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    Resigned and Can't Get a Job

    chare replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    First, he or she should have taken her or his "feelings" out of the equation as acting emotionally never ends well. I don't read that he or she "should resign if it was too stressful" as a suggestion...
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    Transferring in 3rd semester?

    chare replied to Mapachita's topic in General Students

    Did you speak with someone in the admissions office? Or someone in the school of nursing after they evaluated your transcripts and have determined that your previous nursing coursework is...
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    Dosage calculation rounding pediatrics

    chare replied to Jamesryan's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, it will depend on the syringe that you are using. Most 5 or 6 mL oral syringes are graduated in either 0.1 or 0.2 mL increments. Whether you round your calculated dose of 3.347 mL to 3.3...
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    Why do SCDs need to be on the patient prior to anesthesia induction?

    chare replied to Chocolate39's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you. My question was directed to LJOHRrn's in which he or she stated "SCDs work by keeping blood pressure up while legs are neutral, dependent, and not greatly perfused and prevent
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    Why would a nurse push IV potassium?

    chare replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    But, it's on the internet, it's got to be
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    Pediatric medication calculation

    chare replied to Merokim042382's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Using the data you provided, your answer is correct. However, I agree that your answer doesn't seem right, considering the volume to be
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    TNCC Course

    chare replied to Shaynamarcella's topic in Emergency

    If you are unable to contact the course coordinator using the information provided on ENA website, you might try contacting the facility hosting the course. If unable to do this, each state ENA...
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    CEN tomorrow, sharing is caring!

    chare replied to detrelibre's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with this. Just wanted to add; if you're testing tomorrow, you need to relax tonight. You're either going to pass or fail based upon what you've done up til noe, and "hitting you with some...
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    math concentration question

    chare replied to wilhi4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're welcome. And thank you for showing us what you had done, and explaining your thought process. It makes it so much easier for us to help
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    math concentration question

    chare replied to wilhi4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think the question is poorly worded, and whatbyou professor is asking is what is the minimum volume required diluent required to produce the maximum recommended concentration. This type problem...
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    APA citation-Help!

    chare replied to guest896979's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    APA Style Guide to Electronic References 6th
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    Mobitz II vs. Third Degree Heart block?

    chare replied to phoebe2020's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    These two can be difficult to differentiate, especially if you are looking at a short strip. However, if you run a 12 - 15 second strip, this makes it much easier. In the 2nd degree type 2 heart...
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    General Ed class grades!!

    chare replied to nursinglover123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I applied to school back in the dark ages, the program I applied to required that I submit transcripts from all schools that I attended, and included all grades, regardless of whether the classes...
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    Use of cellphones while at work

    chare replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    And what did you think that you needed to go home
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    Is Allnurses now controlled ?

    chare replied to Guest05/31/18's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes! Even though MK Ultra was supposedly "halted" in 1973, the CIA buried the project even deeper, and continue working on mind control
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    Rounding oral liquid medication and IV/IM

    chare replied to Jamesryan's topic in Pediatric

    My apologies. Our 5 and 10 mL leur lock syringes are graduated in 0.2 mL. Our 6 mL Enfit enteral syringe is graduated in 0.1
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    Rounding oral liquid medication and IV/IM

    chare replied to Jamesryan's topic in Pediatric

    Most, if not all 5 and 10 mL syringes, both oral and IV, are gradated on 0.1 mL
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    Rounding oral liquid medication and IV/IM

    chare replied to Jamesryan's topic in Pediatric

    For academic purposes your instructor should tell you whether you should round to 1 or 2 decimal places. In practice, and I work PICU, the device I am using determine the number of decimal places I...
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    Anyone taken National Healthcare Disaster Certification?

    chare replied to nimtzmary's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't done so, you might visit the American Nurses Credentialing Center's National Healthcare Disaster Certification page. The Test Reference List link at the bottom of the page provides a...
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    What does "s/t" mean?

    chare replied to mymoment4life's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    University Options

    chare replied to LivMSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Unless your entry level program included advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, and patient assessment, I highly doubt you will find a post-master's certificate program that you can complete in less...
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    5 rights of patient medication administration, when you're self medicating

    chare replied to brownbook's topic in Nursing Humor

    Did it
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    Amiodarone

    chare replied to neuron's topic in Patient Medications

    I realize that you've told us you don't want to hear this, however, parameters on when to hold cardiovascular medications is a question best directed to the treating physician, particularly if the...
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    Pain Medications

    chare replied to Steve123's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do you have a source for
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    Pediatric dosage calculation rounding rules

    chare replied to Jane24007's topic in General Nursing

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