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  1. Rx that is liver safe

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank you so much.... the professor said that in a pt. with end stage damage to use that type of rx. i appreciate youtr

  2. Rx that is liver safe

    laurainri posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi. I am taking an exam on the liver and it's function and I have one question that I would like the ask. They said for pain med's to use ones that are metabolized through the kidneys instead of the...

  3. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    laurainri replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where I come from all the nurses are paid the same starting rate with a ADN or BSN. If we had known (ADN) that it takes 5 years to finish the program with such a long waiting list I think a lot of us...

  4. Texas Cath ?

    laurainri posted a topic in General Students

    I started careing for a man at his home a few days a week during the school year. In the afternoons I need to d/c the foley and put a texas cath on him. I am having a really hard time putting it on...

  5. Texas Cath ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in General Students

    Now isn't that a cute one: large cath ='s texas.... small='s rhode island ....lol I gues that is why here in rhode island I have never heard that the small external cath had that nickname. lol...

  6. Low O2 sat

    laurainri replied to Liz21's topic in General Students

    for me personally we were taught the failure to thrive is not a very good nrsg dx unless the pt has lost a considerable amount of weight (anorexia, cancer). so in my opinion i would stick to the self...

  7. Texas Cath ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in General Students

    what is benzoin? I have to be really carefull what I use on this guy. He is cathed every day so he is at a very high risk of infection and I'm sure when the dad does it at night he is not using...

  8. Texas Cath ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in General Students

    lol... the darn things are soooo

  9. residency ?

    laurainri posted a topic in Travel

    I have started gathering information regarding traveling with my husband and daughter. We have decided to home school her and have all the information that we need regarding that and we think that...

  10. Texas Cath ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in General Students

    I have to do this when I am not in school. I take care of a gentleman at his home on the weekends. His nurse that orientated me kept his gloves on when he did it. Then his father was seeing that I...

  11. Nursing school and social life?

    laurainri replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    WHATS A SOCIAL LIFE..... Last saturday night I had off for the first time in months and do you know what I did? Turned down a night at the movies and went to bed early. How exciting is that. How...

  12. help in infusing bactrim

    laurainri posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can somebody please help me. I have all my pt info for my clinicals in the morning but I having some difficulty understanding how I have to infuse Bactrim. The dose that the pt is getting is ........

  13. help in infusing bactrim

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank you so much for the reply. when I got to clinicals this morning we added the bactrim to 500 ml of d5w because it was 16 mg. and it said for every 5 mg it sould be 125 ml of d5w. I appreciate...

  14. help infusing Bactrim

    laurainri posted a topic in General Students

    Can somebody please help me. I have all my pt info for my clinicals in the morning but I having some difficulty understanding how I have to infuse Bactrim. The dose that the pt is getting is ........

  15. help infusing Bactrim

    laurainri posted a topic in General Students

    Can somebody please help me. I have all my pt info for my clinicals in the morning but I having some difficulty understanding how I have to infuse Bactrim. The dose that the pt is getting is ........

  16. traveling with children

    laurainri posted a topic in Travel

    I am just wondering if there any other travl nurses that have children and take them along with you. I am interested in traveling with my husband and 12 yr old daughter. We started looking at...

  17. traveling with children

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in Travel

    Thank you for your reply I am looking into correspondence schools. We have thought about home schooling but I think my husband needs somthing that will be a little more structured. I am just...

  18. fluids & electrolytes

    laurainri posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am having a a test in 10 days and it has the dreaded fluid & electrolytes on it. I finally can understand how to read the ABG's and know if it compensated or not. This is what I still don't...