RANCH GIRL

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1. Challenging Residents

   RANCH GIRL replied to Neats's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I can wholly relate to this! No, you are not being mean at all. I'm a fairly new RN working in the sub-acute unit of a LTC also. I was absolutely unprepared not only for patient's who want to be...

2. Can someone please help me with this Dosage calculation problem?

   RANCH GIRL replied to Laura77598's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Since you have 700 mL remaining to be infused and 7 hours' time to finish the infusion, work the problem like this: 700 mL/7 = 100 mL/hour to complete this on

3. 1st semester clinical rotation

   RANCH GIRL replied to amdale's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I personally found my PDA to be an invaluable tool during my first and second semester clinical rotations. I have a Palm TX and bought the Skyscape constellation with Mosby's Lab, Taber's Medical...

4. Please allow me some arrogance!

   RANCH GIRL replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   :balloons:congratulations!!!!:balloons:

5. NCLEX for PDA?

   RANCH GIRL replied to *CJA*'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Crux1024 - Thanks so much for posting that link to

6. urinalysis: WBCs, RBCs, urobilinogen, EU

   RANCH GIRL replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

   Here are the "normal" results that my reference gives: Reference Value: Color - yellow to amber Clarity - clear to slightly hazy Specific gravity - majority of random specimens fall between 1.015 and...

7. Has anyone feeling the end of semester syndrome?

   RANCH GIRL replied to Esther2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hey, good job on your nursing care plan for nursing students! We have four more weeks, two comprehensive finals, and three ATI tests

8. Am I too old?!

   RANCH GIRL replied to RyanL's topic in General Nursing

   You are certainly not too old! One of my classmates is a 55-year-old

9. I got in for the Fall!

   RANCH GIRL replied to CilliansMommy06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   :balloons:

10. Hep B Vaccine - Late Schedule

    RANCH GIRL posted a topic in General Students

    I'm working on a critical thinking exercise regarding a 6-month-old infant who has had no immunizations except Hep B given at birth. Can this infant receive her second Hep B vaccination at age 6...

11. Hep B vaccine - late schedule

    RANCH GIRL posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm working on a critical thinking exercise regarding a 6-month-old infant who has had no immunizations except Hep B given at birth. Can this infant receive her second Hep B vaccination at age 6...

12. 1st ever rap song about a proposition! NURSES!

    RANCH GIRL replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for posting this gem,

13. Good luck this semester!

    RANCH GIRL replied to rpbear's topic in General Students

    Thank you rpbear and . . . right back at

14. Surg tech to R.N advice..need some!!

    RANCH GIRL replied to amber74's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with all the above posts and congratulations! Excellent choice. I worked part-time while I did my prerequisite classes, but now I have the luxury of not working while in nursing school....

15. No more army, navy, AF nurses/docs?

    RANCH GIRL replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Government, Military

    So, is this both the Medical Corps and the Nurse Corps? I haven't "heard" anything about that, but what I did hear was that military hospitals will be slowly transitioning over to be completely...