Bumashes

Bumashes MSN, APRN, NP

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  1. Entrance Essay Question

    Bumashes replied to JCF_in_TN's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a link from the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Dept of Labor. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm It has all sorts of info on where they work, what the training is, what the...

  2. Nursing School Hazing Stories

    Bumashes replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad to be a Spring 2008 grad! I hated my nursing school experience. It was full of mean, petty instructors who went looking for reasons to fail you. Of course, there were some who actually...

  3. For us "big" girl nurses.....

    Bumashes replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in General Nursing

    Know what ya mean. I bought a girdle, but I'm a sweat-aholic and it only made me sweat more. However, I will say that it kept my posture more aligned. And, I would be just as hungry, but unable to...

  4. Cathing a Patient: Bladder Spasms?

    Bumashes replied to Pediatric4077's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about spasms. I just graduated, but I remember a lecture involving something like this. I remember the instructor saying something to the effect of "Don't let more than 500-750cc drain out...

  5. I learned something new this week!

    Bumashes replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Just a student here, but I'll venture a guess as to why the syringe saline doesn't work, even if it's preservative free. Every time I buy a bottle of eye drops, it says something on the bottle like,...

  6. Nursing school made me fat!!!

    Bumashes replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya! I'll graduate in May and I've gained 25-30 since beginning school. It's the stress that gets me. I'm not horridly overweight, but I am not model material. One of my instructors actually...

  7. For all current or past CNAs please answer my ?'s

    Bumashes replied to lvnsandiego's topic in General Nursing

    1. Time management skills. Transferring. Scope of practice. Some basic normal values for B/P, HR, RR, T, BG, and other values normally taken by the CNA. That way they know when to alert the nurse....

  8. help

    Bumashes replied to achapman's topic in General Nursing

    contact your state's board of nursing. should be a pretty easy lookup online. i just went out and found this: connecticut board of examiners for nursing division of health systems regulation 410...

  9. colostomy

    Bumashes replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    My instructors have told me to carry some Vick's vapor rub with me at clinicals. Swab it under or in the nose and you can't smell anything but

  10. Interactions between warfarin and OTC,herbals, and Nutrition?????

    Bumashes replied to SMJ1003STNA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just a student here, so I can only tell you what I've got from the books. Diet The anticoagulent affects of this drug may be affected by consumption of large amounts of foods high in Vitamin K. These...

  11. hg after blood transfusion

    Bumashes replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    We are taught in school that for each unit of blood you get an increase of 1 Hgb and 3% Hct. So, according to my school, your pt should have gone from 9 Hgb to 11 Hgb. However, as is almost always...

  12. Please help w inotropic calculations

    Bumashes posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, Any help is greatly appreciated. I was in a pull-out to a CHF clinic today, which was so great by the way, and part of my assignment is to calculate the dosage for two different pts. One on...

  13. Please help w inotropic calculations

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you ever so very much.

  14. Please help w inotropic calculations

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Really that's all I need, but additional info is always

  15. Please help w inotropic calculations

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, it is parenteral. Okay. Let me try to solve it. Sorry, but I'm running on 2 hours of sleep and my calculator is lost. Would it be 20ml/hr? Or 14ml/hr? Don't know if I'm dividing or...

  16. Quadriplegic Question

    Bumashes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, Serious question that concerns my future love life here. I need some information on quadriplegics because I'm considering a very serious relationship with one. He's a little older than me...

  17. Quadriplegic Question

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that. My only concern at the present is his lifespan. I've heard they don't live as long as they would have pre-accident. This worries me because he is significantly older than...

  18. Quadriplegic Question

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, for those who asked: No, he's not my patient. My family knows two quads, one of whom I take care of, and the other being the one of my dilemma. Believe me, I know the amount of care and...

  19. Quadriplegic Question

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    "I thought you are married:confused:" To clarify: Been through some rough times with husband for five years now. I've been lied to, cheated on, and everything else imaginable. I'm getting out before...

  20. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 24 in one

  21. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I guessed

  22. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I don't intend to change my profile. I don't think it's derogatory. All I was trying to do was point out that I'm a nursing student. You know, instead of just plain old "nursing student" on my...

  23. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again to all who have posted. I'm trying out the suggestions as they

  24. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    Bumashes replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I tried the antiperspirant on my back. Had a little success, but not as much as I wanted. The slider shorts I wore really seemed to help, though. They took away about 80% of the sweat...

  25. My bad night!!

    Bumashes replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW!!! Just