$50K (typically) based on location and PGY. However, if you do the math you'll see that 85 hours a week is 4420 a year,...

  6. Compartment Syndrome Nx

    hypocaffeinemia replied to mesa14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't forget "Acute

  7. which med do I give first

    hypocaffeinemia replied to kbkbajs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Codeine will help stop the coughing and reduce the chest pain associated with frequent coughing and pneumonia. It would be my first choice. I'd give the zithro next because it is essential to fight...

  8. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BaRNs's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't realize it was a competition. Both nurses and physicians take care of people. They have different methodology focusing on different needs that people require, but you're not going to make...

  9. Dr. Oz says energy medicine the next big thing

    hypocaffeinemia replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

    The way accupuncture works != the way accupuncture is explained to

  10. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    At least ask your hospital to give nurses a secondary color. The last two hospitals I worked for there was a shade of blue reserved for nurses along with white, and any combination thereof is...

  11. Is the pay really that bad??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it's "location, location, location". This affects all careers-- hardly specific to nursing. That, however, is a variable you control, not the hospital. Your area has had quite a stagnant...

  12. Is the pay really that bad??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    One has to ask why you accept and continue to hold a position that only pays $25/hour if you have 35 years of experience. I essentially start at $25.00 hourly upon graduation, and I seriously doubt...

  13. Is the pay really that bad??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    The money is definitely decent for the work. If I work nights after graduation, that's roughly $30 an hour after differential. That's $62,400 going by 40 hours a week, or $65520 going by 84 hours a...

  14. Anything I could get in trouble with on this?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to joshuaha's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    That's a very fine line and while nothing explicit may be laid out in the Nurse Practice Act, you might step on the toes of the medical board. There's actually an emerging medical specialty devoted to...

  15. what about these sign on bonuses???

    hypocaffeinemia replied to rnnursesandy's topic in General Nursing

    It's very simple: The amount of the sign-on bonus is inversely proportional to the quality of the facility and associated patient safety and job

  16. Only ER?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to leapfrog16's topic in Emergency

    As the poster above you says, there are state board requirements in order to make you eligible for licensure. There are approved methods of "challenging"-- in Texas this means a bridge from LVN or...

  17. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    hypocaffeinemia replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    ...Or Jefferson, which coined the term "wall of separation" and famously cut out a significant chunk of the Bible he deemed pointless mythology to publish a version containing just the "good parts";...

  18. Are Students Protesting HESI??

    hypocaffeinemia replied to 2btmanrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't see what the problem is. If people can't pass the HESI I wouldn't want to see them as a nurse anyways. We were told about it but did no specific studying for it. Luckily, after our second...

  19. Only ER?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to leapfrog16's topic in Emergency

    What do you mean by "challenging" a couple semesters of the ADN program? Challenging usually implies testing out, and you can't just test out of a good chunk of nursing school because of past...

  20. Dosage Calculations: How to know which syringe to use?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Papi15437's topic in General Students

    I was going to mention that, but if they're just learning the basics of calculation, I doubt such practical subtleties would do more than

  21. Dosage Calculations: How to know which syringe to use?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Papi15437's topic in General Students

    You simply use the most accurate syringe for the dosage needed. Syringes are typically 1, 3, 5 (sometimes 6...), 10 (sometimes 12 depending on the line your facility carries), and 20 mL for most...

  22. is dosage calc. necessary?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to RN874's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that anyone is saying we shouldn't know how to do the calculations- only that a class isn't necessary to do this. We had a dosage calculations section in the pharmacology class, and each...

  23. is dosage calc. necessary?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to RN874's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think dosage calculation is necessary if you've had chemistry, as the stoichiometry calculations learned in chemistry gives you the perfect setup for dosage

  24. Cephalosporins?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is indeed an increase in resilience to β-lactamases as you go from first to fourth generation. However, as there are many different types and strains of β-lactamases, susceptibility testing...

  25. Methodist Hospital RN Shifts

    hypocaffeinemia replied to wannabee1's topic in Texas Nursing

    There is self-scheduling in our department. You are able to schedule 3 days max per week, and after a certain point and everyone's put their shifts in, you can add an extra day or so. Almost all the...