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hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. exercising/working out on work days

    hypocaffeinemia replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I get home, eat dinner, run .5 mile to the gym (too hot to run outside continuously), do gym stuff, run home .5 miles on days I

  2. Is nursing school only Mon-Thur at all schools?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to purplerain123's topic in Texas Nursing

    My program is three days a week. The days vary with semester and clinical group- I know this fall there are two different groups that have clinicals on Friday, and we didn't have any choice in the...

  3. Monitor Technician and EKG Tech

    hypocaffeinemia replied to seek1kees's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To preface, I'm an EMT in nursing school that has worked as a monitor tech for the last five years. Monitor techs interpret rhythms. You absolutely have to know your rhythms-- if it were just about...

  4. Need to know nurse view on ED and ICU location

    hypocaffeinemia replied to gscott's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think having the ICU and the ER nearby is of any benefit. I think having easy access to radiology, pharmacy, and OR is a benefit for both. At our new facility undergoing construction,...

  5. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Anecdotes aren't life expectancies. Dr. Debakey just died at 99 and my great grandmother that didn't use a single CAM died at 108, for

  6. Any health benefits of hot and humid climate?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Nuieve's topic in General Students

    I live in Houston. No health benefits other than a mild winter. The hot and humid climate discourages everyone from outdoor physical activities 8 months out of the year. It also allows smog and smoke...

  7. I'm starting to get concerned about salary...

    hypocaffeinemia replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    New grads in Houston get $24-28 hourly (not including differentials) depending on

  8. Lonestar Cy-Fair or other LSC colleges- what pre-reqs?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to lilag02's topic in Texas Nursing

    You need to talk with a advisor at one of the schools to clarify what prerequisites you've completed compared to the ADN degree plan. Here's the classes my degree plan lists as acceptable for each...

  9. New Jurisprudence Exam

    hypocaffeinemia replied to texasrtkd's topic in Texas Nursing

    Lovely. I know that Texas requires a jurisprudence exam for physicians, and most don't look forward to it as it is quite lengthy and cumbersome. I can only hope the nursing version will be less...

  10. When the hospital kills people

    hypocaffeinemia replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same

  11. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Burden of proof. I'm not the one arguing love is some separate and distinct concept that exists in the ether. I'll be the guy arguing what we describe as love is the effects of social bonding from...

  12. Can my mother be a nurse w/ a 20yr old felony?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever there's a question like this, your best advice is to contact the board of nursing in the state you live in. They will be able to guide your mother better than anybody here. In Texas, it's...

  13. Nclex -vs- Nursing School

    hypocaffeinemia replied to PEBBLES1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There's an 85% pass rate for first-timers on the NCLEX. It might appear harder due to the format, but if you pass, you

  14. wonder what the opinion is on the "new" ACLS guidelines

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Depends on the hospital. Where I work, I almost never see it used- but we don't do any non-ischemic neuro. For HTN emergencies we use good ole SNP as its halflife makes it easy to adjust and stop as...

  15. wonder what the opinion is on the "new" ACLS guidelines

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I mentioned earlier that while Cardene is a CCB, it has some specificity to cerebral vessels, so it utilized more for

  16. wonder what the opinion is on the "new" ACLS guidelines

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    If they went pulseless and in vfib/vt how is it a "near code" and not a

  17. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    This thread hasn't gone unnoticed @ SDN: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=542853 These cross-board scuffles never seem to end

  18. Can CNA's administer IVs...

    hypocaffeinemia replied to CandAmommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The Texas Nurse Practice Act is intentionally vague when it comes to delegation. Technically, if facility policy allows it and the Registered Nurse feels that the unlicensed personnel is competent and...

  19. IV solution to clean a wound

    hypocaffeinemia replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Home Health

    Sterile 0.9% saline is sterile 0.9% saline. However, I would like to mention that some recent literature I read didn't find any difference in outcomes irrigating with normal saline versus sterile...

  20. Can a BSN student sit the NCLEX-PN?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to bk2va03's topic in General Nursing

    My ADN program allows it if you take an 8 week clinical course in the summer between year 1 and year 2. Of course, it's pointless, but they offer it. Pointless because you don't finish until a week...

  21. wonder what the opinion is on the "new" ACLS guidelines

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Cardene isn't the same as Cardizem. They're both calcium channel blockers, sure, but Cardene doesn't have the antiarrythmic properties Cardizem has- in fact it doesn't affect the heart much at all....

  22. wonder what the opinion is on the "new" ACLS guidelines

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Just to add yet another example: One of our ICU patients today coded twice in the ER last night and then coded once right before I came in for shift change. This patient's 24 hour survival is not...

  23. What are your ICU visitation hours???

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have an open ICU. Technically there's a placard on the wall that says to avoid visiting during shift changes, but families come and go as they want. We enforce getting people out of the room on a...

  24. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    There's an invisible dragon living in my garage. I can definitely tell you it isn't a scam or imagined. Prove I'm

  25. wonder what the opinion is on the "new" ACLS guidelines

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Survival at what time span? I know the statistics are poor for the first 48 hours, but if I recall correctly they approve afterward. Using the definition of success as a perfusing rhythm and survival...