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hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. Is this LEGAL?

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

    How was your comment anything but spiteful? Ask yourself how you'd react if you attended your graduation and had to listen to a speaker claim all non-Muslims are infidels and were handed a copy of the...

  2. Is this LEGAL?

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

    The legality of such practices are often debated in court, however, on a moral argument what happen is highly wrong. The first thing I'd do is write a formal letter to whomever is in charge of the...

  3. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

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

    This has been a rumor for years. While I agree with the sentiment, the logistics will prevent this from becoming a reality any time in the next twenty years (at

  4. It's OK to take fosamax with other meds?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient Medications

    My two resources on my PDA (Thompson micromedex and PEPID) say the same thing: take with a full glass of water at least 30 minutes before other

  5. Male Nursing Salaries

    hypocaffeinemia replied to cvpmvp2's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As of 2007, new grad salary at my hospital (Houston Metro) was $23.50 with a small bump at six months. Night differential is $5.00, I

  6. Can anyone give me the pathophysiology of pleural effusion?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to pihay82's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Emedicine.com is an accurate, up to date, and free resource that I use for basic medical

  7. Can graduate nurses work before passing boards?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Aspen1's topic in General Nursing

    Graduate Nurses can work for 90 days (I believe) here in Texas. We're actually issued a temporary permit that expires after 90 days or as soon as NCLEX results are back-- meaning if you fail you lose...

  8. EMT-Practitioner

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    The OP isn't trying to propose anything. He and his friend (check their post counts) are merely trolling for reactions by using a poorly constructed parable illustrating that EMT-B:RN :: DNP:MD. They...

  9. Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For our physical (form supplied by the school) we had to detail all health issues and disease histories. I suppose you could lie by omission and no one would know better, but that'd be an ethical call...

  10. Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For nursing schools, you generally have to complete a physical exam. If that's part of her medical history, it should accurately be listed. However, such things are to remain confidential and should...

  11. Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why would you consider this a contraindication to

  12. EMT-Practitioner

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    So what's your point, then? Out with it. I can infer it fairly clearly, but for the benefit of the audience at home, you should state

  13. EMT-Practitioner

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, so you're a pre-med troll attempting to make some sort of point regarding the mid-levels? Why didn't you say

  14. EMT-Practitioner

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    That is hospital-specific training and not within their scopes of practice as EMT-B's. Those skills very definitely are not taught at an EMT-Basic level. Additionally, while many hospitals hire EMTs...

  15. EMT-Practitioner

    hypocaffeinemia replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    Paramedics can already take a one year bridge to RN program. If programs require three semesters to bridge from Paramedic to RN, how do you think it's possible to bridge EMT-B to pseudoRN in one...

  16. Backpack that can hold 6+ books?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to shann106's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They sell a backpack that can hold 6+ nursing textbooks (I suggest the one-volume Iggy's for starters) right next to the fire sale on lumbar discectomies. In other words, you can either choose to buy...

  17. propofol infusion syndrome

    hypocaffeinemia replied to john 1947's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Not an RN yet, but just asked several of the nurses I work with in the ICU (and will be interning at upon graduation) and nobody had any idea what I was talking about. All of our vented patients get...

  18. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say they weren't relevant- It's just that I'm naturally skeptical of any organization with no direct meaning, influence, or oversight in my career acting as a universal voice for nurses....

  19. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    What is the "International Council of Nurses" and how are they

  20. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't ever watch that show, but my wife watches it religiously and had it on the other night. I watched for a few minutes and was thinking much of the same things. Additionally, I didn't see any IV...

  21. Benifits and drawbacks to the midlevel position

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

    Most people wouldn't be able to handle it. The level of knowledge regarding pathophysiology and treatment modalities is incredibly superficial in my ADN program. Yet, a significant portion of the...

  22. lonestar college nursing????? best school

    hypocaffeinemia replied to jagtag's topic in Texas Nursing

    If it makes you feel better, Montgomery's first year is also incredibly disorganized and I came out of the first year feeling under prepared compared to the

  23. How long is a spiked IV bag good?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at, the one I worked at years ago, and the two I do my clinicals at all have pre-filled and individually wrapped 10 mL saline flushes. I kind of assumed this would be the standard...

  24. How long is a spiked IV bag good?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    We learned in school (this semester) bags stay up for 24 hours max even if they simply have normal saline in them. I would think the same would be true even if it's hanging in the med

  25. What's is the maximum flow rate for a PICC line

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

    According to this study: http://jcat.org/pt/re/jcat/abstract.00004728-200111000-00016.htm;jsessionid=L19QVNWLyJNR111V6B2YRN4mMhF6fX2nTd7nxnh7GfLPT1D62QDG!1975103396!181195629!8091!-1 Up to 9.52 ml per...