RANCH GIRL

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. 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...

  10. I got in for the Fall!

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

    :balloons:

  11. 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...

  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...

  16. What do you call the teachers??

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

    Most of my instructors/professors also just use their first name. If you are ever in doubt, however, you can always address them as

  17. All You Lefty's Out there....

    RANCH GIRL replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    I write with my left hand, but for almost everything else I'm

  18. Central Sterile Area

    RANCH GIRL replied to ladyofexcellance's topic in General Nursing

    While serving as a surgical technician in the Air Force, we rotated to Central Supply/Sterile Supply to help clean, assemble, package, and sterilize instruments. Do you have a specific question that...

  19. You know you're from rural Minnesota when....

    RANCH GIRL replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    My mom still lives in Minnesota and she e-mails me new Ole and Lena jokes from

  20. Worried that my school is an idiot!!!

    RANCH GIRL replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :roll Thanks for the laugh!!No, it's not just your school. It seems like there is always a hoop to jump through or a hurdle to jump over. Just last week I had another big fiasco trying to register...

  21. Help me with a Rude Judgmental Social Worker from Hell!

    RANCH GIRL replied to Daytonite's topic in Home Health

    hello daytonite, i'm so very sorry to hear that you are having to deal with this issue, especially after having major surgery yourself. i did a little research for you, and i believe you can also file...

  22. Help me with a Rude Judgmental Social Worker from Hell!

    RANCH GIRL replied to Daytonite's topic in Home Health

    hello daytonite, i'm so very sorry to hear that you are having to deal with this issue, especially after having major surgery yourself. i did a little research for you, and i believe you can also...

  23. CNA renewal in Calif.

    RANCH GIRL replied to Marie1205's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know the answer to your question, but I would just call or e-mail: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/lnc/cert/default.htm (916)

  24. Tech school vs. Community College

    RANCH GIRL replied to RN2bemommyof3's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would be highly suspicious about this. I've never heard of it either. Check to see if this tech school is

  25. Meds calculation book

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

    You are so welcome! I'm glad I could help you out with that. It's a good book, but does have some errors in