hypocaffeinemia

hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. Techs checking O2 sats

    hypocaffeinemia replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't require a degree and a license to collect data. Annual skill competency evaluations and clear parameters makes this a non-issue for any hospital I've ever worked

  2. Huge Endorsement for Employee Free Choice Act

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Sherwood's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    endorsements are important if organizations you personally trust make them, but merely assuming something is bad because an organization you dislike supports it is stupid. for instance, the aclu...

  3. Huge Endorsement for Employee Free Choice Act

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Sherwood's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I haven't the foggiest what either act is about, but I just want to point out that dismissing something based on who endorses it is a logical fallacy and you're appealing merely to anti-communist...

  4. some younger male nurses.....

    hypocaffeinemia replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    I didn't realize ceil blue was limited to doctors. In fact, in my current job that's the color I'm required to

  5. Recommended Basic EKG book???

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LadySnyper's topic in General Nursing

    The Dubin book is great for learning EKGs, however, some people refuse to buy a copy new considering the guy lost his license and spent jail time for some less than ethical activities involving a...

  6. Shorted $800 on my first check as a GN

    hypocaffeinemia replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I find it odd that this is your DON's responsibility and not a qualified HR department. Do you have an HR department to bring this up

  7. How will Obama's health care plan affect nurses?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    Compared to Bush and company, anyone looks like a great speaker. I wonder if people at the time thought Kennedy or FDR or even beloved conservative icon Reagan were the antichrist due to their...

  8. Four C-Diff patients in one patient room - Yuck!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly why private rooms should be the standard of care for any acute admission. Between infection control and HIPAA shared rooms and facilities are disasters waiting to

  9. How will Obama's health care plan affect nurses?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    He had a flag pin on here: And here: Of course, I don't think I need to comment on how absurd this election season is when we measure the loyalty of candidates in flag pins. I don't think I've worn...

  10. Tylenol an NSAID?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Well he's half wrong if we want to get technical. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15662292 It does act in a similar fashion as a COX inhibitor, but the effect is so minimal it's not clinically...

  11. Tylenol an NSAID?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    If his temp was 104.1, wouldn't blood cultures and a broad spectrum antibiotic be indicated in addition to tylenol (which has no known anticoagulatory properties, despite sharing some similar...

  12. How will Obama's health care plan affect nurses?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    This is what we moderates call the "sky is falling" reaction to change, and every time I see it I'm more and more inclined to vote for Obama. The gas prices would be worse? That's a bit straight out...

  13. Air transport crew lost.....

    hypocaffeinemia replied to PageRespiratory!'s topic in General Nursing

    Several of the nurses in our ER used to work with her (Jana Bishop). They will be

  14. "If you want to be a doctor, go to medical school"

    hypocaffeinemia replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I seriously doubt you'll send a person into drive failure by merely increasing their FiO2 by 4% (and that's assuming they breathe through their nose!). Of course, I seriously doubt there being any...

  15. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

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

    /shrug I just finished my first year and that's the level of stuff we were expected to know on our tests. I don't expect us to be held to the same level of knowledge as doctors, but I think it would...

  16. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

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

    Actually, don't give non-selective beta blockers to anyone with respiratory problems. The B1 selective blockers such as metoprolol don't cause respiratory complications, as they don't antagonize the...

  17. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

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

    Some useful comments to help understand things deeper: This is only true if the tall peaked T-waves are universal (ie, on every lead). If you see tall, peaked T-waves on one subset of leads, such as...

  18. Nursing to med school.....anyone???

    hypocaffeinemia replied to JuneKJB's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in biology, and as much as I love biology, the reason I initially went for the degree was because at the time, I fit into the stereotypical "gunner" pre-med mold. However, in my sophomore...

  19. How do I handle nurses not following orders?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to hatedyale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an NP yet (not even finished with my RN yet!), but I think it would help to determine why they aren't following orders in order to help rectify the

  20. Death bed visions

    hypocaffeinemia replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    RAmen, brother! That makes two of

  21. ADN over Master's Entry? Am I Crazy?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to RNn2010's topic in Nursing Career

    You're not crazy. I chose between an accelerated BSN (I already have a biology degree) with quick path to masters, and ADN myself. I chose ADN because it's exponentially cheaper, and my hospital pays...

  22. Is this LEGAL?

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

    not to get this thread started again, but in the landmark case lee v. weisman, 505 u.s. 577 (1992), whether or not a graduation is optional or not was found not to have a bearing on the legality....

  23. Is this LEGAL?

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

    I think the Dean apologizing and bringing it up in staff meetings is an appropriate response to your

  24. Question about nursing and 12 hours shifts.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to timn420's topic in Men in Nursing

    We alternate between three-day and four-day weeks at my facility, though, if you're full time you're not required to work that fourth

  25. Is this LEGAL?

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

    I'm glad you got an adequate response from the Dean!