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hypocaffeinemia BSN, RN

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  1. Pharmacology at Lone Star College System

    hypocaffeinemia replied to CurlyGirlie's topic in Texas Nursing

    I took this exact class and teacher online last year and it was no trouble at all. I do know they changed the textbook after my semester,

  2. I got in!!!!!

    hypocaffeinemia replied to misserella8036's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yup, you'll be in my class. I'm a first year ADN @ Montgomery. See you in

  3. Which cpr?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to misserella8036's topic in Texas Nursing

    AHA "BLS for Healthcare Providers" is the preferred

  4. Atrial Bigeminy?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to javajunkie's topic in Cardiac

    I see it fairly commonly on those with a Hx of afib. Occasionally see junctional bigeminy, too. /monitor tech and nursing

  5. are they supposed to know this by now?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm an EMT-B and before I started doing nothing but monitor tech, I worked ER/ICU/tele med-surg as a "critical care tech". It was a hospital program- I didn't have any sort of certification or...

  6. are they supposed to know this by now?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm currently a second-semester ADN student and we just had our lab over IVs a couple of weeks ago. I still have yet to spike an IV or change/prime tubing in clinicals. Heck, others in my clinical...

  7. I think I caught the cath lab bug

    hypocaffeinemia posted a topic in Cardiac

    Howdy. I'm a second-semester nursing student, but I think I've decided I want to work cath lab at some point after graduation. I've worked in hospitals for years- I'm an EMT and also a pharmacy tech,...

  8. New hospitals with 32-bed units in 16-bed pods

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    Methodist Willowbrook Hospital-- Houston,

  9. New hospitals with 32-bed units in 16-bed pods

    hypocaffeinemia replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for has just begun construction of a new 7 story tower with floors 3-7 having two 16-bed units on different wings of a "U". What particularly are you interested

  10. Lone Star College

    hypocaffeinemia replied to toonces73's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi, I'm in the second semester @ Montgomery. Last semester, my schedule was as follows: Monday: Lecture 10-12am Tuesday: Lab 8-10, Lecture 10-1pm Weds: Clinicals 6:30-2p Thurs: Clinicals 6:30-2p...

  11. priority diagnosis for a patient with muscle wasting..

    hypocaffeinemia replied to nursefiddler_rizumu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is the muscle wasting acute? I'm only a nursing II student, but my line of thinking is: muscle wasting = rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis = excess serum lactic acid due to breakdown of muscle and...

  12. Anyone applying to Lone Star College System?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to misserella8036's topic in Texas Nursing

    depends on which. i don't want to get myself in trouble, but i'll just say some are more helpful than others, and which one you end up with as far as your clinical instructor is luck of the

  13. Anyone applying to Lone Star College System?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to misserella8036's topic in Texas Nursing

    Actually, you can sit for the NCLEX-PN before the third semester by attending extra clinicals in the summer between the 2nd and 3rd semester at Montgomery. I haven't heard anything about sitting for...

  14. LVN Program Montgomery College08

    hypocaffeinemia replied to vincrawford's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm in the ADN program @ Montgomery, but if you get in, the LVN instructors are awesome. You'll learn a ton from

  15. Anyone applying to Lone Star College System?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to misserella8036's topic in Texas Nursing

    Howdy, I'm in my second semester @ Montgomery. I got in with an 11.7, and I think our class cutoff (class size = 40) was

  16. Moving to Texas is not a good deal for nurse

    hypocaffeinemia replied to John123's topic in Texas Nursing

    The standard at nearly any hospital in Houston and Dallas I've been in as a student or working has been 1:5-6 med surg 1:3-4 telemetry/step down and 1:1-2 ICU (sometimes 3 if 1-2 of the pts are...

  17. Hired As A Nurse Extern Now Being Used As A Cna ???

    hypocaffeinemia replied to N51308's topic in General Nursing

    NPA's are, of course, different in every state. I know mine from back to front as a student (or else it's beat into me), so here's the relevant section from Texas's: In reality, a nursing student...

  18. Praying with your patient

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MShell's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this will be a bit of an uncomfortable area for me after graduation considering I'm an atheist living firmly in the "Bible Belt". Anyone out there coming from my background want to share...

  19. Can parents be forced...

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    After the child is a certain age, it makes sense that the Judge would respect their opinions regarding their own treatment even if they aren't legally able to make such decisions, provided the child...

  20. Can parents be forced...

    hypocaffeinemia replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It would have to go to court, but it certainly can happen. If a judge rules that such treatment is in the best interest of the child, the court will appoint a temporary legal guardian (there's a...

  21. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

    Well, I haven't seen them ever train anybody in-house. Our hospital offers basic and advanced EKG classes, but you mostly see med/surg nurses looking to gain advanced training in them (I helped teach...

  22. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

    I realize your post was a rant- I just wanted to clear up some perceived misconceptions. I was trying to be objective about the matter- I apologize if this came across as snide and condescending. I...

  23. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    hypocaffeinemia replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

    Howdy! Posting as a first-year nursing student, EMT-B, and monitor tech for the last several years. Having only a single waveform is a threat to patient safety. First, there is no second and third...

  24. atrial fibrillation versus atrial flutter in comparison

    hypocaffeinemia replied to RVMI73's topic in Cardiac

    Simple answer: Atrial flutter is one irritated focus firing rapidly. Atrial fibrillation is multiple irritated foci firing rapidly. It's way more complicated than that (flutter involves reentrant...

  25. Staffing ratios in Houston hospitals?

    hypocaffeinemia replied to geekgolightly's topic in Texas Nursing

    I work at Methodist Willowbrook (NW Houston) and here are the ratios: mICU: 1:2 IMCU (tele/step down): 1:4, moving to 1:3 soon. M/S: They aim for 1:4, but can be up to 1:6. Note that we only have a...