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  1. I need help with blood gases.

    kimmie518 posted a topic in General Nursing

    According to my teacher this semester, if: - PaO2 is decreased the person cannot inspire adequately - makes sense - PaCO2 is increase person cannot expire adequately- makes sense - pH I understand -...

  2. I need help with blood gases.

    kimmie518 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    I'm positive this is that she said. She gives us power points for class and I took it directly from that. It's also mentioned somewhere else in our note packet. She only wants us to be able to...

  3. Insulin during cardiac arrest?

    kimmie518 replied to kimmie518's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for the info. I'll have to email my instructor to see what she said. I'm very

  4. Insulin during cardiac arrest?

    kimmie518 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. I'll have to email my instructor to see what she said. I'm very

  5. LPN licenser during RN school?

    kimmie518 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not too sure if this just pertains to NY or any other states, but if you have taken a certain amount of nursing credits during the RN program, you are able to sit for the LPN boards. This is...

  6. Questions for CRNA

    kimmie518 replied to mzstacia's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Education wise, you either need: 1- a B.S. in Nursing or 2- an A.S. in Nursing + B.S. in a science field, like chemistry, biology, physics, etc. To be a PA you need to get a masters degree which is...

  7. Becomming an RN??

    kimmie518 replied to NoDrumsForYou's topic in General Nursing

    Also, some hospitals don't hire LPN's. You might want to check local job postings at hospitals to see if they do. Where I work, LPN's do the "most hands on work"- like administer meds (minus IV...

  8. I Finally did it!!!

    kimmie518 replied to DCFILMWORKS's topic in General Nursing

    I have a pretty good feeling that the OP is actually trying to promote t-shirts- they're not a student (or

  9. Quick help, please.

    kimmie518 replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    I've been trying to think this one out for a while. This is what I'm thinking, but I'm probably wrong. Now the patient could have a PE, but the question states chest pain only on inspiration. I...

  10. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    kimmie518 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote something but

  11. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    kimmie518 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    No, INR is 2-3. An INR of 1.0-1.4 doesn't make any sense for a patient on anticoags. Since an INR is a ratio, you cant have a ratio of 1.0- that says a person on anticoags, has the same bleeding time...

  12. How to deal with out-of-state tuition??

    kimmie518 replied to lacedmm1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Move there a year a head of time. There's really no way to avoid

  13. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    kimmie518 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand it's use if a patient can't make it into a laboratory, but anyone else using the machine is useless, and frankly, just lazy. Once your therapeutic dose has been established, you...

  14. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    kimmie518 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Why are these machines use? Does the patient have a "sliding scale", like insulin, when it comes to medication

  15. How long did it take you to get into nursing school?

    kimmie518 replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    First try. Applied in mid-October 2005, accepted in November 2005, started early January 2006. Obviously my school didn't have a waiting list, but most of the students that took a pre-admission...

  16. How to deal with out-of-state tuition??

    kimmie518 replied to lacedmm1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm a little bit confused, are you saying that an in-state college is charging you out-of-state

  17. Second Assc Degree?

    kimmie518 replied to JaxiaKiley's topic in General Students

    I have a previous associates degree and I am currently pursuing my ADN. During my first degree, I got both federal grants and loans. During my ADN degree, I am not able to get federal loans (I make...

  18. "Good Sam" Laws?

    kimmie518 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    In the CPR course I took, I was told that "Good Samaritan Laws" pertain to protecting anyone that has stopped to help. If you stopped to help, and something goes wrong, you can' be sued. I dont know...

  19. Would you do anything about it?

    kimmie518 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Before you do anything, I would check with the facility that she works for and ask. If she's not a nurse, then speak with the

  20. What's worse than having a strict grading range?...

    kimmie518 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Having a lenient one. I may be griping, but I've always had a problem with the local community college's grading system. In the ADN program I attend, this is where we have to take our co-reqs. The...

  21. I have a question about PE and DVT, can anyone help?

    kimmie518 replied to nurse charlie's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, was she on a diuretic or have a foley catheter

  22. What's worse than having a strict grading range?...

    kimmie518 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Do employer's ask for

  23. Need tips for working with student RNs!

    kimmie518 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I want to clarify, students do not work under another persons license, but under the presumption of theirs. It is your responbility as an RN to check their work, and to document work that you have...

  24. RN Pay

    kimmie518 replied to elemschoolnurse's topic in General Nursing

    To quit a job over a few weeks of without having raise is ridiclious. Are your duties of an LPN or RN right

  25. What's worse than having a strict grading range?...

    kimmie518 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Well when you're trying to enter into a competitive BSN or graduate program, GPA's do count (as well as other