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    Instrument count question

    Rose_Queen replied to md979's topic in Operating Room

    We count everything before incision. If we stay laparoscopic for a case with only trocar punctures, we don't count instruments at the end. For a lap bowel, we do because the incision is large enough...
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    Factors affecting blood pressure

    Rose_Queen replied to tigerthao's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, let's try an experiment. Get a quart sized baggie and fill it with water. Zip it closed and feel the pressure on the bag. Then pour that water into a gallon sized ziplock baggie. Which baggie is...
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    Factors affecting blood pressure

    Rose_Queen replied to tigerthao's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What happens when arteries are dilated? Do they get larger or smaller? What happens with the volume of circulating blood? Does it get larger, smaller, or stay the same? Now tell us what you think and...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Uncool kids table for me. Not even the undies can save me
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    Sign on room when pt dies for no more svcs. in room/ courtesy sign - do you have one?

    Rose_Queen replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing in my current facility, but my old job did olive branch signs on the door. It was a nursing home, so there wasn't a morgue and residents would sometimes wait several hours before the funeral...
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    This doesn't seem right...

    Rose_Queen replied to AprilMarie's topic in General Nursing

    Are you positive that the salaries you've seen are for new grad RNs? Often, salaries are reported as averages, including the least experienced and the most experienced. You also need to take cost of...
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    Super senses

    Rose_Queen replied to WestKyKing's topic in General Nursing

    I highly doubt that your senses are heightened but rather that you've taken what you learned in class and are applying it constantly. No cape or tights
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    Help suspended lic

    Rose_Queen replied to Phillips4444's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to need to reach out to the BON. That's really not a question we can
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    bsn vs assoc. degree in nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to carlarenee02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will need to research the job market specific to your area. In some areas, there are far more new grads than there are positions, or even nurses with experience. Those areas see many facilities...
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    Jahi McMath is back in the news

    Rose_Queen replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing News

    Two separate things- 1. that it's a religious website (let's be honest- there are times religion and science but heads) 2. That in the caption of the picture they call her Jahi McGrath, in the...
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    Jahi McMath is back in the news

    Rose_Queen replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing News

    I also find it interesting that it's a religious website and they did not have the correct name in the caption of the
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Are you repeating my saved by the
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm in super concentrated pink today. Close
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    Nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to Sniru510's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should be able to find the books needed for your program at the school bookstore. Alternatively, if you know the ISBN, you can find it on other sites that sell
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    Holding a CA license

    Rose_Queen replied to nikki027's topic in General Nursing

    No. You need to have a license that is recognized in the state you wish to practice. If you hold a license in one state but wish to practice in another, you need to apply for licensure by endorsement...
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    The hamster is loose.

    Rose_Queen replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    So, for the lurker not in the know, how's about a linky to where something prompted your memory... assuming, of course, it was another one of the SN
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    Super old new grad, any adavice on hoe to return to nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to Laylag18's topic in Retired Nurses

    You may want to look into the requirements of your BON- you may need a refresher
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    Full Code required for surgery?

    Rose_Queen replied to KDPatty's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps in your facility, but it is not universal. My facility does a very thorough interview and usually the patient will agree to have certain portions of the DNR suspended, such as defibrillation...
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    Plavix Washout

    Rose_Queen replied to guest2117's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It's the time needed to allow Plavix that the patient has taken to decrease to a certain level. Many times, if the patient is stable enough, the surgeons will wait for the effects of Plavix to wear...
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    20 applications no response...help

    Rose_Queen replied to GnikKing3's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If the employment environment in your area is like several other of the more populated CA areas, you're going to need to expand your search beyond just acute care. Any job is better than no job-...
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    20 applications no response...help

    Rose_Queen replied to GnikKing3's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Agree. Your first job is listed as only 6 months. What have you been doing since June 2017 when your employment ended? Someone who only held a position for 6 months with no other nursing experience is...
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    How much call do you take? How much is to much?

    Rose_Queen replied to RNninja's topic in Operating Room

    That's an insane amount of call. When I was cardiac, with 6 people out of a 12 person team on call a day for three rooms with 3 surgeons, I wasn't taking that much
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    Astolic Pressure - Define (?) DOES IT EXIST??

    Rose_Queen replied to Beggargirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are 3 possible terms: Diastolic Systolic- most likely if you're referring to blood pressure terms and diastolic is already listed
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    Full Code required for surgery?

    Rose_Queen replied to KDPatty's topic in General Nursing

    This is a discussion that should be taking place between the surgeon and the patient, the anesthesia provider and the patient, and as a team. In any acute facility, the order for a DNR must be...
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    RN looking to help Florida Hospitals/Hurricane Irma Victims

    Rose_Queen replied to SShumakerRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I believe you can find information and a place to sign up on the HHS