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    Denver Developmental screening test

    emtb2rn replied to kimbacub's topic in General Students

    Try searching within allnurses. There were a few discussions on this in the last few
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    What is it like working 3/ 12 hr. shifts?

    emtb2rn replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 3 12's nights this summer on my externship and loved it. Plenty of time off and no problem getting enough sleep. Now here's the interesting part - in my prior career in the corporate...
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    A & P without taking chem first?

    emtb2rn replied to luvlilly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Generally speaking, all the chem you'll need to know in A&P will be covered in A&P I during chapter 2 (of most books). Bottom line, not
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    Taking tests in nursing classes

    emtb2rn replied to fathertod's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the 2 posts above. Always go with the least restrictive alternative unless the pt is a danger to themselves and/or others. And even then, read the question
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    need help

    emtb2rn replied to tequilaseay13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Overthinking is common. Don't read into the questions. You're being asked to choose an answer based on the information that is given in the stem of the question and nothing more. Once you remove...
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    Memory Notebook of Nursing?

    emtb2rn replied to MiaKeaRN's topic in General Students

    Yeah, they break it down pretty far, i.e., hypokalemia, right-sided CHF, etc. You get a drawing of a person and then the important S&S for that particular topic. The S&S are depicted as...
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    male nursing salaries

    emtb2rn replied to focker1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, it was a simple inquiry. However, you might learn a lesson about cultural sensitivity from that inquiry. Not being PC, but if you specify "male nurse" salary, there's an implication that males...
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    How hard is intro to chemistry?

    emtb2rn replied to Trose84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chem is a lot of math, but you'll get really comfortable with dimensional analysis. And that will come in handy when you take pharmacology in nursing school. Anyway, here's the site that really...
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    Can someone help please

    emtb2rn replied to tazman2005's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While MeghanRN included extremity temp under pallor, we were taught to include "polar" as the 6th indicator of neurovascular status in this order: 1 pain 2 pulse 3 pallor 4 parathesia 5 paralysis 6...
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    Memory Notebook of Nursing?

    emtb2rn replied to MiaKeaRN's topic in General Students

    It's pretty cool. Allows you to absorb a lot of pertinent info in an incredibly easy to remember format. hmmm, I guess that might have something to do with the
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    Types of MI's

    emtb2rn replied to mycatmax's topic in Cardiac

    Try this site, http://www.rjmatthewsmd.com/Definitions/myocardial_infarction.htm. You can click on the various links to see diagrams. Hope this
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    Know of any ABG practice quizzes?

    emtb2rn replied to thekingandhislady's topic in General Students

    Without knowing which site you used, here's the one I used last year -
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    is urine sterile??

    emtb2rn replied to somberhue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Alexis, Urine is created by filtration of sterile blood through the kidneys. So, the substances within the blood that is filtered would also be sterile. So, unless there's an infection in the bladder...
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    Mountainside Hospital in montclair

    emtb2rn replied to abbaking's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Mountainside is still there as the quintessential community hospital. They were bought from Atlantic Health by Merit Health Systems. The new website is
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    Looking for an assesment sheet

    emtb2rn replied to Gr8Vines's topic in Cardiac

    Here's a link to the assessment sheet I used as an extern over the Summer. https://allnurses.com/need-brain-t173454/ I found that a single sheet for each pt gave me plenty of room for notes...
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    Nursing School Resume

    emtb2rn replied to Crouton2004's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What you need to do is reconfigure your existing resume. That is, repackage your transferable skills. F'rinstance, did you interact with people? If so, there are your interpersonal skills. Are you...
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    Help! Keeping it short and sweet???

    emtb2rn replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    Run into the same problem pre-hospital. My standard approach is to introduce myself, ask their name and "why did you call 911?". Of course, unresponsive pts are so much
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    moving and transfer of patient??

    emtb2rn replied to pulin003's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like a homework assignment. All the information you need is in your fundamentals book. If you have a specific question about a technique or piece of equipment, that's fine, but please don't...
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    Not a CNA or EMT....can i still be a good nurse?

    emtb2rn replied to Gannon1qb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree that neither is better than the other, just different. CNA - learn (upclose & personal) about ADL's, see how RN's work, know how the floor functions, have consistent pt interaction, check...
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    Advice anyone...PLEASE?

    emtb2rn replied to JessicaMarie's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you have the motivation to succeed. There's a lot of good advice above about resource management. Bookmark this thread and any time you might be feeling down, just bring it back up to...
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    fingerprinting for nursing school

    emtb2rn replied to BebobthefrogFNP's topic in General Students

    Criminal background check - yes. Fingerprints - no. Are these state or school
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    BSN's vs. Community college

    emtb2rn replied to cottoncandyclouds's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What about folks who don't have BSN's, but have bachelor's and let's even say master's degrees in other fields. And also have years of management experience as well. These folks are bringing a lot...
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    Male Nurses attending to female patients (morals vrs ethics)

    emtb2rn replied to nkmorale's topic in Male Nursing Students

    What's the controversy? Can you be more specific? As a nurse, you'll be seeing and caring for patients. That includes the patient's entire body. The key is complete professionalism. Ensure the...
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    Penlight

    emtb2rn replied to liltweedy03's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If you haven't returned it yet, just get a refund when you do. Then go and pick up an LED mini at your local hardware store. This is it:...
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    Need Help on NET at Essex County College

    emtb2rn replied to Mrs.FutureNurse's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I took the NET at another school. It was pretty basic. Reading and math. No science. Math - high school algebra, fractions, the stuff you thought you'd never need to know... All I used (and needed as...